Y5/6 Lesson 1 (Cycle A): My French brothers and sisters

Using language detective skills to match pictures and text to identify the words for brother and sister, using this information to match pictures, write short descriptive phrases to go with pictures and carry out a gap-fill exercise, to explain the numbers of brothers and sisters.

Learning objective

  • To recognise and use phrases to say if I have a brother or sister

National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Read carefully and show understanding of simple writing.
  • Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary.

See link: National curriculum - Languages - Key stage 2.

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Teacher knowledge - language points

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: can either have a printed copy of the matching cards uncut, or keep their matched cards on the table to use as a support for writing. The unit Knowledge Organiser will also be a useful support resource.

Pupils working at greater depth: can move on to Siblings activity Sheet 2, a gap fill task which further focuses on the phrase structure. Challenge any fast- finishers to begin to write their own sentence and draw a matching picture about a real, imagined, fictional or historical family.

Wrapping up

During the week

  • Start each day by sharing an example of a French word or phrase that we ‘borrow’ in English without a translation, for example ‘unique’, ‘croissant’, ‘rendezvous’, ‘RSVP’.
  • Depending on the children in your class and circumstances, ask the question during register, Tu as des frères et soeurs ? – Do you have brothers or sisters? – children respond with details about their family.

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

Created by:
Belinda Dean,  
French specialist
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…
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