MFL Session OneFrench Upskilling

September 2012

Objectives

• to know French vocabulary and pronunciation linked to key topic areas

• to know some strategies to teach these.

from the new non-statutory

framework

1c use correct pronunciation & intonation1d ask & answer questions3b know simple aspects of grammar and how to apply them3e to communicate in the foreign language in pairs

Standard 3

Demonstrate good subject and curriculum

knowledge • have a secure knowledge of the relevant

subject and curriculum areas…

Je fais l’appel.

present / presenteabsent / absente

Comment tu t’appelles?

Je m’appelle…

Comment il s’appelle?

Il s’appelle…

Comment elle s’appelle?

Elle s’appelle…

L’alphabet

p.5 Which letters do you know?

Which letters are the hardest to remember / pronounce?

p.7

Lesson Idea

Teach the children to sing the alphabet.

Accented Letters

Do you know any French words which contain any of these letters?

à ç é è ê ô œ

Lesson Idea

Show beginners a French text, which includes accented letters and ask them to find letters which are only found in French or which look unusual.

h, j, w, y, g, e, acheval

frèrebonjourgarçonécoutez

hôtel

A beginner’s guide to pronunciation

p.8

- ille

in -

Numbers

vingt-cinq

onze

cinquante et un

soixante-dix

quatre-vingt- cinq

quatre-vingt-treize

p.9- les numéros de téléphone

01 82 64 88 13

07 71 46 51 79

02 32 55 65 11

06 99 22 61 28

When might you expect to teach numbers?

QCA UnitsYear 3 numbers 1 to 20Year 4 numbers 21 to 50Year 6 numbers 51 to 100 + 1000

Lesson IdeaDo mental maths in French! Times tables work well because the numbers are < 100.

Days of the Week

Quel(s) jour(s)…?

…est le début de la semaine?faites-vous du sport?est votre jour préféré?rencontrez-vous les amis?…sont le weekend?

Lesson IdeaRead The Very Hungry Caterpillar in French.

Get the children to create their own caterpillar with les jours de la semaine in the right order.

Months of the Year

C’est vendredi le sept septembre deux mille douze.

C’est vendredi le 14 septembre deux mille douze.

C’est vendredi le 21 septembre deux mille douze.

Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?

lundi le quinze mars

mardi le cinq juin

dimanche le douze novembre

mercredi le dix-huit janvier

Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?

Mon anniversaire est le premier août.Mon anniversaire est le vingt et un juin.

Poser les questions…

Question words

Changing a statement to a question

• add a question mark at the end & change the intonationTu t’appelles Cameron.Tu t’appelles Cameron?Vous aimez parler français.Vous aimez parler français?Elle danse bien.Elle danse bien?Ils habitent à Hull.Ils habitent à Hull?

• invert subject & verb, hyphenate & add question markTu t’appelles Cameron.T’appelles-tu Cameron?Vous aimez parler français.Aimez-vous parler français?Elle danse bien.Danse-elle bien?Ils habitent à Hull.Habitent-ils à Hull?

• add est-ce que (or est-ce qu’) at the beginning & a question mark at the endTu t’appelles Cameron.Est-ce que tu t’appelles Cameron?Vous aimez parler français.Est-ce que vous aimez parler français?Yoda danse bien.Est-ce que Yoda danse bien?Ils habitent à Hull.Est-ce qu’ils habitent à Hull?

Lesson Idea

Children add question words to speech bubbles to complete questions – on the IWB, a worksheet, in their books, using mini cards or class flashcards, via a game, e.g. pass the parcel.

….est-ce que vous jouez?…jouez-vous…?

Les goûts et les aversions

Les objets de la salle de classe

Masculine or feminine?http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_you_can_identify_masculine_and_feminine_gender_in_French

masculine endings feminine endings-eau -e-eu -ion-on -ce-s -se-re -que-ble -ière-eur -mme

Lesson Ideas

– Encourage the children to create actions for various classroom objects, then play Jacques a dit.

– Play a team game where one child from each team brings the teacher an object: donnez-moi… [un crayon]. If you want to award points for the fastest team, it might be best to go outside or to the hall so the children can run!

Les Couleurs

Les adjectifs

What grammarpoints do we need to learnto use Frenchadjectives?

Les adjectifs – the position of the adjective in French

• Some French adjectives (such as colours) come after the noun.

• Some French adjectives come • before the noun (as they do • in English).• Some come before or after, • depending on their meaning.

Most descriptive adjectives go after the noun. These include shape, colour, taste, nationality, personality & mood.une table ronde un livre noirun garçon français

Participles are also placed after the noun. une histoire intéressante un client intéressé

Some adjectives go before the noun. These are linked to

• beauty• age• good / bad• size

un bel hommeune nouvelle maisonun bon enfantun grand chien

Numeral adjectives go before the noun. douze oeufs – twelve eggsplusieurs oeufs – several eggsle premier oeuf – the first egg

chaque oeuf – each eggtouts les oeufs – all the eggs

Lesson Ideas

Extend the children’s writing skills by giving them word banks of French adjectives and getting them to write / adapt sentences.

Les instructions

Page 27

levez-vous asseyez-vous

levez la main baissez la main

fermez-les yeux ouvrez les yeux

taisez-vous

montrez moi

venez ici

mettez-vous en rang

Les matières

Lesson IdeaGet the children to create a timetable with the

lessons in French, a picture to show comprehension and an expression of preference,e.g. j’aime l’anglais; je déteste l’éducation physique; j’adore les langues; je n’aime pas les mathématiques

Le temps

Lesson Idea

Children create weather reports in pairs or groups for a French-speaking country (they can research appropriate climate/weather online). These can be filmed for self, peer or assessment or performed or played to the school in assembly.

Quelle heure est-il?

What next?• More language activities in the remaining four

MFL sessions• Optional French language Wednesday 31st

October • French Clinic, from w/b 4th October• Language Learning Centre:

http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/modern-languages/facilities.aspx

• BBC online learning: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

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