Year 9 Beginners French– Home Learning Activities

Below is the range of tasks that you should study over the next 3 weeks. Do the activities during the same lesson time slot that you have on your timetable. Each lessons worth of

tasks should take you approximately 45 minutes. Before you start make sure that you have all the things that you will need.

Lesson Number and Title

Things that you will need

Instructions

Lesson one La Technologie

Vocabulary sheet.

Worksheet, ‘La Technologie’

Wordsearch

Complete the matching exercise on the sheet. Look out for cognates and near cognates to help you.

Complete the word search to consolidate the key vocab.

Learn the vocabularyLesson 2Using Technologie

Vocabulary sheets

Worksheet ‘Reading task’

Paper and a pen

Read the text about the way in which young French people use the Internet.

Read the English statements and decide if they are true or false.

Translate the text into good English, using your vocabulary sheet to help you.

Lesson 3 Opinions about the Internet

Vocabulary sheets

Worksheet ‘‘Opinions about on-line activities’

Paper and a pen

Read the opinions about on-line activities, then complete the table showing the activity, how often they do it and their opinion.

Translate the statements into good English, using your vocabulary sheet to help you.

Lesson 4Verb practice

Vocabulary sheets

Worksheet ‘Verb Practice’

Paper and a pen

Complete the text with the correct verbs from the box. Use your vocabulary sheet to help you.

Translate the text. Unscramble the frequency.

expressionsLesson 5Writing Task

Vocabulary sheets

Worksheet ‘Verb Practice’

Paper and a pen

Write three sentences in French about what technology you use, how often and what you think about it. Use the pictures in the boxes as a guide.

Write a short paragraph about how you use the internet, using the

vocabulary you have seen in this unit. Remember to use connectives, opinions, reasons and intensifiers.

Lesson 6 Access to a computer or smart phone

Log into Memrise.Languages / French /then in the search section, Studio 2 Module 1. When it loads, scroll down to find the correct unit then click on ‘technology’. Start learning!

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Extended Learning – reading and knowledge

Extended Learning – fun things to do and create

Memrise, French, Studio 2, module 3Take a virtual tour of French art gallery such as The Louvre.

Additional resources, links and reading needed for the lesson activities:None

If you have any questions about the tasks please contact..sgilman@heatonmanor.net

Using the Internet : Key Vocabulary

Je fais des achats I buy things

Je fais mes recherches pour mes devoirs I do research for my homework

Je fais des quiz I do quizzes

Je vais sur mes sites préférés I go on my favourite sites

Je vais sur des blogs I go on blogs

Je vais sur des forums I chat to people

J’envoie des e-mails I send emails

Je mets à jour ma page perso I update my personal pages on social media

Je joue à des jeux en ligne I play games

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3Opinions about online activities.

Read the information about activities and opinions, then complete the table.

Moi, je joue à des jeux en ligne tous les soirs. Je trouve ça chouette.

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Une fois par semaine, je fais des achats. Je trouve ça pratique. 3

D’habitude, j’envoie des e-mails. Je trouve ça intéressant. 4

Quand je suis connecté, souvent, je vais sur des blogs. Je trouve ça génial.

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Quand je suis connecté, quelquefois, je vais sur mes sites préférés. Je trouve ça passionnant.

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Moi, je ne vais jamais sur des forums. Je trouve ça stupide.

7Je ne fais jamais de quiz. Je trouve ça ennuyeux.

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Quelquefois, je fais des recherches pour mes devoirs, mais je trouve ça un peu barbant.

Extension: Translate the sentences into English

Lesson 4

Verb practice.Complete the text using the correct verbs from the table.

Use your vocabulary sheet to help you

Lesson 5Writing task

Write three sentences in French about what technology you use, how often and what you think about it. Use the the pictures in the boxes

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Write a short paragraph about what you do online. Use the vocabulary you’ve seen in this booklet to help you.