Stage 2 · A1+–A2
Beau, nouveau and vieux — use it independently in context
Beau, nouveau and vieux: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will reuse “Beau, nouveau and vieux” in a sentence or situation of your own.
2. Discover
Read the “Beau, nouveau and vieux” examples as models. Identify what stays stable and what can change.
3. Understand
To understand “Beau, nouveau and vieux”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Look at the noun with what surrounds it: determiner, gender/number marking and useful endings.
Check the determiner, gender and number of the noun before making agreement. A word ending alone is not enough to decide.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. Write / speak
Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Beau, nouveau and vieux”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
For beau, nouveau, vieux, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “Beau, nouveau and vieux” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
