Learning objective
- To research a new noun in French and determine its gender.
Success criteria
- I can hear and recognise some key phonemes
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Broaden
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Cross-curricular links
English – Years 3 and
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Attention grabber
Qu’est-ce que c’est ? – What is is it? Hold up a French-English bilingual dictionary. Ask the children to talk with partners to identify: What it is. What it does. How it works. Key features. Discuss general dictionary skills: Alphabetical order. Looking at the first letter first, then the second letter, etc. Ask…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could locate nouns in the English side of the dictionary to find their translation into French, after this has been modelled by the teacher.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could use dictionary abbreviations to determine which article to use, depending on the gender of the noun; and confidently explain how to use a bilingual dictionary.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: sourcing new vocabulary from the dictionary
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Vocabulary and translations
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les animaux
the animals
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un éléphant
an elephant
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In this unit
Assessment - French: Y3: Circle of Life
Lesson 1: French animal nouns and sounds
Lesson 2: French habitats
Lesson 3: Life cycle French detectives
Lesson 4: French food chains
Lesson 5: French food chain flips
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 15th February, 2024
