Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recognise words that are similar to English.
- Notice patterns in word order.
- Identify key information within a longer text.
- Adapt a sentence to change the meaning.
- Use a negative expression.
- Apply some understanding of French pronunciation.
- Present ideas and information orally.
Suggested prior learning
Y5/6 (A): Unit 1: Portraits – describing in French
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Lessons
Y5/5 (A): Lesson 1: My French brothers and sisters
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: A French family tree
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Describing my French family
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: What my French family likes
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: My extraordinary French family
Key skills
- Recognise words in English that have been borrowed from the French language.
- Show understanding of simple writing.
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Key knowledge
- To know that the choice of indefinite article will depend on whether the noun is masculine or feminine, and in the singular or plural form.
- To know that when talking about something we do not have, the indefinite article is replaced with ‘de’ in a negative structure.
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Key vocabulary
j'ai - I have
un frère - a brother
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
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- French – English dictionaries ×30
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Unit resources
Knowledge Organiser – French Y5/6 (A): Meet my French family
A summary document to consolidate pupils' learning in this Y 5/6 Meet my French family unit.
Vocabulary display: Meet my French family – Y5/6
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Meet my French family unit.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
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Build on the learning
Y5/6 (A): Unit 3: Clothes – getting dressed in France
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