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UNIT 52 ELEMENTARY BOOK AND BOOK ONE

PENCIL-CASE
Les ciseaux - scissors

LEVEL: EASY

This flashcard supports page 52 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.

les ciseaux the scissors
des ciseaux some scissors

beaucoup de lots of
De quelle couleur sont les ciseaux? What colour are the scissors?
Les ciseaux sont bleus. The scissors are blue.

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

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

NB Words that end in EAU usually add an x in the plural.

Passe-moi les ciseaux, s’il te plait. Pass me the scissors, please.

As-tu des ciseaux dans ta trousse? Have you got any scissors in your pencil-case?
Tu as des ciseaux? Have you got some scissors?