At the zoo: writing from a word list for reference
Learning outcomes
I can use reference materials to determine the gender of nouns when writing descriptions in French.
I can identify and pronounce different nasal sounds, when talking about my favourite animals.
- Year 4
At the zoo: writing from a word list for reference
Learning outcomes
I can use reference materials to determine the gender of nouns when writing descriptions in French.
I can identify and pronounce different nasal sounds, when talking about my favourite animals.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSCs [ien], [(a)in] and [on] make nasal sounds. Air passes through both the nose and the mouth.
- In French all nouns are either masculine or feminine. This is grammatical gender. It is not the same as male or female.
- We can use reference materials such a dictionaries to help us determine the type of a word and the gender of a noun.
- All dictionaries have symbols to give information about word type and noun gender. For example 'nm' is a masculine noun.
- When saying your favourite animal in French, use the article the (le, la, l'): mon animal préféré est le chien.
Keywords
Nasal sound - a sound in which the air passes through both one's nose and mouth
[ien] - pronounced as in 'chien'
[(a)in] - pronounced as in 'train'
[on] - pronounced as in 'non'
Common misconception
When saying your favourite animal in French, use the article 'an/an' as in English: my favourite animal is a dog.
When saying your favourite animal in French, we in fact use the article 'the': mon animal préféré est le chien.
Equipment
Pupils will need access to a physcial or online French-English dictionary for this lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'combien' mean in English?
Q2.Match each French word to its English meaning.
Q3.Put the words in the correct order to form a French sentence.
Q4.Which of these nouns would use l' in French instead of le or la?
Q5.Which sentence shows correct adjective agreement in French?
Q6.Match the animal to the most likely description in French.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of these words contains a nasal sound?
Q2.Match the French words to their English meanings.
