Introductary lessons to TY & 5th Year French

rose23

Hi,

Just wondering what other French teachers usually do in the first few lessons with TY'S and 5th years.

I have games/revision powerpoints organised for Junior Cycle, so Im just looking for some ideas of where to start with these year groups!

Thanks in advance..

drvantramp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ukLRXitAk

purplepapillon

Great link drvantramp! Merci Haven't done anything about David Guetta thus far but I must look into it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHoT4N43jK8

I didn't do this for an introductory lesson, but a sort of "fun lesson" as my fifth year group liked Kanye West's cover/remix version of the song, constantly singing it and so on. I said one day that his was not the original, it's by a Belgian artist, so we did this as a sort of reward for good work Asked them to listen to the song three times and try to note down any lyrics, then gave out the lyrics and we looked at the meaning.

rose23

Thanks for those links, will definitely use them throughout the year!

What do ye usually do in first few lessons with 5th years? I've never had this year group before and need some advice!!

purplepapillon

I guess some sort of "get to know you" game. I have done this as a sub teacher with a new class. I basically googled what to do with a new class. I know lol

A simple game

The first person says
"Je m'appelle Jane".

Second person,
"Je m'appelle John et elle s'appelle Jane".

Third:
"Je m'appelle Jake et il s'appelle John et elle s'appelle Jane". (going from the person beside them back through the classroom)

It's simple, but reinforces the use and pronunciation of il/elle, also people get tongue tied and it's a bit of fun. I end it with Je m'appelle Mademoiselle Jones...and then try to name them all. (I cheat and note their names when they're not looking haha!)