21.1Café+Conundrum

(link has been updated since demise of Teachers TV to same video on a different site) || This could also be played as a team speed challenge game. Some children may prefer to use a bilingual word bank instead of a dictionary. Others may be able to use an online dictionary Take feedback from the class. || // (also see picture dictionary below if needed) // || (See Pronounciation powerpoint file activity) || || Alternatively use phoneme fans & read items from the menu. Children hold up the correct grapheme(s) for each item. ||
 * * [[image:people_6.gif align="left"]] Show children a picture or short video clip of a French café. (see link)
 * Discuss what children can see in the clip.
 * Have any of the children ever been to a French café, in France, in a French speaking country or in England?
 * What did they have to eat or drink? || Link to café video clip
 * Play Café Conundrum. (See file)
 * [[image:waiter.gif width="99" height="157" align="right"]]Using the same text, encourage children to use their knowledge of phoneme–grapheme correspondence to work out how to pronounce the new words.
 * [[image:ice-cream-soft.png width="47" height="124" align="left"]]Follow up with phoneme lotto game either using phoneme fans (less preparation) or the lotto boards. || [[file:Phoneme Lotto.doc]]
 * Consolidate vocabulary:
 * Give children individual word cards for the café items
 * This sheet contains a set of word cards and three games to play to help students familiarise themselves with the new vocabulary.
 * You will need one set between two (or three) students. || [[file:Word cards for introducing café vocabulary.doc]] ||
 * Extension: Children use a dictionary to find the French words for other items available in a café. || [[file:picture dictionary.doc]] ||