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Sports: 'jouer' singular persons
I can say which sport I and others play, and link two clauses with 'quand' to create longer sentences.
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- Year 6
Sports: 'jouer' singular persons
I can say which sport I and others play, and link two clauses with 'quand' to create longer sentences.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Many sports in French are cognates but their pronunciation is quite different and therefore needs practice.
- Use 'aimer' + 'le, la' to say which sport you like e.g. 'j'aime le football'.
- Use 'jouer' + 'à + le, la' to say which sport you play e.g. 'je joue au football'.
- You can join two clauses together to form longer sentences e.g. 1) 'Quand il fait beau ...' 2) '... je joue au tennis'.
Keywords
Jouer - French verb meaning 'to play playing'
Quand - French conjunction/adverb meaning 'when'
Common misconception
To express 'I play tennis' I say 'je joue le tennis'.
To express 'I play' with any singular sport, you use 'à + le, la' after the verb e.g. 'je joue au tennis', 'je joue à la pétanque'.
When teaching sports it is always fun to invent an action to go with each one, choreographing a routine which becomes very familiar and helps students to recall the correct pronunciation of these cognates.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a job?
Which of these is a job?
cuisine
ménage
classe
courses
Q2.Which sentence means 'it is bad weather'?
Which sentence means 'it is bad weather'?
Il fait chaud.
Il fait froid.
Il fait beau.
Q3.Which sentence means 'he does homework'?
Which sentence means 'he does homework'?
Il fait mauvais.
Il fait du sport.
Il fait chaud.
Il fait le ménage.
Q4.Match the parts of the verbs 'aller' and 'faire'.
Match the parts of the verbs 'aller' and 'faire'.
Q5.Order the words to describe the weather. Start with 'il'.
Order the words to describe the weather. Start with 'il'.
Q6.Write in French: 'it is nice weather'.
Write in French: 'it is nice weather'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.La pétanque est ...
La pétanque est ...
le cricket
une corde
un jeu de foot
Q2.Which of these words means 'to close'?
Which of these words means 'to close'?
jouer
aimer
aller
avoir
Q3.'Elle joue __________ corde.' Chose the correct missing word(s).
'Elle joue __________ corde.' Chose the correct missing word(s).
au
la
à l'
à
Q4.What is the French for 'when'?
What is the French for 'when'?
Q5.Order the words to say: 'I play cricket but she plays bowls'.
Order the words to say: 'I play cricket but she plays bowls'.
Q6.Order the words to say: 'When it is nice weather I play tennis'.
Order the words to say: 'When it is nice weather I play tennis'.
