Learning objective
- To greet someone and introduce yourself in French.
Success criteria
- I can use an appropriate greeting.
- I can introduce
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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
Attention grabber
Enter the classroom as a French speaker and greet some of the children by: Shaking their hands and saying Bonjour ! (Hello!). Waving, saying Salut ! (Hi!). Repeat several times, so the children know which action to respond with. Give lots of praise to those that speak up and have a go, even if they…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support: Could work only with greetings Bonjour and Au revoir; could rehearse introducing themselves with je m’appelle… but without using any questions to ask others.
Pupils working at greater depth: Should be encouraged to use alternative greetings and to experiment with using both questions (Et toi ? / Comment tu t’appelles ?) to begin to make more authentic dialogue; could investigate common French children’s names to change their identity.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: Looking carefully at the speaker and
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Vocabulary
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Bonjour
Hello/Good morning (formal)
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Salut
Hi (informal)
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