2. Phonics starter activities

3. c canard Cendrillon cigarette Coco Chanel curieux carton intercepter voici Listen carefully to these words – now can you work out what the rule is for how to pronounce c in French? clue – look carefully at the letter that follows the c POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

4. j comme Jérome jouet jeudi jaune Bonjour BUT le Jazz, le jogging un job POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’ What do the last words all have in common? Extension: Can you think of French phrases we use in English with the soft j sound? (for example déjà vu)

5. r comme radioactivité requin rythme rouge brochette But at the end of a word, if added to an ‘e’ the ‘sound is pronounced é regarder. Competition: Which group can list 3 nouns, 2 adjectives, 2 verbs and an adverb all beginning with this letter first? POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

6. b comme bébé banane bambou le baby-foot début un pub Competition: Which group can list a fruit, a vegetable, a boy’s name (French), a girl’s name (French) and a country all beginning with this letter first? POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

7. er, é, ez = English sound ‘ay’ manger chantez café février aller levez-vous nez Test your partner reading these words aloud. Record yourself if possible. Can you find 10 more words with each of these spellings and the same sound? POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

8. oi – like the English ‘wha’ in whack poisson oiseau toi et moi froid les devoirs Test your partner reading these words aloud. Record yourself if possible. Can you find 10 more words with this sound? Put each word into a sentence. POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

9. é, ai er, et, ez You have 5 minutes to see how many French words you can collect with this sound : POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

10. What sound links these French words? KS3 Framework 4.1 KAL Letters & sounds: apply knowledge of common letter strings, sound patterns, accents & other characters

11. ‘-ill’ where does the l sound go? Il y a des coquillages. Les filles sont gentilles. Une glace à la vanille And now add an u feuille écureuil Listen carefully to your teacher saying these words. Can you hear the ‘l’? What happens when the u is added? Write 5 more sentences containing a word with one of these letter strings. POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

12. Do not show this slide to the class. Read the poem aloud and ask the class to write down how many times they hear the ‘on’ phoneme. Who was right? Ah bon! Du poisson? Non. Du jambon? Non. Des champignons? Non. Du melon? Non! Alors quoi donc? Des cornichons! Ah bon! KS3 Framework 1.2 ‘sustain perseverance & concentration when listening…’

13. Predict the spelling Using Mini whiteboards Tell the students that you’re going to say a word and they have to try & write it down correctly. They have to really listen to the whole word. Start with shorter, simple words, then move onto more complex vocabulary. KS3 Framework 4.1 Letters & sounds: apply knowledge of common letter strings, sound patterns, accents & other characters

14. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z In English, some of the names of the letters of the alphabet rhyme with each other – for example B and C. Is the same true in French? How many patterns can you discover? POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

15. « Je suis ce que je suis et si je suis ce que je suis, qu'est- ce que je suis? » Virelangue (tongue twister) -Read this first with your partner - Now listen to the teacher reading it. Did you get the pronunciation right? - You have 5 minutes to practise then challenge a team to see who can say it the fastest. POS 2.2d ‘use correct pronounciation & intonation’

16. on : nasal sound - but when do you say the ‘n’? bonbons ils vont chez Mme Dupont But bonne marronnier monter With a partner, can you think of any more in just 2 minutes? POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

17. n nez nouage nager sirène But remember when coupled with ‘an’, ‘in’ or ‘on’ the n is not pronounced and the sound becomes nasal as in ‘bonjour’ POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’ Competition: Which group can list a fruit, a vegetable, a boy’s name (French), a girl’s name (French) and a country all beginning with this letter first?

18. é comme éléphant février télévision décembre J’ai mangé (perfect tense) Remember - without an accent it’s a caff, with an accent it’s a café Quick tip - hold down Ctrl and Alt and press e at the same time to get an é in most documents. POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’ Competition: List words containing é in 2 minutes. Extension: What other ways are there to write this sound?

19. f comme fantôme fantastique fenêtre sportif, neuf Did you notice that this is a letter that you do pronounce at the end of a word? Another way to write this sound is with ph éléphant, téléphone, physique, POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’ Competition: Find 3 nouns, 2 adjectives, 2 verbs and one adverb containing f and the same for ph Extension: What happens to the f sound in these phrases? Why? Il est neuf heures. Il est sportif et beau.

20. We usually do not sound the last consonant at the end of a word However, we do when: a)The consonant is C, R, F, L. To remember this think of CAREFUL ! b)the NEXT word begins with a vowel or h e.g. le mouton est blanc

21. « Un chasseur sachant chasser sait chasser sans son chien de chasse. » Virelangues (tongue twister) -you have 5 minutes to practise then challenge a team to see who can say it the fastest. POS 2.2d ‘use correct pronounciation & intonation’

22. u comme université This sound does not exist in English, try pursing your lips into a small o as if you are whistling and then try to say ‘ee’ without moving your lips. tortue La lune musique When u is added to another vowel a new sound is created; ou – rouge (more of an oo sound) au – (more of an o sound) eu –as in deux, neuf Competition:Which group can list 10 words with the ‘u’ sound first? POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

23. in – nasal sound: do not move tongue! lapin jardin interdit main pain intelligent Test your partner reading these words aloud. Record yourself if possible. Can you find 10 more words with this sound? POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

24. What happens to ‘t’ when followed by an ie or io? station service télécommunications patience ventilation Listen carefully to your teacher saying these words. What happens to the ‘t’ sound? Can you find 5 more examples? Do you notice anything about these words? Clue – think about word origins POS: 2.1a ‘identify patterns in the target language, including pronunciation & spelling’

25. Listen Savez-vous planter les choux?choux and pass an object around the class when you hear the ‘ou’ sound KS3 Framework 1.2 Developing capability & confidence in listening. ‘sustain perseverance & concentration when listening…’