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Rastrick High School: Home Learning

Year 7 French

Booklet 3: Half-Term 3

My town

This booklet covers content for the whole Spring 1 term. Answers &

instructions for all tasks are provided (answers are at the end of the

booklet).

Guidance for completing MFL work:

The work inside the booklets on ClassCharts/in school reception contain enough work to cover the 12 hours of lesson time you would have had in this half-term, it is therefore expected that you spend a similar amount of time completing the tasks. This can be done in small chunks and/or with regular breaks. You will be directed by your teacher to which lessons you need to complete.

The content of the booklets is based on activities/tasks from your lessons. This means that you should be familiar with the different types of tasks set by your teacher. Within each booklet are instructions (in English) for every task that you have to complete.

If you struggle to understand a task, please see below a list of useful websites to help you with vocabulary & grammar:

- https://www.wordreference.com (online dictionary) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3 (grammar & vocabulary)

- https://quizlet.com/topic/languages/ (vocabulary learning)

All answers to the tasks are at the back of the booklets provided. This means that once you have completed certain tasks, you can mark these yourself to see where you have made good progress and which areas you may need to revise.

Remember - you do not need to print out the work - you could just read it on screen and work in an exercise book or on lined paper. There are also printed copies of the booklets available to pick up from school if anyone cannot access them on a screen.

If you have any questions about the work, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the Contact page on the school website or emailing your teacher directly.

https://www.wordreference.com/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3

https://quizlet.com/topic/languages/

W/C 4th January

Lesson 1 – Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta ville?

Objective: To be able to talk about your town/village and what there is there.

IN&ON: Recap. Write 3

sentences in French about what

you like doing in your free time –

this is a re-cap of vocabulary

that we looked at the first week

of Year 7. Then translate it into

English. As a challenge, can you

do the task without looking at

the Sentence Builder below?

Task 1: Familiarise yourself with the words from the sentence builder below, which you can

use to build answers from the first question on the parallel text.

Task 2: After having looked through all of the vocabulary from Sentence Builder 1, choose

at least three of the following tasks which will help you familiarise yourself with the

vocabulary from the sentence builder. (Use the colours of the nouns to help you pair the

correct adjective with it).

• Write down the French and English for six sentences you have built using the

Sentence Builder above.

• Build six sentences, then time 20 seconds to look at each one before trying to

re-write the sentence from memory (as in the ‘frog copying’ activity we do in

class).

• Play ‘Trapdoor’ or ‘Mind Reading’ to guess a sentence someone else has built

(this could be someone in your family (they don’t need to know French, as they

can use the Sentence builder), or a friend in your class (over a phone call or

video chat).

• Make flashcards or a Look-Cover-Write-Check sheet to learn key words.

Task 3: Test yourself! Using the first grid on the following page, time yourself three

minutes per grid – how many phrases can you fill in (French to English)? Défi: do at least

one more task from the list above before testing yourself on the second grid (English to

French).

Lesson 2 – Dans ma ville, il y a… Objective: To be able to talk about your town/village and what there is there.

IN&ON – Using

the frame below,

write 3 sentences in

French, and then

translate them into

English.

Task 1: Mosaic translation – use the grid below to translate the English phrases

at the bottom into French.

Task 2: Pronunciation practice – have a go at reading out the following

phrases with a focus on pronunciation. Then translate the sentences into

English.

Task 3: Slalom. Using the slalom below, create 4 sentences using one

phrase from each row (start with row A all the way down to row I). Then

translate them into English.

W/C 11th January

Lesson 3 – Production

Objective: To be able to talk about your town/village and what there is

there with a focus on production.

IN&ON – Vocabulary check.

Task 1: Grammar point.

In French, be careful when

you’re talking about what

there isn’t in your town. You

need to use the phrase “il n’y

a pas de” + noun – there is no

need for the article “un/une”.

E.g. dans ma ville, il n’y a pas de piscine.

Task 2: Written piece – You’re now going to have a go at writing a paragraph (around

40 words), talking about ‘what there is and isn’t in your town’. Attempt to complete this

task without looking at your Knowledge Organiser/Sentence Builder, so that you are

recalling all of the vocabulary we have looked at so far, rather than being reliant upon

the SB. Look at the example below if you need some support.

Challenge: Can you have a go at including an opinion about your town (last sentence of

the WAGOLL below). You have seen opinion phrases in previous topics, as well as a

variety of adjectives, so can you utilise both and write an opinion about where you live.

Lesson 4 – Retrieval and Recall

Objective: To be able to independently talk about your town/village and

what there is there.

IN&ON – Quick 10

Task 1: Mosaic translation - Translate the 4 French sentences below into

English, using the mosaic to help you.

1. Dans mon village, il y a une piscine cependant, il n’y a pas de château.

2. Dans ma région, il y a un café mais il n’y a pas de centre de loisirs.

3. Ou j’habite, il y a une patinoire mais je préfèrerais avoir un centre

commercial.

4. Dans ma ville, il y a un marché cependant, il n’y a pas d’église.

Task 2: Now

translate all

the French

phrases on the

Sentence

builder into

English.

Task 3: Which of the following can you translate into French without

support?

W/C 18th January

Lesson 5 – Tu aimes ta ville ?

Objective: To be able to discuss your opinion about your town/village and

give reasons why.

IN&ON: Using the

frame, write

down 3 sentences

saying what there

is and isn’t in

your town. Then

translate into

English.

Task 1: Familiarise yourself with the words from the sentence builder below.









class).




video chat).


Task 3: Unjumble the words… Unjumble all the letters so that you accurately translate the

English phrases into French.

Task 4: Translation Totaliser: Have a go at translating as many of the phrases below as

possible into English (do not use a dictionary/your sentence builder). Then count up how many

points you have (the colour of the box represents a certain number of points).

Lesson 6 – J’aime ma ville parce que… Objective: To be able to discuss your opinion about your town/village and

give reasons why. IN&ON: Using the frame below, write down a sentence saying what your opinion is about

your town/village, and then translate it into English.

Task 1: Dice game. Roll the die 2 times (you can find one on google if you don’t have a

physical die), and say the correct word from each column to your partner. Then write

the sentence into your book, along with the correct translation in English.

Task 2: Translate the Sentence Builder into English.

W/C 25th January

Lesson 7 – Production Objective: To be able to write about your town/village, what there is there

and your opinion of it.

IN&ON: Vocabulary test. Can you complete the vocabulary test without looking at any

notes from previous lessons/sentence builder?

Task 1: Find the phrases in the text…Try find the French equivalent of the 6 English

phrases in the 4 texts below.

Task 2: Vrai ou faux? – Reading comprehension – are these phrases true or false?

Challenge: Can you correct the false sentences, so that they become true.

Task 3: Writing task - Have a go at writing your own paragraph about opinions of your

town/where you live. There is an example below of some phrases that you could use to help

you – try to do this without looking at your Sentence Builder/Knowledge Organiser.

I live in

There is

But there isn’t a

It is a town/village

There is also

In my opinion, it is…

Lesson 8 – Retrieval and Recall Objective: To be able to independently write about your town/village and

give your opinion of it.

IN&ON: Quick 10

Task 1: Mosaic translation. Translate the English sentences below into French, using the

mosaic to help you.

1. I believe that it is very boring.

2. In my opinion, it is also interesting.

3. I think that it is quite rubbish.

4. I am of the opinion that it is too big.

5. I am of the impression that it is really pretty.

Task 2: Now translate all the French phrases on the Sentence builder into English.

Task 3: Ping-Pong translation. Translate the following 5 phrases into the opposite language

(e.g. translate the French phrases into English, and the English ones into French).

W/C 1st February

Lesson 9 – Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire ? Objective: To be able to talk about what you can do in your town.

IN&ON: Using the frame

below, write down 3

sentences saying what

there is in your town, and

translate them into

English.

Task 1: Familiarise yourself with the words from the sentence builder below.









class).




video chat).


Task 3: Match-up activity. Write the numbers and match it to the correct letter.

Task 4: Fill in the missing

letters in French.

Task 5: Reading comprehension.

Lesson 10 – Dans ma ville, on peut… Objective: To be able to talk about what you can do in your town.

IN&ON: Translate the sentences.

Task 1: Pronunciation practice – have a go at reading out the following

phrases with a focus on pronunciation. Then translate the sentences into

English.

Task 2: Conversation practice: answer the question “What can you do in your town?”

Create 4 conversations using the images to help you talk about what you can do in each

town/city.

Challenge: Can you also give your opinion about the town?

E.g. À Metz, on peut aller au bowling, on peut aller au centre de loisirs…

W/C 8th February

Lesson 11 – Production Objective : To be able to talk about what you can do in your town, with a

focus on production.

IN&ON: ‘Fill in the blanks. Translate the sentence builder into English.

Task 1: Recap. Now is your chance to recap all the 3 sentence builders we’ve looked at this

half term, in preparation for the writing task (task 2).

After having looked through all of the vocabulary, choose one of the following tasks for

each sentence builder which will help you familiarise yourself with the vocabulary. (Use the

colours of the nouns to help you pair the correct adjective with it).





class).




video chat).


Task 2: Writing Task. Write a paragraph (around 40 words) talking about your virtual, ideal

town and what you can do there. There is an example below that you can use to help you. Try

to do this task without any support (e.g. don’t look at your Knowledge Organiser),

Support: use the phrase in the yellow box as your sentence starter.

Challenge: Can you try and include some phrases from the ‘Fancy Language’ section on

your Knowledge Organiser (see below). Please highlight or underline any words you use in

your written piece.

Lesson 12 – Retrieval and Recall Objective : To be able to independently talk about what you can do in your

town.

IN&ON: Quick 10

Task 1: Retrieval and Recall grid. Translate as many of the phrases below into

English (without looking at your Subject Knowledge Organiser). Then mark your

answers, and add up your total amount of points.

Task 2: Ping-Pong translation. Translate the following 5 phrases into the opposite

language (e.g. translate the French phrases into English, and the English ones into French).

Task 3: Which of the following can you translate into French without support?

ANSWERS:

Lesson 1 – Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta ville?

Task 3: Check both tables using the Sentence builder below:

Lesson 2 – Dans ma ville, il y a…

Task 1: Translate the phrases using the table.

Task 2: Translate the phrases into English.

1. In my town, there is a sports centre.

2. However, there isn’t a castle.

3. In my region, there are

some shops.

4. I would prefer to have a

market.

5. Where I live, there are

some museums.

6. But there isn’t a shopping

centre.

7. In my village, there is a church.

8. However, there isn’t a swimming pool.


IN&ON: Vocabulary check.

Write your own paragraph…

Please keep this written piece safe and give to your teacher the next time you’re in

class if you want it marking.


IN&ON: Quick 10

Task 1: Mosaic Translation

Task 2: Fill in the English phrases on the Sentence builder.

Task 3: Translation pyramid

Lesson 5 – Tu aimes ta ville ?

Task 3: Unjumble the words.

Task 4: Translation totaliser

Lesson 6 – J’aime ma ville parce que…

Task 1: Roll the die. If you want, show your sentences to your teacher for them to mark,

the next time you’re in School.

Task 2: Complete the table.


IN&ON: Vocabulary test answers

Task 1: Find the phrases.

Task 2: Reading comprehension… v = vrai (true) f = faux (false)

Task 3: Please keep this written piece safe and give to your teacher the next time

you’re in class if you want it marking.


IN&ON: Quick 10

Task 1: Mosaic

translation

1. I believe that it is very boring.

2. In my opinion, it is also interesting.

3. I think that it is quite rubbish.

4. I am of the opinion that it is too big.

5. I am of the impression that it is really pretty. 6. &ON: Quick 10

Task 2: Sentence Builder 2

Task 3: Ping-Pong Translation

Lesson 9 – Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire ?

Task 3: Match up activity.

Task 4: Translations

Task 5: Reading comprehension.

1. D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. C

Lesson 10 – Dans ma ville, on peut…

IN&ON : Translations

Task 1 : Sentence translations

1. I can go cycling/biking.

2. She can visit museums.

3. They can go roller skating.

4. They can eat in a restaurant.

5. I can play pinball but I can’t go

skating.

6. We can visit gardens, but we

can’t go to a concert.

7. They can’t visit monuments.

8. I can go bowling, however, I can’t

go skating.


IN & ON: Translate the phrases.

Task 2 : Written piece.

Please keep this written piece safe and give to your teacher the next time you’re in

class if you want it marking.


IN&ON : Quick 10

Task 1: Retrieval and Recall Grid

Task 2: Ping-Pong Translation

Task 3: Translation pyramid

Subject Knowledge Organiser

Year 7 French – Spring 1

FRENCH KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER YEAR 7 HALF TERM 3

PARALLEL TEXT – ENGLISH PARALLEL TEXT - FRENCH

1 What is there in your town? Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta ville?

2 In my town there is… Dans ma ville, il y a...

3 There is a market... Il y a un marché…

4 But there isn’t a cafe. Mais il n’y a pas de café.

5 There are a lot of things to do. Il y a beaucoup de choses à

faire.

6 Do you like your town/village? Tu aimes ta ville/ton village?

7 My village is rubbish. Mon village est nul.

8 My town is rubbish. Ma ville est nulle.

9 I think that my village is big. Je pense que mon village est

grand.

10 I believe that my town is big. Je crois que ma ville est grande.

11 What can you do? Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire?

17 I can to go bowling. Je peux aller au bowling.

18 We can to do roller-skating. On peut faire du roller.

19 They can to play table football. Ils peuvent jouer au babyfoot.

MAIN FRENCH SOUNDS

a/à “ah”

(card/tasse/là-bas)

e/eu “uh”

(dull/petit/la fleur)

é/ez/er “ey”

(may/nez/parler)

è/ai/ei “eh”

(set/mère/clair)

i/y “ee”

(feet/vite/pays)

o/au “oh”

(boat/mot/eau)

o “ohh”

(love/pomme)

ou/où “ooh”

(you/amour/où)

oi/oy “wah”

(watch/moyen)

u “ew” (salut)

an/en “ahN”

(fond/grand/enfant)

un “uhN”

(uncle/brun)

ain/in/im “aN”

(pain/matin/impossible)

oin “waN”

(wang/loin)

ien “yaN”

(yankee/chien)

on/om “ohN”

(wrong/bon/nom)

c+e/i/y “s”

(centre/cinéma/cycle)

c+a/o/u “k”

(cadeau/école/cube)

ch “sh”

(chien/chaussure)

ph “f”

(telephone/photo)

th “t”

(théâtre/thé/thon)

que “kuh”

(parce que)

qui “kee”

(key/qui?)

ll “ee”

(famille)

gne “nyuh”

(Allemagne/campagne)

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta ville?

What is there in your town?

Noun Noun

Dans ma ville, il y a... In my town, there is... Dans mon village, il y a... In my village, there is... Où j’habite, il y a…. Where I live, there is... Dans ma région, il y a… In my region, there is...

une église a church

un café a cafe

un centre commercial a shopping centre

un centre de loisirs a leisure centre un château a castle un marché a market une patinoire an ice rink

une piscine a swimming pool des magasins shops des musées museums

cependant, il n’y a pas de … however, there isn’t a / aren’t any.... mais, il n’y a pas de … but, there isn’t a / aren’t any.... mais je préférerais avoir un/une… but i would prefer to have a..

église church

café cafe

centre commercial shopping centre

centre de loisirs leisure centre château castle marché market patinoire ice rink

piscine swimming pool magasins shops musées museums

Tu aimes ta ville/ton village? Do you like your town/your village?

Verb Quantifier Adjective

Je pense que c’est… I think that it is… Je crois que c’est….. I believe that it is… Je suis d’avis que c’est… I am of the opinion that it is… J’ai l’impression que c’est... I am of the impression that it is...

assez quite aussi also très very un peu a little bit vraiment really trop too

grand/grande big petit/petite small bien good super great

intéressant/intéressante interesting ennuyeux/ennuyeuse boring

nul/ nulle rubbish laid/laide ugly joli/jolie pretty

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Core and Recurring Themes

Modal verb Verb Modal verb Verb

Je peux… I can... Il/Elle/On peut… He/she/we can… Ils/Elles peuvent... They can...

aller au concert go to a concert faire du bowling go bowling faire du roller go roller-skating faire du skate go skateboarding faire du vélo go cycling faire une promenade en barque go on a boat trip

jouer au babyfoot play table football jouer au flipper play pinball manger au restaurant eat at a restaurant visiter les jardins/les monuments/les musees visit gardens/monuments/ museums

mais on ne peut pas… but we can’t…. cependant, je ne peux pas… however, i can’t…

aller au concert go to a concert faire du bowling go bowling faire du roller go roller-skating faire du skate go skateboarding faire du vélo go cycling faire une promenade en barque go on a boat trip

Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire? What can you do?

Asking Questions

pourquoi?==why?

quoi?==what?

quand?==when?

où?==where?

qui?==who?

combien?==how much/many?

comment?==how?

Quantifiers

beaucoup==a lot

(un) peu==(a) little

très==very

assez==quite

trop==too

plein de==a load of

la plupart de==the majority of

Opinions

Je pense que==I think that

Je crois que==I believe that

Il semble que==it seems that

Je préfère==I prefer

Je déteste==I hate

Je n’aime pas==I don’t like

J’adore==I love

Making superlatives

le/la plus (+ adj)==the most (+

adj)

le/la moins (+ adj)==the least (+

adj)

le/la mieux (+ adj)==is the best

(+ adj)

le/la pire (+ adj)==is the worst (+

adj)

Extending and Connecting

et==and

ou==or

aussi==also

mais==but

parce que==because

avec==with

sans==without

de plus==moreover

Making Comparatives

plus (+ adj) que==more than

moins (+ adj) que==less than

aussi (+ adj) que==as…as

Fancy Language

maintenant==now

néanmoins==nevertheless

de plus==in addition/furthermore

donc==therefore

comme resultat==as a result

cependant==however/on the other hand

pourtant==still

encore==yet

à cause de==because of

grâce à==thanks to

premièrement==firstly

deuxièmement==secondly

heureusement==fortunately

malheureusement==unfortunately

malgré cela==despite this

c’est une question de==it’s a question of

même si==whilst

pas seulement…mais==not only… but

je ne supporte pas…!==i can’t stand…!

Common Prepositions

de==of

à==to/at

pour==by/for

dedans==inside

dans==in

dès==from

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HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS

Et And

Aussi Also

Mais But

Très Very

Assez Quite

Toujours Always

Qu’est-ce que…? What…?

Qui…? Who?

VERB ETRE PRESENT TENSE

Je suis I am

Tu es You Are

Il/elle est He/She/it is

Nous sommes We are

Vous êtes You (p) are

Ils/elles sont They are

The Magic Top 10

1 I went Je suis allé

I’m going to go je vais aller

3 I did j’ai fait

4 I’m going to do je vais faire

5 I played j’ai joué

6 I’m going to play je vais jouer

7 I would like… je voudrais

8 It was C’était

9 It will be ce sera

10 because parce que

VERB AVOIR PRESENT TENSE

J’ ai I have

Tu As You have

Il/elle A He/She has

Nous Avons We have

Vous Avez You (p) have

Ils/elles Ont They have

Time Phrases

toujours==always

souvent==often

jamais==never

quelquefois==sometimes

d’habitude==usually

tous les jours==everyday

dans le passé==in the past

hier==yesterday

le weekend dernier==last weekend

demain==tomorrow

le weekend==at the weekend

l’année prochaine==next year

Useful Phrases

Je ne peux pas==I can’t

ça peut être==it can be

quand==when

je veux==I want

j’allais==I used to go

est==is

Common Negatives

(around the verb)

Ne…pas==not

Ne…personne==nobody

Ne…jamais==never

Ni…ni==neither/nor

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Year 7 French - Rastrick High School · 2020. 12. 16. · vocabulary from the sentence builder. (Use the colours of the nouns to help you pair the correct adjective with it). •