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Mum, teacher of Modern Languages, web 2.0 enthusiast, keen cook, eager member of Fosse Singers choir.
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This is again a brilliant animation from Ideas to Inspire.
It could be used when teaching house and bedroom in another language, as well as verbs in the present tense.
After watching it, students would have to:
Why not tell a simple stories with key words and expressions students have learnt, It is a nice way to reinforce the vocabulary, to introduce new words (that surely students will remember better because they are told in a story) and also for students to see the point of learning a new language - Now you can understand a story!
Basically, this is how toddlers learn how to speak and this is the best way to learn another language.
I have found a great website with PowerPoints free to download telling simple stories or songs in French using pictures to explain key words. http://toolsforlanguage.com/french-language-powerpoint-exercises.html#comment
I really like "La Chenille qui a tres faim". What a great way to reinforce the food topic.
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