Week+8+Questions

Objective:[[image:autumn_tree.jpg width="118" height="144" align="right"]]

 * To revise the core structures of //J’ai// (I have), //tu as// (you have), //il/elle a// (he/she has) and //J’aime// (I like) //, Je n’aime pas// (I don't like) and //Aimes-tu?// (Do you like?)
 * To revise core structures for asking questions.
 * To reinforce knowledge of English through explicit comparison with French structures.

Resources:
IWB or screen if you wish to use the ppt (otherwise you could just ignore the ppt and do it yourself on a white or blackboard). Question cards need to be pre-cut for final activity. // **Teachers note:** There is likely to be some confusion about which article (un or le) to use - This is an opportunity to discuss what happens in English. eg 'I have a dog' (not I have the dog) but 'I like dogs' in French becomes J'aime les chiens - as the article is not dropped). // || * PowerPoint to guide through starter activity (optional) || > 1) //Tu as un chat?// (raised intonation at end of sentence) > 2) //As-tu un chat?// > 3) //Est-ce que tu as un chat?//
 * ~  ||~ Description ||~ Resources ||
 * ~ Starter || * **Revise the core structures** // J'ai, tu as, il/elle a, j'aime, je n'aimes pas //and// aimes-tu? //(see above for translations) ie. the first forms of the verbs avoir (to have) and aimer (to like). Use the ppt provided, or start by writing the words on the board and asking children in groups to compete to remember what they all mean in English. Then challenge children to try to make sentences using one of the phrases by adding a noun. For example, ask the children to add the noun //'un chien'// (the dog) - can they make a sentence using one of the phrases. The children might then come up with //'J'ai un chien'//
 * ~ Main Activity || * **Brainstorm in English** how many different ways we have of asking questions. Elicit ideas such as intonation and word order.
 * **Move on to show the same is true in French:** Write the following different ways of asking **'Do you have a cat'** in French on the board.
 * **Practise saying and asking each of them.** Can the children use the modelled patterns to ask if someone has a dog or other animal? Can they extend this to another noun of their choice?

> 2) //Aimes-tu le foot?// > 3) //Est-ce que tu aimes le foot?// > > **Card Match-up:** Give one card per child then ask the children to get up and find their partner who will have the other half of their question/answer. (Links to O6.3) //**Teachers note:** These 3 structures will work for all questions in French. Children often find it really reassuring to know that a complex word such as 'est-ce que' doesn't really mean anything at all except to signal a question. Remember in French to use the article with likes and dislikes, even when in English it may be dropped - for example J'aime **le** foot, and to remind children that le/la/les mean 'the' while un/une/des equate to a/some. Finally - in the negative (I dont have) you drop the article and use '**de**' instead of the english word 'any'. eg 'Je n'ai pas **d'**animal' = I don't have any pets.// || * PowerPoint to guide through the activity (optional) ||
 * If the children are coping well, move onto a slight variation of the structure to ask **'Do you like football?'**
 * 1) //Tu aimes le foot?// (raised intonation at end of sentence)
 * ~ Plenary || * **Ask the children to read out their matched-up question and answer cards.** Have children found their correct partner? Discuss with the children what Language Learning Strategies they used to find their partners – what were the clues? How did you know if they were right or not? || * Question and answer cards [[file:Question cards Week 8.pdf]] ||