Y5/6 Lesson 4 (Cycle A): What my French family likes

Understanding and expressing simple opinions, saying what I, and others in my family, like or don’t like, using plural nouns with the definite article.

Learning objective

  • To be able to understand and express simple opinions

National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

National curriculum links:

  • Speak with fluency and spontaneity.
  • Express opinions and respond to those of others.

See link: National curriculum - Languages - Key stage 2.

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Teacher knowledge - language points

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: use page 1 of the activity resource, where pictures are captioned to support sentence building.

Pupils working at greater depth: create extended sentences using et (and) / mais (but), as well as alternatives using vocabulary from previous topics. To stretch the very able , ask the children to add adjectives such as grand(s)/grande(s) following an example such as ma soeur adore les petites pommes vertes et les grandes cerises rouges – my sister loves small, green apples and big red cherries.

Wrapping up

During the week

As you take the register, get the children to give their opinions and report on the previous person, for example:

Annie says, J’aime les pommes – I like apples

Bertie says, Annie aime les pommes et moi, j’aime les carrottes

Charlie says, Bertie aime les carottes et moi, je n’aime pas les bananes

 

In maths, ask the children to devise a class survey about (French) food and think about how they can present their findings in an appropriate format.

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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Belinda Dean,  
French specialist
Belinda has been a French and Spanish teacher based in Bath for more than 15 years. She has delivered a range of courses for teachers and PGCE students and is particularly passionate about weaving language, culture and global learning across…
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