Lesson 1: French - action!
Identifying the infinitive form of action verbs in French and recognising that there are three categories of endings for French infinitives. Practising bilingual dictionary skills and building simple sentences using, 'I like' and an infinitive.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Display slide 1 of the Presentation: How many verbs can you spot? Ask the children to work in pairs to write down all the verbs.
When the children have had a few minutes, ask the class how many verbs they found. Go through the paragraph, asking individual children to identify verbs in each sentence. Slide 2 shows all the verbs highlighted. There are 20 altogether.
Ask for a volunteer to give a definition of a verb (a 'doing' word or an 'action' word; a verb is also a 'being' word.
If you have time, you could ask the children to recall four French verbs that they have come across. Examples might include:
habiter - to live.
jouer - to play.
manger - to eat
porter - to wear
aimer - to like
avoir - to have
être - to be
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Belinda has been a French and Spanish teacher based in Bath for more than 15 years. She has delivered a range of courses for teachers and PGCE students and is particularly passionate about weaving language, culture and global learning across the curriculum. Having previously worked in travel publishing, she is a keen explorer and nature lover with a fondness for all things South America.
Belinda has created topics on introductions through puppets, playground games, and has created a French science lesson on the circle of life.
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