Learning objective
- To write a description of a house in French.
National curriculum
Pupils should be taught to:
- Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary and basic language structures, key features of the language to build sentences, broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words.
- Explore patterns and sounds of language through songs and link the meaning of words.
KS2 Framework:
- Understand the main points of a passage, describe from their own experience in an audible voice. (O6.1)
- Use knowledge of words, text and structure to build simple spoken and written passages. (KAL)
- Construct a short text. (L6.4)
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Can work in groups using a just a few components of the writing frame to practise saying what type of house they live in, adding who they live with when they are more confident, eg j’habite dans une maison avec mon frère – I live in a house with my brother.
Pupils working at greater depth: Challenge the children to create longer descriptions to include all of the elements of the writing frame, ensuring they use accurate pronunciation and spelling. They may also be able to use adjectives to make their work more interesting.
During the week
- Continue to revise family vocabulary by displaying the words in the classroom.
- Watch and learn part of the rhyme on the link: 'My House Rhyme' on VideoLink and create, individually or as a class, a story map to show understanding.
- Hand out the Activity: Habiter conjugation matching and get the children to cut up the pronouns and conjugations and match the colours. If you want to challenge pupils, print them in black and white so they can’t just match up the colours. Watch out for the silent ‘h’!
