Christmas – themedCore structures for KS2 French

Starter / 5-minute activities

(based on the Hampshire End-of-Year 6 Transfer Agreement for Languages)

Jo Rhys-Jones December 2011

Yr.6 should know these core elements well after 4 yrs of entitlement: Additional language to be considered a bonus and non-essential. Topic areas are not to be specified.Nouns Awareness that nouns can be m or f; how to recognise s. or pl; Dictionary skills.

Alphabet Key phoneme/graphemes ch, ou, é/er/et/ez, gn, on/an, in/ain, oi ; simple awareness of silent letters.

Adjectives Colour, size and some simple adjectives. Basic awareness of position / agreement.

Core structures C’est… It is…Ce n’est pas… It isn’t…Il y a…. There is / there are…Il n’y a pas de… There isn’t / aren’t...J’ai... I have...Tu as… You have...Il/elle a… He/she has...Je n’ai pas de.. I haven’t got / don’t have …Je suis... I am...Tu es… You are...Il/elle est... He/she is…J’aime… I like...Je n’aime pas… I don’t like...Je voudrais... I would like…

Numbers At least to 31. Ideally up to 69. Up to 100 is a bonus.Days/Months Quelle est la date aujourd’hui? Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?

Telling the time (On the hour) Il est une heure. - It is 1 o’clock. Il est deux heures. – It is 2 o’clock.Recognise & answer basic questions.

Qu’est-ce que c’est? What is it? Où est..? Where is..?Quel âge as-tu? How old are you? As-tu? Do you have..?Aimes-tu? Do you like …..?Comment tu t’appelles? What is your name? / comment t’appelles-tu?

How to use these slides:

• As a starter or 5-minute filler activity• Display one slide on board.• Ask children to use mini-whiteboards to write

down as many sentences as they can using the structure.

• Set a time limit of 2 minutes and ask groups to read back their best sentences.

• If stuck there are reminders and suggestions underneath each slide in the notes

C’est

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Ce n’est pas

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Il y a

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Il n’y a pas de

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J’ai

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Je n’ai pas de

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Tu as....?

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Il a

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Elle a

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Je suis

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J’aime

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Je n’aime pas

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Il est

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Elle est

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Je voudrais

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