Let’s enjoy placesSession 3

Let’s Enjoy Places – Session 3

il fait beau – it’s fine/nice weatheril fait mauvais – it’s bad weatheril fait chaud – it’s hotil fait froid – it’s coldil pleut – it’s raining/it rainsil neige – it’s snowing/it snowsil y a du vent – it’s windy

Questionsquel temps fait-il? – what is the weather [like]?Classroom languagedevinez - guess

janvier – January février – February mars – March avril – April mai – May juin – June juillet – July août – August septembre – September octobre – October novembre – November décembre – December Extrail y a du brouillard – it’s foggyil y a de l’orage – it’s stormyil est nuageux – it’s cloudymais – but cependant – howeverpourtant – yet/but

Phonics Focus

r sound, particularly in combination with other letters:

• froid• février• septembre/octobre/novembre/décembre

Grammar Focus

en/au mois de + months• en septembre• au mois de septembre

Use of impersonal ‘il’ to mean ‘it’• il pleut• il neige

Teaching Tips

It is a good idea to vary the way you present new vocabulary, and to include a range of approaches (not always pictures) that will appeal to different learning styles. Actions and mimes can be very effective and actively involve the learners, especially if you ask them to invent their own gestures!

Learning all the months of the year thoroughly can take time. In this context you may decide that it is appropriate to present the vocabulary fairly quickly, practise pronunciation and then provide a reference source such as a French calendar that learners can consult as they work on the task. Months can be repeated and reinforced in different learning contexts, for example birthdays, seasons, festivals.

Do One Thing!

• Using a simple weather chart, ask your class every day ‘Quel temps fait-il?’

• Think about how you can incorporate spoken French when children are finding out and recording information, by equipping them with a simple question and answer format to use in pairs or groups

• Practise using a connective (mais/cependant/pourtant) to link two pieces of contrasting information

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