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Family: extended practice

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I can use a range of high frequency vocabulary with grammatical accuracy to describe daily life.

I can identify a range of SSCs to spell and pronounce French names.

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Family: extended practice

Learning outcomes

I can use a range of high frequency vocabulary with grammatical accuracy to describe daily life.

I can identify a range of SSCs to spell and pronounce French names.

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Key learning points

  1. Revisiting sound-symbol correspondences regularly supports accurate spelling and pronunciation of new/familiar words.
  2. To really ‘know’ a word, you need to be able to understand it and use it to listen, read, speak and write.
  3. Secure knowledge of high frequency verbs is essential for independent communication.

Keywords

  • Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds, also known by the acronym SSC

  • Vocabulary - body of words used in a particular language; mon vocabulaire (my vocabulary) is the body of words I know in French

  • High frequency verb - verb used most frequently in a language and therefore the most useful, such as: etre, avoir, faire, and -er verbs, for example parler, penser, regarder

Common misconception

Once you 'know' some vocabulary, you should move on.

Vocabulary and grammatical concepts need consistently revisiting in order to move it in to your long term memory. Work out what learning techniques work for you but the most important thing is repetition.

Activity A1 with the French-speaking singers could be exploited further as a cultural homework or additional lesson where students find out more about the bands/singers and/or listen to some French music.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the key verbs.
Correct Answer:penser,to think, thinking
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to think, thinking

Correct Answer:regarder,to watch, watching
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to watch, watching

Correct Answer:porter,to wear, wearing
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to wear, wearing

Correct Answer:avoir,to have, having
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to have, having

Correct Answer:être,to be, being
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to be, being

Correct Answer:faire,to do/make, doing/making
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to do/make, doing/making

Q2.
Tick any of the sound-symbol correspondences that appear in the sentence, 'Mon ordinateur est rapide mais cher.'
Correct answer: silent final consonant
Correct answer: silent final -e
[e]
Correct answer: [i]
[ou]
Q3.
What's the French for 'sad'?
cher
faux
sympa
Correct answer: triste
vrai
Q4.
Tick any examples of the indefinite article.
le
la
Correct answer: un
Correct answer: une
mes
Q5.
Translate 'il y a' into English.
Correct Answer: there is, are, there is, there are, there is/are, there is, there are
Q6.
Order the translation, I like going shopping and every week I do the food shopping.
1 - J'aime
2 - faire
3 - les magasins
4 - et chaque semaine
5 - je
6 - fais
7 - les courses

6 Questions

Q1.
Tick any sound-spelling correspondences in the sentence 'Il fait les devoirs dans le jardin.'
Correct answer: silent final consanant (SFC)
silent final 'e' (SFe)
Correct answer: [j/g]
[eu]
Correct answer: [ai]
Q2.
Match each word to a category.
Correct Answer:avec,linking word (conjunction)
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linking word (conjunction)

Correct Answer:donner,a verb used with à
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a verb used with à

Correct Answer:amusant,adjective
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adjective

Correct Answer:voiture,transport
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transport

Correct Answer:il fait mauvais,weather
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weather

Correct Answer:souvent,time adverb
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time adverb

Q3.
Choose the correct definition for 'mon vocabulaire'.
the grammatical gender of a word
accurate spelling of words
pronouncing a usually silent consonant when it is followed by a vowel
Correct answer: the body of words I know in French
Q4.
Put the phrases in order in French 'there is, a house, when, okay, difficult, for, a present'.
1 - il y a
2 - une maison
3 - quand
4 - d'accord
5 - difficile
6 - pour
7 - un cadeau
Q5.
Match the subjects with the high frequency verbs.
Correct Answer:je,suis
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suis

Correct Answer:tu,as
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as

Correct Answer:elle,fait
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fait

Correct Answer:nous,pensons
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pensons

Correct Answer:vous,regardez
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regardez

Correct Answer:ils,portent
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portent

Q6.
What is the verb 'to close' in French?
Correct Answer: fermer

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