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Celebrations and festivals: numbers, dates, 'on' in present tense

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Why this, why now

Pupils revisit -er verbs and question words with 'est-ce que in contrast to intonation and inversion questions. They learn numbers 13-31, use the pronoun 'on' meaning 'people, you, one'. Possessive adjectives now include son,sa,ses and notre,nos. The SSCs em,am, aim,im and om are practised.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Celebrations and festivals: numbers, dates, 'on' in present tense

Pupils revisit -er verbs and question words with 'est-ce que in contrast to intonation and inversion questions. They learn numbers 13-31, use the pronoun 'on' meaning 'people, you, one'. Possessive adjectives now include son,sa,ses and notre,nos. The SSCs em,am, aim,im and om are practised.

6 lessons
  1. Celebrations: information questions with question word + 'est-ce que'
  2. When people celebrate: dates
  3. Celebrations: numbers 13-31
  4. How people celebrate: 'on' for people in general
  5. How people celebrate: 'son, sa, ses' meaning 'his', 'her', 'your (in general)'
  6. Special occasions: 'notre' and 'nos'