Lesson 3: French verbs in a spin
Identifying the correct ending of regular -er verbs to go with the subject pronoun with the help of verb spinners.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Ask the children to work in their table groups to explain to each other:
What an infinitive is (the basic form of the verb, which in English is to [do something]).
- What the different categories are of regular French infinitives (er, ir, re).
- What the different endings are for -er verbs and how add these endings for the verb chanter - to sing.
While the children are working, circulate to assess how the children are doing and then take feedback from the class. You are looking for the answer that the er is dropped from the infinitive of chanter - to sing and replaced with the following endings, depending on the subject pronoun:
je chantenous chantonstu chantesvous chantezil chanteils chantentelle chanteelles chantentEither ask the class or groups to conjugate the verb chanter out loud, or go round the class with the first child calling out je chante, the second child calling out tu chantes and so on.
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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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