Stage 1 · A1
Level A1
Articles before a vowel — practise and choose the right form
Practise le, la and l’ with new nouns by applying gender and elision.
1. Objective
By the end, you will actively choose between le, la and l’ in new noun phrases.
2. I discover
Sort these words: bus, école, gare, hôtel, adresse, marché. Which require l’?
3. I understand
To choose a singular article, first look at the beginning of the noun. Before a vowel or silent h, use l’. Otherwise keep le or la according to gender: le bus, la gare, l’école, l’hôtel.
le marchéla stationl’arrêtl’universitéle restaurantla pharmacie
Watch out
Elision does not remove noun gender: l’université is still feminine and l’arrêt is still masculine.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. I write / I speak
Now apply the feature in three personal sentences and briefly justify each choice.
7. Check my learning
8. What I remember
1. Identify gender. 2. Check the first sound. 3. Vowel/silent h → l’, otherwise le or la.
9. Now I can…
- I can move from the rule to a real sentence.
- I can explain why my form is correct.
