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La lettre de Lili
Contributor: Steven Fawkes
Language of text: French
Type of text: Novel
Author or source: Marcel Pagnol
Intended age of students: Key Stage 3/4
Source reference: This letter is in the novel 'Le chateau de ma mere' and is available online here : http://lettresbacpro.free.fr/epistolaire.htm
While on holiday in the arriere-pays of Provence Marcel befriends Lili , who lives fairy wild in the countryside. When Marcel is forced back to school he receives this letter in fractured French from his friend
Attached files:
La lettre de Lili
Letter in sections
i) for spotting errors
ii) with key words emboldened for sound / spelling correction
ii) for correction of punctuation
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| La lettre de Lili.docx | No description | 15.51 kB | Info |
Approaches:
Lili expresses himself in flowing French of course but is not accurate in his spelling ; the text gives opportunities for revisiting knowledge of French phonics to identify how some of the words are more conventionally written.
Rationale:
Opportunity to revisit phonics
The text includes a lot of specialised vocabulary - around names of birds etc.
Outcomes:
Observation of potential traps
Topics or themes:
Grammar:
Verb endings
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