Week+2+Family

Objective:[[image:autumn_tree.jpg width="88" height="108" align="right"]]
To hear the core structure of //‘Tu as?’// or //'As-tu?'// (Have you got?) and //‘J’ai’ //(I have...) and to learn new vocabulary for family members: //ma sœur// (my sister), //mon frère // (my brother), //mon père// (my father), //ma mère// (my mother)

Resources:
IWB or screen to show Simpson tree (or printed flashcards). Sound enabled if wishing to use the Languages Online family tree too. A ball or beanbag. // (Teachers note: If class struggling with 'Est-ce que’, use Tu as..? and raise voice at the end to show it is a question. My class like 'As-tu...? because it sounds like a sneeze! ) // || * Online interactive family tree from Languages Online
 * ~  ||~ Description ||~ Resources ||
 * ~ Starter || * Teacher introduces the concept of family by using a cartoon family tree (eg the Simpsons, see resources) and pretending to be one member (eg. Maggie). Teacher then says //'Ma sœur s’appelle Lisa, mon frère s’appelle Bart, mon père s'appelle Homer et ma ma mère s'appelle Marge'// pointing to the appropriate pictures.
 * Ask the children what they think you just said.
 * Ask the children to repeat the key words for sister, brother, mother and father. || * Picture of Simpson family tree
 * Simplified flashcard chart of a family tree from Languages Online ||
 * ~ Main Activity || * Teach how to say 'I have + a brother / a sister': //J’ai’ une // //sœur//, //J'ai un frère //(Check they have noticed //un// + brother and //une// + sister)
 * Ask the children 'How would you say 'I have 2 sisters?' (answer = // J'ai deux // sœurs ) etc.
 * Teach the negative //Je n'ai pas de sœur / Je n'ai pas de frère // (I don't have any sisters / I don't have any brothers) Would any of the Simpson character say this? Would it apply to any of the children in class?
 *  Practise repeating the question<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> //‘Est-ce que tu as un fr// <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//ère// <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//?’// and the corresponding answer <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//‘Oui, j’ai un fr//  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//ère// <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//’//, alternating occasionally with <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//‘Non’ je n’ai pas de fr//  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//ère ’. //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">Teacher passes a ball/beanbag around the class and as it passed asks // ‘Est-ce que tu as un fr //<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//ère ou une// //sœur// <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">//?// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">The child holding the ball/beanbag can reply //oui/non//.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">Gradually extend to a whole phrase <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//‘Oui, j’ai un fr////ère////’//, or <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//‘Non’ je n’ai pas de fr////ère ’ // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">according to confidence and ability (Links to O 4.2)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Look closely at the spelling of the new words.Discuss the effect of <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">è phoneme making the ‘air’ sound. Can children spot that they rhyme?
 * media type="file" key="07 Family members.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="08 this is my father.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * (soundfile from LCF Babelzone) ||
 * ~ Plenary || * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">Repeat starter activity, but as a different Simpson family member. Challenge the children to guess which character the teacher is. Can any of them take the teachers place and try to do the same? || * same as before ||