Wed 9 Feb

Intro Kathryn - je t'en remercie!

Talkie Walkie activity (see post from last week)

Writing - last sentence suggestions

Support for writing: desk mats. Idea from Links into languages
French Mat Reverse
French Mat Front

Valentines

Your Posters

Reading to appreciate other cultures
I work on my own and with others to read and discuss simple texts in the language I am learning. I can share simple facts about features of life in some of the countries where the language I am learning is spoken.
MLAN 2-09a

I can choose and can read, on my own and with others, a variety of straightforward texts of different types, including non-fiction, short imaginative accounts, prose and poetry, which may have been adapted.
MLAN 2-10a

Vocab presentation from Jennifer. Je t'en remercie.

More on vocab presentation from Clare Seccombe

Pronunciation handouts - list and nasals

Using a bilingual dictionary - handout

Knowledge about Language
I can understand how a bilingual dictionary works and use it with support.
MLAN 2-11a

Mini books (see post from 2 Feb)

Resource Le Kiosque des écoliers lovely colourful, downloadable magazine for French for young children. Free!

If time: Adjectives - agree with the noun they qualify in gender and number

Assessment

Poster presentation idea

Keep it simple!
Use a French search engine eg fr.yahoo.com to find info in French

Voici - here is
… se trouve … is situated
il y a un/une - there is a
il y a des …s there are
le climat: il fait beau - use weather phrases
la capitale de … est
le drapeau - the flag
les langues - on parle français, anglais et bichelamar Comment dire "bonjour" en bichelamar?
l'argent - le vatu
le paysage: il y a des volcans
l'économie: la pêche, l'agriculture, le tourisme

Sentence starters, links, close

To avoid starting every sentence with je here are some suggestions.

Use Moi, je bit more emphatic especially if comparing.
Eg Mon mari aime le cinéma mais moi, je préfère le théâtre.

To introduce a new topic: Quant à +noun As for
eg Quant à ma famille, j'ai un frère …
Quant à mes loisirs, je fais du sport

Ce que
Ce que j'aime le plus - What I like most
Ce que je déteste, c'est le poisson What I hate is

Favourites - the adjective préféré(e)(s) has 3 acute accents compared to verb je préfère
Ma couleur préférée est le violet.
Mon chanteur préféré est Biffy Clyro
Mon passe-temps préféré est la lecture.
Mes pays préférés sont la France et la Grèce.


Time phrases
De temps en temps - From time to time
Parfois - Sometimes
Souvent - Often
Le weekend - At the weekend
Pendant les vacances - During the holidays
Le samedi - on Saturdays

mais - but
cependant - however

qui +verb who or which
j'ai un fils qui s'appelle Scott
j'ai un frère qui habite à New York
j'habite un village qui se trouve à 35km de Glasgow


Finish off with
Et voilà, c'est ma vie.
Et voilà, c'est tout sur moi.
Et voilà, c'est moi.

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