Modern+Foreign+Languages

=Modern Foreign Languages=



Modern Foreign Languages: Spanish, French and German: Upper Level KS2

How our wiki relates to the National Curriculum Standards:

**Understanding and using the foreign language**
1**. In the early stages of language learning pupils might be taught:** 2**. Pupils can be taught about other countries and cultures by:** > and groups and with their teacher (Available at:[], accessed 30th October 2009)
 * 1) how to use and respond to the foreign language
 * 2) how to listen carefully in order to discriminate sounds, identify meaning and develop auditory awareness
 * 3) correct pronunciation and intonation
 * 1) working with authentic materials including some from ICT-based sources
 * 3. In order to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding further, pupils might also be taught:**
 * 1) how to initiate conversations
 * 2) how to use dictionaries and other reference materials
 * 3) how to communicate with each other in the foreign language in pairs


 * Spanish**

We used the following website for mental group or paired activies:

[] We would have used this material in support of teaching Spanish numbers, greetings, colours, animals and common phrases

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 * French**

We used the following website for mental group or paired activies:

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We would have used this material in support of teaching French numbers, greetings, colours, animals and common phrases Enchanted Learning offer the following activities.

The Best French Website has so many resources on it, you would need beaucoup de temps pour lire.

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Rigolo - to teach French please click here. This is a whole scheme of work for French. Fab.
 * German**

[] We would have used this material in support of teaching German numbers, greetings, colours, animals and common phrases

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 * Extension Activities:**

At the end of the presentation is the opportunity for extension activities for more able pupils. We have suggested that children are presented with pictures of famous landmarks or cultural aspects of a country and are then linked to child centred search engines such as Yahooligans [|(http://kids.yahoo.com/]) or Ask for Kids ([]) and carry out research on the topic or that country, using the original picture as a stimulus.

The lighthouse for learning sitecovers the major languages and there are materials for whiteboards.

From all round the world offer resources in mfl including flashcards.