PRONUNCIATION EN FRANÇAIS

BASIC TIPS  It makes sense to try to get the pronunciation as good as you can but you are not expected to sound completely French.  Pronunciation is only one aspect of learning a language ~ so, don’t worry unduly about it.  You can be honest with the children if you are unsure, saying that you will check it with someone else. (We are always available to help if needs be.)  Teaching the alphabet is a good idea for learning the sounds of the letters.  Using songs/poems and tongue-twisters can be really good fun.  Familiarise yourself with the alphabet and the basic sound combinations and you’ll be fine. The level of the language you’ll be teaching is not that complex.

L’ALPHABET  Lesson  L’alphabet(l’alfabeh)  A~AHH~ASHO~OHV~VAY  B~BAYI~ EEP~PAYW~DOOBLA-VAY  C~SAYJ~SHEEQ~KOOX~ICKS  D~DAYK~KAR~AIRY~EE-GREC  E~EUHL~ELLS~ESSZ~ZED  F~EFFM~EMT~TAY  G~SHAYN~ENU~CUE

TEACHING ACTIVITIES  Write the letters up and get pupils to listen/repeat.  Get pupils to put the letters into groups ~ 1. letters that sound the same as the English 2. letters which sound similar 3. letters which sound very different.  Write just the letters up and play the 3 lives game.  Mouth the letters and get them to guess which one you’re saying.  When teaching the alphabet you can sing/say it to a marching tune and get the pupils to echo. Make it into a competition between different groups in the class.  Use their whiteboards and get them to write the letters they hear you say ~ play bingo ~ spell words/names ~ hangman  Move on to teaching them how to spell their names. Comment t’appelles-tu? Comment t’appelles-tu? Je m’appelle bla bla bla Je m’appelle bla bla bla Comment ça s’écrit ? Comment ça s’écrit ? Ça s’écrit bla bla bla. Ça s’écrit bla bla bla.  Spell out names and get the pupils to stand up when they hear their own.  It is well worth while taking your time over this and allowing them to take it on board without feeling pressurised.

SOUND COMBINATIONS  CH=SHCHIEN~CHAT  EU=UGHNEUF~DEUX  AU=OHCHOCOLAT CHAUD  UN/AN/EN/IN/ON = KEEP MOUTH OPEN BRUN ~ ANS ~ VENDREDI ~ QUINZE ~ BON BRUN ~ ANS ~ VENDREDI ~ QUINZE ~ BON  QUE = KEUH MUSIQUE  OU = OOHDOUZE  U = AS IN CUEJUS ~ SALUT  OI = WATROIS  É/ET = EHMusée/PERROQUET  EUR = AS IN SIRSOEUR  AIN/EIN = AH (MOUTH OPEN)PAIN  ER/EZ = EYjouer ~ écoutez  TION = SEEOHADDITION

TONGUE-TWISTERS  Cinq chiens chassent six chats  Un chasseur sachant chasser sait chasser sans son chien de chasse.  Je suis ce que je suis et si je suis ce que je suis, qu'est-ce que je suis?  Santé n'est pas sans t, mais maladie est sans t.  Les chaussettes de l'archiduchesse sont-elles sèches? Archisèches!  Pauvre petit pêcheur, prend patience pour pouvoir prendre plusieurs petits poissons.

Virelangues ……….  Il était une fois, un homme de foi qui vendait du foie dans la ville de Foix. Il dit ma foi, c'est la dernière fois que je vends du foie dans la ville de Foix. Foix est une ville dans le Pyrénées Foix est une ville dans le Pyrénées  Pruneau cuit, pruneau cru,...  Trois petites truites non cuites trois petites truites crues  Ces six saucissons-ci sont si secs qu'on ne sait si s'en sont.  Je dis que tu l'as dit à Didi ce que j'ai dit jeudi.  Une bien grosse grasse mère avec de biens beaux gros gras bras blancs.