Lesson 1: My French house
Learning how to describe different types of houses and the rooms in a house. Practising listening and speaking skills.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall:
The names and types of houses in English, such as a detached or semi-detached house, and a flat.
The names of rooms in different houses in English.
Ask the children to work in pairs with the child next to them and think of four language detective clues they could use to help them understand unfamiliar words.
The following is a list of things the children might come up with:
Cognates and near cognates - words that are the same or very similar in French and English.
Words that look very similar to words already learned.
Context.
Text layout.
Clues that words are verbs or adjectives.
Take feedback and list the suggested language detective clues on the board.
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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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