Learning objective

  • To identify cognates and near cognates and use the correct indefinite article.

Success criteria

  • I can use clues to identify the gender

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National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Listen

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Meet the animals. Ask the children to unscramble the colour adjectives on whiteboards. As a class, say the colours out loud to recall sound patterns and help order the letters. Reveal the answers one at a time and practise saying the word before moving on to the next one.…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could focus on nouns that are cognates or near-cognates to gain confidence in writing words accurately; could use the Knowledge organiser to support vocabulary recognition, spelling, and choice of the indefinite article.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could use a range of masculine and feminine nouns, including new ones with more complex spelling and the correct form of the indefinite article.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the correct indefinite article according

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Vocabulary definitions

  • un

    a/an (masc)

  • une

    a/an (fem)

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