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Which subject	French as second
What age group	Year or Grade 4
What topic	How to identify masculine and feminine words in French?
Quantity	1
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Objective

The objective of this lesson is to teach you how to identify the gender of French words. In the French language, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to guess the gender of French words with ease.

Hook Activity

Today, we are going to play a fun game that will help you identify the gender of French words. I will give you a list of 5 words, and you will have to guess whether they are masculine or feminine. Are you ready to play the game?

Activity Instructions

1. You will be provided with a list of 5 French words.
2. You will have to guess whether the words are masculine or feminine.
3. You will have 20 seconds to think and make your guess.
4. After 20 seconds, we will go through the list and I will reveal the correct gender of the word.
5. Keep track of your score and see how many you get right.

Conclusion

Great job! By playing this gender guessing game, you have already started learning how to identify masculine and feminine French words. The rest of this lesson will help you develop this skill further. Let's get started!