Learning objective

  • To identify keywords, phrases and ideas from spoken French.

Success criteria

  • I can make predictions about language.
  • I can identify

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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 may want to check that children can recall: The names of colours (see French, Year 3, French adjectives of colour, size and shape). That adjectives can change depending on what they are describing (see French, Year 4, Portraits – describing in French). Where adjectives should be positioned within a sentence…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could use pre-prepared stickers with the French solar system vocabulary in order to match to the English words on their sugar paper. Could use page 1 of the Knowledge organiser: (see link: Knowledge organiser: Y5 Space Exploration in French) to pre-teach or support with vocabulary).

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should be encouraged to compare and contrast the French Solar System vocabulary with their predicted English Solar System vocabulary, noticing similarities and differences between the words.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: listening to and identifying cognates in

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Vocabulary definitions

  • le Système solaire

    the Solar System

  • l'espace

    space

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Belinda Dean

French specialist

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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 the curriculum. Having…
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