Daily Routine

Objectives

1. Develop Vocabulary: Students will learn and use French vocabulary related to daily routines.
2. Improve Grammar: Understanding and using reflexive verbs.
3. Enhance Speaking Skills: Practice speaking in French through dialogues.

Curriculum Area and Level

• UK Curriculum Framework: Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
• Level: Key Stage 3 (Year 9)

Materials Needed

• Flashcards with daily routine activities (e.g., getting up, brushing teeth)
• Whiteboard and markers
• Notebooks and pens
• Audio recording of a daily routine in French

Timing

Starter Activity (10 Minutes)

Activity: Vocabulary Flashcards

1. Show flashcards with images denoting daily routine activities.
2. Ask students to guess the activity in French.
3. Reveal the French term and have students repeat it aloud.

Vocabulary:

• Se réveiller (to wake up)
• Se brosser les dents (to brush teeth)
• Prendre une douche (to take a shower)
• S’habiller (to get dressed)
• Prendre le petit déjeuner (to have breakfast)

Introduction (10 Minutes)

1. Introduce reflexive verbs in French, explaining their unique structure.
2. Use examples from the daily routine vocabulary to illustrate reflexive verbs.
3. Write sample sentences on the board:
   • Je me réveille à 7 heures. (I wake up at 7 o’clock.)
   • Elle se brosse les dents après le petit déjeuner. (She brushes her teeth after breakfast.)

Guided Practice (10 Minutes)

Activity: Pair Work Dialogue

1. Pair up students.
2. Each pair will create a short dialogue describing their daily routines in French.
3. Provide a template to structure their dialogue:
   • A: À quelle heure te réveilles-tu? (What time do you wake up?)
   • B: Je me réveille à 7 heures. Et toi? (I wake up at 7 o’clock. And you?)

Main Activity (20 Minutes)

Activity: Listening Comprehension and Role Play

1. Play an audio recording of a person describing their daily routine in French.
2. Ask students to jot down the activities they hear.
3. Discuss the recording and check the students’ notes.
4. Students will then role-play the routine they heard in pairs. Swap roles and repeat.

Extension Activity (5 Minutes)

Activity: Reflexive Verb Conjugation Practice

1. Provide students with different reflexive verbs.
2. Ask them to conjugate these verbs in their notebooks.
3. Example verbs: se lever, s’habiller, se laver, se coucher (to get up, to get dressed, to wash oneself, to go to bed).

Plenary (5 Minutes)

Activity: Quickfire Questions

1. Quickfire questions about the daily routine vocabulary and reflexive verbs.
2. Examples:
   • Comment dit-on ‘to get dressed’ en français? (How do you say ‘to get dressed’ in French?)
   • Conjuguez le verbe ‘se laver’. (Conjugate the verb ‘to wash oneself’.)

Homework

1. Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) describing your daily routine in French.
2. Use at least five reflexive verbs studied in class today.

Assessment

• Observe student participation during dialogue practice and role play.
• Collect and assess homework paragraphs for correct use of vocabulary and reflexive verbs.

This lesson plan ensures that Year 9 students engage in a variety of activities that cater to different learning styles, developing their French language skills in a fun and interactive way.

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By structuring the lesson in this detailed manner, we ensure a comprehensive learning experience aligned with the UK's education standards, making French engaging and accessible for Year 9 students.