Week+5+Opinions

Objective:[[image:autumn_tree.jpg width="88" height="108" align="right"]]

 * To write and re-use the core structures of //j’aime// (I like),// je n’aime pas // (I don't like) in multiple contexts.

Resources:
Screen with sound enabled in order to play music. Copies of survey forms for each child or pair/group. //Teachers note: French grammar point - the definite article le or la (the) must be used after j'aime / je n'aime pas before the noun e.g. j'aime la télé (I like TV)// || * Soundfiles from LCF Babelzone with opinions expressed about food media type="file" key="54 - do you like tomatoes.mp3" width="240" height="20" ||
 * ~  ||~ Description ||~ Resources ||
 * ~ Starter || * Show children a selection of famous people or characters with speech bubbles. Read out one of the speech bubbles and ask children to identify which character is speaking. (see link) || * Click to link to characters and speech bubbles game ||
 * ~ Main Activity || * Children draw a picture of themselves, or if they prefer, of a famous person/character. Add speech bubbles with opinions in French. Use simple adjectives from this unit so far to express basic opinions on types of music or extend to other topics, eg // j’aime **le** football. C’est super! // or //je n’aime pas…// (links to L5.2)
 * Some children might wish to use dictionaries to look up unknown words. (Refer to week 2 to remind children of dictionary skills)
 * ~ Plenary || * Watch video ‘la musique’ (children discussing music) on Tout le monde.
 * Alternatively watch video link to Teachers TV discussion. These are children in Martinique speaking pretty fast about a variety of topics. How much can the children understand? What words can they pick out? || * Link to Tout le Monde (video is in Level 3, Module 2)
 * Link to alternative opinions discussion video from Teachersmedia.co.uk ||