Learning objective

  • To begin to understand that adjectives change if they describe a feminine noun.

Success criteria

  • I know that the Louvre is a famous

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National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Explore

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, you might want to check that the children can recall: Simple greetings phrases learnt in French, Year 3/4 (A), French greetings with puppets such as: Bonjour ! – Hello Je m’appelle… – My name is… Au revoir – Goodbye

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support: could focus on listening to the teacher and/or their peers using the correct adjectival agreement and the change in pronunciation; could repeat each sentence until confident to respond independently.

Pupils working at greater depth: could be challenged to ‘be the teacher’ by using il/elle est heureux/heureuse/sérieux/sérieuse – he/she is happy/serious and challenging their partner to state whether they are correct or incorrect by using vrai or faux (true or false), then verify their partner’s response.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: Understanding that adjectives change depending on

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Vocabulary

  • heureux (m.) heureuse (f.)

    happy

  • sérieux (m.) sérieuse (f.)

    serious

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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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