This pack is to be used to supplement learning at home when schools are closed due to snowy conditions/adverse weather.

Resources needed: It would be useful for pupils to have access to online French dictionaries or hard copies.

Colouring pencils and vocabulary books would also be useful.

FRENCH LEARNING PACK

Useful websites for pupils to revise French at

home: Virtual Teacher Centre - Flash resources with sound clips from the Welsh NGfL

BBC Primary French - Flash-based site for basic French.

Primary French E - Learning - very good site with lots of activities covering the basics.

Merryman Primary Resources - some free resources including a play in French which can be downloaded.

Primary Resources - downloadable worksheets.

Chez Mimi from Channel 4 - French Flash-based website aimed at primary.

French Video Resources - brilliant (and free) resources which include video clips plus a transcription of the speech.

French Radio - listen to real French Radio on the net.

Paris Webcams - live views of the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Champs Elysees and more.

360 Degree Views of the Seine - choose a view then use your mouse to turn 360 degrees. Requires Quicktime. French Clipart www.linguascope.com – there is a subscription price for this excellent site.

www.atantot - extra.co.uk – pupils play this in class and really enjoy the activities. This is a free site. (Fling the Teacher, Penalty etc) www.zut.org.uk – this is free after 4pm and before 9am.

Worksheets to be printed and completed at home.

The French Alphabet

A ah like the a in cat B bay C say D day E uh like the u in fur F ef like the English G zhay the sound is like the soft j in measure H ash I ee like the i in machine J zhee the sound is like the soft j in measure K kah like the ca in cat L el like the English M em like the English N en like the English O oh like the o in soft P pay Q koo R air S ess like the English T tay U There is no English equivalent to the u sound.

Round you lips as if to say "O" and try to say "eee" V vay W doo-bla vay X eeks

Y ee grek Z zed Song A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z Voilà l'alphabet français, Voilà l'alphabet français !

The alphabet

You may well have to spell out your name and perhaps your address in French. Here is the alphabet and the way it is pronounced: Letters that end in an -ee sound in English end in an -ay sound in French: b c d p t v Letters that start with an 'e' sound, like English 's', are virtually identical in French: f l m n s The vowels are short sounds: a e i o u For g and j swap the English pronunciation around: j g The remaining letters are: h - pronounced ash k - pronounced like the ca in cat q - pronounced coo r - pronounced air w - pronounced doo-bla vay x - pronounced eeks y - pronounced ee grec z - pronounced zed

Which of these is a church? Eglise Ecole Éclair

Which word(s) mean turn right? Tournez à droite Allez tout droit Tournez à gauche

‘Quatre’ is the number ? Fourteen Four Forty

‘Bonjour’ means Good day Good evening Good night

Which phrase means ‘I like’?

J’habite Jam J’aime

‘Blanc’ is the colour…

Black White Grey

‘Quatre-vingts’ is….. 14 24 80

‘J’ai les cheveux noirs’ means I have a black horse I have black hair I have no eyes

Which day of the week is ‘samedi’?

Monday Saturday Wednesday

‘Neuf heures et demie’ is… 6.10pm 9.30pm 9.30am

‘mars’ is the month… May March August

‘Merci’ means…. Let go that hurts! Thank you No problem

Which is correct? J’écoute la télé. Je regarde la télé. Je mange la télé.

‘Je me lève’ means… I wake up I get up I get washed

At school I learn…. Le dessin L’allemand La musique

‘La règle’ is ….. Regular Ruler Rectangle

‘La confiserie’ is where….. You can buy conkers You can buy chocolate All your confiscated stuff goes

Which of these would you eat? La pomme La poste La piscine

What do you wear on your legs? Le pull-over Le pantalon Le chapeau

In my family I have my mum, my dad and 2 brothers. Which statement is correct?

J’ai deus frères, ma mère et ma sœur. J’ai mon père, ma mère et deux sœurs J’ai ma mère, mon père et deus frères.

What goes WOOF !? Le chat Le chien Le cheval

Which room do you sleep in? La chambre La cuisine Le jardin

Which country is ‘nord de l’Angleterre’?

Scotland Wales Ireland

Où habites-tu? Dans une ville Dans un cité Dans un village

I am 17 years old. Which is correct?

J’ai dix-sept ans. Je suis dix-sept ans J’ai dix-huit ans.

un 10 deux 4 trois 17 quatre 8 cinq 15 six 20 sept 13 huit 5 neuf 11 dix 2 onze 9 douze 3 treize 1 quatorze 6 quinze 12 seize 7 dix-sept 14 dix-huit 18 dix-neuf 16 vingt 19 ‘Consolidating’ Challenge : Can you write the French

numbers 20-50?

Number Quiz! Are you ready?! Match the numbers with a neat line:

Soixante-dix 10

Quatre-vingt 20

Vingt 30

Soixante 40

Cinquante 50

Trente 60

Cent 70

Quarante 80

Quatre-vingt-dix 90

Dix 100 Circle the smallest number:

1. trente or dix? 2. cinquante or quarante? 3. vingt or soixante? 4. soixante-dix or cent? 5. quatre-vingt-dix or quatre-vingt?

Write the missing number from the sequence in words or digits :

1. trente, _______________, cinquante. 2. dix, _________________, trente. 3. soixante, __________________, quatre-vingt. 4. vingt, ____________, quarante.

Write the answers in words or digits :

1. quarante + 10= _____________ 2. soixante + 10=___________________ 3. cent – 10=_________________ 4. vingt – 10=___________________ 5. quatre-vingt + 10=_____________________ 6. dix +10=__________________ 7. soixante – 10=____________________ 8. trente – 10=________________ 9. soixante-dix +10=________________________ 10. dix + vingt=________________ WELL DONE!

NUMBERS WORDSEARCH S E M T S I P T C I N A E U N C E F E D O V D A N N T R O I S Q D O S O D Q S U O P H C

U Q R D E U X S E I T Z D U N U I T X I C P

E O T A E T D I X I E O N S E T S E T I N B N E U X F R S P P Q M Z C I N D P E E J D S

E S E N T S A S H U T H U I T N H U T I D E N E X S N E U F S T L D I T X S N E T S I T D O U T Z E S M N I X Find the numbers below: Un. Deux. Trois. Quatre. Cinq. Six. Sept. Huit. Neuf. Dix. Onze. Douze. Can you find all the numbers 1-10 in this wordsearch? d u n t d q c u un f u c d t s d p deux t r s r p x i p trois c q t r o i s c quatre i s s e p t h d cinq n d i h d u t i six q e x e u e t x sept i q u a t r e o huit h x i f h u i t neuf u d t q c s s h dix Can you find all the numbers 10-20 in this wordsearch? d i d t f o t s dix i t u t q n r t onze x s d o u z e d douze s d q v a e i s treize e i t g t s z e quatorze p x e f o t e i quinze t h d u r d t z seize q u i n z e v e dix-sept d i x n e u f v dix-huit h t e v i n g t dix-neuf vingt

bleu

bleu clair

bleu foncé

blanc

noir

vert

jaune

marron

rouge

orange

violet

gris

rose

Draw the correct number of animals in the following pages…

Un Livre en Français

Voici une vache.

_______________

Voici douze araignées. _______________

Voici deux chats.

_______________

Voici onze souris. _______________

Voici trois oiseaux. _______________

Voici dix papillons.

_______________

Voici quatre lapins.

Voici neuf poissons. ______________

Voici cinq canards.

Voici huit chiens.

_______________

Voici six cochons.

Voici sept poules.

______________

_____

Découpez les mots et reliez-les aux images.

________________ ______________ _______________

______________ _______________ _______________

_____________________ __________________

______________________ _________________

Un chien Une tortue Un cheval Un serpent Un hamster Une souris

Un chat Un oiseau Un lapin Un poisson

Using a dictionary, list as many new animals as you can in French…

Trouvez les 10 animaux dans les chaînes et copiez-les. Ensuite, dessinez l’animal.

1 __________________________ 2 __________________________ 3 __________________________ 4 __________________________ 5 __________________________

6 __________________________ 7 __________________________ 8 __________________________ 9 __________________________ 10_________________________

un serpent

n chevalu

un poisson

un chat

un chien

Cut out and play pairs!

l’ oiseau

un hamster

un cochon d’Inde

une tortue

As-tu un animal?

Have you got an animal?

d’Indecochon un

n lapinu

un serpent

un poisson

chienun

Which word is missing??

As-tu un animal? Have you got an animal?

un deux

trois

quatre

cinq

six sept

huit

neuf

dix

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

J’ai____chiens

J’ai ______ lapins

J’ai ______

poissons

J’ai ______ chats

J’ai ______ tortues

l’ oiseau un chat une souris

J’ai ______ chevaux

hapes in French?sCan you label the coloured

il?-Quelle couleur est