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Lesson 3: France – ready to go!

Learning objective

To express travel plans using the verb aller.

Success criteria

I can match pronouns to the

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National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

Broaden

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Geography

Locational knowledge

Pupils should

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Flag match. Put the children in groups of two or three and hand out the whiteboards and pens (one each).

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could focus on the first activity on the Activity: Let’s go!; should use the Knowledge organiser for support with conjugating the verb aller and using the correct preposition.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Could, after completing the Activity: Let’s go!, write their own sentences using the verb aller with the correct preposition and the name of a country.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: conjugating the verb aller

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Vocabulary

je vais

I go/am going
tu vas

you go/are going

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In this unit

Assessment - French Y6: French sport and the Olympics

Lesson 1: Sports in French

Lesson 2: Olympian opinions

Lesson 3: France - ready to go!

Lesson 4: A French sporting week

Lesson 5: The French Olympic Games

Originally created by:

Simone Haughey

French specialist

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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Last update: 28th October, 2025

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Learning objective

Success criteria

National curriculum

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Extended-mode explainer videos

Adaptive teaching

Assessing progress and understanding

Vocabulary

je vais

tu vas

In this unit

Simone Haughey

French specialist

Related content

Lesson 1: Sports in French

Lesson 4: A French sporting week

Lesson 2: Olympian opinions

Lesson 5: The French Olympic Games