F2.05 objects v19

Early Start French 2

2.5 Les objets de la classe Classroom objects

In this section pupils learn the French names for different classroom objects, and simple phrases they can use between themselves to share and borrow objects in almost any lesson - with appropriate good manners. The teacher can give instructions in French to the class about their tools and materials. We have chosen nine common items to start with. You can add more later; see suggestions in “extra words and phrases”. It’s useful to describe some objects by their colour, so we introduce the idea of adjectives and noun gender agreement. Art and design projects - like Matisse-style cut-outs and building a kite - make enjoyable contexts for children to use their French.

Films to see

A1 - Classroom objects A2 - Kite-making

Planning your lessons

Before watching the films, you could remind pupils of previous contexts in which they have heard “as-tu...?” and “j’ai ...”. Plan activities to get children familiar with the names of the classroom objects. Then plan games to get them using the different phrases for asking and borrowing. You can add more French words as they need them; see “extra words and phrases”. When pupils are ready, introduce using colour-adjectives in French .

NEW WORDS AND PHRASES un stylo - ballpoint pen un cahier - exercise book une gomme - rubber une règle - ruler un crayon - pencil un crayon - crayon/coloured pencil de couleur des crayons - crayons/coloured pencils de couleur des ciseaux - scissors (m) la colle - glue un feutre - felt-tip pen des feutres - felt-tip pens

As-tu ...(une gomme) ? Have you got ...(a rubber)? Oui, tiens Yes, take it

(loosely translated: Yes,

here you are)

Prenez tous ...(un crayon) Everyone get out ...(a pencil)

Activities

REMINDER

Warm up

You could ask different pupils questions like: “As-tu un animal?”, “As-tu un frère?”, “Quel âge as-tu?” Replies may include “J’ai 2 frères”, “J’ai 9 ans”, “Je n’ai pas d’animal”, and will remind pupils of using “j’ai ...” and “as-tu ...?” (I have / have you?) in French. Ask pupils, how often does a classmate ask if they have, say, a rubber? And how often does the teacher ask if they have, say, a pen? Hold up felt-tip pens and ask “Quelle couleur?” to remind children of colours in French.

5.1

s’il te plaît / s’il vous plaît please Talking Dictionary

Watch film A1 Classroom objects

❑ Watch film A1: “classroom objects” which introduces the names for classroom objects and shows children asking for things.