French - Week beginning 11th May

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Follow the link below to watch a short cartoon.

What do you think our focus is in French this week?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z82kjxs

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Food!

Towards the end of term 4, year three were due to start a new unit in French - FOOD! 

1. Fruit > les fruits 

Starter and activities to improve recall:

Follow the link below.
https://www.french-games.net/frenchlessons?topic=Food%20-%20fruit&level=primary

Select the blue 'FULL TUTORIAL All Activities' section of the sign. 

Click 'Start the tutorial'

1. Listen to the words and repeat them as accurately as you can.
Clicking on the phone icon will allow you to hear the word again.
If you click and hold the 'en' button, it will show you the word in English.

Click the arrow to move on to the next fruit. You can also go back if you need to.

When you get to the end of the introduction, you can choose to move on or to try that section again. 

2. YES or NO task

Is this a picture of _____? 

Again, when you get to the end of the section, you can choose to move on or to try that section again. 

3. EITHER... OR...

Is this a picture of___ or ____?

4. 'What is this?'
Children are shown a picture and they need to select the correct word in French

After the 'lessons' section, there are 10 different game options for children to play. 
(They do not need to play them all!)

5. TESTS
The final section is 'TESTS' children can chose multiple choice (C1/2) or a writing test (C3) to assess their learning

Please supervise children on the internet.

Main task: 

Title: Aliments - Food

On the next clean page of your home learning book, you are going to create a French food 'cheat sheet' vocabulary list. Over the next couple of days, you will add more to your list so make sure you leave lots of room!

Go back to the 'Lessons' introduction page of the website and use it to help you. 

Please draw a small neat illustration of each of the 10 fruits you have practised today and next to it write it's name in English and then French. 

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2. Vegetables > les légumes

Starter:
Watch the start of video below a couple of times (until 4 minutes 30 seconds).
First, just watch and listen to the pronunciation and then, when you are feeling confident, follow along saying the words out loud to practise. Do this as many times as you need to. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lILcCtlcP8U

After 4 minutes 30 seconds, Alexa invites you to play a game with her. Test your learning and have a go! If you need to practise again then please do!

If you have any of the vegetables listed in the video in your fridge, you could have a go at playing a similar game with someone at home!

Please supervise children on the internet.

Activities to improve recall:
Please choose a couple of the activities/games below to complete.

1. Le Pendu > hangman!

Can you work out the vegetable in time!?

2. Play vegetable bingo 

- Split a scrap piece of paper into 4 boxes

- Choose 4 of the 10 vegetables from the video

- Write one in each box (in English) 

- The bingo caller chooses vegetables at random to call out in French

- Cross out your veg when you hear it called!

3. Vegetable North South East West

- Draw (or write in English) the 10 veg onto small(ish!) scraps of paper 
- Choose four at a time

- Stand in the middle of a clear area (garden or lounge perhaps) 

- Place one piece of paper a few steps in front of you, one to your left, one to your right and one behind you. 

- Ask someone at home to call out the name of the vegetable in French and run to the correct side 
- Change the words every round!

4. Vegetable memory

- On separate scraps of paper, draw a quick sketch of each of the vegetables from the video (or write the name in English if you prefer)

- Close your eyes and ask someone at home to take one away
- Can you work out which one is missing AND can you remember it's name in French!?

5. Shopping trolley game

- I went to the supermarket and I bought... trois oignons

- I went to the supermarket and I bought trois oignons et deux carottes

- How many can you remember!?
Extra level of challenge - include colours too!

6. Vegetable SPLAT

- Copy the words from the video onto a large piece of paper either in French or English
- Ask someone at home to say the names of the different vegetables 

- When you know which one it matches, SPLAT the word with your hand or a ruler

Main task: 

Title: Aliments - Food

Turn back to your French food 'cheat sheet' vocabulary list. 

Using the video to help you, please continue your list. Draw a small neat illustration of each of the 10 vegetables you have practised today and next to it write it's name in English and then French. 

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3. Food > aliments

Starter and activities to improve recall:

Follow the link below.
https://www.french-games.net/frenchlessons?topic=Food%20-%20groceries&level=primary

Select the blue 'FULL TUTORIAL All Activities' section of the sign. 

Click 'Start the tutorial'

1. Listen to the words and repeat them as accurately as you can.
Clicking on the phone icon will allow you to hear the word again.
If you click and hold the 'en' button, it will show you the word in English.

Click the arrow to move on to the next food. You can also go back if you need to.

When you get to the end of a section, you can choose to move on or to try that section again. 

2. YES or NO task

Is this a picture of _____? 

3. EITHER... OR...

Is this a picture of___ or ____?

4. 'What is this?'
Children are shown a picture and they need to select the correct word in French

After the 'lessons' section, there are 10 different game options for children to play. 
(They do not need to play them all)

5. TESTS
The final section is 'TESTS' children can chose multiple choice (C1/2) or a writing test (C3) to assess their learning

Please supervise children on the internet.

Main task: 

Title: Aliments - Food

Go back to the 'Lessons' introduction page of the website and use this to help you continue your French food 'cheat sheet' vocabulary list. Add the foods you have practised today to your list.

Please draw a small neat illustration of each of the 10 foods you have practised today and next to it write it's name in English and then French. 

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4. Pizza party! > Soirée pizza!

Starter tasks:

Revision > Numbers 1-10:
https://www.french-games.net/frenchgames/sow-grow?topic=Numbers%20-%201%20to%2010&level=primary

Listen to the words, select the correct pot and watch the flowers grow!

Revision > Numbers 11-20:
https://www.french-games.net/frenchgames/four-in-a-row?topic=Numbers%20-%2011%20to%2020&level=primary

Click on a number, how is it said in French? (click the speaker icon to listen). Can you make four in a row?

Revision > Colours
https://www.french-games.net/frenchgames/mix-and-match?topic=Colours&level=primary

Drag and drop the colour into the correct box. When you click and drag, you can hear how it is pronounced. 

Please supervise children on the internet.

Introduction to the main task:

Follow the link below to watch the video. 
Ben is keen to improve his French and links up online with friends who are in a supermarket in Marseille. We follow them as they wander round selecting ingredients for a pizza party! 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/french-ks2-shopping-for-food/z7ynvk7

Main task:

We would like you to use what you have learnt over the last three days to create your own amazing pizza! Using the template below (or you can draw your own straight into your book), design your own speciality pizza! 

C1: Design your pizza and draw labels to show what the different toppings are.

C2: Design your own pizza and underneath write a sentence describing your pizza toppings. 

E.g. Ma pizza est garnie de fromage, de tomate et de saucisse.
      My pizza is topped with cheese, tomato and sausage.
 

C3: Design your own pizza and underneath write a sentence describing your pizza toppings.     

       Add extra details like colour and quantities please! 

 E.g. Ma pizza est garnie de jambon rose, fromage jaune et dix olives. 
      My pizza is topped with  pink, ham, yellow cheese and 10 olives. 
       Remember the adjective comes  AFTER the noun in French. 

Please use your vocabulary list from the week to help you!

Other helpful resources: 

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5.  Revision

Please spend today revising what you have covered this week.

You could:
- Play more of the suggested games or do a few more of the suggested activities

- Practise pronunciation (as much as possible!)

- Create your own French food game

- Create a French food quiz

- Do some cooking (with an adult) using some of the ingredients you have looked at this week  

- Look up the names for more foods using a French dictionary 

- Create a poster all about food

- Create a supermarket video advert advertising the vocabulary from this week

~It's up to you!~

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