Y5/6 (A): Unit 5: Exploring the French-speaking world
Discovering the many countries in the world that speak French, giving and following directions in French and discussing climate using comparative language.
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Y5/6 (A): Unit 5: Exploring the French-speaking world
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Read and understand a range of sentences including directions.
- Recognise and respond to directions.
- Form directional phrases accurately by applying grammatical rules.
- Ask, answer questions and seek clarification.
- Apply language detective strategies to work out meaning in spoken and written sources.
Suggested prior learning
Y5/6 (A): Unit 4: French weather
Get startedLessons
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: Directions in French
- To recognise, read and respond to directional language.
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: Where in the world is French spoken?
- To read and give directions in French
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Treasures of the French-speaking world
- To identify features of countries in the French-speaking world.
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: Investigating climate in the French-speaking world
- To investigate climate data from the French-speaking world using authentic materials.
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: French globetrotters
- To ask and answer questions about different countries in the French-speaking world.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources
Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography
Geographical skills and fieldwork
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.
Locational knowledge
Pupils should be taught to:
- Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.
RSE – Statutory guidance
Pupils should be taught to:
- Know what a stereotype is, and how stereotypes can be unfair, negative or destructive.
British values: Mutual respect