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Photo 2
Contributor: Steven Fawkes
Language of text: French
Type of text: Other
Author or source: SNCF
Intended age of students: Key Stage 3
Source reference:
Attached files:
Photo attached of a sign in the station at Lens
Approaches:
Ask pupils to speculate ...
What sort of document is it?
Which words do they spot?
Identify that it is a poster about politeness / civic responsibility
Work out the translation of 'il n'y a pas de petit..'
and ask pupils to speculate on what sort of things could follow in such a poster
In groups pupils use reference for specific words and then try to mime the meanings for other to guess
Read the sentences aloud , asking pupils to predict pronunciation / intonation of unfamiliar words
Ask pupils to suggest some other 'rules' for public places with the same construction
Rationale:
Outcomes:
Understanding of an authentic poster
Generation of new sentences tr do with politeness: Il n'y a pas de petit(e/s) ...
Topics or themes:
Grammar:
.. pas de ...
adjectival agreement
Strategies:
How much time required:
40 minutes