Year 7 · Languages · All about me · Lesson 3

Describing yourself

Describing yourself and others in French with être, adjective agreement (grand/grande, sportif/sportive), qualifiers très and assez, and connectives et and mais.

17-minute video lesson

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

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What your child will learn

Conjugate être
Make adjectives agree
Use qualifiers
Write a short description

The method

être.
très / assez.
Agree.
et / mais.

Key words: être, adjective, agreement, très, assez, mais.

Worked examples

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

Question 1

What is ‘I am’ in French?

Step 1: je s...

Answer: je suis

Question 2

What is ‘he is’ in French?

Step 1: il...

Answer: il est

Question 3

What is ‘they are’ in French?

Step 1: ils...

Answer: ils sont