Easy sentence builder frames

I've uploaded to frenchteacher.net a number of easy sentence builder frames for near-beginners. These are aimed at the full range of ability and could be exploited in a number of ways to maximise recycling of high frequency verbs and chunks. The example below is followed by a possible teaching sequence. You could probably find alternative ideas. See what you think. Other examples on frenchteacher so far are: last weekend, school, holidays and pastimes.

On fait des phrases – LE WEEKEND PROCHAIN

Je vais aller (I’m going to go)	au parc (to the park) au cinéma (to the cinema) aux magasins (to the shops) à la piscine (to the swimming pool) en ville (into town) au restaurant	avec mes parents (with my parents) avec mes amis (with my friends avec mon ami(e) (with my friend)	Ce sera bien (it’ll be good) Ce sera amusant (it’ll be fun) Ce sera super (it’ll be great) Ce sera cool
Je vais jouer (I’m going to play)	au tennis au football au rugby aux jeux de société (board games) au tennis de table à l’ordinateur (on the computer) à la console (on the games console)	Je vais regarder (I’m going to watch)	la télé un film un match de foot
		Je vais écouter (I’m going to listen to)	ma musique la radio un podcast
		Je vais manger (I’m going to eat)	de la pizza des frites (chips) du poisson (fish) de la viande (meat) des pâtes (pasta) un grand repas (a large meal) un hamburger
Je vais faire (I’m going to do)	une promenade (a walk, trip) du vélo (cycling) des courses (shopping) mes devoirs (my homework)	Je vais acheter (I’m going to buy)	des vêtements (clothes) des chaussures (shoes) un livre (a book)
		Je vais rester (I’m going to stay)	chez moi (at home) dans ma chambre (in my room)

Mode d’emploi

Here is a possible teaching sequence. 

1.         Read aloud some examples. Start with just the first row.

2.         Do some choral repetition for pupils to get used to saying the sentences.

3.         Get pupils in pairs to make up sentences (or do this as a whole class task with   

            hands up or down.

4.         Then move to the next line and so on.

5.         In the end get pupils to make up full descriptions using all three lines.

6.         Then take away the displayed items and see what they can do from memory.

7.         If the above needs support use the “aural gap-fill technique”, i.e. give them parts of 

            each sentence orally, then they complete.

8.         With some classes you could invite them to make up their own additions in each slot.

9.         Do some call and response translation into French.

10.       You may like the idea of pupils recording their mini talks at the end or for homework 

            if you give them a copy of the sentence frame.