Lesson 4: French irregulars - to have and to be
Learning the irregular present tense of the verbs avoir - to have and être - to be, and understanding that some French verbs are irregular and do not follow regular patterns.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Play, 'Quick on the draw'.
Organise the children into two teams on either side of the classroom. The children in each team need to stand in a row.
Call out a subject pronoun (je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles) and a regular -er verb (for example manger, aimer, sauter, chanter, danser).
The first children in each team goes head to head to be the first to call out the correct phrase in French (for example, il mange).
The winner goes to the back of their team line for another go and the loser sits down.
Play continues until one team runs out of players.
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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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