1. Masculine Feminine Masculine plural Feminine plural
La Mode
Use a dictionary to find out if these words are masculine or feminine. Put them in the right column with their English meaning.
chemise bottes jupe pantalon
jean baskets veste chaussettes
short manteau pull jogging
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine plural
Feminine plural

2. La Mode What do you notice about the feminine words?
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine plural
Feminine plural
jean - jeans
pull - jumper
short - shorts
manteau - coat
pantalon - trousers
jogging - trackies
chemise - shirt
jupe - skirt
veste - jacket
baskets - trainers
bottes - boots
chaussettes - socks 2

3. Learning Objectives
Learn some words for describing someone’s appearance and style.
Identify whether a word is masculine or feminine, and use le/la or un/une correctly with it.

4. LE / LA  THE
UN / UNE  A
DES  SOME
Think
carefully about which one you want to say!

5. Task 1
Find as many words for different clothes as you can, and write the French and English in the LES VÊTEMENTS box on your sheet.
DO NOT write le/la before the words. Instead, use 2 different colours to show which are masculine and which are feminine.
Lesson 1

6. Some things that won’t be in the dictionary: Hoodie – sweat à capuche
Leggings – caleçon / legging
Vest top – débardeur
Cardigan – gilet
Top – haut
Flip flop – tong
High heels - chaussures talons hauts
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7. GAME
Lesson 1

8. COLOURS MATCHING
Add some kind of game to recap colours here – I used one on Linguascope5

9. Task 2 Fill in the LES COULEURS box with different colours in French.
Colours are adjectives, and some adjectives change if describing a feminine word Make sure you write down the masculine AND feminine forms of the words.
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10. Task 3
Le Tissu describes what clothes are made from. Use a dictionary to help you match up the French and English and write them in the box.
leather cotton plastic
polyester linen velvet
nylon silk denim wool
fleece waterproof fabric
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en soie en cuir en velours en laine en nylon
en lin en coton en polyester en plastique
en jean en laine polaire en tissu imperméable 10

11. Le look
Find some more ways to describe someone’s style that make sense at the end of the sentence “he/she dresses like a...”
e.g. like a granny
like a pirate
like a gangster
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12. Task 4
Find some adjectives for describing someone’s style or an item of clothing, e.g. sporty, scruffy, old-fashioned. Make sure you write down the masculine AND feminine forms
If you’re stuck for ideas, think of some celebrities and imagine how you’d describe their style. 12