Year 7Year 7Year 7Year 7Ideas and Ideas and resourcesresources

Why year 7?• Enthusiasm – less peer pressure or

embarassment• Fresh start – new to the school• Less resistance – they will consider

speaking Target Language as “the norm”

• Implications for KS4 take-up• Confidence• Love of language

Student Survey

• We asked about student confidence in speaking the Target language in the classroom in October and December and compared the results.

(All relate to TL use) Oct Dec

Enjoy talking TL in lesson 48% 97%

Can understand classroom instr.

38% 95%

Can ask teacher for things 0% 71%

Can ask for help when I don’t understand

0% 52%

Make use of classroom displays

76% 86%

Happy to give opinion in French

14% 43%

I don’t mind if I make mistakes

62% 67%

Enjoy having conv. With teach/ friends

29% 71%

French placematsFrench placematsFrench placematsFrench placemats

To be left on table to support To be left on table to support pupils.pupils.

French phrases How you say them What they mean

Pardon, Madame … Merci.S’il vous plaît.Je n’ai pas de . . .Avez-vous . . .J’ai fini.J’ai un problème.Je ne comprends pas.Je ne sais pas.Comment dit-on ...Je peux aller aux toilettes ?

Pardong madammMairsyseel voo playShuh nay pah duhAvay vooShay feeneeShay ung problaimShuh nuh comprong pahShuh nuh say pah Commong deet ongShuh pur allay owe twalet?

Excuse me Mrs…Thank youPleaseI haven’t got . . .Have you got . . .I’ve finishedI’ve got a problemI don’t understandI don’t knowHow do you say . . .Can I go to the toilet?

Specific placematsSpecific placematsSpecific placematsSpecific placematsTo be adapted for each To be adapted for each

lessonlesson

aider – to help

dire – to say

demander – to ask

adapter – to adapt /change

les réponses - answers

Il y a.. – there is / there are..

difficile - difficult

facile – easy

oui – yes

non - no

Comment dit-on ……… en français –

how do you say……in French

Très - very

Assez – quite

Je suis grand (e) – I am tall

Je suis petit (e) – I am small

Washing linesWashing linesWashing linesWashing lines

Can be used for topic Can be used for topic vocabulary or classroom vocabulary or classroom instructions / languageinstructions / language

Powerpoint ideasPowerpoint ideasPowerpoint ideasPowerpoint ideas

Problems in the classroomProblems in the classroom

Dans la salle de Dans la salle de classeclasse

Dans la salle de Dans la salle de classeclasse

Des problDes problèèmesmes

•To be able to say you have a problem (7S9)

•To be able to ask for equipment you need (7S4)

•Pardon Madame!

Problème! •J’ai un problème!

X •Je n’ai pas de gomme!

?•Avez-vous une gomme,

s’il vous plaît ?

Merci ! •Merci Madame!

•Pardon Madame!

Problème! •J’ai un problème!

X •Je n’ai pas de feutres!

? •Avez-vous des feutres,

s’il vous plaît ?

Merci ! •Merci Madame!

•Pardon Madame! Excuse me Madame!•J’ai un problème! I have a problem!

•Je n’ai pas de stylo! I haven’t got a pen!

•Avez-vous un stylo, Have you got a pen,

s’il vous plaît ? please?•Merci Madame! Thank you, Madame!

How to say that you have a problem and ask for equipment

you need

Benefits and Benefits and conclusionsconclusionsBenefits and Benefits and conclusionsconclusions

• Increased confidence• Higher expectations• Willingness to try• Enthusiasm • Higher achievement• Spontaneous interest from other classes• Being able to transfer language across topics• Enjoyment of the language – teacher and pupil

These benefits were clearly seen when comparing 2 year 7 classes in the same school and with the same teacher where only one class was involved in the project.

Benefits

Conclusions• Perseverance is the key – keep going!• Reward the pupils for trying to speak

in target language• Increase expectations• Little by little – build up the target

language• It really is WORTH it! The benefits

outweigh the slog!• Revisit classroom language regularly