Wigmore High School – Summer Learning 2020

Subject: French Year Group: 7

Teacher: Mrs Clarke

Date work set: Monday 20th April

Date work to be completed by Friday 1st May

Please email a photo or document to show work completed over the 4 lessons to Mrs Clarke: sclarke@wigmore.hereford.sch.uk

Aims: to learn how to describe famous French sports personalities and talk about different sports and activities you do.

Learning outcomes: Lesson 1: complete descriptions of different peopleLesson 2: produce a wanted posterLesson 3: translation of 2 paragraphs and description of favourite sportspersonLesson 4: Completion of sports and activities work sheets

Instructions: Work through the power point, follow the instructions and complete tasks as you go along. Mark your work if answers are provided, but be honest and sensible about it please.

Hair and Eye ColourLes yeux et les cheveuxLessons 1, 2 & 3

• To use a variety of different adjectives to describe our physical appearance.

• To describe the appearances of others.

To revise how to describe hair and eye colour in French.

Learning Objective

Success Criteria

Thinking SkillsQuite often if a word starts in French with ‘é’, in English it will start with an ‘s’. This can be a handy thing to know if you’re having trouble with a reading activity or in a test. Look at the following words which all begin with ‘é’, can you work out what they mean? The green words are easier, and the red more challenging.

épice éponge étranger

étrange étudiant état

épouse épinard école

écran étoile écharpe

Thinking Skills AnswersQuite often if a word starts in French with ‘é’, in English it will start with an ‘s’. This can be a handy thing to know if you’re having trouble with a reading activity or in a test. Look at the following words which all begin with ‘é’, can you work out what they mean? The green words are easier, and the red more challenging.

épice - spice éponge – sponge étranger - stranger

étrange - strange étudiant - student état - state

épouse - spouse épinard - spinach école - school

écran - screen étoile - star écharpe - scarf

La descriptionJ’ai les yeux

bleus

J’ai les cheveux

J’ai les cheveux

verts marron

noirs blonds roux bruns

courts mi-longs longs raides frisés

TASK: Write a description of yourself and then one of

someone famous and include a photo or a picture.

Il a – he has Elle a – she has

Word Challenge

1. What colour eyes does Charlotte have?4. What 3 details are given about his hair?

2. What 3 details does she give about her hair?

5. How do you say ‘he has’ in French?

3. What colour eyes does Lucas have? 6. What do think ‘par contre’ means?

The text below is in a form where all the words are stuck together. Write the text out correctly, making sure that you leave a space in between each word.

Bonjourjem’appelleCharlotteetj’ai14ansjailesyeuxvertsetlescheveuxrouxmi-

longsetraidespar contremonfrèrequis’appelleLucasalesyeuxbl

eusetlescheveuxbrunscourtsetfrisés

Word Challenge AnswersNow mark your work in a different colour pen.Bonjour.

Je m’appelle Charlotte et j’ai 14 ans. J’ai les yeux verts et les cheveux roux, mi-longs et raides. Par contre, mon

frère, qui s’appelle Lucas, a les yeux bleus et les cheveux bruns, courts et frisés.

1. What colour eyes does Charlotte have?

Green.

4. What 3 details are given about his hair?It is short, brown and curly.

2. What 3 details does she give about her hair?

It is red, mid-length and straight.

5. How do you say ‘he has’ in French?Il a

3. What colour eyes does Lucas have? Blue

6. What do think ‘par contre’ means?On the other hand

Brain Teasers!Look at the following sentences, some have words in the wrong order, others have words or letters missing, number 4 is in code and number 5 has mistakes in it. Can you write them out correctly?

1. Les yeux bruns les j’ai et bleus cheveux.

2. J’ai les verts et les noirs et courts.

3. ai le ye ron et es che ux et ngs

4. J L Y B E L C B .

5. J’ai les yeux vert et les cheveux blond.

.

Answers Now mark your work in a different colour pen.

1. J’ai les yeux bleus et les cheveux bruns.2. J’ai les yeux verts et les cheveux noirs et courts.3. J’ai les yeux marron et les cheveux roux et longs.4. J’ai les yeux bleus et les cheveux blonds.5. J’ai les yeux verts et les cheveux blonds/bruns.

Look at the following images and try and write as detailed a description as you can regarding eye and hair colour. CHALLENGE: add their size and a phrase about their personality. (Il est – he is Elle est – she is).

Fais une déscription

Look at the table underneath: each letter represents the beginning letter of a word. The table contains a sentence about what you’ve learned today. You can move from side to side and up and down but not diagonally The table below is an example and has been done in English.

Devine la phrase !

A L S

E I B

B H H

Now look at the two tables on the next slide, the sentences are in French. Can you work out what they are? Don’t worry if you struggle with this task, just have a go for fun.

A L S

E I B

B H H

And Long Straight

Eyes I Blond

Blue Have Hair

Devine la phrase !

L E M

C E Y

N A L

L A R

Y E C

V E L

Each box makes a phrase in French, write out each phrase. Look at the example again if you need to.

Devine la phrase ! AnswersExtension: write out the English translation for each phrase.

L E M

C E Y

N A L

L A R

Y I C

V E L

Elle a les yeux marron et les cheveux noirs.

Il a les yeux verts et les cheveux roux.

She has brown eyes and black hair.He has green eyes and ginger hair.

Make a wanted poster and draw the face of a made up criminal. Include a description of their eyes and hair as well as any other details like size and personality. Don’t forget to offer a reward! (méchant/méchante=mean/nasty dangereux/dangereuse=dangerous).

Poster Activity

Vocabulaire

Recherché – wanted (for a man)

Recherchée- wanted (for a woman)

Une barbe- beard

Une moustache- moustache

Une cicatrice- scar

Mort(e) ou vivant(e)- dead or alive

Récompense- Reward

Lesson 3

Read and translate the descriptions below of favourite sports people, look at the difference between my favourite sportsman and my favourite sportswoman.

Mon sportif préféré s’appelle Lionel Messi, il est joueur de foot. Son anniversaire c’est le 24 juin, il est né en 1987 et il a 32 ans. Il est argentin mais il habite en Espagne. Il a les yeux noisette et les cheveux bruns. Il est fort et très sportif.

Ma sportive préférée s’appelle Serena Williams, elle est joueuse de tennis. Son anniversaire c’est le 26 septembre, elle est née en 1981 et elle a 38 ans. Elle est américaine. Elle habite en Floride. Elle a les yeux marron et les cheveux noirs. Elle est grande et très sportive.

Research some famous sportsmen and women. Choose one that you admire and do a fact file about them in French. Include as many of the following details as you can : name/age/nationality/sport they play/hair/eye colour and personality. Use the paragraphs on the previous slide to help you and add a picture or photo if you can. Include a translation of what you have written, but do it after the French and not before.

Challenge : do 2 fact files one for a man and one for a woman as well.

Lesson 4 – print off slides 20-23 and complete.

Now mark your work honestly please. Answers on the next slide.