French Second Level The Weather Vocabulary Quel temps fait-il? Whats the weather like? Il fait...

French Second Level The Weather

Vocabulary Quel temps fait-il? Whats the weather like? Il fait beauIts nice Il fait chaudIts hot Il fait froidIts cold Il fait grisIts grey Il neigeIts snowing Il pleutIts raining Il y a du ventIts windy Il y a du soleilIts sunny You will also see Il fait du soleil and Il fait du vent being used but the French are more likely to use Il y a du vent and il y a du soleil. Il y a des temptes/oragesIts stromy Il y a/il fait du brouillardIts foggy Il y a des nuagesIts cloudy Les saisonsThe seasons Cest quelle saison?What season is it? Cest le printemps Its spring Cest ltIts summer Cest lautomneIts autumn Cest lhiverIts winter

Second Level Weather Please note that this PPT is largely the same as First Level Weather except for the inclusion of the seasons and 3 further items (stormy, cloudy and foggy) These have been incorporated into the Early Level activities and there are also some extra songs and ICT activities. First section of this powerpoint recaps weather vocab from Early/ First level. If pupils are already secure, you could skip straight through to seasons.

Second Level Significant Aspects of Learning Actively take part in daily routine Understand and respond to classroom instructions and personal information from familiar sources Listen, join in and respond to a story, song or poem Participate in familiar games, paired speaking and short role plays Further develop an understanding of, interest in and respect for other countries, cultures and languages Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the value of language learning including skills for life and work Take part in simple, paired conversations about themselves, others and interests of their choice Ask for help confidently using learned phrases and familiar language Give a short presentation about a familiar topic Pronounce words sufficiently accurately so as to make the meaning clear Work with others and make a successful contribution to a group presentation in English supported by the target languages

Read aloud a simple text Read and understand a variety of simple texts Make comparisons between English and target language (including use of a bi-lingual dictionary with support) Write about themselves and others and check the accuracy of own writing Exchange straightforward information in writing using familiar words and phrases Second Level Significant Aspects of Learning

Quel temps fait-il?

Il fait beau!

Il fait chaud!

Il fait froid

Il fait gris

Il pleut

Il neige!

Il y a du vent

Il y a du soleil

Il y a des orages

Il y a des nuages

Il y a du brouillard

Embedding the language Ask what the weather is like in French at the start of everyday along with the date. Printed and laminated weather vocab. PPT slides could be used to support this.

Sample activities You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom. This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

Quel temps fait-il? Look at the following weather pictures. Listen to the three different weathers in French. Can you choose which one best describes the picture?

Quel temps fait-il?

Oui! Il fait beau!

Quel temps fait-il?

Oui! Il neige!

Quel temps fait-il?

Oui! Il pleut!

Quel temps fait-il?

Oui! Il fait chaud!

Quel temps fait-il?

Oui! Il fait froid!

Quel temps fait-il?

Oui! Il y a du soleil!

Quel temps fait-il?

Oui, bravo tout le monde! Il y a du vent!

Quel temps fait-il? Fancy dress game. Select a range of props which match the different weather types (e.g. sunglasses, hat and scarf, warm coat, bucket and spade, umbrella etc.) Pupils sit in a circle with all items placed in the middle. One pupil goes to the centre. All pupils chant, Quel temps fait-il? Teacher (or pupil) calls a weather in French. Pupil in the centre puts on an item of clothing which matches that type of weather.

Weather snap! Pupils have different weather symbol cards on their desks/in a group Class ask the question Quel temps fail-il? Teacher says a weather type and they have to slap the card (or hold up the correct one!). As they grow in confidence they can be asked to individually choose a weather.

Quel temps fait-il? Charades Teacher teaches actions to each of the weather phrases e.g. shivering for cold, putting up an umbrella for rain etc. Class chant question Quel temps fait-il? Teacher then says a weather phrase and class do the mime as a group. Pupils then take over saying the weather phrase. Teacher then models miming a weather and pupils have to guess which one it is. Pupils then mime for others in class.

Songs and videos! You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom. This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class. You will find a set of more challenging activities in First Level Days of the Week and Months.

Quand il neige

Quel temps fait-il aujourdhui?

Quel temps fait-il? Quel temps fait-il? Quel temps fait-il? Il fait beau, beau, beau, beau Quel temps fait-il? Quel temps fait-il? Il fait chaud, chaud, chaud, chaud Quel temps fait-il? Quel temps fait-il? Il fait gris, gris, gris, gris Quel temps fait-il? Quel temps fait-il? Il fait froid, froid, froid, froid Quel temps fait-il? Quel temps fait-il? Il neige,neige, neige, neige

Les saisons

Le printemps

Lautomne

Lhiver

Cest quelle saison?

Oui, cest lt!

Cest quelle saison?

Oui, cest lhiver!

Cest quelle saison?

Oui, cest lautomne!

Cest quelle saison?

Oui, cest le printemps!

Quel temps fait-il? Look at the following weather pictures. Listen to the audio description of the weather. Decide which Season they are describing

Cest quelle saison? Regardez les photos et coutez les descriptions du temps Decidez cest quelle saison?

Cest quelle saison?

Oui, cest lt!

Cest quelle saison?

Oui, cest le printemps!

Cest quelle saison?

Oui, cest lautomne!

Cest quelle saison?

Oui, cest lhiver!

Songs and videos! You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom. This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class. You will find a set of more challenging activities in First Level Days of the Week and Months.

Les saisons chanson

Explain everything app! If your school has ipads/ tablets you can use explain everything for pupils to create an exciting presentation about the weather. This link is from the digital learning team website which explains how to use the app. http://digitallearningteam.org/ipad/ipad-video- http://digitallearningteam.org/ipad/ipad-video- tutorials/apps-to-enhance-learning/ Pupils can demonstrate the vocab they have learned through drawing, writing and recording audio in French.

You will find a bank of sample ICT activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom. This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class. You will find a set of more supported activities in Early Feelings and more challenging activities in Level 2 Feelings. Each of the slides contains an image of the website page. If you click on the image it will take you to the page. Alternatively you can use a link address which you will find in the slide notes. ICT Resources online

BBC languages weather games, videos and songs.

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