1. La prononciation française
Je l’ai trouvé
ais/ ait and ai sounds in French make an ay sound.
Je jouais
J’ai
Il faisait beau
5 mins starter –pupils think of words containing the combination sound - ay
Je faisais
Tu étais?
J’ai fait

2. Pour commencer: Match up the French and English
En classe le 24 janvier
EXAM SKILLS
VOCAB
Le collège:
Pour commencer: Match up the French and English
La rentrée
Une heure d’étude
Un carnet de notes
La carte de sortie
Un journal intime
Un livre scolaire
A study period
A personal diary
A school book
A booklet for marks/grades
An exit pass
The first day of the school year.
5 mins – Positive / negative opinions about subjects!

3. Pour commencer: Match up the French and English
En classe le 24 janvier
EXAM SKILLS
VOCAB
Le collège:
Pour commencer: Match up the French and English
La rentrée
Une heure d’étude
Un carnet de notes
La carte de sortie
Un journal intime
Un livre scolaire
f. The first day of the school year.
a. A study period
A booklet for marks/grades
An exit pass
A personal diary
A school book
5 mins – Positive / negative opinions about subjects!

4. By the end of this lesson you...
Lesson Objectives: to revise vocabulary for the rooms in a school and compare different schools.
By the end of this lesson you...
Must be able to recognise simple opinions about differences between British/ French Schools
Should be able to give a variety of opinions and reasons for advantages/ disadvantages in each system.
Could use stolen vocab to make complex sentences.
What Star vocabulary have you found and how will you incorporate it into your own writing or speaking preparation for Controlled Assessment?
KEY WORDS
School vocabulary.
Opinions.
Adjectives.
Connectives.
Comparatives
Relative pronouns qui / que / dont
2 mins - objectives

5. Avec un partenaire, réponds aux questions...
Tu as quelles facilités dans ton collège?
Décris ton collège.
Tu te lèves à quelle heure?
Décris une journée typique.
Tu aimes le français?
Quelles matières aimes-tu?
Il y a des clubs après le collège?
Décris les activités qui sont disponibles après le collège.
will be determined by quality of answer.
EXAM SKILLS
Speaking
Pair work - differentiated responses – extension of sentences expected from all pupils
Can be done as speed dating?! Or teacher can call out pupils to answer whilst others are practising.
S-T-R-E-T-C-H yourself
Connectives / tenses/ wwww!

6. Foundation – p126 Higher – p 134 Exercice 2 a:
Read Manon’s diary and decide whether these statements are true (T , false (F) or not mentioned in the text (?)
Exercice 1 a:
Read the text and put these headings into the order in which the topics are mentioned.
Exercice 2 b:
Read Manon’s diary again and decide whether these statements are true (T , false (F) or not mentioned in the text (?)
Exercice 1 b:
Read the text again and answer the questions in English.
In mixed ability class, Two activities: H = Listening while F = reading

7. Foundation – p127 Higher – p 134 -135 Exercice 3a:
Listen to the instructions given by Mani’s tutor and match the topics below (1-4) to the four sections (A-D) you hear.
Exercice 2a
Listen to section A, in which Mani Mustafa talks about his school in Sénégal, and decide which three statements are correct.
A B C D. 3
Exercice 3b:
Listen again and answer the questions in English.
Exercice 2ab
Listen to section B and choose the 3 statements which are true according to Mani.
They must know what time you start and finish school.
To keep marks/ grades for each subject. Parents sign at the weekend.
Give a letter explaining absence to the tutor.
It shows what time you can leave school. You show it to the person on duty at the doors of the college.
In mixed ability class, Two activities: H = Listening while F = reading
If fewer pupils H in F class = use Cd Player to conduct listenings at the same time.

8. Plenary – Say 5 new items of vocabulary you have learnt this lesson.
Explain how to use the negative with de to your partner.
Explain to your partner when to use Qui / que/ où and dont
Give a sentence using qui/ que/ où and dont
2 mins – pupils in pairs revisit their opinions – encourage to move up the phrase scale!

9. N’oublie pas!
GCSE Bitesize for listening and reading practice on this topic!
GCSE BITESIZE
Linguascope
vocabulary pages for writing
and homeworks!
linguascope