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KS2 French: 4. Les repas et la famille (Meals and the family)

13. Game: Jeu de vitesse

13. Game: Jeu de vitesse - click to mp3

Bonjour à tous et à toutes: Juliet and Jean-Baptiste have a message for Maryana who is about to have a meal with her family.

Le jeu de vitesse (Game of speed): In this game children have 10 seconds to name six fruits. The next challenge is 10 seconds for four desserts followed by 10 seconds for the names of the different mealtimes.

Mme Réponse-à-tout on grammar: Malia wants to know why there are different ways to say ‘my’ in French. Mme Réponse-à-tout explains the three different ways to say ‘my’ in French.

14. Song: 'Bon appétit'

14. La chanson: 'Bon appétit' - click to mp3

Song: ‘Enjoy your meal'

Children can in with the chorus when ready.

See below for a video of the song including the lyrics on screen.

15. Le quiz de Radio Labo

15. Le quiz de Radio Labo - click to mp3

Quiz: Vrai ou faux? / True or false?: In this quiz, Juliet and Jean-Baptiste give three different colloquial expressions and ask what they might mean in English.

Mme Réponse-à-tout on pronunciation: Malia wants to know why she can’t hear the ‘s’ at the end of plural nouns. Mme R-a-t explains that most final consonants are silent in French - e.g. les salades.

16: Story: 'Le repas de famille'

16: L'histoire: 'Le repas de famille' - click to mp3

Story: 'The family meal'

Au revoir Radio Labo: Jean-Baptise and Juliet bid farewell.

Listen to all four clips as a single audio file.

Watch an animated version of the song.

the transcript/translation of 'Les repas et la famille' (pdf).

Curriculum guidance

This series has been designed to complement a school’s existing programmes of work for teaching French. It has been written for 9 to 11 year olds who have been learning French for one or two years. However, teachers may also find that aspects of the programmes are suitable for younger language learners.

Teacher's Notes

Further information and guidance on using the content.

the Teacher's Notes (pdf)

 

 

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