Year 7 French ELA A Spring 2016

Year 7 French ELA
A
SpringTerm
Learning Objective: to consolidate your understanding of the present tense; to revise
sports and leisure, weather and use of connectives.
Learning Outcome: a piece of work that will be assessed against Year 7 Milestones for
speaking and activities to develop comprehension
of new language and grammatical structures.
Guidelines for completion
We have divided this ELA into five sections, one for each week. You need to decide
how to divide up your time.
Do not feel that you can only do Week 1’s work in week 1; you can start Week 2’s
work in week 1 for example.
Preparation time and guidance will be given in lesson time for the more difficult and
lengthier tasks.
To help you be an effective self-manager we suggest you take the time to read through
the ELA before you attempt any of it to work out what is required of you each week so
you can plan your time effectively.
Week 1
Be independent – make sure your notes in your files on the present tense of regular –er
verbs are clear. If they are not make sure you copy the following down neatly on to file
paper:
Most verbs have an infinitive which ends in –er
Example: adorer (to adore), collectionner (to collect), voyager (to travel)
The –er verb ending changes according to the subject pronoun (I, you, he, they etc):
j’adore
I love
tu adores
you love
il/elle adore
he/she loves
nous adorons
we love
vous adorez
you love
ils/elles adorent they love
Read them through and then if you have any questions, look at www.languagesonline.org.uk.
This should answer your questions, if not you need to come and find your teacher to ask
for help.
Based on what you have read, conjugate these verbs appropriately. Don’t forget to write in
the pronoun as I have done for you for number 1. There are 20 marks to be awarded for
this.
1. nous (adorer) ___nous_________________________________
2. je (trouver) ________________________________________
3. ils (voyager) ________________________________________
4. tu (travailler) _______________________________________
5. il (parler) ___________________________________________
6. elle (collectionner) _____________________________________
7. vous (aimer) __________________________________________
8. nous (bavarder) ________________________________________
9. elles (regarder) ______________________________________
10. tu (écouter) _______________________________________
Week 2 -being independent and taking responsibility for your learning
The focus of this week is reading and the pieces you complete will contribute to your overall level
for reading this term. Use a dictionary if you need one (www.wordreference.com is the best) and
your file to help you.
You do not have to attempt ALL tasks; these are differentiated. Your teacher will guide you
as to which level you should be aiming for.
Les sports
Task 1. Faites correspondre les mots français et anglais : (Working towards age related
expectations)
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c'est cool
1) it's rubbish
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c'est super
2) it's cool
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c'est nul
3) it's great
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c'est pas mal
4) it's awful
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c'est extra
5) it's not bad
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c'est pénible
6) it's super
Task 2. C’est quel sport? Tous les mots sont mélangés! (WT age related expectations)
1) foto
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2) nppigg on
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3) enisnt
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4) altalbkbes
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5) imbontnad
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6) labldnha
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7) iloev
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8) akets
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9) aintyugqesm
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10) ciemesr
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Task 3. Lisez la lettre et repondez aux questions ( Working at age related expectations)
Paris, le 16 septembre
Salut !
Je m’appelle Christian et je suis ton nouveau correspondant. J’ai treize ans et j’habite à
Paris. Paris, c’est la capitale de la France. Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire comme
passetemps? Moi, j’adore jouer au foot. Mon équipe de foot préférée, c’est Paris Saint
Germain. J’aime aussi le footballeur anglais David Beckham. J’aime jouer au ping-pong,
c’est cool. Au collège, je joue au tennis. Je n’aime pas ça – c’est nul!
As-tu des frères et des soeurs? Moi, j’ai une soeur. Elle a quinze ans. Elle est pénible.
Elle s’intéresse seulement à la télé. Elle ne fait pas de sport.
Écris-moi bientôt,
Christian
1.
How old is Christian?
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2.
Where does Christian live?
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3.
What sport does he love playing?
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4.
What is his favourite football team?
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5.
Who is his favourite English football player?
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6.
Which sport does he think is cool?
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7.
What sport does he dislike?
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8.
How old is his sister?
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9.
What does he think of his sister?
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10.
What is the only thing she is interested in?
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Task 4. Lisez la lettre et repondez aux questions. (Exceeding age related expectations)
Salut! Je m’appelle Fabienne et j’ai douze ans. J’habite à Lausanne en Suisse.
Je suis très sportive.
Je joue au tennis avec ma soeur deux fois par semaine au club de tennis. Nous
jouons le lundi et le jeudi. Mon frère, qui s’appelle François, ne joue pas au
tennis - il joue au badminton. Je joue au badminton avec mon frère une fois par
semaine au collège.
Aussi je fais du roller avec mes copains dans le parc. Nous faisons du roller
trois ou quatre fois par semaine.
Le weekend, je ne fais pas de roller, parce que je fais de l’équitation. J’ai un
cheval qui s’appelle Roche. Il habite chez mon père, à 20 kilomètres de
Lausanne. Mon père et ma belle-mère jouent au hand au centre sportif, et je joue
avec eux une fois par semaine.
Mon sport favori c’est le foot. Je joue au foot tous les jours, au collège, dans le
parc, dans le jardin….
A bientôt, Fabienne
1. What does Fabienne tell you about tennis ? ________________________________
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2. What do you know about Fabienne’s brother ? ______________________________
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3. What does Fabienne do in the park ? Answer as fully as possible. _______________
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4. Why doesn’t Fabienne go roller-skating at the weekend ? _____________________
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5. What does Fabienne do at the sports centre ? _____________________________
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6. Does Fabienne play football ?
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Week 3
1. When you say that you like/dislike doing something then the sentence goes in this
order:
J’aime + verb (in the infinitive)
or
Je n’aime pas + verb (infinitive)
Using the verbs above to translate the following sentences :
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
I
I
I
I
I
I
like to play
don’t like to listen
like to go
don’t like to talk
like to work
don’t like to do
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4) Put the following sports/activities under the correct verb either with Jouer (to
play) or with Faire (to do):
Sports/Activities
Jouer
le foot
le rugby
le ski
la danse
le volley
le cyclisme
la gymnastique
la natation
l’équitation
le foot
5) Remember that with Faire you need to change le/la and l’
le = du
la = de la
l’ = de l’
Write either du/de la or de l’ in the space provided:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
Je
Je
Je
Je
Je
Je
Je
fais _du_ le cyclisme
fais ____ la danse
fais ____ l’équitation
fais ____ la natation
fais ____ le ski
fais ____ la gymnastique
fais ____ l’athlétisme
Faire
6. Reorder the following words to make a sentence :
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
jouer au J’aime foot = _J’aime jouer au foot__
fais Je gymnastique de la = _____________________
Je pas n’aime jouer hockey au = __________________
fait Il judo du = ____________________
pas Elle ne joue au tennis = _______________
7. Match up these linking words in French and English:
1
2
3
4
et
aussi
parce que
mais
a
b
c
d
also
but
and
because
Week 4
SPEAKING!!
Your task!!
Be independent, creative and a good self manager! The week after next you will
have to do a short oral presentation in class. You can prepare it in advance but you can’t
just read your notes – you have to take time to learn it! Be a good team worker and get
someone to help you learn your presentation!
Keep revisiting it throughout the week and over the weekend.
What you need to do?
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Prepare a short presentation about your hobbies and the sports you do. Explain also
what different activities you do depending on the weather.
Be prepared to answer questions about your hobbies and sports
Use the present tense
Use a range of verbs
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Use the connectives et, mais and cependant (however) and a range of opinions to
make your work more interesting
.
work far more interesting. Also, how many can you your presentation?
puis – then
alors – then
ensuite – then
donc – therefore
après – after
mais – but
et – and
avec – with
parce que - because
ou - or
aussi - also
pourtant – however
Read the descriptors first so you know what is required to achieve the Year 7
Miletones.
Year 7 Milestones
Listen and respond to a variety of forms of spoken French to obtain key facts
Transcribe words and short sentences heard with increasing accuracy
Read from a range of materials, including some literary texts, showing understanding
of the purpose and important ideas
Understand new grammatical concepts and apply them with some success within the
existing context.
Adapt some existing structures.
Learn, understand and use new vocabulary and structures within context, though not
always accurately.
Decipher some unfamiliar vocabulary using context or cognates.
Have a fair working knowledge of present tense, including the most common irregular
verbs and be able to identify future tense.
Translate to and from the FL and convey meaning, even if some inaccuracies
Identify and correct some of own mistakes with some prompting from others or
teacher.
Produce a short paragraph, for different purposes and audience
Ask and answer several questions to convey meaning and give a short presentation.
Speak coherently, with increasingly accurate pronunciation
Give and justify as well as understand a simple opinion.
Spelling is often approximate but meaning is understood.
The title!!
a)
Mes Loisirs ( Quels sports fais-tu ? Qu’est ce que tu aimes faire comme loisirs?
Que fais-tu avec tes copains/ta famille ce weekend ?)
How long?
You have to talk for at least 1 minute.
Write your presentation here:
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Week 5 - Reflection
Be a reflective learner, review your work. Go through and check for any errors and
make the necessary corrections.
Which Milestones do you think you are going to meet for your assessed piece? Why?
Explain your thinking.
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What do you need to do to improve in French? Set yourself a SMART target below.
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Tick the skills below you think you have used to do this ELA (and add any others to the
list)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Creative thinking
Effective participation
Independent enquiry
Reflection/evaluation
Self-management
Team work
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Write below which part of the ELA
you enjoyed most.
Parent’s/Carer’s comment:
Teacher’s comment and target for improvement: