French

Getting to Know You

Year One
French | Year 5 | Enchanté | What Am I Going to Do? | Lesson 5
 Aim
• I can use the near future tense.
• I can follow a simple story.

Success Criteria
• I can say what is ‘going to’ happen.
• I can show how the near future tense is made of aller plus infinitive.

• I can use a range of strategies to help me follow a text.

• I can make predictions about a story.
 Les trois boucs bougons
(The Three Billy Goats Gruff)
Watch and listen to the famous story of the day The Three Billy Goats Gruff met
a grumpy troll. What do you think is going to happen?
 Je suis voyante !
(I Can See the Future!)
Look at these key moments from the story. What is going to happen
in each case? Click to enlarge each image.
Click play buttons
throughout to hear La grammaire du futur proche
phrases and words.
(Grammar Point – Near Future Tense)

Have a look at these sentences about what’s going to happen.

Je vais aller dans le champ.

I’m going to go to the field.

Je vais traverser le point.

I’m going to cross the bridge.

Je vais manger le bouc !

I’m going to eat the goat!
 La grammaire du futur proche
(Grammar Point – Near Future Tense)

How is this different to the futur simple verb tense which

we learned recently?

Futur Simple Futur Proche

future form auxiliary verb ‘aller’
infinitive verb
Quand je serai grand, je Je vais manger le bouc.
serai alpiniste.
La grammaire du futur proche
(Grammar Point – Near Future Tense)

Let’s have a go!

 On va faire une phrase humaine
(We’re Going to Make a Human Sentence)

Look at the words on your table. Now look at the pictures round the room.
Can you work together to build a sentence about each picture?
Allez-y!
(Your Turn!)
 Aim
• I can use the near future tense.
• I can follow a simple story.

Success Criteria
• I can say what is ‘going to’ happen.
• I can show how the near future tense is made of aller plus infinitive.

• I can use a range of strategies to help me follow a text.

• I can make predictions about a story.