Year 6 · Languages · Writing a paragraph · Lesson 1

Writing about me

Writing a short French paragraph about yourself: name, age with avoir, where you live with à and en, eyes and hair, and family, with an original model.

14-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Give name, age and home in French
Use à and en correctly
Describe eyes and hair
Organise a short paragraph

The method

Name.
Age and home.
Looks.
Family.

Key words: je m'appelle, j'ai ... ans, j'habite, les yeux, les cheveux, paragraph.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Say: ‘My name is Ella.’

Step 1: Je m'appelle...

Answer: Je m'appelle Ella.

Question 2

Say: ‘I am ten.’

Step 1: J'ai...

Answer: J'ai dix ans.

Question 3

Say: ‘I am eleven.’

Step 1: J'ai...

Answer: J'ai onze ans.