Lesson 4: French food chains
Building noun-verb-noun sentences using les, the plural form of the direct article, to describe food chains, a combination of cognates, animal vocabulary from earlier lessons, and the children's own science knowledge.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
To remind the children of the animal vocabulary and the indirect and direct object, divide the class in half and explain that they will see a set of slides, each showing an animal. There are three points to win for each slide:
One point for the name of the animal.
- One point for the indirect object (un or une).
- One point for the direct object (le,la, l').
Display the Presentation: What am I? Run through each of the slides. There are five animals and after each animal, the following slide reveals the answer:
lion - un lion, le lion
elephant - un éléphant, l'éléphant
tortoise - une tortue, la tortue
giraffe - une girafe, la girafe
monkey - un singe, le singe
The team with the most points at the end of the game will win.
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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 previously worked in travel publishing, she is a keen explorer and nature lover with a fondness for all things South America.
Belinda has created topics on introductions through puppets, playground games, and has created a French science lesson on the circle of life.
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