Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: To go to France and other countries
Using the near future tense to describe future holiday plans.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit, you might want to check the children can recall:
- Modes of transport and the names of some countries in French (see French, Year 3, French transport).
- The seasons in French (see French, Year 4, French numbers, calendars and birthdays).
- Items of clothing in French (see French, Year 4, Clothes - getting dressed in France).
- The forms of the verb aller - go in the present tense.
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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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