BUS

UNIT 44 ELEMENTARY BOOK AND BOOK ONE

TRANSPORT
Le bus - bus
Les bus - buses

LEVEL: EASY

This flashcard supports page 44 of the Skoldo Elementary Book and Book One.

It is colour coded to represent the difference between masculine words (blue) and feminine words (red).

Each word is written twice to help the children remember the difference between LE, LA, L’ (the) and UN, UNE (a).

This a countable noun.

le bus the bus
les bus the buses
un bus a bus
des bus some buses

beaucoup de lots of
De quelle couleur est le bus? What colour is the bus?
Le bus est vert. The bike is green.

Combien de .... y a-t-il? How many ... are there?
Il y en a ... There are ...

Combien de bus y a-t-il? How many buses are there?
Il y en a sept. There are seven.

NB There is no need to add an extra plural 's'.

Making sentences plural in French

Le bus est rouge. The bus is red.
Les bus sont rouges. The buses are red.

NB The plural ‘s’ is added to the adjective.

est is
sont are

NB Colours come AFTER the noun and have to agree with the noun they describe.

le vélo bleu the blue bike
la voiture bleue the blue car

le train vert the green train
la jupe verte the green skirt