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Moi(All about me)
Unitone–
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Jeux et chansons(Games and songs)
Unittwo–
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On fait la fête(Celebrations)
Unitthree–
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Portraits(Portraits)
Unitfour–
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Le gros chou(The big cabbage)
Unitfive–
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Ca pousse! (Growing things)
Unitsix–
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On y va(All aboard)
Unitseven–
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L’argent de poche(Pocket money)
Uniteight–
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Raconte-moi une histoire!(Tell me a story!)
Unitnine–
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Vive le sport!(Our sporting lives)
Unitten–
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Le Carnaval des animaux
Uniteleven–
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Quel temps fait-il?(What’s the weather like?)
Unittwelve–
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About the book
Introduction
Un, deux, trois!aimstomakeFrenchpracticaland
achievable�Itsexcitingandappropriatematerial
willensurethatchildrenofalllevelsofabilityhave
theopportunitiestobothenjoyandachieveintheir
languagelearning�Itwillsupportyou,whateveryour
leveloflinguisticconfidenceorcompetence�
Thebookaddressesthreefundamentalstrandsof
languageteaching:oracy,literacyandintercultural
understanding�Itrespondstotherecommendations
oftheQCAFrameworkforLanguagesbyproviding
opportunitiesforthechildrento:
lbecomeincreasinglyfamiliarwiththesoundsand
writtenformofFrench;
lmakecomparisonsbetweenFrenchandother
languages;
lexpandtheirculturalawareness;
lgrowinconfidenceastheyunderstandwhatthey
hearandread;
llearntocommunicate;
ldeveloplinguisticcompetence�
Using the book
children’slives�ForeachUnit,thereisanintroduction
statingthemainteachingpoints,grammar,language
sounds,andvocabularytobeaddressed�Thereare
four,easy-to-follow,fullyplannedandresourced,readyto-uselessons�Thesearesupportedbyphotocopiable
worksheetsandfollow-upideas�Eachlessonplan
explainswhatyouwillneed,howtoprepare,whatto
saytothechildrenandwhattoencouragethemtosay�
Makeonelessonthecoreofaweek’steaching�Keep
returningtothecontentsofalessonduringtheweek,
playing,repeatingandadaptinggames,whichwillgive
allthechildrentheconfidencetocontribute�Usethe
Follow-upactivityasatoolfordifferentiation,asonly
moreablechildrenwillcompletethefulltask�Teach
thelessonsinchronologicalorder,solearninginoneis
afoundationforlearninginthenext�Finally,drawthe
Unittogetherwiththe‘Moreideas’sectionofschool
andhomeactivities,usingthesectiontoreviseand
consolidatethelessons’mainteachingpointsand
extendopportunitiestolearnaboutFrenchculture�
Themainaimoflanguageteachingistodevelop
linguisticcompetence,sobereadytoadaptmaterial
tosuityouropportunities�AgameusedinoneUnit
maybeeasilyadaptedtoconsolidatelearningin
anotherUnit�Similarly,graspopportunitiestotake
Frenchbeyondtimetabledlessonsandintoother
areasofclassroomlife�Mostofall,generate
enthusiasm,sothatchildrengainpleasurefromtheir
language-learningskills�
ReflectingthestructureoftheFrameworkfor
Languages,thebookisdividedintotwelveUnits�Each
Unitformsthebasisofhalfaterm’sworkandcovers
athemethatcrossesculturesandisrelevanttothe
France is nearly 1000 km from
north to south and more than 900
km at its widest point. It is much
bigger than England.
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Un, deux, trois!
Unit 1 – Moi
Unit theme
lMyself
Teaching points
lGreetings
lNameandage
lNumbers1-10
lThefamily
Grammar
lUsingtheverbs’appeler: je m’appelle;
tu t’appelles
lMakingsimplestatements
lAskingsimplequestions
lUsingmon, ma
(All about me)
Vocabulary
Bonjour!
Hello!
Salut!
Hi!
Ça va?
Ça va bien/mal. Et toi?
Howareyou?
I’mfine/notwell�Andyou?
Au revoir
Goodbye
Monsieur/Madame
Sir/Madam,Mr/Mrs
oui/non
Je m’appelle …
Comment tu t’appelles?
Voici …
yes/no
Mynameis…
What’syourname?
Hereis…
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq,
six, sept, huit, neuf, dix
Quel âge as-tu?
J’ai huit ans
ma mère
mon père
ma soeur
mon frère
1–10
Howoldareyou?
I’meightyearsold
mymother
myfather
mysister
mybrother
Language sounds
Additional vocabulary
for teachers
lu
Bravo, très bien!
Ecoutez/Ecoute
Venez/Viens ici
Montrez/Montre-moi
La famille
lon
lj
lère
Lesson 1 Bonjour!
Resources
Apuppet
lGreettheclasswithBonjour!
super,great,verygood!
Listen(plural/singular)
Comehere(plural/singular)
Showme(plural/singular)
thefamily
lExtendtheanswertoincludeareturnquestion:
Ca va bien. Et toi?
lPlayParty Time:thechildrenareataFrenchparty;
theywalkaround,greetingpeople,andaskinghow
theyare�
lWalkaround,shakinghandswithchildren,saying
Bonjour!orthemorecasualSalut!
lWaveandcallAu revoir�
lAsktalkpartnerstogreeteachother�
ExplainthatthechildrenwillmakeaMoibook(perhaps
afoldingconcertinastyle)duringthsunit�Suggest
theymakethefrontpageadrawingofthemselves�In
aspeechbubble,theyshouldwriteagreetingandsay
theyarefine�
lDrawasmileyfaceofyourselfonthewhiteboard�
AddaspeechbubbleandinsidewriteCa va bien.
Explainthemeaningand askchildrenCa va?
Follow-up
lProgresstotalkpartnerpractice,athumbs-upora
smileaccompanyingCa va bien.
Un, deux, trois!
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Lesson 2 Je m’appelle...
Resources
lPlay Party Time(Lesson1),addingnames,agesand
goodbyes�
Asimplesockorpaperpuppet; circlesofpaper/card
forthechildren’spuppetfaces
lRevise jandusoundsinBonjour! Salut!Write
Bonjour! Practisetheonsound.
lIntroduceyourself:
Je m’appelle Monsieur/Madame���
lSelectandreadaloudnames(photocopiable1A)�
Askthechildrentostandupwhentheyhearanyof
thesesounds�
lPointtochildrentoaddtheirnamestoyour
sentence:Tu t’appelles... Usegesturesto
distinguishbetweenJe andTu�
lSayAu revoir,thechildrenincludingmonsieur
or madame.
lWritethequestionComment tu t’appelles? on
thewhiteboard�Askthechildrenandletthemask
oneanother�
Follow-up
lListsomeFrenchnames,indicatingEnglish
similaritiesbutdifferentpronunciations�Practise
j and usounds�
Suggesttheycompletepage2oftheirMoibookwitha
birthdaycakewiththeappropriatenumberofcandles
andtheiragesentence�
lProduceyourpuppet,Jacques�Inachanged
voice,answerthechildren’sgreetingsandquestions
forhim�
Lesson 4 Voici...
lLeteveryonemakeapuppetface,writingthe
puppet’sname,secretly,ontheback�
Yourpuppet;picturesofaman,woman,boyandgirl;
individualcopiesofphotocopiable1B
lAsktalkpartnerstogreetandquestioneachother’s
puppets,theirownersspeakingforthem�(Savethe
puppetsforfuturelessons�)
lSayAu revoirtooneanother�
Follow-up
Givethechildrenphotocopiable1Aforthemtoaddage
sentencestothespeechbubbles�
Resources
lDisplaypicturesofaman,woman,boyandgirl�
lBringoutyourpuppet,Jacques�Usehisvoiceasyou
pointtoapictureandsayVoici mon père�Confirm
themeaning,andintroduceotherrelatives:ma
mère, ma soeur, mon frère.
Givethechildrenphotocopiable1Atocomplete�
Suggesttheyaddanotherspeechbubbletotheirfirst
Moi pageandwritetheirname�
lWriteandsaythefamilywords�Ask:Whichthree
wordslookverysimilar?Why?Whatabouttheir
sounds?(Père,mère andfrère rhyme�)
Lesson 3 Un, deux, trois
lNameafamilymemberforthechildrentoidentify�
Pointtoafamilymember,forthechildren,
(pretendingtobeJacques)tointroduce�
Resources
Yourpuppet
lHangnumeralsonawashinglineandchantun,
deux, trois; thenquatre, cinq six;sept huit, neuf;
finishwithalouddix�
lGiveoutphotocopiable1B�Suggesttalkpartners
taketurnsasthepuppet,introducingafamily
member,butnotpointing�Doestheirlistening
partnerlookattherightperson?
lSayAu revoirtooneanother�
lPractisewithgames,suchaspointingtoor
identifyingmissingnumbersonthewashingline,
orchantingingroups�
lBringoutthepuppetandask:Quel âge as-tu?Write
hisansweronthewhiteboard�Helpchildrenwith
theirJ’ai – ans answers�
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Follow-up
Givethechildrenphotocopiable1Btowrite
introductionsunderthepictures�Letthechildren
progresstopages3and4oftheirMoibookand
introducesomeoftheirfamily�
Un, deux, trois!
Comment tu t’appelles?
Boys
Girls
Jacques
Christophe
Claude
Robert
Danton
Pascal
Jean
Pierre
Raymond
Lucette
Jacqueline
Yvette
Marie
Patrice
Chérie
Yvonne
Joséphine
Susanne
Un, deux, trois!
The children have forgotten
their names!
Choosenamesfromtheboxand
writetheiranswersforthemin
thebubbles�
Photocopiable 1A
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Voici ma famille!
Voici
mamère
monfrère
monpère
masœur
10
Cherie is telling you about her family.
Writewhatsheissaying,using
wordsfromthebox�
Photocopiable 1B
Un, deux, trois!
More ideas for...
Work at school
lLetthechildrenuseFrenchtoanswertheregister,
greetandsaygoodbye�Insparemoments,practise
countingandansweringquestions:forexample,Quel
âge as-tu?
lAtthestartofPE,playPhonic Islands:hangthe
labelsj, u,onandèreinfourareasandassignan
exercisetoeach�StartyourPEwarm-up:whenyou
callasoundthechildrenmustdotherightexercise
ontherightisland�
lAskthechildrentocutoutfamilymembersfrom
photocopiable1B�PlayMontrez-moi:youcallouta
familymemberandthechildrenmustholdupthe
correctpicture�Varythis,thechildrenhavingthe
fourpicturesandfourblankcardsofidenticalsize
andcolour�Afterstudyingthem,theyputalleight
facesdowninfrontofthem�WhenyoucallMontrezmoi… (mon père) theytrytochoosehiscard�If
correct,theykeepitintheirwinningpile�Thefirstto
collectallfourpeopleandcallLa famille!wins�
Work at home
lLocateFranceonaworldmap�Useanencyclopedia
ortheInternettolistthenamesofsomeother
countrieswhereFrenchisspoken�
lPersuadeyourfamilytoansweroui ornonwhenyou
calloneanother�StartyourdayathomewithFrench
greetings;saygoodbyeattheschoolgatewithAu
revoir�Practisecountingto10�
lJacquesandEstellearetalkingoutofturn!Write
thisconversationinasensibleorder:
JACQUES:Aurevoir�
ESTELLE:Quelâgeas-tu?
JACQUES:Çavabien�
ESTELLE:Aurevoir�
JACQUES:J’aihuitans�
ESTELLE:Çava?
CanyouexplaininEnglishwhatJacquesandEstelle
aresaying?
French people are very
polite. They greet one other
by shaking hands.
Un, deux, trois!
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