Lesson video

Hi there, my name is Mr. Byrne-Smith.

And today, I'm going to be teaching you some spelling.

In today's lesson, we'll look at French-derived sounds and words.

We're looking at words which have come from or via the French language.

If you haven't yet watched lesson two of 10, I really recommend that you do that first.

So you're in a really good place for today's lesson.

Right to you, let's make a start.

Here's the agenda for today's lesson.

First, we're going to look at some key vocabulary.

Then we'll go to recap the spelling rules for this unit.

Then we'll learn a brand new strategy for taking a test.

In this lesson, you will need an exercise book or paper, pencil, and of course your brain.

If you need to run off and get these things, pause the video now.

Okay, let's go through some key vocabulary.

My turn your turn.

Definition.

Definition is the meaning of a word.

Adjective.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

It tells you what it's like.

Noun.

A noun is a person, place or thing.

Origin.

Origin is where something comes from.

Where we talk about the origin of a word.

We're thinking about where it comes from, which language it comes from, which country it comes from.

Let's recap, the rules we've learned so far.

First let's look at the 'sh' sound.

Let's see if we can identify where the 'sh' sound is, in each of these words.

We have shin, bush, spatial and machine.

Pause the video and have a think.

Okay, so in shin is at the beginning and it's spelled with an S-H.

In bush, it's at the end, and it's spelled with an S-H.

In spatial it's in the middle, and it's spelled with a T-I.

And in machine, it's also in the middle and it's spelled with a C-H.

These various spellings all make the 'sh' sound.

We get to focus on the C-H spelling, just like in the word machine.

Here's some more words that contain the C-H spelling of that 'sh' sound.

We have machine, chef and chalet.

We refer to this sound as the French 'sh' spelling.

Words that contain that 'sh' sound spelled C-H, often come from French.

They either come from French, or sometimes they come via the French language, before making their way to English.

Here we have four words, all of which contain the 'sh' sound.

I'd like you to see if you can identify, which use the French spelling of the 'sh' sound.

And therefore come from French.

Pause the video now and have a go.

Okay, we have chalet, brochure, bush and essential.

The two spellings that come from the French 'sh' are, chalet and brochure.

Bush and essential do contain the 'sh' sound.

However it's spelled differently.

Here we have four more words, brioche, fish, parachute and short.

Brioche is a type of sweet bread.

Let's see if we can identify which of these words contain the French spelling of the 'sh' sound.

And therefore come from French.

Pause the video now.

Okay, we have brioche and parachutes.

These words both contain the French spelling of the 'sh' sound and come from French.

Here's a sentence I'm going to read out to you.

We have two options with regards to the spelling of the missing word.

We're looking for the correct spelling.

I need you to focus very carefully on what the word looks like.

Often you can tell when a word looks right, and when it doesn't.

And that's what I want you to rely on.

To make life easier lots of factories, use machines.

Pause, and video, and have a think.

Okay, to make life easier, lots of factories use machines.

and here it is making use of the C-H French spelling of the 'sh' sound.

The word machines contains the C-H spelling and comes from French.

Here, we have a new sentence.

I sailed across the vast ocean on a ship.

Now, look at the two options we have for the spelling of the word ship.

Which of those do you think is correct? Think carefully about how the word looks and make a decision based on that.

You can often tell.

Pause the video now.

Okay, I sailed across the vast ocean on a ship.

It definitely looks right, doesn't it? Our other option looks like the word chip.

In fact, that is the spelling of the word chip.

It's funny because while these spelling will make the same sound, we're so used to seeing them, that lots of them look very much out of place when they're used in the wrong words.

Now we're going to look at the 'g' and 'k' sound.

'G' and 'k' First we're looking at the 'g' sound.

Here, we have two words that contain the 'g' sound.

Fatigue, which means tiredness and league.

Think very carefully about how the 'g' sound is spelled in both of these instances.

It's spelt using the G-U-E.

We refer to this as the French spelling of the 'g' sound, because words that contain this spelling often come from French.

Words that contain a 'g' sound, spelled G-U-E, often come from French.

Here we have four words, they all contain the 'g' sound.

I'd like you to help me identify the words that contain the French spelling of the 'g' sound and therefore come from French.

Good, league, synagogue, jog.

Pause the video now.

Okay.

The words that contain the French spelling of the 'g' sound, are league and synagogue.

These are words which both come from or via French.

Here's a sentence that uses a word containing the sound.

We have two spellings.

I like you to help me figure out, which is correct based on how the words look.

You should always trust your instincts.

'cause often you can tell.

My football team are top of the league.

Pause the video now and have a go.

Okay.

Correct spelling is this one? The French spelling of the good sound.

Let's have another go.

As I ran through the forest, I tripped over a large log.

We have two spellings there.

Now the word log contains the 'g' sound, but how is it spelled? Pause the video now and have a go.

Okay, so how do we spell the 'g' sound in log? The correct spelling is this one.

The other option doesn't look right, no at all.

It does contain a legitimate spelling of the 'g' sound, it contains the French spelling.

However, we're so used to seeing the word log and words like it such as dog.

But seeing this alternative just looks very, very wrong.

And we can tell that it's not right.

Now, let's look at the 'k' sound.

Here we have two words that contain the 'k' sound.

We have unique and antique.

They both use the same spelling.

Spelling is Q-U-E.

That's the spelling we're going to focus on, that is the French spelling of the 'k' sound.

Because often, words containing this sound that spell it using Q-U-E come from the French language.

Words that contain the 'k' sound, spelled Q-U-E often come from French.

Here, we have four words, antique, kit, lick, unique.

They all contain the 'k' sound.

I like you to help me identify, which contain the French spelling of the 'k' sound.

Read them out loud, very carefully, and look at them very carefully.

Pause the video now.

Okay.

The words which contain the French spelling of the 'k' sound are these two.

You can see, they contain the Q-U-E spelling of the 'k' sound and they therefore come from French.

Here's a sentence, it has a missing word.

The missing word uses the 'k' sound, but I'm not sure how to spell it, so I need your help.

We're going to figure out, based on what our two options look like.

I tried cutting through it, but it was too thick.

I tried cutting through it, but it was too thick.

And we have two options.

Both of which containment the 'k' sound.

Pause the video and have a go now.

Okay, the correct spelling is this one, which is not the French spelling.

The French spelling down at the bottom there is quite obviously incorrect.

We know that just by looking at it.

This is a word which we're very used to seeing.

We're used to seeing words about like this or similarly, therefore we see a sound or a spelling out of place like we have here.

It's very, very obvious.

So trust your instincts, trust your guts.

Let's have another go.

Muslims worship at the mosque.

Pause the video and have a go.

Okay.

The correct spelling is this one, the word mosque comes from the French word for mosque.

Therefore is spelt using the French 'k' sound.

Okay, let's learn a new strategy.

This strategy is called circle-the-right-one.

And actually we've been practising it just now.

This strategy relies on using a variety of spellings for the same word, only one of which is correct.

Your job is to circle the right one.

Now you can do this strategy on yourself.

However, it works best if you do it for somebody else, or if they do it for you.

That way, you're having to think really carefully about your options and so are they.

Here's an example.

I'm going to use the word league.

Here's my first spelling of the word league.

Here's my second and here's my third.

So I now have three spellings in front of me, all of which make the right noises.

So if I were to read each of these, literally as they're written, they would all sound like league, which is what makes this tricky, but also what makes it so valuable.

Your job is to circle the right one.

Perhaps you could have a go at that now, by pointing to the one that you think is spelled correctly.

That one.

Question is why is it's a useful strategy? Well, I have three reasons.

Number one, when you pick your correct spelling of the three options, you have to kind of explain why you've picked it.

This is really useful.

Often this forces you to think carefully about the rules that you've learned in spelling.

This makes your understanding and knowledge even stronger.

Also the options make the word easier to spot.

When you have three options to pick from, it makes picking the correct spelling easier.

You're not having to formulate the letters yourselves, the options are already there.

And therefore the picking process becomes a little bit easier.

Thirdly, you have to think about the spelling carefully.

This in particular refers to when you create the spellings for somebody else.

When I created those three options of the word league, I had to think carefully, which spellings make the right noises.

So which spellings will sound like league when they're read out loud.

That process is actually really valuable 'cause I'm thinking about the various combinations of letters, which make the same sounds.

When you test somebody near by on one of your spelling words, you're going to have to do the same thing.

You're going to have to think about three spellings, which all visibly could be the correct spelling based on how they sound.

That's really valuable.

Time for you to have a go.

I'd like you to try out this new strategy on some of this week's spelling words, chef, parachute, fatigue, and mosque.

It's really useful, if there's somebody that you can test this out on.

Okay, time for our test.

First, I like to write the numbers one to 10, very clearly.

Pause the video and do this now.

Okay.

I'm going to go through each of our words carefully by putting them in context.

If you need to pause the video, please do.

Remember, you can use a variety of strategies to help yourself remember the spelling of the word.

If you need to take your time and write out a few options, please do.

And then pick the one that you think looks or sounds correct.

The first word is chef.

She wants to be a chef in a top restaurant, when she grows up.

Two, machine.

A lever is a type of simple machine.

Three, brochure.

If you want to find out more about the museum, read the brochure.

Four, parachute.

Even with a parachute, I felt scared jumping.

Five, league.

My basketball team are top of the league.

Six, fatigue.

After 10 hours of walking, the fatigue started to set in.

Seven, intrigue.

Everyone wants to know what happens, there's intrigue everywhere.

Eight, unique.

Each of us is unique.

Nine, antique.

The ancient home was full of antiques.

10, mosque.

Muslims worship at the mosque.

Okay, fantastic job.

We're going to go through the answers.

If there are any you've got wrong, then please write the correct spelling next to your answer.

Remember to look at all of those letters that you might have gotten right.

Even if you got the overall spelling wrong, you probably got the majority of the letters, right? So don't worry, what a good sign that is.

And it suggests that you're ever so close to cracking it.

I'm going to read each word out slowly, letter by letter.

Listen carefully.

Chef, C-H-E-F.

Two, machine, M-A-C-H-I-N-E.

Three, brochure, B-R-O-C-H-U-R-E.

Four, parachute, P-A-R-A-C-H-U-T-E.

Five, league, L-E-A-G-U-E.

Six, fatigue, F-A-T-I-G-U-E.

Seven, Intrigue, I-N-T-R-I-G-U-E.

Eight, unique, U-N-I-Q-U-E.

Nine, antique, A-N-T-I-Q-U-E.

10, mosque, M-O-S-Q-U-E.

Okay, and that's the end of the test.

Well done, you've done a fantastic job.

Today we've looked at key vocabulary, we've recapped rules, we've learned a new strategy and we've done a test.

So, well done.

And that's the end of the lesson.

Congratulations on your hard work.

Bye.