Lesson 2: Simple descriptions in French
Learning that an adjective changes not only according to the gender of the noun it describes, but also depending on whether the noun is singular or plural. Consolidating learning by describing hair and eye colour.
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Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Display the Presentation: Who is it?
Talking in pairs, ask the children to take turns to choose and describe one of the pictures for their partner to guess, saying in French whether he or she is happy or serious.
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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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