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Level A1

Question intonation — use it independently in context

Question intonation: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: intonation-question-manipulerPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will reuse “Question intonation” in a sentence or situation of your own.

2. Discover

Read the “Question intonation” examples as models. Identify what stays stable and what can change.

3. Understand

The focus is intonation montante de la question. Read the whole word, then notice spelling and sound: in French, the same letter is not always pronounced the same way in every context.

Tu viens ?Vous avez réservé ?Il est prêt ?On part maintenant ?C’est loin ?Elle travaille ici ?
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

Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Question intonation”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

Key point: intonation montante de la question. Listen, read, then copy the whole word so sound and spelling are learned together.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can recognise “Question intonation” in a new example.
  • I can justify my choice and create an example.