Lesson 2: Directions to places in a French town
Using prepositional phrases and learning directional vocabulary to follow and give directions from one place to another, describing places along the way.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Display the Presentation: Places on the way.
Working in groups of five or six, the children play a form of, I went out to dinner but with place names.
Model the sentence starter that you want the children to use:
Dans ma ville, il y a ... - In my town, there is ...
The Presentation: Places on the way, shows picture prompts to help the children recall the words.
Circulate to see how the children are managing, giving prompts as necessary.
After a few minutes, ask selected groups to demonstrate.
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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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