A selection of slides to use as starter/plenery or 5-min filler type activities with a Christmas theme.

1. (Christmas-themed )
Extending sentences
using core structures
for KS2 French
(based on the Hampshire End-of-Year 6
Transfer Agreement for Languages)
Jo Rhys-Jones March 2011

2. Yr.6 should know these core elements well after 4 yrs of entitlement:
Additional language to be considered a bonus and non-essential. Topic areas are not to be specified.
Nouns Awareness that nouns can be m or f; how to recognise s. or pl; Dictionary skills.
Key phoneme/graphemes ch, ou, é/er/et/ez, gn, on/an, in/ain, oi ; simple awareness of
Alphabet silent letters.
Adjectives Colour, size and some simple adjectives. Basic awareness of position / agreement.
Core structures C’est… It is…
Ce n’est pas… It isn’t…
Il y a…. There is / there are…
Il n’y a pas de… There isn’t / aren’t...
J’ai... I have...
Tu as… You have...
Il/elle a… He/she has...
Je n’ai pas de.. I haven’t got / don’t have …
Je suis... I am...
Tu es… You are...
Il/elle est... He/she is…
J’aime… I like...
Je n’aime pas… I don’t like...
Je voudrais... I would like…
Numbers At least to 31. Ideally up to 69. Up to 100 is a bonus.
Days/Months Quelle est la date aujourd’hui? Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?
Telling the time (On the hour) Il est une heure. - It is 1 o’clock. Il est deux heures. – It is 2 o’clock.
Recognise & Qu’est-ce que c’est? What is it? Où est..? Where is..?
answer basic Quel âge as-tu? How old are you? As-tu? Do you have..?
questions. Aimes-tu? Do you like …..?
Comment tu t’appelles? What is your name?
/ comment t’appelles-tu?

3. How to use these slides:
• A starter or 5-minute filler activity
• Display one slide on board.
• Ask children in pairs or small groups to compete
to make the longest sentence incorporating the
original structure.
• Set a time limit of 2 minutes and ask groups to
read back their best sentences.
• The longest sentence I made will appear on
clicking the example box - can your class beat it?

4. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
C’est un ange.
C’est un petit ange rose et blanc.
Click here for example – can you do better?

5. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
Au Pôle Nord
il y a un igloo.
Au Click here for example –a un petit igloo,
Pôle Nord il y can you do better?
un sapin et des pingouins.

6. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
J’ai un pingouin.
J’ai un grand pingouindo better?
Click here for example – can you noir et
blanc, qui s’appelle Pigloo.

7. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
Il a un nez.
LeClick hereNoël, il a can you do better?
Père for example – un grand nez,
les yeux noirs et une moustache.

8. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
Elle a deux yeux.
Elle here for example – can you do better?
Click a deux yeux bleus et les
cheveux gris.

9. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
Je suis un renne.
Je Click here for example – can you do better?
suis un grand renne marron avec
un grand nez rouge.

10. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
J’aime le dinde.
J’aime le dinde et les carottes parce
que c’est délicieux.
Click here for example – can you do better?

11. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
Je n’aime pas les
carottes.
Je Click here for example – can you do better?que
n’aime pas les légumes parce
je n’aime pas les légumes.

12. How can you make this sentence longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
Il est petit.
Le bonhomme de neige, il est petit et
Click here for example – can you do better?
gros, avec un chapeau et une carotte.

13. How can you make this letter longer and more interesting?
You have 2 minutes!
Cher Père Noël,
je voudrais ...
Cher Père Noël, je voudrais un vélo,
Click here for example – can you do better?
des chocolats et un iPod Touch!