Stage 3 · A2
Demonstrative determiners
Demonstrative determiners: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise and use “Demonstrative determiners” correctly.
2. Discover
Compare: ce livre; cet appartement; cette maison; ces documents. Which clue helps you recognise ce, cet, cette, ces?
3. Understand
To understand “Demonstrative determiners”, 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
Use “Demonstrative determiners” in a short message you could realistically send today.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
For ce, cet, cette, ces, 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 “Demonstrative determiners” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
