Hexagonie, Part 1 Written by Maria Rice-Jones 224 pages, some photocopiable, and audio CD 7 - 11 years old ISBN 978-1-905780-59-4 Price £ 39.95 including £2.09 VAT on the CD
To order, enter the quantity in the box below, and click 'Buy now' Hexagonie provides an innovative way to teach French. Part 1 is aimed at pupils in Years 3 and 4 (or older pupils just starting to learn French) .
Systematic but flexible format makes scheme suitable for non-specialists and specialists.
Language elements are introduced in a logical, easy-to-understand way, so that children quickly communicate with confidence.
Breaks language down into manageable chunks and presents them in a methodical manner enabling pupils to feel that they can converse in French.
Brings French to life, engaging pupils' imaginations, and furthering their understanding of French language structures.
Develops effective learning strategies that can be applied to other languages and across the curriculum.
Comprehensive coverage of all Oracy and Literacy objectives of the KS2 Framework for Languages and many of those for intercultural understanding.
Topics introduced in Part 1:
Greetings
Classroom objects
Colours
Clothing
Days of the week
Rooms and furniture in the house
Nationalities
Numbers 1-20
Parts of the body
Family members
Types of shop
School subjects
Sports
Language points covered:
Un/une
"C'est" and "ce n'est pas"
Le/la/l'
Être with je/tu/il/elle
Negative sentences
Prepositions
Plural nouns/les
"Avoir" with je/tu/il/elle
Ma/mon/mes
Sentences with "il y a"
Ta/ton/tes and sa/son/tes
"Parler", "habiter", "étudier" and "aimer" with je/tu/il/elle
