Learning objective
- To apply their understanding of noun and adjective agreement in French.
Success criteria
- I know that I need to add an
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Broaden
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Definite and indefinite articles. Slide 1 asks some questions about when to use un and une, le and la and les and des. Slides 2 – 7 test the children’s knowledge. Slide 7 is more tricky as the children may need to be prompted that les chaussettes – socks is a plural…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could work in small groups with the teacher to have support reading the phrases before selecting the right item of clothing; could then repeat the phrase back to the teacher to practise the correct pronunciation, highlighting the adjectival agreement of the noun.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be challenged to use page 2 of the Activity: Coloriez les vêtements, colouring the clothing as they choose and writing the phrase to match, ensuring the adjective agrees with the noun – e.g une chemise verte – a green shirt.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: correctly identifying items of clothing based
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Vocabulary and translations
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un T-shirt
a T-shirt
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un short
shorts
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 12th September, 2025
Lesson 1: Clothes in French
Describing items of clothing and using the different forms of the indefinite article (un, une,...
Lesson 3: Where do adjectives go in French
Revising adjectival agreement and position with adjectives of colour and size. Building clothing-related vocabulary.
Assessment – French Y4: Clothes: Getting dressed in France
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Lesson 5: What is our French model wearing
Describing a catwalk outfit to a partner, paying careful attention to the position of adjectives...
