Learning objective
- To be able to compare French with English and identify words that are cognates.
Success criteria
- I can use my detective skills to identify
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Explore
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Attention grabber
The theme of this unit is les transports – transport, but do not tell the children this yet. Let them discover it for themselves by using their language detective skills. Before the lesson you will have written or stuck one of the transport words from the Resource: Transport words on each of the sheets of A3…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Can work in a small group with an adult. Start by talking and creating a list in English of different transport types, using the pictures as prompts. Then, starting with obvious cognates, read each word aloud to enable children to hear the word and decide to which picture it belongs.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be challenged to recall other French words that contain the same phonemes as on the Activity: Sound count sheet.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising which nouns are cognates or
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Vocabulary and translations
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un ferry
a ferry
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un train
a train
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In this unit
Assessment - French Y3: Transport
Lesson 1: French transport language detectives
Lesson 2: How shall we travel in France
Lesson 3: On the road in France
Lesson 4: Travel the French speaking world
Lesson 5: Journey to a French school