Age & Feelings — J'ai… ans / Je suis…
Today's goal: say how old you are in French and describe how you feel. This lesson combines two patterns you will use every single class.
Word bank — 8 feelings
- content(e) = happy
- triste = sad
- fatigué(e) = tired
- en colère = angry
- nerveux/se = nervous
- bien = fine / well
- mal = not well
- J'ai ___ ans = I am ___ years old
Two things to know today
J'ai ___ ans — not "I am"
French uses avoir (to have) for age, not être (to be).
Literally: "I have 10 years."
J'ai dix ans. Not ~~je suis dix ans~~.
content → contente (feminine)
fatigué → fatiguée (feminine)
nerveux → nerveuse (feminine)
Feelings that don't change:
triste, en colère, bien, mal — same for everyone.
Today's full pattern:
J'ai dix ans et je suis content(e).
I am 10 years old and I am happy.
Warm-Up
Do this on paper before anything else.
Write on paper
- Copy all 7 feelings with their English meaning — twice each.
- Write J'ai ___ ans. with your own age — 4 times.
- Write Je suis content(e). — 3 times. (Use contente if you are a girl.)
- Write Je suis fatigué(e). — 3 times.
- Write the full pattern: J'ai ___ ans et je suis ___. — 3 times using your real age and today's feeling.
Tip: en colère never changes form — it is always the same.
Say it aloud
Read each line. Then say the one that is true for you right now.
How does everyone feel today?
Four students, four feelings. Each speech bubble uses the full pattern.
Practice
Print and do these on paper first. Then repeat on screen.
Match
Tap a French feeling, then tap its English meaning.
Build the sentence
Drag the words into the correct order.
Quick Check
Choose the correct answer.
1. How do you say "I am 10 years old" in French?
2. Sara says: "Je suis fatiguée." What does this tell you?
3. Which feeling never changes form?
4. A girl says she is nervous. Which sentence is correct?
5. "J'ai onze ans et je suis triste." What does this mean?
6. Which sentence correctly combines age and feeling?
7. What is the difference between bien and content(e)?
8. Your teacher asks: "Tu as quel âge ?" What do they want to know?
Write it yourself
Write in French from memory. Try without looking at the word bank first.
1. Write: I am sad.
2. Write: I am angry.
3. Write: I am 10 years old.
4. Write a true sentence about yourself today: your age and how you feel right now.
Speaking Practice
Practise on your own while your teacher speaks with another student.
My mini introduction
Fill in the blanks with your real information. Read the whole thing 3 times out loud.
This is your Unit 1 mini self-introduction — you will need all of it in Lesson 11, the checkpoint.
Audio practice
Press Play, listen, then try to write the word you hear in your Writing Space. Check the word bank if you need help.
Game Time — Put it in order
Drag the lines into the correct order to build a complete self-introduction.
Memory Flip
Match each French feeling to its English meaning. When you find a pair, say a full sentence using that feeling out loud.