Learning objective
- To greet someone and introduce yourself in French.
Success criteria
- I can use an appropriate greeting.
- I can introduce
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Listen
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Attention grabber
Enter the classroom as a French speaker and greet some of the children individually by: Shaking their hands and saying, bonjour ! (hello!). Waving, saying, salut ! (hi!). Repeat several times, so the children know which action to respond with. Give lots of praise to those that speak up and have a go, even if…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Work only with greetings bonjour and au revoir. They can rehearse introducing themselves with je m’appelle… but without using any questions to ask others.
Pupils working at greater depth
Children should be encouraged to use alternative greetings and to experiment with using both questions (et toi ? / comment tu t’appelles ?) to begin to make more authentic dialogue. They could investigate common French children’s names to change their identity.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: looking carefully at the speaker and
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Key vocabulary and translations
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bonjour
hello/good morning (formal)
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salut
hi (informal)
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