Learning objective

  • To describe houses in French.

Success criteria

  • I know the vocabulary to describe different types

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National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Listen

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall: The names and types of houses in English, such as a detached or semi-detached house, and a flat.  The names of rooms in different houses in English. Ask the children to work in pairs with the child next to them and think of…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Can work in guided groups to label the house, and then practise short phrases such as, c’est une cuisine – it’s a kitchen, focusing on accurate pronunciation and recall.

 

Pupils working at greater depth

Challenge them to extend their sentences to include il y a – there is, and adjectives such as petit – small, and grand – big. To stretch them further, they can ask their partner a question, such as il y a un jardin ? – is  there a garden?

 

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding the different types of houses

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Vocabulary and translations

  • J'habite dans

    I live in

  • un appartement

    an apartment

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Simone Haughey

French specialist

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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…
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