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Les célébrités et les réseaux sociaux : extending vocabulary (AQA)
I can understand texts about celebrities and their online presence, and acquire topic-specific vocabulary.
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- Year 10
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Les célébrités et les réseaux sociaux : extending vocabulary (AQA)
I can understand texts about celebrities and their online presence, and acquire topic-specific vocabulary.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- There are many cognates in this topic which can be used to infer meaning of surrounding words and understand context.
- Reading texts can be exploited to enrich our vocabulary on current issues.
- Cognates may look very similar to English but sound quite different so attention must be paid to pronunciation.
Keywords
Cognate - words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Common misconception
Cognates are always pronounced the same way in English and French.
Cognates can often sound very different in French due to pronunciation rules. Students must be careful to learn the correct French pronunciation of cognates.
Task C1 has two options. Option 1 is a Higher Tier version of a role-play. Option 2 is a Foundation Tier version of a role-play. Option 1 is included in the video.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens are useful if available.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the sentence: A cognate is a word with the same meaning and the same or similiar in English and French.
Complete the sentence: A cognate is a word with the same meaning and the same or similiar in English and French.
Q2.Which words in French are cognates?
Which words in French are cognates?
world
cat
Q3.Match the sentence to the tense.
Match the sentence to the tense.
Q4.Choose the correct subject pronoun to match the verb: regardaient
Choose the correct subject pronoun to match the verb: regardaient
je
tu
nous
vous
Q5.Form a logical sentence.
Form a logical sentence.
Q6.Select what you should do in a role-play.
Select what you should do in a role-play.
Give exta detail.
Speak first.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Complete the sentence: a cognate is a word with the same and same or similar spelling in French and English.
Complete the sentence: a cognate is a word with the same and same or similar spelling in French and English.
Q2.Choose the statements that are true of cognates in French.
Choose the statements that are true of cognates in French.
They are pronounced the same way as in English.
Q3.What is the meaning of 'embêtant'?
What is the meaning of 'embêtant'?
awful
awkward
Q4.Match the vocabulary together.
Match the vocabulary together.
