Lesson 1: Portraits – getting French adjectives to agree
Understanding that adjectives change depending on the gender of the noun that they describe, and practising describing if a person is happy or serious. Broadening cultural understanding by looking at works of art from the Louvre Museum in Paris, including the Mona Lisa.
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Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit, you may might want to check that the children can recall:
- How to greet someone and introduce themselves, see 'French, Year 3, French greetings with puppets, Lesson 1: French greetings'.
- Different phrases to say how they are feeling, see French, Year 3, French greetings with puppets, Lesson 3: How are you feeling - in French?.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary and translations
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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