Year 9 Beginners French– Home Learning Activities

Below is the range of tasks that you should study over the next 3 weeks. Do the activities during the same lesson time slot that you have on your timetable. Each lessons worth of

tasks should take you approximately 45 minutes. Before you start make sure that you have all the things that you will need.

Lesson Number and Title

Things that you will need

Instructions

Lesson one La Télévision

Vocabulary sheet.

Worksheet, ‘La Télévision’

Wordsearch

Complete the reading exercise on the sheet, ‘Qu’est-ce que tu aimes regarder?’ Look out for cognates and near cognates to help you.

Complete the word search to consolidate the key vocab.

Learn the vocabularyLesson 2Opinions about TV

Vocabulary sheets

Worksheet ‘Les Opinions de la télé’

Paper and a pen

Read the texts about young peoples’ opinions of TV and answer the questions.

Translate the texts into good English, using your vocabulary sheet to help you.

Lesson 3 Opinions about TV

Vocabulary sheets

Worksheet, ‘Write a paragraph’

Paper and a pen

Use the grid, by picking a statement from each box, to write 2 short paragraphs.

Write 2 more, using your own opinions and reasons, following the same pattern.

Translate the paragraphs you have written into good English, using your vocabulary sheet to help you.

Lesson 4Introducing cinema

Vocabulary sheets

Worksheet ‘Film Titles’

Worksheet ‘Match the vocab’

Paper and a pen

Match the films titles. Complete the vocabulary matching

exercise. Learn the vocabulary.

Lesson 5Practising cinema

Vocabulary sheets

Complete the word search Match the pictures and vocabulary

vocabulary. Word search Work sheet Paper and a

penLesson 6 Vocab

Work sheet Paper and a

pen.

Read the paragraphs, answer the questions, then translate the paragraphs.

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Extended Learning – reading and knowledge

Extended Learning – fun things to do and create

Memrise, French, Studio 2, module 3Google ‘French virtual tours’.Take a virtual tour of the Eiffel tower.

Additional resources, links and reading needed for the lesson activities:None

If you have any questions about the tasks please contact..sgilman@heatonmanor.net

Vocabulary for TV programmes.

Film vocab les comédies = comedies les films d’action = action films

les films d’amour = romantic films les films d’arts martiaux = martial arts films

les films d’aventure = adventure films les films fantastiques = fantasy films

les films d’horreur = horror films les films de science-fiction = sci-fi films

Lesson 1

For each person, give their opinions of programme types, with reasons if there are any.Eg1 Abear loves watching reality shows.

Lesson 2 Les opinions de la télé

Task 2: Now translate what the three pupils say, into good English.

Task 1 Read the texts and answer the questions.

Lesson 3Task 1: Write a paragraph.

Pick one answer from each of the boxes. Write out your paragraph and translate it into English.

Eg Je regarde The Simpsons parce que c’est drole et je ne rate jamais Eastenders parce que les personnages sont intéressantes mais mon émission préférée c’est Britain’s got talent.Task 2Use the grid to write another short paragraph, then create two more of your own, using your own choice of programmes. Translate them.

Lesson 4

Write the English in the boxes. Use cognates to help you work out the English.

Lesson 5Using the pictures as clues , complete the sentences in French.

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What’s your favourite film?

Mon film préféré, c’est + name. C’est + type

E.g. Mon film préféré, c’est Toy Story. C’est un film d’aventure

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Writing taskUsing the words below, translate the sentence. Some words may be

repeated more than once.

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Lesson 6Read the texts and answer the questions, then translate the

paragraphs.

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