Unit 4: French weather and the water cycle
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Unit 4: French weather and the water cycle
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Use a physical response to show their understanding of six to eight weather phrases.
- Repeat new phrases with accurate pronunciation.
- Say at least two sentences intelligibly to convey the weather in a given place.
- Point or move in the correct direction during a compass points game.
- Understand and say several directions and weather sentences.
- Place weather symbols in the correct locations on a map.
- Match at least three temperature numerals and words correctly.
- Say the correct number for a temperature.
- Show an understanding of the water cycle and relevant cognates in both English and French.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 3: French numbers, calendars and birthdays
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: French weather phrases
- To learn weather phrases.
Lesson 2: French weather rap
- To repeat short phrases accurately.
Lesson 3: Compass points in French
- To describe the weather using points of the compass.
Lesson 4: The temperature in France
- To recognise the French written words for multiples of ten.
Lesson 5: The water cycle in French
- To understand the water cycle in French.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Resources
Unit resources

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French phonics videos: Y4 French weather and the water cycle
Phoneme practice for sounds used in this unit.

French
Vocabulary display: French weather and the water cycle
A display version of the key vocabulary from the French weather and the water cycle unit.

French
Knowledge organiser: French_French weather and the water cycle
Aimed at pupils, a single page document that gives key facts and definitions from the French weather and the water…
Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world.’
See 'National curriculum - Geography key stages 1 and 2'.
Science
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature.’