Primary 5th Class Languages
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French for 5th Class

A full year of beginner French for 5th Class, building pre-A1 communicative competence through greetings, everyday vocabulary.

  • Student Activity Book
  • Mapped to the NCCA curriculum

The whole first lesson, as your class sees it. No sign-in needed.

On the interactive whiteboard
Spin for a number
Naming things in the classroom
Matching the vegetables
Number bingo

What your school gets

Everything a teacher needs to teach French for 5th Class this year.

In class

On paper

The whole books come with the course, in each class's Resources.

For planning

Included with the course. Teachers find them in their class's Resources.

The curriculum it covers

Every lesson is mapped to the specification. This course teaches 8 of the 9 outcomes for this class.

Communicative Competence In The L3 8 of 9 outcomes
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Curriculum Area
Outcomes
Communicative Competence In The L3
Developing communicative relationships through language
S4.CR.1 S4.CR.2 S4.CR.3
Understanding the content and structure of language
S4.CS.1 S4.CS.2
Exploring and using language
S4.EU.1 S4.EU.2 S4.EU.3 S4.EU.4

Tap any outcome to read it. The coloured ones are taught in this course. The curriculum does not include official reference codes for individual learning outcomes, so we have assigned a code scheme to make it easier to identify and track coverage.

The course, module by module

30 lessons and 5 assessments in 5 modules. The lesson marked Sample opens in full.

1 Welcoming Words 6 lessons and an assessment · about 6 hours

First encounters with French: greetings, goodbyes, colours, numbers, classroom objects and shapes, so pupils can open and close a simple exchange and name what they see around them.

  1. Hello and Goodbye
  2. 1 Say Hello Like a Local (Bonjour) Sample lesson
  3. 2 Wave Goodbye Properly (Au Revoir)
  4. Colours and Numbers
  5. 3 Spot the Colours
  6. 4 Count to Ten (Les Nombres)
  7. Classroom and Shapes
  8. 5 Name Eight Classroom Objects
  9. 6 Spot the Shapes
  10. Module 1 assessment: Welcoming Words Assessment
2 Delicious Discoveries 6 lessons and an assessment · about 6 hours

Food, drink and the language of asking politely, plus family words so pupils can talk about who they share a meal with.

  1. Fruits and Vegetables
  2. 7 Pick Fruits at the Market (Les Fruits)
  3. 8 Market Vegetables (Les Légumes)
  4. Food, Drinks and Manners
  5. 9 At the French Café: Eight Foods
  6. 10 Sip Drinks at the Café
  7. Family Around the Table
  8. 11 Meet the Family (La Famille)
  9. 12 Use Polite Words
  10. Module 2 assessment: Delicious Discoveries Assessment
3 Amazing Animals 6 lessons and an assessment · about 6 hours

Pets, farm animals, wild animals, birds, sea creatures and insects — concrete noun vocabulary with gender, listening and playful speaking practice.

  1. Pets and Farm Animals
  2. 13 Name Your Pets (Les Animaux De Compagnie)
  3. 14 Visit the Farm (La Ferme)
  4. Wild Animals and Birds
  5. 15 Spot Wild Animals
  6. 16 Watch the Birds (Les Oiseaux)
  7. Sea Creatures and Insects
  8. 17 Dive with Sea Creatures
  9. 18 Catch Insects (Les Insectes)
  10. Module 3 assessment: Amazing Animals Assessment
4 About Me Stories 6 lessons and an assessment · about 6 hours

Pupils learn to introduce themselves, share age and simple facts, name body parts and clothes, express feelings, and talk about the rooms of a house.

  1. Introductions and About Me
  2. 19 Introduce Yourself (Je M'appelle)
  3. 20 All About Me
  4. Body and Clothes
  5. 21 Point to Body Parts (Le Corps)
  6. 22 Dress Up for the Day (Les Vêtements)
  7. Feelings and Home
  8. 23 Show How You Feel (Les Émotions)
  9. 24 Tour a French Home
  10. Module 4 assessment: About Me Stories Assessment
5 Daily Life Explorers 6 lessons and an assessment · about 6 hours

Nature, weather, transport, days of the week, sports and furniture close the year with everyday language pupils can use about the world outside school.

  1. Nature and Weather
  2. 25 Explore Nature Outdoors
  3. 26 Check the Weather
  4. Transport and Days
  5. 27 How We Travel (Les Transports)
  6. 28 Les Jours De La Semaine
  7. Sports and Furniture
  8. 29 Sports You Love (Les Sports)
  9. 30 Furnish Your Room
  10. Module 5 assessment: Daily Life Explorers Assessment

What pupils learn

A full year of beginner French for 5th Class, building pre-A1 communicative competence through greetings, everyday vocabulary, simple self-expression and cultural snapshots from the French-speaking world.

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