Lesson 3: To have or have not in the French classroom

Practising asking the question, 'Tu as un/une…?' - 'Do you have a ...', and answering it, children try to guess classroom items that their peers are hiding behind their backs. Playing the card game 'Happy school bag families'.

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Assessment – French Y3: In a French classroom
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Lesson 1: Follow the French teacher
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Lesson 2: Pencils and things in the French classroom
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Lesson 3: To have or have not in the French classroom
Lesson 4: School bag French detectives
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Lesson 5: In my French bag
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