Stage 1 · A1
Level A1
The groups ien and ion — practise and choose the right form
The groups ien and ion: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “The groups ien and ion” without copying the model.
2. Discover
Take two “The groups ien and ion” examples and change one element at a time.
3. Understand
The focus is ien / ion. Read the whole word, then notice spelling and sound: in French, the same letter is not always pronounced the same way in every context.
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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 groups ien and ion” in a short message you could realistically send today.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
Key point: ien / ion. Listen, read, then copy the whole word so sound and spelling are learned together.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “The groups ien and ion” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
