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Les matières scolaires: French vocabulary cards
Read eight French school-subject words as separate vocabulary cards, check each article and use one in a short opinion sentence with a reason.
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Read eight French school-subject words as separate vocabulary cards, check each article and use one in a short opinion sentence with a reason.
Pupil word cards and follow-up task. Use the preview for diagrams and layout.
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Les matières scolaires: huit cartes de vocabulaire French and English | Eight word cards | Pupil activity Objectif: Je peux reconnaître des matières scolaires et donner une opinion simple en français. Huit cartes de vocabulaire Carte 1 le français French Carte 2 l’anglais English Carte 3 les mathématiques mathematics Carte 4 les sciences science Carte 5 l’histoire history Carte 6 la géographie geography Carte 7 la musique music Carte 8 l’EPS physical education; l’éducation physique et sportive Cut around each dashed boundary. Each card has one face; no reverse-side printing is needed. Page 1 of 2
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Les matières scolaires: classe et parle French and English | Follow-up activity 1. Classe les cartes Underline le, la, les or l’ with each subject. The l’ in l’anglais, l’histoire and l’EPS is an elided singular article; les is plural. Say or write each card number under singulier or pluriel, keeping the article with the subject. Singulier: __________________________________________ Pluriel: __________________________________________ 2. Dis ton opinion J’aime l’histoire parce qu’elle est intéressante. J’aime la musique parce qu’elle est créative. J’aime les sciences parce qu’elles sont intéressantes. 3. À toi Choose a card and complete “J’aime ______ parce que ______.” Read your sentence aloud. Then cover the English gloss and say the French subject again. 4. Défi Compare two cards with “Je préfère… parce que…”. Add a second reason and check whether each model uses elle est or elles sont. Page 2 of 2
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Les matières scolaires: teacher key Teacher key | Supports the eight cards and follow-up task 1. Teacher sorting key Singulier: cards 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Cards 2 (l’anglais), 5 (l’histoire) and 8 (l’EPS) use l’, the elided singular article. Pluriel: cards 3 and 4. Les is plural. 2. Teacher check Keep each article attached to its noun. In the models, elle refers to a singular feminine subject and elles to the plural sciences. Page 1 of 1
A teaching sequence
Recognise eight French school-subject words with their articles and use one in a French opinion sentence.
Read articles with subject names
Read each subject card aloud and underline le, la, les or l’ as part of the noun phrase.
Have you kept le, la, les or l' with each subject?
Sort singular and plural
Remember that l’ is the elided singular article used before a vowel or silent h: l’anglais, l’histoire and l’EPS are singular. Sort those with the other singular cards; les sciences and les mathématiques are plural.
Why are l'anglais and l'histoire singular while les sciences is plural?
Build an opinion with agreement
Choose one subject and complete “J’aime… parce que…” with a reason that agrees with the subject.
Does your reason follow the singular or plural model?
Listen and respond to a partner
Swap with a partner. The partner listens for a clear subject word and a reason.
Can you identify the subject and the reason in the whole sentence?
Before you teach
Look for the thinking behind an answer, choose the support your class needs and leave room for an independent response.
What to look for
Expected sort: singular cards 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8; plural cards 3 and 4. The article l’ is singular in l’anglais, l’histoire and l’EPS; les is plural. Expected models: “J’aime l’histoire parce qu’elle est intéressante” and “J’aime les sciences parce qu’elles sont intéressantes.” Follow up: cover the gloss, recall one l’ subject with its article, then make a matching opinion sentence.
Give a little support
Keep the article attached to the noun. Point out l’ as a singular elided article, then model one singular opinion and one plural opinion. Allow pupils to use the printed English gloss before recalling the French.
Take the idea further
Compare two subjects using “Je préfère… parce que…” and give a second reason. Check agreement in “elle est intéressante” and “elles sont intéressantes”.
Things to keep in mind
This set practises French school-subject names and short opinions. Treat l’anglais, l’histoire and l’EPS as singular noun phrases; use a plural model with les sciences or les mathématiques.
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French school subjects: vocabulary and sentences
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Read the model paragraph. Circle the school-subject words, underline the opinion phrases and box the reason introduced by parce que.
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Page-Turner Planner
Practise saying the French subject with its article, then use an opinion starter and a reason from the course vocabulary. Allow recognition and matching before asking for a full spoken sentence.
Book and Biscuit
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