Lesson 9 la Planete ai

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Lesson 9 : the ‘ai’ sound
Links to the KS3 Framework (2009 version) :
1.1
Understanding and responding to the spoken word
Identify gist and some detail in face-to-face exchanges, spoken passages,
stories and songs.
1.5
Presenting and narrating
ii. Speak clearly, audibly and with accurate pronunciation.
4.1
Letters and Sounds
Apply knowledge of common letter strings, sound patterns,
accents and other characters.
5.1
Identifying patterns in the target language
Identify patterns of pronunciation.
5.6
Reading aloud
Read aloud texts with increasing fluency, accuracy and expression,
showing awareness of meaning.
Activity
Teaching sequence
Starter activity
Ask the pupils if they can think of any French words that have the ‘ai’ sound in.
Try to draw out words such as j’ai, le café, dansez, le nez, janvier.
Write the words on the board and underline the ‘ai’ part of the word.
Resource: Planète ‘ai’ Powerpoint slide 1
Listen to the correct
pronunciation of
some words with
the ‘ai’ sound in
Show slide 2 and explain that today we are going to visit ‘la Planète ai’. Show slide
3 and look at some words with the ‘ai’ sound in, and listen to the correct
pronunciation.
Resource: Planète ‘ai’ Powerpoint slides 2 and 3
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Activity
Teaching sequence
Listening activity
Ask pupils to practise making the ‘ai’ sound.
Ask the pupils to listen to the following rhyme. They should do a tally of the
number of times they hear the sound.
Trois petits moustiques
Trois petits moustiques m'ont piqué
Un sur le front
Un sur le nez
et le troisième au bout du pied
Trois petits boutons m'ont poussé
Un sur le front
Un sur le nez
et le troisième au bout du pied
Me voilà tout défiguré,
c'est l'été...
(Three little mosquitos
Three little mosquitos bit me
One on the forehead
One on the nose
and the third on the end of my foot
Three little spots came up
One on the forehead
One on the nose
and the third on the end of my foot
Look at me all disfigured,
and it’s summer...)
Ask the pupils how many times they heard the ‘ai’ sound.
Now show the next slide with the written words as well as the sound and
ask the pupils to check if they were correct (the correct answer is 12)
Resource: Planète ‘ai’ Powerpoint slides 4 and 5
Speaking practice
Pupils read and listen to the well-known song ‘Le fermier dans son pré’ (‘the
Farmer’s in his den’) and practise singing it in pairs.
Le fermier dans son pré
Le fermier dans son pré
Ohé ohé ohé
Le fermier dans son pré
(The farmer’s in his den
The farmer’s in his den
Ei ay enjimo
The farmer’s in his den)
Some volunteers can sing this in front of the class. This would be a good
opportunity to record pupils speaking or video them, and play the recordings
back for self and peer assessment (two stars and a wish).
Resource: Planète ‘ai’ Powerpoint slide 6
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Activity
Teaching sequence
Plenary
Which word has the ‘ai’ sound in?
Ask pupils to listen to a series of 2 words together. Only one of the words has the
‘ai’ sound in. Is it the first or second? Pupils can vote.
Orléans
le prince
Didier
regardez
le
aime
Nice
la fée
Pierre
saucisson
les
et
After each slide let the pupils vote, and then show them the written version with
another click, and see which pupils were correct.
Resource: Planète ‘ai’ Powerpoint slides 7 to 13