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Friday 21 March 2014

Year 5: positions sur/sous/dans

on - sur
under - sous
in - dans
in front of - devant
behind - derriere
between - entre


Can you describe where things are in this classroom??
For example: la trousse est sur la table.

Year 5: rooms of the house

Year 5: to be - ETRE


To be - être
I am - je suis
You are - tu es
He is - il est
She is - elle est
We are - on est
We are (formal) - nous sommes
You are (formal) - vous êtes
They are (masc) - ils sont
They are (fem) - elles sont

Go to http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/
Go to Francais - Encore Tricolore 1 section- Unit 5 - ex7 to 11

Funny song to help you remember the verb!! (try making your own song to help you if you don't like this one!!)

Year 4: time

What is the time? - Quelle heure est-il?
1:00 il est une heure
1:05 il est une heure cinq
1:15 il est une heure et quart
1:20 il est une heure vingt
1:30 il est une heure et demie
1:35 il est deux heures moins vingt-cinq
1:45 il est deux heures moins le quart
1:50 il est deux heures moins dix
12:00 il est midi
0:00 il est minuit



A modern song on time by Pauline Croze

Year 4 Presentations on school

You are working on your presentations on school and should be ready to put all the information together on the iPads.  Please make sure you have your subjects, the time, your opinion of the subjects/teachers/cantine/food, your timetable all ready to put together in a presentation format.  4B will be presenting next week.

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 6: the regular -re verbs in the present tense

Year 6 have been learning about two families of verbs so far... Can you spot the differences between the two?

-er -re verbs in French

THE PRESENT OF THE –RE VERBS

To sell
VENDRE

Je vends
Tu vends
Il/elle/on vend
Nous vendons
Vous vendez
Ils/elles vendent

Some useful -re verbs to learn:
Descendre = to go down
Attendre = to wait (for)
Repondre = to reply
Vendre = to sell
Etendre = to spread

Practise online: http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/
Section Francais
Section Encore Tricolore 2
On Fait du Shopping
exercice 11 and 12

Year 6: end of year essay



Le Lundi

Je me lève à sept heures et je m’habille dans mon uniforme: un pantalon gris, une chemise blanche, des chaussures noires, des chaussettes noires et une veste bordeaux et noire. Je mange mon petit – déjeuner: des céréales et du pain grillé. J’arrive à l’école à huit heures dix.

Je parle avec mon copain Louis et au joue le foot. Les cours commencent à neuf heures moins le quart.

Le premier cours, on a un double cours de Sciences. Le prof est sympa. Puis j’ai un cours de maths informatiq’e et après c’est la récré. Pendant la récré, je joue au ping pong. Aprés la récré, il y a un double cours d’EPS. J’aime l’EPS! À l’heure du déjeuner, j’ai orchestre. C’est intéressant. Pour le déjeneur, je mange poulet roti et des pommes de terre rôties. C’est mon déjeuner préféré!

Àpres le déjeuner, on a maths. J’aime les maths – c’est important. Àpres les maths, on a anglais. C’est ennuyeux. Notre dernier cours est géographie. J’aime le prof et c’est intéressant.

Je rentre à la maison à quatre heures dix et regarde la télévision. Je dine à six heures vingt, avec ma soeur. Nous avons les pâtes et pesto. Je me couche à huit heures et demie. Bonne nuit!

Year 6: regular - ir verbs


    
CHOISIR
I choose - Je choisis
You choose - Tu choisis
He/she/one chooses - Il/elle/on choisit
We choose - Nous choisissons
You choose - Vous choisissez
They choose - Ils/elles choisissent






Some useful -ir verbs to know:

Finir: to finish
Remplir: to fill
Reussir: to succeed
Rougir: to blush
Grossir : to put on weight
Maigrir : to loose weight

Use Brainscape cards to revise: https://www.brainscape.com/study?pack_id=656754

Year 6: end of year GRAMMAR


Trip to Lille for Year 5

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FRENCH TRIP for YEAR 5!!

The trip will involve:
 - a journey by Eurostar
 - a guided visit of Modern and Old Lille http://france-for-visitors.com/north/lille/vieux-lille.html 
 - a visit to a French café and lunch consisting of a filled baguette and a drink http://www.briochedoree.fr/produits/sandwich-a-emporter/
 - a visit to the Palais des Beaux Arts
- an opportunity for shopping where appropriate.

Here is a great website on Lille: website on Lille

WATCH OUT THE LETTER WILL BE COMING OUT SOON!

Year 3 Homework

Can you please revise all the topics, particularly the numbers, family and pets, which we have just introduced in class for your oral test next term.  You will be asked how you are, your name and age, the people in your family, their names and ages.  This is in your new book on page 24.  Do NOT do house and home, this is for later on.

Wednesday 12 March 2014

La Fontaine audio

Remember to practise your pronunciation as often as you can!
Here are the recordings of the different scenes:

Prologue
https://ed.edim.co/6838593/lion.mp3?Expires=1394648118&Signature=N8VZdfFNcSsUd6GoA0AawzXc6ThiB-LIUDiDjW~X-nis2y6CnoSkgCki4c5R1vFRnj2evprLzvFFohAbuTXWZXOf~qjizWej9NFs3z~bR38ohgHFBEaYIB7KJ8RmR~i21~mgrajlzfiPO7f8mzC2ExN2ZZj~HXgGRlcTkOWrtyU_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJI74L7OXO7CNJA7Q

Act 1 - Hare and Tortoise
https://ed.edim.co/6838593/hare.mp3?Expires=1394648620&Signature=JS9TDlDbt-cblEpL0a9~kkIkEnw2qztJ3UD6pEZGy5zz0UnX6o5NSeoXx1QLBBEnUzx7zvwD78as91LNVFwJIS9P0mqzaCwgqDbWzGfZ3WeQJ7qFqIftegelIUe8L95KT4s5YWIPr~B0~5ImZaLHd9JdFedv0m5gl-WguvfSPKc_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJI74L7OXO7CNJA7Q

Act 2 - Crow and Fox
https://ed.edim.co/6838593/crow2.mp3?Expires=1394648754&Signature=cOAiMlDU5om2OtH4nL1IQxgw6K9lhRNvvpofGwWWm90QiKZAEilkIfqOS66wVYzjs10T93caufxnOEKQAHQmwHqfm3cHR6ljXOngz75lO4Nq6D9UvBK8rjlKCTv9BjVezlTOIwwPWBVxDQCoeHRDzhfJz0VTxQcGRsKMfFObKeU_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJI74L7OXO7CNJA7Q

Act 3 - Cicada and Ant
https://ed.edim.co/6838593/cicada.mp3?Expires=1394648810&Signature=SXVdnS-ExLoIfUgGOKa8LYU71uW4Tly2TszSWo7qs~im737LyddorWrBRVX1o4~5zhVothBdrHVZSSUTtBmIKGEXBkoRe81xlOY87LINqd5L9SlvM6NlFnWgvY8YIzdDYf7ks37~PszlX~Q0OGmoJwXe7NLKAJvDDJhX9O3w9b8_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJI74L7OXO7CNJA7Q

Act 4 - Ox and Frog
I apologise for the poor quality of the recording, but I hope you can still hear the pronunciation of the words! :)

Record and upload voice >>

Thursday 6 March 2014

Year 3: family members for revision


Feminine
my family - ma famille
my grandmother - ma grand-mère
my mother - ma mère
my sister - ma soeur
my aunt - ma tante
my (female) cousin - ma cousine

Masculine
my grandfather - mon grand-père
my father - mon père
my brother - mon frère
my uncle - mon oncle
my (male) cousin- mon cousin

... And me! - Et moi!

Year 4 - homework for week beginning 10 March

Please do the sheet on school subjects and opinions, using your own opinions on the subjects, as we did in class with the oral examples. For example, j'aime l'histoire, c'est utile. You have help on the sheet, so choose what is appropriate for you. You do not have to do the extension, but it is asking what is your favourite subject, as we did in class. Have a good weekend.

Year 6 week beginning 10 March

I appreciate you are inundated with MacBeth work, but please take the time to revise what you put on your school presentations and remember the work we have done in class. This will form the basis of your end-of-year oral exam, ie your school subjects and opinions on them, your daily routine and what you do at certain times. Please remember to revise the er ending verbs, as some students were writing je jouer, which should be je joue in their presentations. Good luck with the play. Can't wait to see you all in it.

Year 5 - Last call for pen friend letters!

I need to send off the pen friend letters by the latest next week (w/c 10 March). Can you please ensure I have these by then, please? You should be looking at your script, working on it and deciding how you will play the role - we will do this next lesson in class. Remember you are part of a team, too, so work with the person who is closest to your part. Thank you and have a good weekend.

Year 3 - Homework due for Monday 17 March

Please can you do your family tree poster, as we explained in class. It can be a made-up family, the Aliens, or the Simpsons or your own family. As we did in lesson, you can do extension work, describing some of the people and also remember to name them, using the format, il or elle s'appelle. Remember to include yourself. This will be displayed on the notice boards in school, so take time to do this properly. You will also present your family to the class from your poster. Have a nice weekend.