Learning objective
- To begin using the future tense.
National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Understand basic grammar and conjugation of high-frequency verbs, how to apply these to build sentences, express opinions, write phrases to create new sentences.
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Teacher knowledge - language points
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Can practise building their sentences in supported groups, using just je vais aller – I am going to go, and a smaller choice of countries, focusing on accurate pronunciation. They can add a reason once confident in the first part of the sentence.
Pupils working at greater depth: Challenge the children to use the correct form of the verbs in the reason section eg avoir – to have, aimer – to like or adorer – to adore, to agree with their chosen sentence. Cette année elles vont aller en France parce qu’elles aiment faire de la planche à voile – this year they will go to France because they like windsurfing.
Wrapping up
During the week
- Help the children to learn the names of the countries again by playing Lamb Darts: print the country names on paper and stick them on a big circle of paper, which can go on the wall or the floor. The children say the name of a country and try to hit the name with a soft toy.
- Play the louder/softer game: blindfold one child, hide a toy and then remove the blindfold and have the child guess where the toy is hidden. The class chant the name of a country getting quieter when the child is far from the toy and louder when they are near the toy.
- Display a map of the world in your classroom.
Assessing pupils' progress and understanding
Vocabulary
In this topic
- Assessment - French Y5/6 (A): Planning a French holiday
- Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: To go to France and other countries
- Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: French in the near future
- Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Clothes for my French holiday
- Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: A French holiday translation
- Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: Planning my French holiday