Lesson - Qui/Que

Lesson: Les pronoms relatifs (Qui/Que)

By Madame G

What's weird about these sentences?

-A burglar is a person. A burglar steals things.

-​I live in a house. The house has a garden.

-​Amazon delivers packages. The packages are delivered weekly.

-​Ella is a teenager. Ella stays up late playing video games.

-You take a bus to school. The bus is very noisy.​

In English, we don't usually repeat the same words over and over because it sounds weird and robotic, right?

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So what do we do instead to avoid that? Let's explore.​

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

practice: keep the same meaning but make the sentence less awkward.

​a burglar is a person. a burglar steals things.

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​a burglar is a person who steals things.

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i live in a house. the house has a garden.

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i live in a house that has a garden.

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Amazon delivers packages. The packages are delivered weekly.

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Amazon delivers packages that are delivered weekly.

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Ella is a teenager. Ella stays up all night playing video games.

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Ella is a teenager that stays up all night playing video games.

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those linking words are known as "relative pronouns" and they help us connect information & avoid repetition

I.E. I want to see the movie. Everyone is talking about the movie.

I want to see the movie THAT everyone is talking about.​

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In French, we use "Qui" and "Que" as our relative pronouns. ​

video ON qui/que

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF2n2Uy6738

**Watch until 5:28 only**

How do you know when to use each one? Let's discuss.

qui vs. que

QUI goes before a VERB

​ EXAMPLE: LE CHIEN QUI MANGE

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QUE goes before a NOUN

EXAMPLE: ​LE BUS QUE JASON ATTEND

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​Note: the green is a verb, and blue is a noun

​les pronoms relatifs: qui vs. que

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Let's practice!

Choose either QUI or QUE to complete each sentence​

​j'ecoute la musique ______ tu aimes

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​j'ecoute la musique QUE tu aimes

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le chat ______ steven achete est mechant

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le chat QUE steven achete est mechant

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​clark lis un livre ______ est interessant

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​clark lis un livre QUI est interessant

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nous faisons un gateau ______ est delicieux

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nous faisons un gateau QUI est delicieux

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BUT WAIT...

Don't forget about the vowel rule! If you are using "QUE" and the word next to it starts with a vowel, you have to take off the 'e' and add an apostrophe. This rule does NOT apply for "QUI".

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Ex: Le giraffe que elle aime >>> Le giraffe qu'elle aime​

Le film qui est interessant >>> Le film qui est interessant (no change)​

Time to practice

Please go into your quizizz library and open up the practice quiz for the class (not for marks, just to check understanding).

Everyone should participate!