Rastrick High School: Home Learning

Year 8 French

Booklet 2: Half-Term 2, Lessons 1-12

Ma ville (my town)

Links to Textivate:

Sentence Builder 1: https://www.textivate.com/challenge-1erjn10

Sentence Builder 2: https://www.textivate.com/challenge-2erjn10

Sentence Builder 3: https://www.textivate.com/challenge-4erjn10

Achievement Points will be awarded to those students who top the

leaderboard with over 3000 points per Sentence Builder!

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.

WEEK COMMENCING: 2nd November 2020

Lesson 1: Où habites-tu? (Where do you live?) L’objectif: Can I describe where I live?

In/On: Match up the pictures to the words.

Task 1: Spend 10-15 minutes practising the vocabulary from Sentence Builder 1 (below)

using Textivate: https://www.textivate.com/challenge-1erjn10

Task 2: Jigsaw Translation. Translate the English sentences into French by rearranging the

French phrases below.

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Task 3: Listen to the recording (on Classchart) and fill in the gaps in French based on what

you hear.

Task 4: Reading skills. Read the four texts and find the correct person in order to answer

each question.

Lesson 2: Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta ville? (What’s in your town?) L’objectif: Can I explain what there is/is not in my town?

In/On: Write at least 3 sentences using Sentence Builder 1 to describe where you live.

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Task 1: Delayed copying exercise. Below are 6 sentences in French from Sentence Builder 1.

Spend 20-30 seconds memorising each sentence (one at a time) and then cover it up and re-

write it in French from memory. Check your answer each time and correct any spelling

errors/missing words.

1. Maintenant j’habite dans un appartement près de Londres.

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2. Dans ma ville il y a beaucoup de magasins.

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3. Dans ma ville il n’y a pas trop de supermarchés.

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4. Dans ma ville il n’y a pas assez de centre-sportifs.

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5. Dans ma ville il y a beaucoup de cinémas.

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6. Cependant, dans ma ville il n’y a pas assez de cathédrales.

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Défi/Challenge: Now, translate these sentences into English without using the Sentence

Builder!

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Task 2: Mosaic translation. Pick an option from each column to translate each of the

sentences below into French. Défi/Challenge: Can you also complete the Silver and Gold

challenges?

Task 3: Faulty listening. Listen to the recording and find the errors in the transcript below

(there are 8 in total). Then, correct them!

Task 4: Plenary. Crack the code by working out what the sentence should be! (You are given

the first letter of each word).

WEEK COMMENCING: 9th November 2020

Lesson 3: Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta ville? (What’s in your town?) L’objectif: Can I explain what there is/is not in my town and give my

opinion?

In/On: Quick 10. Without using your Sentence Builder, complete the following vocabulary

test.

Task 1: Grammar: definite/indefinite articles. In French, we always need an article before a

noun (e.g. a place in town). These articles are either a, the or some. However, the articles

must agree with the gender of the noun (masculine/feminine). See the list below of the

different definite and indefinite articles in French, depending on whether your noun is

masculine, feminine or plural. Then, complete the gaps in the three sentences with the

correct article.

Tip: In order to work out the gender of the noun (place in town) look back at the colour

coding in your sentence builder. The blue places are masculine nouns, and the red places

are feminine nouns.

Task 2: Mosaic listening translation. Listen to the recording (on Classcharts) and work out

the translation into English of each sentence by colour coding the grid below. If you are

unable to access the recording, the sentences in French are available underneath the grid

for you to

read, and

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using the

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Task 3: Write a short description introducing where you live using the pictures below.

Depuis trois ans…

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Lesson 4: Recall, retrieval and expansion L’objectif: Am I able to extend my knowledge of key vocabulary and

structures to introduce where I live? Am I able to independently introduce

where I live?

In/On: Retrieval grid. Translate as many of the boxes as you can into English from memory.

Count up your points at the end!

Task 1: Memory recall. How much of the vocabulary on Sentence Builder 1 can you

remember the English for?

Task 2: Faulty translation. Read the texts and identify all of the errors in the English

translation, then correct them.

Task 3: Pyramid translation. Which of the following sentences can you translate into French

without using your Sentence Builder?

Task 3 Answer box:

Task 4: Independent writing task. Write a response to the following question: Où habites-

tu? - Where do you live?

- Where is it located?

- What is there in your town?

- What is there not in your town?

If you really need to, then refer back to your Sentence Builder. However, the purpose of

this activity is to show that you are able to produce a short paragraph independently as you

have worked through 4 lessons with the Sentence Builder.

Défi/Challenge: Include some vocabulary that we have used in lesson, that is not on

your SKO to show that you are developing and extending your language skills!

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WEEK COMMENCING: 16th November 2020

Lesson 5: Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire dans ta ville? L’objectif: Can I explain what I can do in my town depending on the

weather?

In/On: Quick 10. Complete the vocabulary test without using your Sentence Builder.

Task 1: Spend 10-15 minutes practising the vocabulary from Sentence Builder 2 (below)

using Textivate: https://www.textivate.com/challenge-2erjn10

Task 2: Mosaic listening. Listen to the recording and colour/mark with a symbol the phrases

you hear to form a sentence. If you are unable to listen to the recording, create as many

sentences as you can with the phrases.

Task 3: Now, translate these sentences into English. Défi/Challenge: do not use your

Sentence Builder.

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Lesson 6: Òu se trouve…? (Where is…?) L’objectif: Can I give directions to places in town?

In/On: Write at least 3 sentences explaining what you can do in your town depending on the

weather, using the sentence builder:

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Task 1: Vocabulary building. In this lesson, we will be focusing on the second part of

Sentence Builder 2: giving directions. Spend another 10-15 minutes practicing the vocabulary

from SB2 using Textivate: https://www.textivate.com/challenge-2erjn10

Task 2: Sentence puzzle. Complete the table by putting the phrases into the correct order,

to create full sentences. Then, translate these completed sentences into English.

Task 3: Memory check. How many of the words can you translate back into English from

memory?

Task 4: Plenary. Choose the correct translation from the options. You should try not to use

your Sentence Builder here!

WEEK COMMENCING: 23rd November 2020

Lesson 7: Où se trouve…? (Where is… ?) Production Lesson L’objectif: Am I able to describe my town and give directions to places in

it, independently?

In/On: Complete the Quick 10 vocabulary test by writing the French for the following

English words.

Task 1: Grammar: Imperatives (second part of Sentence Builder 2)

Translate the table with directions into English:

Task 2: Listening skills. Listen to the recording on Classcharts and complete the table with

the information in English. Try your best not to use your Sentence Builder, to test your

progress!

Task 3: Now that you have worked out the information in English, re-write this information

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Task 4: Can you now write directions to the following places in town from the map?

Lesson 8: Ma ville – recall, retrieval and expansion L’objectif:Am I able to consolidate my knowledge of key vocabulary to

explain where I live, what’s there and what I can do there?

In/On: Choose one of the places and give directions based on the map:

Task 1: Memory check. How many of the following words from Sentence Builder 1 can you

write the English for from memory?

Task 2: Ping pong translation. You can either do this activity with somebody at home, where

they you will read aloud what you think the missing sentences on your sheet should be in

English, and they can check using their sheet OR you can choose to use just one of the Ping

pong translation sheets to translate the sentences into French.

Task 3: No gap gap-fill. Listen to the recording on Classcharts. Where you see the

highlighted spaces, there should be a French word. Write in what the words should be in

these gaps. If you are unable to access the recording, you can complete this as a reading

activity, by re-writing the text with the missing words (words are given to you underneath

the text below).

Task 4: Extended writing. Write a description about your town, including:

- Where you live and where it’s situated;

- What there is/is not in your town;

- Your opinion about your town and what you can do there depending on the weather;

- How to get to places in your town.

Try not to use your Sentence Builder, but you may do so if you really need to!

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