French Teaching Resources: Starter Activity/ Warmer : Jobs

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Give the students a mini-whiteboard each and show them the first slide which gives the following differentiated instructions:

All: Draw a picture to illustrate 1/3 jobs (masc/fem).
Most: Draw a picture to illustrate 2/3 jobs (masc/fem).
Some: Draw a picture to illustrate 3/3 jobs. (masc/fem) and identify the tense (present, perfect, imperfect, future, conditional).

Then show them slide 2 which has the following phrases and give them a minute to complete all, most or some for each phrase:

Je vais devenir…
coiffeur menuisier vendeuse

Je voudrais être…
mécanicienne institutrice infirmier

Je voulais être…
comptable médecin sapeur-pompier

Mon grand-père/ ma grand-mère était…
cuisinière kinésithérapeute ingénieur

Mon frère/ ma sœur deviendra…..
nourrice plombier informaticienne