Learning objective

  • To recognise and recall 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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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 (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 answers are:…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should use the Resource: Knowledge organiser: French weather to support the activities of the Main event; 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

  • Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui ?

    What's the weather like today?

  • il fait beau

    it’s fine weather

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Simone Haughey

French specialist

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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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