Teaching resource for using the short film Les Crayons for teaching French at KS3. Created through the BFI Screening Languages project, funded by the London Schools Excellence Fund.

1. Seating plan 7SZ-FR2
Autumn 2
Kosheem
Kayleigh
WHITE BOARD
TEACHER’SDESK
D
O
O
R
Damillyon
Sean
Mahboob
Jalan
Naod
Ricardo
Samuel
Jack
Dane Tye
Gaveen
Farique
Daniela
Shea
Adam
Shayon
Ashane
TyreseAndrea
Cristian

2. Jeudi vingt-sept
novembre
Titre: Qui est le méchant?
On se connecte: Read the wanted poster – who is the villain?
Sentence starter: Le méchant est (Fat Albert / Shaggy / Fred)
Défi:
Justify your answer
using ‘parce que’
E.g. Le méchant est
______ parce qu’il a
les yeux noirs.
ON RECHERCHE
Un homme qui a les yeux
noirs et les cheveux noirs.
Il est assez petit.
Il est très content.
De l’aide / support
Homme = Man
Petit = Small
Content = Happy

3. Les devoirs:
Complete a drawing and description in
French of the villain in your story.
Due: Thursday 4th December
All – Describe his/her appearance
Most – & give them a name
Some - & describe their character

4. Les objectifs du jour:
ALL: Will be able to able to describe a villainous character using
accurately.‘être’, ‘avoir’
MOST : Will be able to able to describe a villainous character, using
‘être’, ‘avoir’ and a range of adjectives and quantifiers
SOME: Will be able to able to with a villainous
character, using ‘être’ and ‘avoir’
compare themselves
and connectives.

8. De l’aide/ support
De taille moyenne
Petit
Grande
Grand
De taille moyenne
Petite
develop
Défi:
Choose 2 villains –
describe their hair
and eyes too!
E.g. Il a les yeux…
elle a les cheveux…
Masculine Feminine
Grand = tall
De taille moyenne = average height
Petit = short
Grande = tall
De taille moyenne = average height
Petite = short

9. develop
Je suis petit.
J’ai les yeux blues.
Il est grand.
Il a les yeux noirs
1)What part of the sentence is green?
(Noun/adjective/verb/etc)
2)What part of the sentence is red?
3)Why have I coloured some purple
and some orange?

10. Avoir = To have
J’ai – I have
Tu as – You have
Il a – He has
Elle a – She has
Être = To be
Je suis – I am
Tu es – You are
Il est – He is
Elle est – She is
1. Il a
2. Elle est
3. Je suis
4. I have
5. He is
Pathway A – fill the gaps
1. Il ____ les yeux verts (avoir)
2. Elle _______ bavarde (être)
3. Je ________ paresseuse (être)
4. Tu ______ les cheveux blonds
(avoir)
5. J’___ treize ans (avoir)
Pathway B - Translate
the sentences
1. You have blue eyes
2. I am very shy
3. He is medium height
4. She is quite short.

11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDYRaSjRy9E&safe=active
1. Qui est le méchant?

12. Seating plan 7SZ-FR2
Autumn 2
Kosheem
Kayleigh
WHITE BOARD
TEACHER’SDESK
D
O
O
R
Damillyon Sean
Mahboob
Jalan
Naod
Ricardo
Samuel
Jack
Dane Tye
Gaveen
Farique
Daniela
Shea
Adam
Shayon
Ashane
TyreseAndrea
Cristian

13. Qui est le méchant?
Pathway A –
Décrit le méchant! /
Describe the villain
1. Elle est (+taille)
2. Elle a les yeux (+ couleur)
3. Elle a les cheveux (+ couleur)
Pathway B – Add…
4. Comment est son charactère? (sympa/timide)
Pathway C – Add…
5. Tu es comment?
E.g. Je suis grand mais elle est petite.
EXT: Use quantifiers
Très
Assez
Un peu
E.g. Elle est très timide.
EXT: Describe the villain you expected
EXT: Use connectives:
mais
cependant

14. celebrateQui est le méchant?

15. delight

16. celebrate