Learning objective
- To make changes to simple phrases and perform a song to an audience.
Success criteria
- I can listen carefully and sequence words I
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Explore
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Cross-curricular links
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: What’s the transport word? Each slide shows an image of one of the transport words from French, Year 3, French transport, Lesson 1: French transport language detectives together with two audio files. The children need to decide which is the correct audio file. If you feel the children are confident, you could ask…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could work in small adult-led groups, practising the different types of transport from the original song, using actions to support their recall, and concentrating on accurate pronunciation.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could experiment with adding more transport words into their song. They could also explore using other vocabulary in their performance, such as counting using French numbers. Some may wish to share their new verses with the rest of the class.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: being able to recognise transport words
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Vocabulary and translations
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je vais
I go
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en
on, by, in
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 15th July, 2025
Lesson 5: Journey to a French school
Revising numbers, transport vocabulary, prepositions and parts of the verb aller- to go, by conducting...
Lesson 3: On the road in France
Using images of traffic scenes from around the world, the children spot different modes of...
Lesson 4: Travel the French speaking world
Learning that there are many countries in the world where French is spoken. Asking and...
Assessment – French Y3: Transport
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
