Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Listen to and identify cognates in French, noticing differences with spelling and pronunciation, e.g. for planet names.
- Write their own metaphors using a writing model, replacing nouns with original vocabulary.
- Make the correct choice of un/une for gender and add colour adjectives when writing.
- Form a factually and grammatically accurate phrase to compare two planets in terms of their size or temperature.
- Adapt a model text to create an original sentence of their own, including descriptive phrases.
Suggested prior learning
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Lessons
Lesson 1: The Solar System in French
Lesson 2: French Sun and Moon metaphors
Lesson 3: Comparing planets in French
Lesson 4: A galaxy guide in French
Lesson 5: French alien worlds
Key skills
Language comprehension
- Listening
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Key knowledge
Phonics
- To apply
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Key vocabulary
le Système solaire
le Soleil
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Unit resources
Assessment – French Y5: Space Exploration in French
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
Y5 Space Exploration in French knowledge
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Pupil phoneme videos: Space exploration – in French
Phoneme practice for sounds used in
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Unit vocabulary
A display version of the vocabulary
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Subject resources
French: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching French
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National curriculum mapping
This National curriculum mapping document shows
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French: Pupil progression of skills
Progression documents showing how skills and
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Curriculum planning | Knowledge and skills progression
The key skills and knowledge covered
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Equipment list
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Condensed | Assessment
An assessment spreadsheet for French including
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English
Reading – comprehension
Pupils should be taught to:
- Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader.
See National curriculum - English - Key stages 1 and 2.
Science
Earth and space
Pupils should learn that:
- The Sun is a star at the centre of our Solar System and that it has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (Pluto was reclassified as a ‘dwarf planet’ in 2006). (Non-statutory).
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