Learning objective

  • To create and describe a festive picture.

Success criteria

  • I can create a festive scene in the
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National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

  • speak
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

This exercise will help the children with their listening skills and to recall the vocabulary for colours, shapes and sizes, the position of the adjective relative to the noun and will get them into the mood for the festive season. Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Je voudrais, which has just the text written, Je…

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Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support

Children will require adult support for describing their artwork in French. Ask children to repeat your words and phrases as you point to each shape in their picture.

 

Pupils working at greater depth

Challenge children to  describe their picture accurately using previously learnt grammatical structures. Some also may be able to respond to the your questions with the following structure: e.g Teacher: “c’est un… ?” Pupil: “non, c’est un…” or “oui, c’est un...” Teacher: “c’est un grand cercle orange ?” Pupil: “non, c’est un petit triangle bleu.”

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: listening and then selecting the correct

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Vocabulary definitions

  • qu’est-ce que c’est ?

    what is it?

  • c'est un

    it's a (masc.)

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In this unit

Lesson 6: Inspired by Matisse's French 'Christmas Night' window

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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