Stage 5 · B1
Level B1
-ais or -ait?
-ais or -ait?: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise and use “-ais or -ait?” correctly.
2. Discover
Read slowly: bonjour, merci, français, Nantes. Which sound or spelling feature recurs?
3. Understand
The focus is prononciation française. Read the whole word, then notice spelling and sound: in French, the same letter is not always pronounced the same way in every context.
bonjourmercifrançaisNantestravailfamille
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 “-ais or -ait?” in a short message you could realistically send today.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
Key point: prononciation française. Listen, read, then copy the whole word so sound and spelling are learned together.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “-ais or -ait?” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
