Learning skills Memorising French words 2 Famille et copains Expo 1 Feuille 2.3 22 vingt-deux Expo 1 © Harcourt Education Limited 2003 A Work in a group. Think about the sound of the words. Can you think of a funny way of remembering that ... 1 seize means ‘sixteen’? 2 où means ‘where’? 3 dos means ‘back’? 4 qui means ‘who’? 5 lit means ‘bed’? 6 août means ‘August’? B Can you think of ways to remember that ... 1 dix means ‘ten’? 2 bibliothèque means ‘library’? 3 médecin means ‘doctor’? 4 enfant means ‘child’? 5 sur means ‘on’? C Sometimes you will learn to spell a list of words for homework. In a group, brainstorm different ways of learning to spell words. Think about work you’ve done in English or Literacy lessons. List your ideas here: Funny phrases, sentences or pictures in your head may help you to remember some French words. Here are some examples: • Saying ‘15 cans of beans’ helps me to remember that 15 is quinze. • Saying ‘Five boats sank’ helps me to remember that 5 is cinq. • Singing ‘Frère Jacques’ helps me to remember that frère means ‘brother’. Another way to remember the meaning of words is by linking the word to another word in your mind: e.g. hiver is ‘winter’, because animals hibernate. printemps is ‘spring’: put s in front of it, and you get Sprin-temps. ‘Look, say, cover, write, check’ is a very useful strategy for learning to spell new words. You can help yourself remember the gender of words by e.g. noting masculine nouns in blue and feminine ones in red, or highlighting them in different colours when you note them down.

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Learning skillsMemorising French words2

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Feuille 2.3

22 vingt-deux Expo 1 © Harcourt Education Limited 2003

A Work in a group. Think about the sound of the words. Can you think of a funny way of remembering that ...

1 seize means ‘sixteen’?

2 où means ‘where’?

3 dos means ‘back’?

4 qui means ‘who’?

5 lit means ‘bed’?

6 août means ‘August’?

B Can you think of ways to remember that ...

1 dix means ‘ten’?

2 bibliothèque means ‘library’?

3 médecin means ‘doctor’?

4 enfant means ‘child’?

5 sur means ‘on’?

C Sometimes you will learn to spell a list of words for homework. In a group, brainstorm different ways of learning to spell words. Think about work you’ve done in English or Literacy lessons. List your ideas here:

Funny phrases, sentences or pictures in your head may help you to remember some French words. Here are some examples:• Saying ‘15 cans of beans’ helps me to remember that 15 is quinze.• Saying ‘Five boats sank’ helps me to remember that 5 is cinq.• Singing ‘Frère Jacques’ helps me to remember that frère means ‘brother’.

Another way to remember the meaning of words is by linking the word to another word in your mind:e.g. hiver is ‘winter’, because animals hibernate.

printemps is ‘spring’: put s in front of it, and you get Sprin-temps.

‘Look, say, cover, write, check’ is a very useful strategy for learning to spell new words.

You can help yourself remember the gender of words by e.g. noting masculine nouns in blue and feminine ones in red, or highlighting them in different colours when you note them down.