Les célébrités et les réseaux sociaux : extending vocabulary (Edexcel)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand texts about celebrities and their online presence, and acquire topic-specific vocabulary.
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 pronounced the same way in English and French.
Cognates often sound very different in French. Students must carefully practise the French pronunciation of these words.
Teacher tip
Task C1 has two options. Option 1 is a Higher Tier role-play. Option 2 is a Foundation Tier role-play. Option 1 is included in the video.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens are useful if available.
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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.
Q2.Which words in French are cognates?
Q3.Match the sentence to the tense.
present
2-verb future
imperfect
1-verb future
perfect
Q4.Choose the correct subject pronoun to match the verb: regardaient
Q5.Form a logical sentence.
Q6.Select what you should do in a role-play.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.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.
Q3.What is the translation of 'to harm, harming'?
Q4.Match the vocabulary together.
influencer
singer
celebrity
subscription
to sign, signing
although
Q5.'Tendance' has two meanings. As a noun, it means 'trend, tendency'. As an adjective, it means ...
Q6.Translate: you loved the show so much.
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