Lesson 3: France and the countries of Europe
Learning and memorising names of European countries and how to say that you live in a country, using the correct preposition. Researching and creating a poster about a character living in a chosen European country, and writing statements about the music the character likes and instruments they play.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
This exercise is to remind the children about cognates and how to say 'to live' in French, which the children learned in Year 3 (French, Year 3, A circle of life in French, Lesson 2: French habitats).
Organise the children into pairs and ask them to discuss what a cognate is and to come up with four examples.
After a few minutes take feedback from various children.
A cognate is a word that is the same or almost the same in French and English. Examples might include:
bleu - blue
le triangle - the triangle
le cercle - the circle
six - six
la forêt - the forest
la jungle - the jungle
un éléphant - the elephant
habiter - to live/inhabit
Ask the children to think of as many words in English as they can that sound as if they are connected to the French word, habiter - to live. Examples could include:
inhabit
habitat
inhabitant
habitation
rehabilitation
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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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