Lesson 2: Musical genres in French
Learning how to ask and answer questions about likes and dislikes of different musical genres, using knowledge to conduct a class survey on musical tastes, and practising French listening skills.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Ask the children to work in their table groups to think of eight French musical instrument words and create a sentence for each to say:
I play [and the name of the instrument] - Je joue [du/de la][instrument]
The instruments that the children have come across are:
le piano - the piano: je joue du piano.
le violon - the violin: je joue du violon.
le saxophone - the saxophone: je joue du saxophone
le clavier - the keyboard: je joue du clavier
la guitare - the guitar: je joue de la guitare.
la batterie - the drums: je joue de la batterie.
la flûte - the flute: je joue de la flûte.
la flûte à bec - the recorder: je joue de la flûte à bec.
la clarinette - the clarinet: je joue de la clarinette.
la trompette - the trumpet: je joue de la trompette.
Circulate round the classroom to listen and help with pronunciation and to check on the use of de la and du.
Invite each group to give a suggestion using the following format:
Tu joues d'un instrument ? - Do you play an instrument?
Oui, je joue [de la/du] [instrument] - Yes, I play the [instrument].
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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 status. Simone is also a Confucius Classroom Manager. She teaches Mandarin across the key stages, with reciprocal visits to a link school in Beijing.
Simone has created a range of French lessons from KS1 to KS2 for Kapow Primary.
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