### Lesson Plan: Les Adjectifs (Adjectives)
#### Grade: Primary 4
#### Duration: 60 minutes
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### Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Understand the concept of adjectives in French.
2. Identify and use common French adjectives to describe nouns.
3. Agree adjectives in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural).
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### Materials:
1. Whiteboard and markers
2. Flashcards with nouns and adjectives
3. Visual aids (pictures of objects and people)
4. Worksheets with exercises on adjectives
5. Audio clips with pronunciation of adjectives
6. A simple game (like "Simon Says") or matching activity
7. Crayons/colored pencils
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### Lesson Structure:
#### 1. Introduction (10 minutes)
- **Greeting and Warm-Up:** Start with a quick greeting in French, "Bonjour classe!" Review previous lessons briefly to ensure continuity.
- **Introduction to Adjectives:** Explain that adjectives are words that describe nouns. Use simple examples in English and then in French to illustrate the concept (e.g., big, small, red, blue).
#### 2. Presentation (15 minutes)
- **Teaching New Vocabulary:**
- **Common Adjectives:** Introduce basic French adjectives such as grand (big), petit (small), rouge (red), bleu (blue), jeune (young), vieux (old), etc.
- **Gender and Number Agreement:** Use visual aids to show how adjectives change based on the noun they modify. For example, "un chat noir" (a black cat) and "une chatte noire" (a black female cat).
- **Pronunciation Practice:** Play audio clips and have students repeat the adjectives.
#### 3. Practice (20 minutes)
- **Interactive Activity:**
- **Flashcard Matching:** Divide students into small groups. Distribute flashcards with nouns and adjectives and ask students to match them correctly considering gender and number agreement.
- **Sentence Building:** Each group creates simple sentences using the matched cards (e.g., "La pomme est rouge.”).
- **Worksheet Exercise:**
- Provide a worksheet with images and sentences where students have to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives.
#### 4. Application (10 minutes)
- **Adjective Agreement Game:**
- **"Simon Says" with Adjectives:** Play a game of "Simon Says" where you give commands using adjectives (e.g., "Simon says, show me something rouge”).
- **Drawing and Coloring Activity:** Provide students with a drawing worksheet that includes various objects. Ask them to color the objects according to the adjectives provided (e.g., color the apple red, the house blue, etc.).
#### 5. Review and Conclusion (5 minutes)
- **Class Discussion:** Discuss what they learned about adjectives. Have students volunteer to share their examples of sentences using adjectives.
- **Homework Assignment:** Assign a short homework where students need to write 5 sentences using different adjectives learned in class to describe objects or people around them.
- **Goodbye in French:** End the class with a friendly “Au revoir!” and encourage students to use their new vocabulary at home or with peers.
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### Assessment:
- Observe student participation in activities and games.
- Review the completed worksheets to ensure understanding of adjective agreement.
- Listen for correct pronunciation and usage of adjectives during speaking activities.
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### Differentiation:
- For students who need extra support, provide additional one-on-one practice with flashcards.
- For advanced students, encourage them to form more complex sentences and use a wider variety of adjectives.
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### Reflection:
After the lesson, reflect on what worked well and what areas might need improvement. Note student engagement and understanding to inform future lessons.