vendredi, le 13 juillet 2012

1. Quick revision on Bastille Day: Click here and try to find out more about the French Revolution. Then do the quiz at the bottom of the page and check what you've learnt.
2. Famous French People: Click here to learn something about famous French people. Once you had a look at all of them, pick one famous French person. Do some reasearch about him / her and make a PowerPoint presentation about him/ her in which you include pictures and videoclips.
3. French Jokes: Click here to read some French jokes. Try to understand what they mean and vote whether you think they are funny or not.

La révolution française

Research the following questions and put your answers in a PowerPoint presentation:

1. What happened on 14th July 1789?
2. What is the Bastille?
3. Write a short biography of:
• Louis XVI
• Marie-Antoinette
• Maximilien Robespierre
• Napoleon I
4. What happened on 21 January 1793 in Paris?

vendredi, le 29 juin 2012

Les jeux olympiques

Use the internet to research any questions in your Olympics booklet that you were unable to answer.

Answer the following questions and put your answers in a PowerPoint presentation:

1. When did the original Olympic games begin (????BC)
2. When did the original Olympic games stop (????AD)
3. Who is Baron Pierre de Coubertin?
1. When did he live?
2. What was his nationality?
3. What was his profession?
4. What was he the founder of?
4. What is the symbol of the modern Olympic Games?
1. What do the colours stand for?
2. Why is the number "5" so important?
5. In which countries did the last 10 Olympic Games take place?

vendredi, le 15 juin 2012

Holiday Project 4

Today, you are going to finalise your project. Please make sure you have at least 1-2 slides about each of the following topics:

• The country you are going to visit
• Its capital
• The area which you are going to see
• Popular sights
• Famous people who live or lived there
• Activities which you can to there
• Local food
• Different types of accommodation
• The distance to your holiday destination from Bicester
• 3 different types of transport to get to there

Include the details, prices, maps and pictures in your PowerPoint presentation.

Be prepared to present your work to the class next lesson.

Make sure your presentation is easy to understand for your audience.

Put your work in my work postbox.

jeudi, le 14 juin 2012

Holiday Project 3

Transport

Today you are going to research how to get to your holiday destination.

• Research at least 3 different types of transport (plane, train, ferry, car, coach, bus, ...) which you can use to get to your holiday destination.
• Write down the distance in miles and kilometres
• Work out the total costs of the journey and compare different prices for first / business class and economy class.
• Compare the prices of different plane / train / ferry companies.

Include the details, maps and pictures in your PowerPoint presentation and double-check you are up-to-date with last-week's work!

jeudi, le 31 mai 2012

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Holiday Project 2

By now you should have a PowerPoint presentation with the following slides:

1. The country you are going to visit
2. Its capital
3. The area which you are going to see
4. Popular sights
5. Famous people who live or lived there
6. Some Activities which you can to there
7. Local
food

Accomodation

Today you are going to research different types of accomodation at your holiday destination.

• Research at least 3 different types of accomodation (hotel, campsite, guest house, youth hostel, ...)
• In French list their facilities
• swimming pool
• TV
• Restaurants
• Bathroom
• ...
• Say how much they are per night
• single room, double room, luxurious suite
• caravan, tent
• ...
• Say if you would like to stay there and why / why not

Include the details & pictures in your PowerPoint presentation and double-check you are up-to-date with last-week's work!

vendredi, le 25 mai 2012

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Holiday Project

Choose a French-speaking country.
A list of French-speaking countries can be found here

Today, you need to find out details about:

• The country you are going to visit
• Its capital
• The area which you are going to see
• Popular sights
• include opening hours
• entrance fees
• Famous people who live or lived there
• include a short biography
• say why they are important
• Some Activities which you can to there
• Local
food

Make a PowerPoint presentation with details in French and don't forget to include pictures.

Vendredi, le 11 mai 2012

1. Translate the advert on Normandie into French, using your text book, p. 78
2. Design some advertising on Oxfordshire for French tourists.

Do NOT us an online translator!!!
If you are not sure about the meaning of some words, use the links on the left of this blog.

Jeudi, le 10 mai 2012

How much do you know about European Countries? Follow the instructions below and revise where they are.

1. European Countries:
   Click here to learn the names of European countries. Click on the countries to learn their name.
2. Level 1:
   Click here to test yourself. Select a region than click on the correct country (stated in the yellow bar). After that select: All countries
3. Level 2 - Beginner:
   Click here to test yourself: Drag the country onto the map and drop it in its right location.
4. Level 3 - Intermediate:
   Click here to test yourself: Drag the country onto the map and drop it in its right location.
5. Level 4 - Advanced:
   Click here to find a map without outlines. You need to click on the right place on the map.
6. Level 5 - Expert:
   Click here and type in the first 3 letters of the highlighted country, then press enter.
7. Level 6 - Expert Plus!
   Click here to drag the country onto the map and drop it in its right location.
8. Level 7 - Explorer!!
   Click here and type the first 3 letters of the highlighted country, then press enter.
9. Level 8 - Regular Traveller!!!
   Click here: Rotate the country and drag it in its right place
10. Level 9 - Cartographer!!!!!
    Click here: Rotate the country and drag it in its right place

Now fnd out their names in French and make a PowerPoint presentation in French about the European countries. Try to find out as much information as possible.

Jeudi, le 5 mai 2012

Complete your research on French elections and put your results in a PowerPoint presentation. Be prepared to show your presentation at the end of the lesson.

1. 1.What was the name of the first French president?
2. 2.What year was he elected?
3. 3.Who are the people in the picture?
4. 4.Find out 10 facts about each one of the candidates!
5. 5.How long can the president stay in power for?
6. Who won the elections?


How many French Republics have there been in History?
Find out 10 facts about each republic!

Vendredi, le 27 avril 2012

1. Go to the "French" folder in the central resources library and complete the listening test on your test paper.
2. Check you've answered all the questions of the reading test.
3. Choose 2 tasks of the writing test and post your answers on the blog.
   The first task should be the your current writing level, the second task should be the next higher level.
   E.g. If you are working on level 5 you should complete the level 5 and level 6 task.

Ecrire 1 - Level 4
Ecrire 2 - Level 5
Ecrire 3 - Level 6
Ecrire 4 - Level 7

Bonne Chance! – Good Luck!

Vendredi, le 16 mars 2012

Task 1: Create a profile of a famous sports person / celebrity:

Find out:

Prénom:
Nom de famille:
Surnom:
Profession:
Nationalité:
Date de naissance:
Résidence:
Résidence comme enfant:
Marié(e) ou célibataire:
Frères et sœurs:
Passe-temps:
Sports au collège:
Vacances comme enfant:

Post the details on this blog.

Task 2: Write an interview with your celebrity in French.
Use the questions from yesterday's worksheet and come up with your own answers.
Illustrate your interview in PowerPoint presentation with speech bubbles etc.

If you can’t remember a word, go to http://www.larousse.com/ instead of google translator!

Vendredi, le 2 mars 2012

Post 10 French sentences on this blog about what you were like, when you were at primary school:

For example:

1. What you used to wear: Je portais ...
2. What you used to like: J'aimais ...
3. What you used to be like: J'étais ...
4. What you used to have: J'avais ...
5. What you used to play: Je jouais ...
6. What you used to do: Je faisais ...

How do you say used to in French? Try to come up with an explanation (Key Word: Imparfait)!

When you've posted your comments, illustrate your ideas in a PowerPoint presentation and try to say how you've changed and what you are like now.

As with all French tasks: DO NOT USE AN ONLINE TRANSLATOR!!!

Vendredi, le 10 février 2012

Pleae complete the following two tasks. Each task should take you about 30 minutes.

1) Make a PowerPoint Presentation about your lifestyle:

• Say what you eat and drink:
• Je mange beaucoup de légumes et de fruit. / Je mange beacoup de sucréries. / Je mange du chocolat. ....
• Je bois ...
• Say if you do a lot of exercise and what kind of exercise you do.
• Say if you watch a lot of TV and describe your other hobbies.

2) Make an anti-fitness poster in Publisher:

You can use some of the phrases from the box below, but try to come up with your own ideas as well:

As with all French tasks:

• DO NOT USE AN ONLINE TRANSLATOR!!!
• Save the file and include your name in the file name
• Put your file into my work postbox "raekowmt"

Vendredi, le 27 janvier 2012

In Publisher or Word:

• Write an account of a disastrous holiday.
• Start your account by saying
• where you went
• who you went with
• where you stayed
• Describe some of the activities you did
• Describe an incident / accident and its consequences

Remember to use the French Perfect Tense with "avoir" and "être"

e.g.: Je suis allé(e) au Canada avec ma famille. Aah, les belles montagnes et la neige. On a fait du ski et mon frère a fait du snowboard. ...

or: Je suis suis allé(e) aux Caraïbes avec mes amis. Aah, les belles plages blanches et la mer bleue. On a nagé et ma soeur a fait du ski nautique ...

Use your expo3 rouge text book to look up accident, illnesses and injuries.

Please use font size 12 or higher and line spacing 1.5.

When you've finished your paragraph, proof read it and try to find some nice holiday pictures to include in your file

DO NOT USE AN ONLINE TRANSLATOR!!!

Save the file and include your name in the file name

Put your file into my work postbox "raekowmt"

Vendredi, le 13 janvier 2012

1. Use the Board Works PowerPoint presentation in Central Resources to complete the worksheet. Make sure you click through all the pages and complete all the tasks.
2. Make a PowerPoint presentation about when you use au / à la / à l' / aux
3. Go to http://www.linguascope.com/

• Username: coopersch
• Password : ask your teacher
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