Stage 0 · A1 découverte
Level A1
The aspirated h — identify and understand
The aspirated h: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will identify and explain “The aspirated h” in new examples.
2. Discover
Read slowly: le héros, la honte, les haricots, la hauteur. Which sound or spelling feature recurs?
3. Understand
The focus is h aspiré. Read the whole word, then notice spelling and sound: in French, the same letter is not always pronounced the same way in every context.
le hérosla honteles haricotsla hauteurle hasardles HallesExemple à observer : mes voisins attend avec attention.
Watch out
Do not pronounce French letter by letter: pay attention to letter groups and whole words.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. Write / speak
Use “The aspirated h” in a short message you could realistically send today.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
Key point: h aspiré. Listen, read, then copy the whole word so sound and spelling are learned together.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “The aspirated h” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
