Practice with French vowels and verbs for the classroom
Learning outcomes
I can recognise and understand four important verbs for the classroom.
I can read aloud short sentences with the French vowel sounds [a] [e] [i] [o] [u].
- Year 3
Practice with French vowels and verbs for the classroom
Learning outcomes
I can recognise and understand four important verbs for the classroom.
I can read aloud short sentences with the French vowel sounds [a] [e] [i] [o] [u].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The French vowels [a], [e], [i], [o] and [u] can be practised by listening and distinguishing between the five sounds.
- Knowledge of French sound-spelling correspondences can be strengthened by reading aloud short sentences.
- Four important verbs to recognise and understand in the classroom are 'écouter', 'parler', 'lire', 'écrire'.
Keywords
[o] - pronounced as in 'moto'
[u] - pronounced as in 'univers'
Verb - a word that communicates actions or states
Common misconception
You read French in the same way as you read English.
French is pronounced, and therefore read, differently than English. This can be seen with the five vowel sounds which are pronounced and read differently in French and English.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of these countries is France?
Q2.What is the French word for this?
Q3.What is the French word for this?
Q4.What is the French word for this?
Q5.Match these French words to their English translations.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the following line of this song: '[e], [e], [e] [e] [e] __________.'
Q2.Complete the following line of this song: [o], [o], [u] [u] [u] __________.
Q3.What vowel sounds are in the word 'cheval'?
Q4.Match each verb to its English meaning.
Q5.Match each French instruction to its English meaning.
