Toondoos are easy and free to create. You can create material for the class or better still let them create their own. Set up a class account so that everyone in the class can see everyone else's. Click on View this Toon at Toondoos above
a naming word? yes, a proper noun like Mary, Ayr, Scotland
a thing? an object? yes, a concrete noun like table, handbag, flower, sandwich
But that's not always a helpful definition, as it doesn't cover abstract nouns like feeling, love
Anything that can stand alone with "a" or "the" in front of it
like a thought, the idea, a time,
Many words can be more than one part of speech depending on how they are used in a sentence eg I brush my hair with a brush.
Here's a recent news story. Find the nouns
A woman who dialled 999 to report the theft of a snowman from outside her home has been branded "completely irresponsible" by Kent Police. The force said the woman, from Chatham, thought the incident required their involvement because she used pound coins for eyes and teaspoons for arms.
Try Grammar Ninja on the whiteboard to practise the following parts of speech:
Verb including infinitive and auxiliary verb
Conjunctionandbutornor and subordinating conjunctions becauseafterunlessalthough if when
Pronoun including personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns and the interrogative pronouns which? who? whom? whose? what?
Adjective including possessive, comparatives and superlatives, (they also class numbers as adjectives though they can be nouns)
Noun including proper nouns
Articleathe
Adverb including not in the default examples
Interjectionsoh etc
Grammar Ninja can be played online in English using the default sentences but you can also download it and make up your own sentences in any language to use offline ideally on a whiteboard.Work in teams and compete for best score/time - shown at the end of each round.
Let the pupils make up their own sentences allowing them to decide what parts of speech to use.
Easy level is nouns and verbs only
About Nouns in French - see course material gender number article
make mini bûches de Noël - Christmas logs with mini rolls and writing icing of Noël and decoration! This year's icing (from Tesco) seemed thinner than before. Here is a photo from 2 years ago. Christmas present role play practised giving and receiving presents with any objects to hand using Quiz Quiz Trade discussed any further language that might be needed made the presents and labels- craft roleplayed - pick a label at random, give present to that person, who chooses the next label. see comic above
download files here - clicking will download explanation present template example j’ai un cadeau pour toi I've a present for you tiens voilà! here you are merci! thank you qu’est-ce que c’est? what is it? quelle surprise! what a surprise! ce que je voulais just what I wanted c’est génial! it's lovely de rien it's nothing je t’en prie you're welcome joyeux Noël merry Christmas
Advent calender 2010 Calendrier de l'avent 2010 designed for young learners each day becomes live in turn
Chants de Noël - Christmas carols from Quebec advent calendar Christmas karaoke no 6 mon beau sapin no 12 Petit Papa Noël words to carols
Language input Since there are varying levels of previous knowledge, participants can work on their own with the notes and the sound files on cpd blog Pronunciation - decoding of French words to help both teachers and pupils
Theory (so far) reasons for teaching/learning a language including benefits to L1 moving towards less teacher led and more collaborative learning comprehensible input non threatening learning situation activities that are fun as well as useful use of technology to aid learning finding an audience for pupils' work
In the meantime try posting to these three walls below If you want to add sound go to Shtooka and type in the word and copy the URL into your post it. It's all very straightforward - honest!
I have heard that Wallwisher has been unreliable, buggy of late Pindax is an alternative worth investigation.
We went over the accents on page 3 of pronunciation notes.
Numbers continued- some games 1 2 or 3, Buzz, Hide the thimble, snakes and ladders, pelmanism, drawing on back, fast fingers, fishermen's net (described in course material)
Knowing numbers is really useful - phone numbers, age, date, time, prices
Alphabet - spelling your name. This is the first thing you'll be asked after you tell your name to a French person! Comment ça s'écrit? how is that written?
Alphabet song
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V double V Q R S T U V double V X X i grec Z ok
ça c’est l’alphabet français
We stopped about here because of the weather. What is below we'll do next week. Bring felt pens if you can next week
Christmas Presents Activity - les cadeaux de Noël - see Christmas post transactional and social language giving and accepting a present, saying thanks and expressing appreciation
Language basic c'est pour toi tiens voilà merci c'est …
practise with small objects or cards using QQT
discuss other things you might want to say in such a situation
I have added more sound files to the other blog http://frenchcpd.posterous.com which match (more or less) what is in your course material, for those who want to practise.
I've added alphabet, numbers and name (page 3)
HW Please listen to "Name" http://frenchcpd.posterous.com/name and write a few similar sentences on page 3 or if you prefer as a comment to this post.
Je m'appelle Kay McMeekin. Mon nom de famille est McMeekin et mon prénom est Kay. Mon mari s'appelle David et mes parents s'appellent Lena et Cliff. J'ai deux enfants qui s'appellent Laura et David et un chien qui s'appelle Holly. Voilà!
Welcome to new class members. Registration paperwork.
Intro video from Salut Serge/French is fun (BBC) video clip. Episode 1, Ici la France Bonjour, salut, (faire la bise, serrer la main, les boules) comment t'appelles-tu? je m'appelle, au revoir
Review of homework. Review of last week. Photos
I found some more ideas on the activity from last week Quiz Quiz Trade for vocabulary checking. Also the Inside Outside Circle as described in the above forum by staralar
We also use this with the inside/outside circle. I don't know if you have done this activity. It is very similar to quiz, quiz, trade. Half the students form a circle facing out and the other half of the class forms circle facing in. They should be facing a partner. If you have an odd number of students you may have to be part of this one. Each child is given a card. They ask their partner the question and then confirm if correct or "Tip Tip Tell" if incorrect and give a praise. Then they trade cards and the outside circle moves to the left. Now, they have a new partner and quiz quiz trade again. I have used this with vocabulary, telling time, multiplication, etc. It is a great way to spiral at the beginning of a lesson or check for mastery at the end of a lesson.
Introduction to the Theory of Second Language Acquisition
How we teach is driven by theory and research. We will look at some methods and some research and current thinking. How did you learn French at school? This will depend on your age! I learnt in the 60s when it was quite driven by grammar. We learnt lists of vocabulary every night and had the tools to put it into sentences. We were pretty good at reading, writing, translating but not so good at conversation and certainly not idiomatic usage. (Whitmarsh French grammar) In the 70s it was the audio lingual method with film strips and tape recorders, language labs and much drilling of grammar structures. (Longman's Marsaud family - but still little relationship to real life) Still whole class teaching. There was a bit of a sea change in the 80s with paired speaking and self assessment. (Tour de France) and more authentic tasks eg role playing. Learning by doing and total physical response featured in the early MLPS materials from the 90s. In the 21st century there is the start of the digital age with the internet and CD roms to provide up to date authentic material. Being creative with digital movies and sound files, email links Then Web 2 with interactive and sharing media such as podcasting, blogging, facebook, twitter, wikispaces makes it easy to find a real audience/real collaboration. Instead of just talking or writing to the teacher the whole world of native speakers or other learners is available.
Currently the Curriculum for Excellence seeks to make languages more relevant, challenging and interest based. It is more than learning words and phrases, it is a key to the wider world. It can be interdisciplinary eg if learning about space, learn about it in French. It ties in with literacy, global citizenship, even numeracy.
Let him speak for himself in this clip from the eighties.
Earlier researchers are Chomsky, Lenneberg and Vygotsky
Comprehensible Input - when we understand messages (what is said or written) - the Input Hypothesis. Talking is not practising. Speaking emerges gradually. Silent period (Lenneberg) - listening, picking out comprehensible input, this is normal. Speaking in conversation
Affective Filter Hypothesis - What blocks language acquisition? motivation self-esteem zero anxiety
LAD language acquisition device (Chomsky) - a built in brain mechanism that everyone has to process language.
Summary - we acquire language in only one way - when we get comprehensible input in a low anxiety environment, when motivated and expecting to succeed.
Language Numbers Useful aids - number flashcards and mini flashcards, dice, number fans, dominoes, board games, counting games
QUIZ QUIZ TRADE game 8 different questions on cue card each child starts with a card space needed - all start by holding up right hand, find a partner, high five ask each other the question, give help forming the answer from cue card, when both questions have been answered, TRADE the card and find a new partner by hand aloft high 5 method.
Here are today's questions Comment t'appelles-tu? Je m'appelle X
Quel âge as-tu? J'ai X ans.
Où travailles-tu? Je travaille (comme professeur) à l'école Holmston Primary
Es-tu marié(e)? Oui, je sui s marié(e) avec X. Non, je suis célibataire. J'ai un(e) partenaire.
Tu aimes le chocolat? Oui, j'aime le chocolat. Non, je n'aime pas le chocolat.
Quel est ton sport préféré? Mon sport préféré est le golf/la natation?
Quel est ton chanteur préféré? Mon chanteur préféré est (Robbie Williams)
Tu aimes le foot? Oui, j'aime le foot. Non, je n'aime pas le foot.
Using ICT to showcase learning: (we will do this with the photos we took next week)
can be used for all subjects to present a story or other information
PRONUNCIATION
decoding French
Sound file (scroll down) and notes here on another site which is better for uploading sound files
HOMEWORK
listen to sound file as far as item 26
post comment below in French introducing yourself. (http://french.typeit.org/ for accents)
bring items for teaching numbers eg dominoes, number fans, dice
bring course booklet and pronunciation notes
Next week: numbers and alphabet
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