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Lesson 11 of 6
  • Year 11
  • Edexcel

Des francophones célèbres: reading aloud, reading comprehension (Edexcel)

Learning outcomes

I can understand reading comprehension texts about famous French speakers.

I can use my knowledge of French sound-symbol correspondences to read aloud accurately.

Lesson 11 of 6
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  • Year 11
  • Edexcel

Des francophones célèbres: reading aloud, reading comprehension (Edexcel)

Learning outcomes

I can understand reading comprehension texts about famous French speakers.

I can use my knowledge of French sound-symbol correspondences to read aloud accurately.

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Lesson details

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Key learning points

  1. Pay attention to French sounds and pronunciation rules as you complete the read-aloud task.
  2. In comprehension tasks, it is important to read questions carefully before answering.
  3. Always give the correct number of details when answering a question.

Keywords

  • Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading/listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

Common misconception

Words will stick in my memory if I read them enough times.

It is the act of reaching for words that roots them deeper in memory, so testing oneself or working in pairs to try to recall words from memory is the most effective learning strategy for holding onto words in your long term memory.


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Equipment

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Put the numbers in order starting with 10.

1 - dix
2 - vingt
3 - trente
4 - quarante
5 - cinquante
6 - soixante
7 - soixante-dix

Q2.
Which of these words is the translation for 'les baskets'?

baskets
basketball
skirts
Correct answer: trainers
songs

Q3.
Match the vocabulary.

Correct Answer:choc,shock, clash

shock, clash

Correct Answer:erreur,mistake, error

mistake, error

Correct Answer:bonheur,happiness

happiness

Correct Answer:oser,to dare, daring

to dare, daring

Correct Answer:sympa,nice

nice

Correct Answer:cravate,tie

tie

Q4.
What is the French for 'to leave (somewhere)'?

Correct Answer: quitter

Q5.
What is the English for 'quarante'?

Correct Answer: forty, 40

Q6.
Match the sentences, ensuring that the tenses are correct.

Correct Answer:Je vais en France,I am going to France

I am going to France

Correct Answer:Je vais aller en France,I am going to go to France

I am going to go to France

Correct Answer:J'irai en France,I will go to France

I will go to France

Correct Answer:J'irais en France,I would go to France

I would go to France

Correct Answer:Je suis allé en France,I went to France

I went to France

Correct Answer:J'allais en France,I used to go to France

I used to go to France

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these top tips for translating into English are useful?

Correct answer: Zoom in to work out the meaning of each word.
Correct answer: Think about tense - notice verb endings and time words.
Correct answer: Check for false friends/ any tricky phrases that don’t translate word-for-word.
Translate the passage into German.
Correct answer: Check your English sentence against the original sentence once more.

Q2.
Mon frère passer les vacances en France. Identify the missing words.

viennent de
viens de
Correct answer: vient de
venons de

Q3.
I have been going to school since my childhood. Je vais à l'école ...

Correct Answer: depuis mon enfance

Q4.
Which strategy is not helpful when tackling reading questions?

reading the text and the questions
using the question to spot the relevant sentence in the text
thinking of different ways the same idea could be expressed
reading around the key sentence to get the full meaning
Correct answer: reading the words multiple times to make them stick in my mind

Q5.
Put the words in order to explain how much television you watch.

1 - je dois
2 - admettre
3 - que
4 - je regarde
5 - trop
6 - de
7 - télévision