Year 9 French Project Resources June 2020

Question 1:What continent is France in?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Question 2:How many people live in France?

a. 76 million

b. 66 million

c. 50 million

American continent

Asian continent

European continent

African continent

Question 3:What is the motto of France?

Question 4:What is the name of the French president?

a. Liberté, égalité, fraternité

b. Vive la république!

c. Vive le roi!

a. Jacques Chirac

b. Edouard Philippe

c. Emmanuel Macron

Question 5:Which one of those is a famous museum in Paris?

Question 6:What is France's national animal?

Le Louvre

La Tour Eiffel

L’Arc de Triumphe

A horse

A rooster

A dog

A rat

Question 7:How many countries border France?

Question 8:What 3 colours are on the French flag?

4

5

6

7

white/blue/yellow

c

b

d

aa.

b.

c.

d.

green/black/red

orange/white/green

blue/white/red

Question 9:What is France's national flower?

Question 10:What mountain range is found on the border of France and Spain?

d

c

b

aThe rose

The iris

The carnation

The tulip

The Alps

The Pyrenees

The Vosges

The Massif Central

Key French verbs Match up the verbs in French and in English

1. J’ai

2. Je suis

3. Je vais

4. Je fais

5. Je veux

6. Je prends

7. Je mange

8. Je joue

9. J’apprends

10. Je travaille

a. I play

b. I have

c. I eat

d. I take

e. I work

f. I want

g. I go

h. I learn

i. I do

j. I am

1 = …2 =3 = 4 =5 =6 =7 =8 =9 =10 =

Guess and spell the French colours (the number of lines correspond to the number of letters missing)

a. O_ _ _ _ _b. J _ _ _ _c. V _ _ _ _ _d. R _ _ _ e. N _ _ _f. B _ _ _ _g. R _ _ _ _

Reading comprehension: read the text below about Limoges and answer the questions in English

Limoges est la capitale de la Haute-Vienne. La ville est

située dans le centre ouest de la France et elle est très

connue et renommée pour sa porcelaine. Limoges compte

cent quarante milles habitants qui s’appellent les

Limougeauds. A Limoges, il y a beaucoup de monuments

historiques comme le pont Saint Martial qui a été

construit par les romains au XIII siècle. Mais il y a aussi

la Gare des Bénédictins qui est un monument extraordinaire

qui attire tous les ans de nombreux touristes.

1. Where is Limoges in France?2. What is Limoges famous for?3. How many people live in this town? How are they called?4. Give 2 pieces of information about Saint Martial.5. What do the tourists like to visit in Limoges?

Cultural awarenessUn jour à Lyon (a day in Lyon)

1. Click on the link below and explore the city of Lyon on a virtual tour; explore the first 4 mins. 2. Use your computer mouse to navigate, right, left, up and down.3. Answer the questions which are on the next slide in English .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mDwqkC-y7Y

Answer the questions related to the video:

1. What is the name of the cathedral mentioned in the video?

a.St Luke b. St Jacques c. St Jean

2. How do they call the little secret passage way linking one alley/street to another one?

a. Une ruelle b. un passage c. un traboule

3. What does the pink tower represent?

a. Renaissance b. Middle Age c. Louis XIV era

4. What was Lyon famous for?

a. Silk manufactures b. Iron manufactures c. Cotton manufactures

5. Name the river running through Lyon

a. La Loire b. La Seine c. la Saône

6. When was St Vincent’s bridge first built?

a. 1852 b. 1832 c. 1892

7. Originally, what was happening in La place des terreaux?

a. Public executions b. popular market c. carnavals

8. The statue on the square was sculpted by Bartholdi who was also famous for sculpting:

a. La statue de Zeus B. The Statue of Liberty c. The Statue of David

9. What is an “hôtel de ville” for:

a. to great wealthy tourists b. an inn c. for administrative formalities

10. Who is the famous architect who rebuilt the town hall after the fire?

a. Mansard b. Le Nôtre c. La Bruyère

Answers:Quiz1= c2= b3= a4= c5= Le Louvre6= A rooster7= 68= d9= the iris 10= the Pyrenees

Language skills

Verbs, slide 71 = b2 = j3 = g4 = i5 = f6 = d7 = c8 = a9 = h10 = eColours, slide 8a. ORANGEb. JAUNEc. VIOLETd. ROSEe. NOIRf. BLANCg. ROUGE

Reading comprehension, slide 91. In La Haute-Vienne2. China/pottery3. 140,000 – les Limougeauds4. It’s a bridge – Built by the

Romans – 13th Centuray5. The railway station

Cultural AwarenessSlide 10-11:1 = c2 = c3 = a4 = a5 = c6 = b7 = a8 = b9 = c10 = a

Resources for French

• For the transition I would recommend:

ISBN: 1 84146 830 4 ISBN: 9781841464367

• Essential for September:

ISBN: 978 1 78294 8612