Brilliant French Information Books pack - Level 1

Encourage primary school pupils to become independent French readers with this collection of 6 short, highly-illustrated French information readers

The Brilliant French Information Books are ideal for Key Stage 2 (KS2) children who don't like reading stories. Specially written by Daniele Bourdais and Sue Finnie to support young French learners, these non-fiction books consolidate core vocabulary and reinforce language patterns, while being packed full of information and photos of the French-speaking world which will broaden pupils' perceptions and develop their intercultural understanding.

The Level 1 books are ideal for children in Years 3 and 4 who just started to study French.

The books, which are published by Brilliant Publications, come packaged with a teaching guide and CD-Rom containing pdf copies of the books for display on interactive whiteboards and audio recordings of the texts, making them ideal for use by non-specialist teachers.

These colourful photographic books:
Consolidate core vocabulary
Introduce unfamiliar language in a controlled way, to enable children to start reading French straight away, without being daunted
Include repetition to reinforce language patterns
Contain in-built progression and differentiation
Introduce pupils to life in France and other French-speaking countries
Contain fun memory quizzes to check understanding
In-built progression

To ensure progression and differentiation, there are three easily identifiable levels of difficulty. The Level 1 books in this pack typically have a single short sentence per page, making them ideal for pupils in Years 3 and 4 who have just started to learn French. For more advanced learners, the Level 2 books typically have 1-3 short to medium sentences per page and Level 3 books usually have 3-4 sentences of varying length per page

The 6 Level 1 Brilliant French Information Books are:
La France en couleurs
Un, deux, trois . soleil !
Des animaux importants
Les jours de la semaine
Bonjour tout le monde !
C'est ca Paris !

Teacher support
In the Level 1 pack you will find 1 copy of each of the 6 information books, together with a teaching guide and a CD-Rom.
The teaching guide contains notes for getting the most from the resource, background information on each topic and language focus, English translations of the books and answers to the quizzes.

The CD-Rom contains:
audio files of the each of the Level 1 Brilliant French Information Books, to enable children to hear correct pronunciation and make correct sound-spelling links
pdf versions of the texts to enable them to be displayed on an interactive whiteboard for whole class/group guided reading sessions.