Stage 1 · A1
Writing your first sentence
Build a simple French sentence with a capital letter, subject, verb and full stop.
1. Objective
By the end, you will write a complete simple sentence and check its four essential elements.
2. I discover
Compare “je travaille à Nantes” and “Je travaille à Nantes.” The second is ready for a message or form. Why?
3. I understand
A written sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with punctuation. In the simplest model, it has a subject and a verb: “Je travaille.” You can then add a complement.
Do not check grammar only: the capital letter and full stop are part of a written sentence.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. I write / I speak
Write three sentences about your day. For each one, identify the subject and verb, then check capital letter and full stop.
7. Check my learning
8. What I remember
Minimal sentence: Capital letter + subject + verb + full stop. A complement can add where, when or what.
9. Now I can…
- I can write a complete sentence.
- I can check capital letter, subject, verb and punctuation.
