French Year 7 booklet

Bonjour Year 7!

Over the next 5 weeks, you will be completing work based on knowledge that we have covered in lessons. This booklet is designed to give you practice with:

reading translation guided writing

This booklet comprises of 6 lessons (including a bonus for half term) 1. w/c 20th April 2. w/c 27th April 3. w/c 4th May 4. w/c 11th May 5. w/c 18th May 6. w/c 25th May (half term)

There is a quiz to complete at the end of each lesson, and there is an end of booklet quiz to complete after the 5 weeks. Ensure you complete the quizzes without looking at your lesson, so that you can check that you have understood. Additional work with access to the internet: Remember to protect yourself when accessing online websites.

Practise pronunciation- online https://ttsmp3.com/text-to-speech/French/ (type the word down and click “read”, the computer will read it to you. This can be accessed from a smart phone or on a computer. Practise grammar-online www.languagesonlines,org

Bonne chance!!

Team French

Week 2: to be able to say what you study and don’t study at school

Learning: read through all the vocabulary and try to memorise as much as possible

Les matières scolaires – School subjectsJ’étudie… I study… je n’étudie pas… I don’t study…

Practise saying the phrases in French and English until you can say them without looking.

Online practice: if you have access to internet, copy-paste or copy the website below and complete tasks 18 to 23 (included) in order (as they are gradually more difficult). When you click on “vérifie”, it will tell you what your score is, giving you a chance to correct yourself.

https://languagesonline.org.uk/French/ET1/NewET1U8/Index.htm

Reading 1 :.

Reading 2 : Replace the pictures by the words.

Bonjour! Je m’appelle Julie. J’ai douze ans et j’habite à Bordeaux mais je

suis belge. Ma matière préférée c’est (1) parce que c’est génial.

Les (2)  ? C’est nul. Je préfère les (3) . Et toi, quelle est ta matière préférée ?1. __________________ 2.________________ 3.______________Ext : answer the questions in English

1) How old is Julie ? ………………………………………………….2) What nationality is she ? ………………………………3) Translate the question Julie asks.

………………………………………………………………….

Learning: read through all the vocabulary and try to memorise as much as possible

Giving your opinion :J’aime … I likej’adore… I loveje n’aime pas… I don’t likeje déteste… I hate

Ex: J’aime l’anglais. // J’adore le français // je n’aime pas les maths

Confident ? Do you want to be able to say more than that ? j’aime assez… I quite likej’aime beaucoup… I like a lot…c’est ma matière préférée It’s my favourite subjectje n’aime pas du tout… I don’t like at all

Ex: J’aime assez l’anglais. // Je n’aime pas du tout les maths

Practise saying the phrases in French and English until you can say them without looking.

Pourquoi ? (why ?) car…. - because…. parce que… - because….

c’est intéressant – it’s interesting C’est nul - it’s rubbishC’est facile – it’s easy C’est difficile – it’s difficultC’est amusant – it’s fun C’est ennuyeux – it’s boringLe prof est marrant – the teacher is funny Le prof est sévère – the teacher is strictLe prof est sympa/sympatique – the teacher is nice

Let’s put it together : J’aime les maths car c’est intéressant. Je déteste l’anglais parce que le prof est sévère.

Practise saying the phrases in French and English until you can say them without looking.

Confident? Link sentences together by adding “et” (and) , “mais” (but).

Ex: J’aime les maths car c’est intéressant et facile mais je déteste l’anglais parce que le prof est sévère.

Reading 3:

Writing 1:

Writing 2:

1) Separate the words to make correct sentences 2) Translate the sentences into English.

exemple: Jedétestelesmathsparcequec’estdifficile.

Answer: Je/déteste/les/maths/parce/que/c’est/difficile. Translation: I hate Maths because it’s difficult.

1. Jedétestelagéographieparcequec’estdifficile.2. J’adorelesportparcequec’esttrèsamusant.3. J’aimeassezlessciencescarc’estintéressant.4. Jen’aimepasdutoutl’anglaiscarc’esttropdifficile.

Reading 4: read the texts and answer the questions in English (questions 7 and 8 are more challenging)

Writing 3: Extra Challenge: How many extended sentences can you create? Just follow the numbers Write them down (you can even email them to me)- translate them into English to check they make sense.

1. ………………………………...2. ………………………………….3. ………………………………….4. ………………………………….5. ………………………………….6. ………………………………….7. …………………………………8. …………………………………

W2:End of lesson quiz:

1- Select the correct spelling for the word ‘ICT’:A enformatique C infromaticB informatic D informatique

2- Translate into French: “I love Science” A J’aime les sciences C J’adore les sciencesB Je n’aime pas les sciences D J’étudie les sciences

3- “J’aime assez” means:A I quite like C I like enoughB I quiet like D I like a lot

4- What is the meaning of “sévère”?A serious C severityB strict D sensitive

5- Translate into English: “le prof est sympathique”A The teacher is sympathetic C My teacher is not niceB The teacher is nice D My teacher is nice

6- Look at the picture: Which of these statements is correct?

A Les maths, c’est facile C Les maths, c’est difficileB Les maths, c’est amusant D Le prof est sympa

7- Look at the picture: True or false?

La prof est sévère et bizarre. TRUE / FALSE

8- Look at the picture and complete the sentence: “j’adore l’EPS car…….”

A c’est nul C c’est ennuyeuxB c’est facile D Le prof est sévère

9- Translate into French: “I don’t like Drama because it’s boring.”

A Je n’aime pas le teatre car c’est ennuyeux C Je n’aime pas le théâtre car c’est ennuyeuxB Je n’aime pas le drame car c’est ennuyeux D J’aime le théâtre car c’est ennuyeux

10- Translate into English: “J’étudie la technologie mais je n’étudie pas l’espagnol.”

A I study Tech but I don’t study Spanish C I study IT but I don’t study SpanishB I study PE but I don’t study Spanish D I study Drama but I don’t study Spanish