Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Understand that adjectives change depending on whether they are describing a boy or girl, for example: sérieux and sérieuse.
- Identify a person correctly from a description of their hair and eye colour.
- Place word cards in the correct order, with the adjectives following the noun.
- Compose a spoken sentence to describe a friend.
- Write four sentences accurately with the correct adjectival agreement, helped by a support sheet.
Suggested prior learning
French adjectives of colour, size and shape
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Portraits – getting French adjectives to agree
Lesson 2: Simple descriptions in French
Lesson 3: Describing people in French
Lesson 4: Describing personality traits in French
Lesson 5: Writing portraits of friends in French
Key skills
Language comprehension
- Listening
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Key knowledge
Phonics
- To know
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Key vocabulary
il a/elle a
il est/elle est
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Assessment French Y4: Portraits
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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French: Long-term plans
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French: Pupil progression of skills
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Art
‘Pupils should be taught:
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