Life-long learners - practising asking questions in French
15th September 2023
Les 5 méthodes pour poser des questions en français:
- Using “Est-ce que” at the start of a statement:
Est-ce que tu aimes la glace?
- Raising your voice:
Tu détestes les animaux?
- Adding “non” or “n’est-ce pas” at the end of a statement:
Tu lis des livres, non?
- Reversing the order of the verb and the subject:
As-tu des frères et sœurs?
- Using a question word:
Comment ça va?
Students have practised asking questions using the different methods stated above. It was highlighted to them that there are many ways to ask a question from a statement. They should avoid trying to translate questions they think of in English word by word and instead practise thinking in French. It is crucial that students have a good understanding and knowledge of the way the language works (verbs, sentence structure, connectives, etc) and use it to create their own content on any topic they like. Reaching a level of grammatical independence in any language enables learners to be creative and communicate effectively.
Mme Mwangi
