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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 4: La compétition - Le Tour de France

Learning about the Tour de France cycling competition and becoming familiar with the names of various P.E. action verbs, reinforcing learning through a board game.

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Learning objective

To rehearse orally new vocabulary.

Success criteria

I can show understanding of various sports by

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Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Organise the children into pairs and instruct them to carry out the following exercises: To conjugate the verb, aller – to go. To explain what an infinitive is. After a couple of minutes, instruct the children to join another couple and to share their answers and together to come up with: Three country names:…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should work in small groups with the teacher and have a word bank handy when playing the game to be able to select the correct P.E verb. The teacher should ensure they pronounce each verb accurately, encouraging them to look for cognates.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be challenged to include all components of the game accurately. They may also be able to say the correct infinitive followed by the “je” form of the verb, for example, sauter , je saute – I jump.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: showing good understanding and pronunciation of

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Vocabulary and translations

sauter

to jump
marcher

to walk

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In this unit

Assessment - French Y6: French Sport and the Olympics

Lesson 1: Sports in French

Lesson 2: France and around the world

Lesson 3: France - ready to go!

Lesson 4: La compétition - Le Tour de France

Lesson 5: French boules - pétanque

Lesson 6: The French go to the Olympic Games

Originally created by:

Simone Haughey

French specialist

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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