French words:
Some words come from French influence. They are rarely taught phonetically. As a child I thought that 'antique' was antiqueue for many years!
In these words,
Listen for these sounds in these words.
Help the pupil to chunk words where necessary. Say the word and listen for the natural breaks. They often come after the vowel sound. Remember - each chunk of a word must contain a vowel - or a vowel sound (in the case for example of words with 'y' making a vowel sound.)
In these words,
- 'i' sounds like 'ee' - words ending in 'ine', 'igue', and 'ique';
- 'ch' sounds like 'sh'.
- The endings 'que' and 'gue' make hard 'k' or 'g' sound.
Listen for these sounds in these words.
Help the pupil to chunk words where necessary. Say the word and listen for the natural breaks. They often come after the vowel sound. Remember - each chunk of a word must contain a vowel - or a vowel sound (in the case for example of words with 'y' making a vowel sound.)
ine: machine marine margarine (soft 'g') trampoline
machinery vaccine (with ci too)
gue: catalogue league
que: antique unique cheque
ch: chef parachute
Read each word first as you introduce it - showing which letters are long, and indicating which other families they belong to, where relevant/marked; for example, 'vague', 'rogue' and 'unique' all belong to the 'letters saying their name' family, with long vowel sounds.
machinery vaccine (with ci too)
gue: catalogue league
que: antique unique cheque
ch: chef parachute
Read each word first as you introduce it - showing which letters are long, and indicating which other families they belong to, where relevant/marked; for example, 'vague', 'rogue' and 'unique' all belong to the 'letters saying their name' family, with long vowel sounds.
Dictation:
The showroom was full of all kinds of farm machines from ploughs to tractors. The new tractors looked enormous compared with Tom's old one. The man at the showroom asked Tom about his old tractor. The man's conclusion was that Tom's old tractor was an antique.
"You need a new machine!" he exclaimed.
He showed Tom the catalogue with pictures of shiny new tractors.
"This one is unique," he said, pointing to a red one. "It has the best engine and is worth the price." Tom thought about it and decided to pay extra for it. He got out his cheque book and paid the man. Tom was happy!
Teaching tips:
Have a look at some tractors!
The showroom was full of all kinds of farm machines from ploughs to tractors. The new tractors looked enormous compared with Tom's old one. The man at the showroom asked Tom about his old tractor. The man's conclusion was that Tom's old tractor was an antique.
"You need a new machine!" he exclaimed.
He showed Tom the catalogue with pictures of shiny new tractors.
"This one is unique," he said, pointing to a red one. "It has the best engine and is worth the price." Tom thought about it and decided to pay extra for it. He got out his cheque book and paid the man. Tom was happy!
Teaching tips:
Have a look at some tractors!