BIENVENUE !!
NI HAO!!
WELCOME TO WALKER MFL PAGE!
A GREAT WAY TO KEEP IN TOUCH !
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MRS. A LUCAS
NEWS....NEWS.....READ ALL ABOUT IT !!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MANDARIN TEACHER IN CHINA!!!
SHE HAS HAD HER BABY AND WILL CONTINUE WITH US IN SEPTEMBER!!
WE WILL HOWEVER, CONTINUE WITH THE CLASS WITH A NEW TEACHER.
I AM CERTAIN SHE WILL BE GREATLY IMPRESSED WITH OUR PROGRESS SO FAR!!
WELL DONE Y5!
FAMILY SPOONS ARE BACK!!
AS YEAR 5 ARE BUSY LEARNING MANDARIN, Y3 WILL ATTEMPT TO CREATE THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS USING THE SPOONS!!
LOOK OUT FOR THEIR CREATIONS WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED SOON!!
CONGRATULATIONS Y3!!
At walker we are learning French and Mandarin!!
OUR FRENCH AND MANDARIN NEWS CORNER >
YEAR 6 are continuing with Mandarin Chinese!
Year 5 are just starting their lessons! We hope they will enjoy the new language!
Good luck Y5!
NI HAO MA?
Try to learn with them!!
Look in their pages and follow the links!!
Watch their class videos and listen to them speaking Mandarin.
If you wish to assist us in Mandarin or French class please contact Mrs Lucas. Our thanks to Mrs. Shi, a parent from yellow class who has assisted us in in the past
class. XIE XIE.
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS COMING UP SOON!!
GREAT NEWS!!
YEAR 5 ARE ENJOYING MANDARIN CHINESE !
THEY LOVE IT!!
HELP THEM TO LEARN MORE ON:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese
AUTUMN 2018
In French and Mandarin classes this term:
Y6 Will learn to say what nationality they are in Mandarin. They will be able to identify the 4 main tones and how important these are. They will identify where they live when asked and say how many siblings they have. They will identify other family members and use adjectives to describe them.They will also identify the countries which border China and learn about China's diverse culture.
Y5 Will be introduced to Chinese, Mandarin. They will be learning greetings, numbers to 100, names of food items and be able to converse using simple words and phrases. They will also be studying the Chinese culture including the Dragon Boat Festival, The Chinese New Year and the other important events on the Lunar calendar and learning names of food items associated with these.
Y4 will be naming various Francophone countries. They will be able to say what language they speak and what nationality they are and be able to use 3rd person pronouns to describe someone else.
Y3 Will be learning how to greet each other in French. They will learn the names of some musical instruments and identify masculine and positive articles.
IN FRENCH CLASSES!! LISTEN TO THESE CHILDREN IN ASKING FOR A TICKET AT THE TRAIN STATION!!
OUR VISION:
Learning another language raises awareness of the multilingual and multicultural world and introduces an integral dimension to pupils' learning.
FOLLOW US WITH MANDARIN TEACHER'S GUIDES:
Y5: M1, M2, M3 M4
Y6: M5
FOLLOW US WITH RIGOLO :
YEAR 3 1. BONJOUR 2. EN CLASSE 3. MON CORPS 4. LES ANIMAUX 5. MA FAMILLE 6. BON ANNIVERSAIRE |
YEAR 4 1. BON ANNIVERSAIRE! 2. ENCORE 3. QUELLE HEURE EST-IL? 4. OU VA-TU? 5. ON MANGE 6. LE CIRQUE |
YEAR 5 1. SALUT GUSTAVE! 2. A L'ECOLE 3. LA NOURRITURE 4. EN VILLE 5. EN VACANCES 6. CHEZ MOI |
YEAR 6 1. LE WEEK-END 2. LES VETEMENTS 3. MA JOURNEE 4. LES TRASPORTS 5. LE SPORT 6 ON VA FAIRE LA FETE/Mimi |
WALKER MFL RATIONALE
We believe that learning a Modern Foreign Language is an essential component in preparing young people for life in the twenty-first century.
THE RIGOLO SCHEME OF WORK IS USED BASED ON GUIDANCE GIVEN IN KEY STAGE FRAMEWORK FOR LANGUAGES, THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND QCA GUIDELINES.
MANDARIN CLASSES USE A VIDEO LINK WITH CHINA, CALLED
'MY CHINESE TEACHER'.