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French school subjects: vocabulary and sentences
Learn ten French school-subject words, choose an opinion and build sentences with parce que c’est plus an adjective. Worked models support six original sentences; a teacher should check the target language pattern and adjective agreement.
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Learn ten French school-subject words, choose an opinion and build sentences with parce que c’est plus an adjective. Worked models support six original sentences; a teacher should check the target language pattern and adjective agreement.
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LEARNING GOAL Know ten school subjects in French and give an opinion about each one. SUCCESS CRITERIA I can say the ten subjects aloud with the right article. I can say what I like and dislike. I can name seven adjectives that go after c’est. Subject words Say each French word aloud. Circle one face to show what you think. The example is done for you. FRENCH ENGLISH j’adore I love j’aime I like je n’aime pas I do not like je déteste I hate ARTICLE le and la stay the same before a consonant. Before a vowel or a silent h they become l’. Adjectives for c’est Use c’est before the adjective. Tick the words you find easy to remember. French vocabulary and sentences Page 1 of 2 MODERN LANGUAGES AGES 11 TO 14 FRENCH: SCHOOL SUBJECTS AND OPINIONS School subjects Learn the words, then say what you think in French. NAME CLASS DATE 1 10 words French le français “ le English l’anglais “ l’ history l’histoire “ l’ geography la géographie “ la PE le sport “ le music EXAMPLE la musique “ la art l’art “ l’ ICT l’informatique “ l’ drawing le dessin “ le drama le théâtre “ le 2 7 words intéressant interesting facile easy difficile difficult ennuyeux boring utile useful amusant fun créatif creative
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Four pieces, one sentence Read across each row. The four pieces join into one sentence. These are your models. J’aime la musique parce que c’est créatif Je déteste le sport parce que c’est ennuyeux J’adore l’histoire parce que c’est intéressant Je n’aime pas l’informatique parce que c’est difficile Build your own Write six different sentences: an opinion from section 1 + subject + parce que c’est + adjective. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Accents are in the right places. Article: le, la or l’ fits. j’ or je: j’aime but je déteste. parce que c’est before the adjective. Translate into English French vocabulary and sentences Page 2 of 2 FRENCH AGES 11 TO 14 SENTENCE BUILDER Build your sentences 1 OPINION le, la OR l’ + SUBJECT parce que c’est ADJECTIVE 2 6 sentences 3 3 marks 1 Je déteste le sport parce que c’est ennuyeux. 2 J’adore l’histoire parce que c’est intéressant. 3 Je n’aime pas l’informatique parce que c’est difficile.
A teaching sequence
Use French school-subject vocabulary, an opinion phrase and an adjective to form a short reasoned sentence.
Choose subject and opinion words
Read the ten subject words, meanings and le, la or l' articles, noticing the printed elision examples. Circle an opinion for each subject using a genuine or invented preference.
Which article belongs with this subject in the model?
Check adjective meanings
Read the adjective list and mark words that are easy to remember. Check the meaning and pronunciation with the teacher.
What checked meaning fits the opinion you want to express?
Read the four sentence parts
On page 2, read the four sentence models from left to right. Notice the opinion, article and subject, parce que c’est, and the adjective.
Where does parce que c'est connect the reason to the opinion?
Build and review sentences
Build six sentences and translate the three supplied French sentences into English. Review accents, articles, j'/je and adjective choices with the language teacher.
Have you checked accents, articles and j' or je in the complete 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
Check the subject article, opinion phrase, spelling and meaning. Review whether the adjective gives a clear reason and whether pupils can translate the sentence accurately. French forms and agreement depend on the construction, so check the target pattern with a language teacher.
Give a little support
Provide a pronunciation model and a subject-word bank. Let pupils build a sentence orally with cards before writing. Use a small number of subjects first and keep the adjective translations visible.
Take the idea further
Ask pupils to write two contrasting opinions about the same subject and explain how the adjective changes the reason. They can add a connector or a second clause using language already taught.
Things to keep in mind
The sheet practises a limited pattern and vocabulary set. Some adjective agreement and article choices depend on the full sentence, not an isolated word. It is not a complete French grammar reference or speaking assessment.
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Storytime Sidekick
The French grid pairs ten school subjects with articles, opinion phrases and seven adjectives, then asks pupils to assemble six sentences from four pieces. The examples show agreement in “c’est créatif” and “c’est ennuyeux” before pupils create their own combinations.
Open Book Pause
For ages 11 to 14, this moves from vocabulary recognition to reasoned preferences using parce que. The article note about le/la becoming l’ before a vowel or silent h gives an explicit form check for subjects such as histoire and anglais.
Planning List
Read the subject with its article, select an opinion and adjective, then join the pieces in the printed order. The examples can be practised orally before pupils write six different sentences.
Helpful Highlighter
The worksheet covers the listed subjects and adjectives, not every agreement pattern in French. Check the article and adjective form in each pupil-created sentence rather than assuming the model rows apply unchanged.