French translation: town

French translation: town
A. Starter
Use a dictionary to help you write the correct French spelling of these words, adding the
appropriate article le, la, l’ or les, as in the example.
English
1.
church
2.
park
3.
shops
4.
town hall
5.
river
6.
police station
7.
youth hostel
8.
hospital
9.
toilets
Article
l’
French
église
10. museum
11. swimming pool
12. cathedral
B. Scrambled sentences
Unjumble the French words to give the correct translation of the sentences.
1. There is a park opposite the church. (en a face église jardin il public y un l’ de)
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2. The hospital is next to the swimming pool. (la est piscine à de hôpital côté l’)
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3. I saw some toilets near the shops. (des j’ toilettes vu près des ai magasins)
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4. The museum is behind the town hall. (l’ le derrière ville musée est de hotel)
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5. She went to the shop to the right of the cinema. (au cinéma est droite elle magasin à
allée du)
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C. Translate into English (Foundation)
1. Dans ma ville il y a un musée intéressant.
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2. En face du musée il y a une auberge de jeunesse.
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3. Il n’y a pas de cinéma ici.
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4. Samedi dernier, j’ai acheté un maillot de bain au magasin de sport.
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5. Demain, nous allons regarder un match de rugby au stade.
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D. Translate into French (Foundation)
1. In my town there is a beautiful park.
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2. The little station is next to the hospital.
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3. There is no swimming pool but there is a small cinema.
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4. Yesterday I watched a tennis match at the park.
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5. Next week we are going to do a guided tour of the cathedral.
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E. Checklist
1. Make sure you have used the correct accents.
2. Check spelling and gender of nouns.
3. Check which prepositions use ‘de’.
4. Watch out for adjective endings.
5. Check your verbs and tenses.
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C. Translate into English (Higher)
J’habite en face de l’église dans une vieille ville au bord de la mer. Il y a beaucoup de touristes
qui viennent en été, mais en hiver, c’est assez triste ici. Il n’y a pas beaucoup pour les jeunes.
Pourtant, le mois dernier, il y avait un concert dans le jardin public et demain on va faire une
visite guidée du château avec notre prof d’histoire.
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D. Translate into French (Higher)
I live next to the post office in a small town in the mountains. In the winter, there are lots of
tourists who come here to go skiing. I love the snow but I prefer the sunshine. Last summer, I
went for walks with my dog every day, and next year, in the summer holidays, my friends and I
are going to go climbing.
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E. Checklist
1. Have you added the right accents?
2. Check spellings and gender of nouns.
3. Check adjective agreements.
4. Have you used the correct form of the verb? Look at the subject and tenses.
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Teaching notes
This resource is designed to develop translation skills with a focus on grammatical
accuracy and contains similar tasks to the new GCSE exam questions for all boards.
The resource is differentiated: all students complete the tasks on p.1 and then you can
give Foundation students p.2 while Higher students move straight onto p.3.
Translations below are suggestions only – there may be other possible correct
translations. By using the mark scheme suggested below, students can track their
progress as they practise their translation skills using our other similar worksheets on
different topics.
For Foundation translations (individual sentences), allow two marks per sentence: one
for communicating the key message and one for grammatical accuracy, giving a total out
of 10.
For Higher translations (short paragraphs), the answers are broken into six sections.
Each section can be given one mark for communication and one mark for grammatical
accuracy, to give a total out of 12.
Answers
A. Starter
English
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
church
park
shops
town hall
river
police station
youth hostel
hospital
toilets
museum
swimming pool
cathedral
Article French
l’
le
les
l’
la
le
l’
l’
les
le
la
la
église
jardin public / parc
magasins
hôtel de ville (la mairie)
rivière (le fleuve)
commissariat
auberge de jeunesse
hôpital
toilettes
musée
piscine
cathédrale
B. Scrambled sentences
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Il y a un jardin public en face de l’église.
L’hôpital est à côté de la piscine.
J’ai vu des toilettes (des WC) près des magasins.
Le musée est derrière l’hôtel de ville.
Elle est allée au magasin à droite du cinéma.
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C. Foundation translation into English
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
In my town there is an interesting museum.
Opposite the museum there is a youth hostel.
There is no cinema here.
Last Saturday, I bought a swimming costume at the sports shop.
Tomorrow, we are going to watch a rugby match at the stadium.
D. Foundation translation into French
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Dans ma ville il y a un beau jardin public (parc).
La petite gare est à côté de l’hôpital.
Il n’y a pas de piscine, mais il y a un petit cinéma.
Hier, j’ai regardé un match de tennis au parc.
La semaine prochaine on va (nous allons) faire une visite guidée de la cathédrale.
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C. Higher translation into English
I live opposite the church in an old town by the seaside. / There are lots of tourists who
come in summer, / but in winter, it’s quite sad here. / There is not much for young
people. / However, last month there was a concert in the park,/ and tomorrow, we are
going to do a guided tour of the castle with our history teacher.
D. Higher translation into French
J’habite à côté de la poste dans une petite ville en montagne (à la montagne). / En
hiver, il y a beaucoup de touristes qui viennent ici pour faire du ski. / J’adore la neige,
mais je préfère le soleil. / L’été dernier, j’ai fait des randonnées (des promenades) avec
mon chien tous les jours, / et l’année prochaine, pendant les grandes vacances, / mes
amis et moi allons faire de l’alpinisme (l’escalade).
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