12 Mini French Plays: Use Drama to Develop Confidence with Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing - Brossura

Bourdais, Danièle; Finnie, Sue

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ISBN 10: 1783173602 ISBN 13: 9781783173600

Casa editrice: Brilliant Publications, 2024

Riassunto

Practise French, promote fluency and develop confidence using these mini plays, specially written for primary and lower secondary school pupils. Written using simple, repetitive language, the plays reinforce key vocabulary and phrases.

The age-appropriate plays can easily be adapted, so they are ideal for use with mixed-ability groups. They will complement and reinforce whatever scheme you are using. These plays are short (none is longer than 2 pages) so children will experience success quickly and develop confidence.

The book contains everything you need to successfully use the plays to enhance your French lessons: scripts, English translations, performance suggestions and worksheets to extend the plays.

The free downloadable audio files of the plays being performed by native French speakers provide invaluable listening practice and will help students develop good pronunciation.

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Informazioni sull'autore

<p><b>Danièle Bourdais</b> has extensive experience of writing, consulting and editing French materials for learners of all ages and abilities. In 1987, she started writing magazines for Mary Glasgow Publications, which kickstarted a career in educational publishing for the UK and International markets.</p><p>She has written a variety of materials, picture books, plays, readers, apps and digital resources (BBC Bitesize), non-fiction trade books and award-winning course books for UK and International examinations published by, among others, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Pearson, Scholastic, the BBC, Hachette, Elemi International Schools Publisher and Brilliant Publications. She also tutors online, specialising in preparing students for UK and International public examinations as well as scholarships to top independent schools.</p><p><b>More about Danièle</b></p><p>1. I was born on the beautiful south coast of Brittany, France. I love going back there, in the “Armor” (literally “by the sea” in Breton) for the sounds of the sea and the smell of seaweed – and the Argoët (meaning “inland”, “the forest”), a land of mysterious stones and mossy woods, myths and Arthurian legends. And of course, I love eating les galettes, the Breton pancakes with une bolée, a cup of cider!</p><p>2. I have loved languages from a very young age and had conversations with a 90 year-old granny in (some sort) of English at the age of 2 (my mother taught English in a secondary school and we often went to England on holiday). I learnt German and Russian at school, and started learning Hindi and Urdu when I met my Indian husband. Our two children grew up in a soup of cultures and a cocktail of languages!</p><p>3. I read English at Paris University after which I came to London as a language assistant for what was meant be a year. That was over 42 years ago and the rest is history! I completed my Licence-ès-Lettres and an MA in Literary Translation in the UK. I have since made London my home and love its dynamism, multicultural landscape and vibrant cultural life.</p><p>4. During the Covid lockdowns, I did not bake or make sourdough bread! Instead, I wrote a series of online lessons for French for Secondary Schools, commissioned by the BBC. I also got snowed-under with demand for online teaching. Being able to support learners at that very difficult time tasted sweeter than cakes to me!</p><p>5. I was recently interviewed on Teacher Talk Radio about what I am perhaps better known for: my passion for providing learners with a culturally rich, diverse and inclusive experience of French and the French-speaking world, and my interest in decolonising the teaching of French. After all, our children deserve nothing less than a wonderful eye-opening, insightful journey around the Francosphère !</p><p><b>Sue Finnie</b> co-authored 12 Mini French Plays with Danièle Bourdais. They have also written books for many other UK educational publishers.</p><p>Sue has many years of experience in the fields of education and publishing, particularly devising language learning resources. She has always been a keen language learner and lived in England, Scotland, France and Italy. This has made her feel that cultural awareness is an integral part of speaking a language well and she tries to reflect this in all the work she does.</p><p>Over the years she has worked for many large and not so large organisations including the BBC, Oxford University Press and Nelson Thornes. As well as traditional course books and printed resources for all age-groups, she has worked as an author and consultant on TV and radio series, on interactive whiteboard resources, online games and apps.</p><p>Her aim as a resource writer is always to make language learning memorable.</p>

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Practise French, promote fluency and develop confidence using these mini French plays, specially written for primary and lower secondary school pupils. Written using simple, repetitive language, the plays reinforce key vocabulary and phrases.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Brilliant Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1783173602
• ISBN 13: 9781783173600
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 50
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile