Week+1+Introductions

Objective:[[image:autumn_tree.jpg width="88" height="108" align="right"]]
To learn about greetings and use them appropriately.

Resources:
Puppets. Fancy ones or home-made sock puppets. IWB with sound to show Interactive map and video clips below. //T ////eachers note: // //Salut can be used both as a greeting and as a farewell. Do we have any words in English that can be used in more than one way? // || None needed ||
 * ~  ||~ Description ||~ Resources ||
 * ~ Starter || * In English tell the class about languages that you may speak or even just have contact with.
 * Invite children to have a similar discussion with their talk partner and report back to the class. || None needed ||
 * ~ Main Activity || *  Ask children where in the world English is spoken. Use the interactive map (see Wizkid, Year 3, Unit 1, lesson 1) to show some of these places. (links to IU3.1)
 * Explain that they will be learning French and ask if they know where this is spoken. Use the resource below to show these countries.
 * Introduce Bonjour! (Hello!) and Salut! (Hi!) as you shake children’s hands around the room.
 * Consolidate with a Greetings song and/or Bonjour video clip.
 * Encourage children to go around the room greeting others (use puppets). || * Click here for Interactive map showing where English is spoken
 * Click here for map showing where French is spoken.
 * Click here for animated map with French-speaking children introducing themselves
 * Soundfiles to support pronunciation (from Babelzone)
 * Click here for Greetings Song (you can download lyrics too from this link)
 * Click here for Bonjour Video Clip ||
 * ~ Plenary || *  Say goodbye using the puppet by saying ‘Au revoir’ or ‘Salut ’