Week+8+Conversations

Objective: [[image:spring.jpg width="102" height="107" align="right"]]
To revise simple introductory questions and be able to respond appropriately.

Resources:
Flashcards for 'hunt the mokey game', Puppets - bought or made by children, Petit dialogue on year 3 French DC
 * ~  ||~ Description ||~ Resources ||
 * ~ Starter || * **Play ‘hunt the monkey’**: One or two children goes outside whilst the remaining children in the classroom hide pictures of colours, and/or flashcards of the numbers to 10 and/or animals they know the names of //chat// (cat) //souris// (mouse) //lapin// (rabbit). Children re-enter the classroom and must start to hunt for the object(s). While they search the rest of the class chant repeatedly one of then nouns that the children are looking for and get louder or quieter depending on hold close/far they are to the object. || * [[file:number flashcards.pdf]]
 * [[file:Des_Couleurs.pdf]]
 * [[file:fermier++flashcards.pdf]] ||
 * ~ Main Activity || * Brainstorm with the children all the different words and phrases they can remember to greet someone and have a short conversation in French.
 * In pairs, ask the children to use the puppets to perform a conversation, using greetings ( //bonjour, salut// ), age ( //quel âge as-tu? J'ai sept ans, J'ai huit ans// ), name ( //Comment tu t'appelles? Comment t'appelles=tu? Je m'appelle.// ..) and how are you ( //ça-va? ça-va bien, comme-ci comme-ça, ça-va mal / ça ne va pas// )

//Teachers note: It is advisable to watch the short 5-min video demonstration of a similar lesson to get a feel for the level of activity to expect from the children and the small amount of language that you need to focus on. You might want to warm up with a video clip of children greeting each other in French - if you have any commercial resources there will be such an example you can use here. // || * Link for video demonstration of similar lesson without using puppets
 * Link for more complex dialogue to copy
 * Puppets (shop-bought or home-made)
 * Recap by playing the reorder beginner phrases game online ||
 * ~ Plenary || * Ask for volunteers to ‘perform’ conversations between puppets for the class, or video the puppet dialogues and upload to vle/blog for parental dislay.
 * Alternatively watch and enjoy this introductory video about life in a French primary school from BBC learning clips. || * Puppets
 * (optional) video cameras
 * Link to watch BBC video clip ||