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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 1: French weather phrases

Learning weather phrases using symbols and mime and practising vocabulary with weather cards depicting winter accessories, and through games.

Learning objective

To learn weather phrases.

Success criteria

I can listen carefully and pronounce weather phrases

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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

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Odd one out. For slide 1 ask the children which word is the odd one out and why. The answer is on slide 2. The answer is une chemise – a shirt because it is a noun and all the other words are adjectives. Repeat the exercise with the remaining four slides. The…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should focus on a reduced amount of vocabulary, using actions to recall and respond to the new vocabulary.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be challenged to focus on recalling a wider range of vocabulary. Could combine weather phrases to make a longer statement, for example, il fait froid et il pleut – it is cold and it is raining.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using a physical response to show

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Vocabulary and translations

Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui ?

What's the weather like today?
il fait beau

it’s fine weather

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In this unit

Assessment - French Y4: French weather and the water cycle

Lesson 1: French weather phrases

Lesson 2: French weather rap

Lesson 3: Compass points in French

Lesson 4: The temperature in France

Lesson 5: The water cycle in French

Originally created by:

Simone Haughey

French specialist

Previously a generalist Primary teacher for 12 years, Simone now specialises in Languages. She is MFL Consultant and Languages Teacher at Robin Hood Primary. Her work with Mandarin Chinese resulted in the IoE Confucius Institute for Schools awarding her school with Confucius Classroom…

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