Y5 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 1
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Lesson one Weather
Resources/preparation: Map of France, DVD Section 7, Weather flashcards, weather ppt, weather song ppt
Framework
refs
IU5.2
Recognise
similarities
and
differences
between
places
Learning
Objective
Talk about the
weather in
France.
Learn new
weather
phrases.
Introduction/
Warm up
Plenary/
consolidation
Revise nos 1-50
Using map of france talk about
Listen to sounds
Recite them in the style weather patterns in France (revise in temps and
of:
au nord, au sud, à l’est, à ‘ouest)
vent
(choose
Where have you
characters/animals/per Which parts will be the warmest in heard them
sonalities etc, children
summer? What would it be like in before?
count, every ten
France
numbers call out name the Alps or other mountains in
winter?
trente
of
character/animal/perso
nality to say them in
the style of)
e.g. Homer un “doh”,
deux “doh”, etc
piglet, lion,
Activities
*Watch DVD section 7 “Quel
temps fait-il?”
*Echoing activity with weather
flashcards/powerpoint
*Listen to weather song on Early
Start CD (ppt)
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Geography – link to project on mountain environments
KAL
Il y a du
soleil
Il y a du
vent
In France
you will
commonly
hear ‘il y a’
(there is)
used
instead of il
fait du (it
makes) but
some
cannot be
changed so
stick to
these 2!
ICT Links
www.linguafun.eu Click on Quel temps fait-il for sound files
of weather. Activity 1 – map of France saying weather in
French cities.
Weather ppt (including map of france)
Weather song ppt
Evaluation
New
Language
il fait chaud
(it’s hot)
il fait froid
(it’s cold)
il y a du soleil
(it’s sunny)
il y a du vent
(it’s windy)
Quel temps
fait-il ?
(what’s the
weather like?
Literally What weather
makes it?)
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Lesson two
Y5 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 1
Resources/preparation: weather flashcards, Frère Jacques’ weather (ppt)
Framework
refs
L5.3
Write words,
phrases and
short
sentences
using a
reference
05.4 Prepare
a short
presentation
on a familiar
topic
Learning
Objective
Sing a song
about the
weather.
Write own
version of the
weather song.
Introduction/
Warm up
Play number ping pong
– divide class into 2
groups
Start with ‘un’ – first
child in group one says
‘un plus (2/3/4)….
Marie’
Marie in group 2
responds with ‘trois
plus 2/3/4’… Ben. Aim
is to get the other
group to have to say
‘trente’.
Activities
*Repetition activities with weather
flashcards.
Actions:
Il fait beau (thumbs up)
Il y a du soleil ( draw circle with
hands)
Il fait froid (shiver)
Il fait mauvais (emphasise word and
pull face)
Il fait chaud (wipe brow)
Il pleut (fingers make rain)
Il y a du vent (hands move quickly
from left to right)
Il neige (draw snowman)
Plenary/
consolidation
Pairs perform
revised versions of
song and teach to
rest of class.
KAL
New
Language
il fait mauvais
(the weather is
bad)
il pleut
(it’s raining)
il neige
(it’s snowing)
*Sing weather to the tune of ‘Frère
Jacques’ (ppt)
*Pairs to think of ways of changing
song by substituting weather phrases
and actions
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Geography/science – take weather readings daily and announce in
French ‘il fait froid/ 15 degrés’ etc
 ICT – find out daily weather in Britain and France
 DT - design and make a weather dial
Evaluation
ICT Links
www.linguafun.eu Click on Quel temps fait-il?
Frère Jacques’ weather (ppt)
http://www.meteo.fr/temps/ tto find out today’s weather in
France
Y5 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 1
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Lesson three
Resources/preparation: Early Start DVD 2, mini weather flashcards
Framework
refs
O5.1
Prepare and
practise a
simple
conversation
IU5.2
Recognise
similarities
and
differences
between
places
Learning
Objective
To be able to
describe the
weather
Introduction/
Warm up
Revise numbers 50 –
100.
Play number ping
pong with numbers
50 – 100. Losing
team says 100.
Activities
Watch DVD section 7 again.
Discuss annual international kite
festival held on beaches of Bercksur-Mer in Nord-Pas de Calais.
Explain that because France is
twice the size of Britain the climate
changes quite a lot from one part
to another.
Plenary/
consolidation
Remind
children of
structures
Il y a and
Il fait
Introduce
‘Il fait gris or il
y a des
nuages’
Link with
colour words.
KAL
Il fait gris –
literally
means ‘it’s
grey’
Il y a des
nuages –
literally
means
‘there are
clouds’
* Play miming game in pairs.
Shuffle mini flash cards – take it in
Il y a can
turns to turn over – don’t show
mean ‘there
partner, mime the weather, partner
is’ or ‘there
has to guess and say
are’
‘Aujourd’hui il fait beau’ , partner
replies ‘oui, il fait beau’ or ‘non,
aujourd’hui il fait mauvais’ etc.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
ICT Links
www.linguafun.eu Click on Quel temps fait-il
 DT/science – use French instructions in Early Start to make a kite,
design and test kites
 Geography – compare climate patterns in England and France
 ICT - research kites/ weather in France/ area of Nord-Pas de Calais
Evaluation
New
Language
Aujourd’hui
il fait gris
(today it’s
grey/
cloudy)
Y5 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 1
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Lesson four
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
05.1
Prepare and
practise a
simple
conversation,
reusing
familiar
vocabulary
05.2
Understand
and express
simple
opinions
box of props linked to the weather, mini weather flash cards/dominoes, Singing French CD
Learning
Objective
To be able to
say whether a
description of
the weather is
true or false.
Introduction/
Warm up
Sing Ma Trousse
to revise classroom
objects
Activities
Get child to select prop from the
box and ask ‘Quel temps fait-il?’
Rest of class has to guess
which weather is being
represented. Aim to be first to
say and do the action – e.g.
Shiver ‘il fait froid’.
Ask ‘c’est vrai ou faux? (true or
false) answer ‘Oui, c’est vrai’ or
‘Non, c’est faux ...il fait....etc)
Plenary/
KAL
consolidation
Spot the silent
Silent letters
letters
Thumbs up or
down if you hear
the ‘t’ in
il fait beau
il fait gris
Quel temps faitil?
il fait froid
il y a du vent
Introduce new weather phrase ‘il
y a du brouillard’ (it is foggy)
Paired activity – weather
snap/weather dominoes
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
ICT Links
www.linguafun.eu Click on Quel temps fait-il

Evaluation
New
Language
Il y a du
brouillard
(it’s foggy)
Y5 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 1
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Lesson five
Resources/preparation: IWB dans le panier activity/ mini food flashcards from year 4
Framework
refs
05.1
Prepare and
practise a
simple
conversation,
reusing
familiar
vocabulary
and
structures in
new contexts
Learning
Objective
To understand
and use the
expression ‘il y
a’ in different
contexts.
Introduction/
Warm up
Play game
‘Je pense à quelque
chose dans la
classe. Qu’est-ce
que c’est ?’ (I’m
thinking of something
in class, what is it ?)
‘C’est bleu, c’est
petit.’
Children guess
‘C’est un crayon?’
Activities
Review weather phrases.
Compare il fait/il y a
Talk about the use of’ ‘il y a’ to
mean ‘there is/there are’.
IWB activity – Dans le panier
(in the basket).
*Dans le panier il y a ….. (or
use OHT and mini food
flashcards piled on top – class
need to guess.. Dans le panier
il y a…)
Plenary/
consolidation
Change context –
ask :
‘Qu’est-ce qu’il y a
dans la classe ?’
What is in the
classroom ?
Respond with
Dans la classe il y a
un stylo etc.
KAL
Il y a there
is/there
are
New
Language
‘Qu’est-ce
qu’il y a ?’
(what is
there ?)
Phonetic Kes killee ya
*Pair activity, shuffle food
cards, take it in turns to say
‘Dans le panier il y a…’
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
ICT Links
www.linguafun.eu Click on Les fruits, Les legumes for

various activities revising fruits and vegetables
IWB – Dans le panier
Evaluation
Y5 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 1
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Lesson six
Resources/preparation: IWB word snake activity, maps of France for weather forecast.
Framework
refs
05.1
Prepare and
practise a
simple
conversation,
reusing
familiar
vocabulary
L5.2
Make simple
sentences
and short
texts
Learning
Objective
To be able to
identify simple
weather
sentences
To present a
weather
forecast.
Introduction/
Warm up
Revise
‘au nord, au
sud, à l’est, à
l’ouest,
Designate
compass
points around
room.
Children close
eyes and
move,
according to
directions.
Activities
Word snake activity on IWB or on board.
Children have to guess what the weather
phrases are without punctuation and gaps.
*Paired activity.
Give pairs map of France. They decide
where to put weather symbols and then
prepare a short weather presentation based
on their map.
‘Voici le temps aujourd’hui –
Dans le nord il fait mauvais, etc.’
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ICT Links


Maths – compass points/coordinates
Weather role play – link literacy television script
Evaluation
Plenary/
consolidation
Rest of class
listen and
explain in
English the
weather in
France.
IWB – snake activity.
KAL
New
Language