Invite the class to greet you using a hello from last time (for example Bonjour, bohn-ZHOOR, or Salut, sah-LOO). Accept two or three greetings, then pause and look expectantly as if waiting for them to finish the exchange. When nobody can close it, smile and say that is exactly today's job.

Keep the hook light and short. Do not teach any goodbye yet; the flashcards in the next step do that work.

Run the flashcards on the IWB. On this first meeting, show the French with the image and play the audio before the English. Class repeats twice: once all together, once by table. Do not ask anyone to guess the French out loud before they have heard it. A silent think is fine; spoken guessing waits until after the first listen.

Salut does double duty: replay that they already used it as hi last time, then show today's goodbye use. Same word, friends only, both ends of a chat.

Core five for clear speaking today: Au revoir (oh ruh-VWAHR), Salut (sah-LOO), À bientôt (ah bee-an-TOH), À demain (ah duh-MAN), Bonne journée (bun zhoor-NAY). Lean on choral practice for these. The other three (À plus tard, Bonne nuit, À tout à l'heure) are bonus ears: hear them, smile at them, no pressure to produce them yet.

After Au revoir, add a quick aside: that vwah sound is the stylish bit. Chin up, small wave, say it like you are leaving a café.

When-to-use tags as each core card appears:

• Salut: friends and peers only (hi and bye)
• Au revoir: anyone, including adults and shopkeepers
• Bonne journée: polite close, great with adults and teachers
• À bientôt / À demain: about when you will meet again (soon / tomorrow), fine with almost anyone

Bonus ears in brief: À plus tard and À tout à l'heure suit friends when you will see them later the same day; Bonne nuit is bedtime, not a classroom exit.

End with a 30-second board sort into three columns the class can still see in the copy step: Friends (Salut, and later À plus tard, À tout à l'heure); Anyone / adults (Au revoir, Bonne journée); When we meet again / bedtime (À bientôt, À demain, Bonne nuit).

Model one full mini-exchange once before the matching game. You say Bonjour (bohn-ZHOOR). A volunteer answers Bonjour. You close with Au revoir. They reply À bientôt.

Default is whole-class IWB play with volunteers taking turns. Only if class tablets are already out should pairs play on devices; otherwise stay on the board. Audio plays on every flip, so keep the volume up.

Every pupil has a job on every turn: whisper the French when a French card appears, and thumbs-up if they already knew it. Non-volunteers should never be sitting idle.

If the same pair is missed twice, stop and say the French together before moving on. Listen for the soft v in revoir and the nasal ending in demain.

Before pairs start, spend about 30 seconds replaying the two hellos on the board with audio: Bonjour (bohn-ZHOOR) and Salut (sah-LOO). Then leave these two dialogue frames fully visible beside the partner-practice interactive for the whole activity (write them up quickly, or keep a slide ready):

Scene 1: leaving class with a classmate
A: Salut ! / Bonjour !
B: Salut ! / Bonjour !
A: Salut ! / À plus tard ! / À tout à l'heure !
B: À bientôt ! / Salut !

Scene 2: leaving a shop, or saying goodbye to your teacher
A: Bonjour !
B: Bonjour !
A: Au revoir ! / Bonne journée !
B: Au revoir ! / À bientôt !

Pair pupils so they face each other if seating allows. Model Scene 1, then Scene 2, with a volunteer, speaking slowly. Point at each line as you say it.

Scene 1 is peer register (casual goodbyes). Scene 2 is polite register with an adult or shopkeeper. Circulate and listen for a clear close rather than a mumbled fade-out. If a goodbye trails off into a mumble, ask them to rewind and give it a proper exit: big clear finish, then smile.

After a few minutes, ask pairs to swap who starts. Core production targets: Au revoir, Salut, À bientôt, Bonne journée. Bonus phrases on the frame are optional stretch.