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WALT: SAY WHEN I HAVE AN ACHE
OR PAIN IN FRENCH.
WILF: USE WORDS I ALREADY
KNOW, COMBINED WITH A
GRAMMAR RULE FOR LEVEL 4.
Match the picture to the correct phrase for each pain or illness. Copy each phrase in
French and English into your exercise book.
“J’ai mal à …”
In French, to say if you have a pain, ache or are
unwell, you use the phrase “J’ai mal à” followed by a
word for the part of the body.
However, there is a rule of grammar that must be
applied because of the word “à”
Notice how these phrases from the first exercise are slightly different…
The word “à” changes depending on whether the part of
the body word, a noun, is either masculine, feminine,
plural or begins with a vowel.
Remember…
Masculine words
Le , Un
Feminine words
La , Une
Plural words
Les , Des
Words starting with
a vowel (a,e,i,o,u
and silent h)
L’
This is how the grammar rule works…
Masculine words…
J’ai mal à
+
le bras
When à is followed by le, they MUST combine together and
change to the word au.
So this becomes… J’ai mal au bras.
Feminine words…
J’ai mal à
+
la tête
When à is followed by la, there is no change.
So this becomes… J’ai mal à la tête
Plural words…
J’ai mal à
+
les oreilles
When à is followed by les, they MUST combine together and
change to the word aux.
So this becomes… J’ai mal aux oreilles.
Words that begin
with a vowel…
J’ai mal à
+
l’estomac
When à is followed by l’, there is no change.
So this becomes… J’ai mal à l’estomac
NOW, APPLY THESE RULES OF GRAMMAR TO WRITE A SENTENCE IN
FRENCH TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE AN ACHE OR PAIN IN THESE PARTS
OF THE BODY…
Excuses excuses!!
Below is an email saying why someone can’t come to school. Copy and complete
with the pictures in French, then translate into English.
Using this as a model, write an excuse message of your own. For example, a reason
why you can’t play football or go out with your friends.