Lesson 3: On the road in France
Using images of traffic scenes from around the world, the children spot different modes of transport and, in groups, create an oral class presentation to describe a scene using the question, il y a combien de ... - how many, and the answer, il y a... there are...
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
This exercise is intended to help the children recall their transport vocabulary and some numbers and colours. It is a version of the Fizz Buzz counting game they have already come across.
Arrange the children in a circle and start them counting together in French from 1-10:
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six,sept, huit, neuf, dix.
Now start with one child counting un, and then the next child counting deux; when they get to dix, the next child starts again with un.
Now explain that on the even numbers, instead of counting the number, the children have to call out a transport word, so this might sound like:
un, avion, trois, train, cinq, autobus,sept, sous-marin, neuf, bateau
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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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