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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 3: To have or have not in the French classroom

Practising asking the question, 'Tu as un/une…?' - 'Do you have a ...', and answering it, children try to guess classroom items that their peers are hiding behind their backs. Playing the card game, 'Happy school bag families'.

Learning objective

To ask and answer a question about something you have or do not have.

Success criteria

I can ask a question in French about

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National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Challenge the children in pairs to name five items in French that can be found in a school bag. Display the Presentation: Classroom objects as a reminder, and to rehearse pronunciation.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could use fewer classroom items; instead of the Tu as..? question, simply name the item name and answer oui or non to say if they have it or not.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Could be challenged to construct sentences independently using the full range of vocabulary; could begin to develop extended sentences using the conjunctions et – and, and mais – but.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using modelled language to create questions

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Vocabulary and translations

j'ai

I have
je n’ai pas

I don't have

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In this unit

Assessment - French Y3: In a French classroom

Lesson 1: Follow the French teacher

Lesson 2: Pencils and things in the French classroom

Lesson 3: To have or have not in the French classroom

Lesson 4: School bag French detectives

Lesson 5: In my French bag

Originally created by:

Belinda Dean

French specialist

Belinda has been a French and Spanish teacher based in Bath for more than 15 years. She has delivered a range of courses for teachers and PGCE students and is particularly passionate about weaving language, culture and global learning across the curriculum. Having…

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