Year 7 French KEY WORDS AND PHRASESA Top 10 opinions B Top 10 connectives1 I like … (a lot) j’aime (beaucoup)

… 1 and et

2 I don’t like je n’aime pas 2 but mais3 I hate je déteste 3 or ou4 I prefer je préfère 4 because car / parce que5 it is c’est 5 however cependant6 it was c’était 6 if si7 it will be ce sera 7 when quand8 I would like to je voudrais 8 additionally en plus / de plus9 I think that je pense / trouve

que9 puis then

10

in my opinion à mon avis 10 neverthless néanmoins

C Top 10 adjectives D Top 10 avoir/être1 interesting (m.f) intéressant.e 1 I have j’ai2 boring (m[f]) ennuyeux(-euse)/

barbant.e2 I don’t have (any) je n’ai pas (de)

3 fun (m.pl / f.pl) amusant.e.s / drôle.s

3 we (don’t) have (any)

nous (n’) avons (pas de)

4 funny (m.pl / f.pl) marrant.e.s / rigolo.te.s

4 I am je suis

5 horrendous affreux / affreuse 5 I am not je ne suis pas6 terrible épouvantable 6 we are (not) nous (ne) sommes

(pas)7 nice/kind sympa 7 I had / I have had j’avais / j’ai eu8 easy / difficult facile / difficile 8 I will have j’aurai9 new (m.pl / f.pl) nouveau.x/

nouvelle.s9 I was / I have

beenj’étais / j’ai été

10

old (m+pl/ f.pl) vieux/vieille.s 10 I will be je serai

E Top 10 present tense F Top 10 time phrases1 I / we study je / on étudie 1 on Saturday

(mornings)le samedi (matin)

2 I / we eat je / on mange 2 on Sunday (afternoons)

le dimanche (après-midi)

3 I / we have a laugh

je / on rigole 3 on Monday (evenings)

le lundi (soir)

4 I / we play je / on joue 4 sometimes quelquefois5 I / we watch je / on regarde 5 every day tous les jours6 I do / we do je fais / on fait 6 today aujourd’hui7 I clean my teeth je me lave les dents 7 tomorrow demain8 I get dressed je m’habille 8 when it rains quand il pleut9 there is / are il y a 9 from time to time de temps en temps10

there isn’t / aren’t any

il n’y a pas de 10 twice a week deux fois par semaine

G Top 10 aller H Top 10 negatives1 I go je vais 1 I don’t eat (any) je ne mange pas

(de) 2 I like going j’aime aller 2 I don’t do (any) je ne fais pas (de)3 I went je suis allé(e) 3 I never eat (any) je ne mange jamais

(de)4 I used to go j’allais 4 I never watch

(any)je ne regarde jamais (de)

5 I’m going to go je vais aller 5 I no longer eat (any)

je ne mange plus (de)

6 I will go j’irai 6 no-one/nobody eats (any)

personne ne mange (de)

7 before going avant d’aller 7 you mustn’t eat il ne faut pas manger

8 after going après être allé(e) 8 I don’t need any/to

je n’ai pas besoin de

9 while/by going en allant 9 I don’t want to eat (any)

je ne veux pas manger de

10

I must go il faut que j’aille 10

I cannot eat (any)

je ne peux pas manger de

1. Read the English and the French meanings out aloud.2. Copy the just the French words onto a piece of paper. Think about what each word means

as you are writing it down.3. Now write down the English meaning for each word…without looking!4. Mark your work. Any you didn’t know write out the English and French x35. Test yourself again.

You should now be able to complete these exercises easily!

A Complete each word or phrase by adding the missing letters. Then write the English meaning next to it.

LET’S REVISE OPINIONS…LEARN A FEW MORE!

1. J’*im* ________________________________2. *’aime be*uc*up ______________________________3. Je pr*f*re ________________________________4. Je *’aime *** ________________________________5. *’est ________________________________6. C’*tait ________________________________7. J* v*oudr*is ________________________________8. Je p*ns* que ________________________________9. Je tr*uve *ue ________________________________10.ce s*ra ________________________________11.je d*teste ________________________________

B Add the accents to these words.

1. Je deteste2. Je prefere3. C’etait4. A mon avis

C Where do you need to put the apostrophes in these phrases?

1. Jaime 2. je naime pas 3. cest 4. cétait 5. jaime beaucoup

D Give the French for these words and phrases.

I like …a lotit isI likeI hateIt wasI would likeI think thatI don’t likeIn my opinionI preferIt will be

E Choose an opinion phrase to complete these sentences. You can use a phrase more than once.

1. _______________________ le français.2. _______________________c’est super!3. _______________________c’est ennuyeux!4. _______________________le rugby.5. _______________________ la danse.6. _______________________fantastique!7. _______________________ nul!8. _______________________ le collège.9. _______________________ un croissant.10. _______________________ supertop!

F How long will it take you to find all these words? Please note that the accents have been missed. Can you add them?

Your challenge today is to remember the meanings and spelllings of these 10 connectives.

1. Read the English and the French meanings out aloud.2. Copy the just the French words onto a piece of paper. Think about what each word

means as you are writing it down.3. Now write down the English meaning for each word…without looking!4. Mark your work. Any you didn’t know write out the English and French x35. Test yourself again.

You should now be able to complete these exercises easily!

A Complete the word or phrase by writing in the missing letters

LET’S REVISE CONNECTIVES… AND LEARN A FEW MORE!

1. *n plus 2. s*3. n*anm**ns 4. *arc* qu*5. *t 6. qu*nd7. *ais 8. *a*9 o* 10. c*p*n*a*t

11. p***

B Missing halves. Complete the phrases

1. mais 2. et3. cependant 4. puis5. quand 6. néanmoins7. parce que 8. où9. en plus deplus 10. si

C Try to write at least 6 difference sentences using these connectives.Here are some words you know which might help to get you started.

J’aime…./j’adore…/je déteste…/ je préfère…/c’est

1 ________________________________________________

2________________________________________________

3________________________________________________

4________________________________________________

5________________________________________________

6________________________________________________

7________________________________________________

8________________________________________________

D Have a go at this crossword. Try to do it from memory!

1. Read the English and the French meanings out aloud.2. Copy the just the French words onto a piece of paper. Think about what each word means

as you are writing it down.3. Now write down the English meaning for each word…without looking!4. Mark your work. Any you didn’t know write out the English and French x35. Test yourself again.

You should now be able to complete these exercises easily!

A Find the opposites1. ennuyeux __________________________2. facile __________________________3. vieux __________________________

LET’S REVISE ADJECTIVES… AND LEARN A FEW MORE!

4. épouvantable __________________________5. affreux __________________________

B Find all the adjectives in these word snakes.

ennuyeuxvieuxvieilleamusantdifficileaffreuseépouvantablerigolobarbantsympaintéressantdrôleaffreuxnouvellemarrant

C Choose an adjective to complete these sentences.e.g. Le français est intéressant !1. je suis…………………………………………………….2. Mon frère est…………………………………………..3. La musique pop est……………………………………4. L’anglais est………………………………………………..5. Liverpool FC est……………………………………………

D How long will it take you to complete this wordsearch ?Now write the English meanings next to all the French words on the list below. How many do you know from memory?

Challenge!Include intensifiers such as:très, assez, vraiment, absolument

Add opinion phrases such as :Je pense que, à mon avis, en ce qui me concerne

1. Read the English and the French meanings out aloud.2. Copy the just the French words onto a piece of paper. Think about what each word means as

you are writing it down.3. Now write down the English meaning for each word…without looking!4. Mark your work. Any you didn’t know write out the English and French x3.5. Test yourself again.

A Revise tenses. Write in the French for these.

PRESENT TENSEI haveI don’t have

LET’S REVISE KEY VERBS… AND LEARN SOME DIFFERENT TENSES

We haveI am I am not

PAST TENSEI hadI have hadI wasI have been

FUTURE TENSEI will haveI will be

B Missing letters. Write the word in full and give its English meaning.

1. J’*i __________________ ________________2. J’a*a*s ___________________ _________________3. J’a* ét* ___________________ _________________4. Je *erai ___________________ _________________5. J’*tais ___________________ _________________6. Je su*s ___________________ _________________7. Je ** suis *** ___________________ _________________8. J’a*rai ___________________ _________________9. *ous *vons ___________________ _________________10.Je *’ai *as ___________________ _________________

C Translate these sentences into English.

1. J’ai un chien. ___________________________________________2. Je n’ai pas de chien.___________________________________________3. Nous avons un chien.__________________________________________4. J’avais un chien.______________________________________________5. J’ai eu un chien. ______________________________________________6. J’aurai un chien ______________________________________________7. Je suis riche._________________________________________________8. J’étais riche _________________________________________________9. J’ai été riche ________________________________________________10. Je ne suis pas riche. __________________________________________

11.Nous sommes riches._________________________________________12.Je serai riche. _______________________________________________

1. Read the English and the French meanings out aloud.2. Copy the just the French words onto a piece of paper. Think about what each

word means as you are writing it down.3. Now write down the English meaning for each word…without looking!4. Mark your work. Any you didn’t know write out the English and French x35. Test yourself again.

You should now be able to complete these exercises easily!

LET’S REVISE TIME PHRASES

A Find the French phrase you would need to say the following.

On SaturdayOn Saturday morningOn SundayOn Sunday afternoonOn Sunday morningOn MondayOn Monday eveningOn Monday afternoon

B Match up the French with the English.

1. sometimes A aujourd’hui2. tomorrow B quand il pleut3. from time to time C hier4.twice a week D demain5. every day E quelquefois6. when it rains F de temps en temps7. three times a week G une fois par semaine8. once a week H tous les jours9. today I trois fois par semaine10. yesterday J deux fois par semaine

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10

C Start each of these sentences with an appropriate time expression.

1.__________________________________ je joue au football.

2. __________________________________ je joue au rugby.

3. __________________________________ je fais mes devoirs.

4. __________________________________ je regarde la télévision.

5. __________________________________ j’écoute de la musique.

6. __________________________________ je danse.

7.__________________________________ je fais du shopping

8. __________________________________ je regarde YouTube.

1. Read the English and the French meanings out aloud.2. Copy the just the French words onto a piece of paper. Think about what each

word means as you are writing it down.3. Now write down the English meaning for each word…without looking!4. Mark your work. Any you didn’t know write out the English and French x35. Test yourself again.

You should now be able to complete these exercises easily!

A Match up the French and EnglishFRENCH ENGLISH

LET’S LEARN MORE NEGATIVES!

A ne…jamais 1. don’t need toB ne…pas 2 neverC ne…plus 3. not/ don’tD personne ne… 4. no body no/ oneE ne…pas besoin de 5. no longer/no more

A B C D E

B Rearrange the letters and then write the English meaning next to each one.1. en… psa _________________________2. en…sjmiaa _________________________3. ennosrep…en _________________________4. en… slup _________________________

C Translate these short sentences into English.1. Marc n’a pas de ballon de foot.2. Personne ne joue avec Marc.3. Il ne joue jamais au rugby.4. Marc ne joue plus au foot.5. Marc n’a pas besoin de chaussures de foot.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

D Translate these short sentences into French

1 I don’t play tennis. ______________________________________2. I never play tennis. ______________________________________3. I don’t need a tennis ball. ___________________________________4. No body plays tennis with me. _______________________________5. I no longer play tennis. _____________________________________

1. Read the English and the French meanings out aloud.2. Copy the just the French words onto a piece of paper. Think about what each

word means as you are writing it down.3. Now write down the English meaning for each word…without looking!4. Mark your work. Any you didn’t know write out the English and French x35. Test yourself again.

You should now be able to complete these exercises easily!

A What do you like doing ? What don’t you like doing. Complete the table by using some of the verbs above.

NOW LET’S GET AHEAD OF THE GAME AND LEARN SOME USEFUL VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE.

B Match the French verb with its English meaning.

1 j’étudie A we do

2 On étudie B I eat

3 Je regarde C I play

4 On regarde D we study

5 On mange E We play

6 Je mange F We watch

7 Je joue G I study

8 On joue H I watch

9 Je fais I we eat

10 On fait J I do

11 Je rigole K There isn’t

12 On rigole L I laugh

13 Je me lave les dents M We get dressed

14 Je m’habille N There is

15 On se lave les dents O We brush our teeth

16 On s’habille P I brush my teeth

17 Il y a Q I get dressed

18 Il n’y a pas de R I laugh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

C List the verbs in order of importance to you !

1. _________________________________________________

2.__________________________________________________

3.__________________________________________________

4.__________________________________________________

5.__________________________________________________

6.__________________________________________________

7.__________________________________________________

8.__________________________________________________

D Try to do this crossword from memory!

6. Read the English and the French meanings out aloud.7. Copy the just the French words onto a piece of paper. Think about what each

word means as you are writing it down.8. Now write down the English meaning for each word…without looking!9. Mark your work. Any you didn’t know write out the English and French x310.Test yourself again.

You should now be able to complete these exercises easily!

A Revise tenses. Write in the French for these.

PRESENT TENSE

UP FOR A REAL CHALLENGE?LET’S LEARN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VERB ‘ALLER!

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT VERB IN FRENCH.

I go / I am goingI like to go

PAST TENSEI wentAfter goingI used to go

FUTURE TENSEI am going to goI will go

IMPRESSIVE PHRASESWhile going/by goingBefore goingI must go

B How many times can you spot each different form of the verb?

Je vais

J’aime aller

J’irai J’allais En allant

Avant d’aller

Après être allé

Il faut que j’aille

Je suis allé

J’allais

C Can you now translate these sentences into English?

1. je vais au parc ____________________________________________2. Je vais aller au parc avec Sara. _________________________________3. J’irai à Grimsby le weekend. _________________________________4. Hier je suis allé à Cleethorpes. _________________________________5. Il faut que j’aille au parc. _________________________________6. J’allais au parc avec Fred. _________________________________7. Avant d’aller au parc je vais aller à la piscine. _________________________8. Après être allé au cinéma je suis allé au fastfood._______________________________________________________________9. L’année dernière j’allais au cinéma avec mon frère _______________________________________________________________10. En allant au parc je fais de l’exercice. _______________________________________________________________

D Write 2 simple sentences in French using the verb ‘aller’ for each tense. Use the examples above.

Present tense

Past

Future

Other forms of the verb