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Showing posts with label Year 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Year 3. Show all posts

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!

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Year 3: dates - this will help you remember the days of the week and dates



Monday        = lundi                          
Tuesday       = mardi                 
Wednesday   = mercredi            
Thursday      = jeudi                  
Friday         = vendredi             
Saturday      = samedi              
Sunday         = dimanche              


January       = janvier               
February      = février              
March          = mars                  
April           = avril                          
May             = mai                    
June            = juin                   
July            = juillet                
August         = août                  
September    = septembre          
October       = octobre              
November     = novembre            
December     = décembre

Year 3: classroom objects to help with the vocabulary - please revise as homework for week beginning 3 Fev




Mots masculins
1. un cahier - a book
2. un crayon -  a pencil
3. un stylo - a pen
4. un sac - a bag 
5. un taille-crayon - a pencil sharpener

Mots féminins
6. une chaise - a chair
7. une gomme - a rubber
8. une règle - a ruler
9. une trousse - a pencil case
10. une table - a table

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Year 3: revision of sounds - homework

Can you write the words said on page 12 of your book?


Audio recording >>

Example : 10 - __ ___ e
                          r     u   e


Year 3: age and numbers

Remember to revise your numbers this half term! Click on the following game: http://www.swfme.com/view/1233012

And here is a really catchy song on age (I am sure your parents will thank me for it!)

Year 5: family

Year 3: months

Remember to revise your months:

January        = janvier               

February      = février          
March          = mars                   
April            = avril                     
May             = mai                    
June            = juin            
July             = juillet              
August         = août                
September   = septembre       
October       = octobre             
November     = novembre          
December     = décembre

Then try playing the game! You have to type the months in French (put without the accents to keep it simple and remember, no capital letters!)
http://www.swfme.com/view/1148272

Year 3: numbers to 30



1 un                 11 onze                    21 vingt-et-un
2 deux              12 douze                 22 vingt-deux
3 trois               13 treize                  23 vingt-trois
4 quatre            14 quatorze             24 vingt-quatre
5 cinq               15 quinze                25 vingt-cinq
6 six                  16 seize                  26 vingt-six
7 sept                 17 dix-sept             27 vingt-sept
8 huit                  18 dix-huit            28 vingt-huit
9 neuf                 19 dix-neuf           29 vingt-neuf
10 dix                 20 vingt                30 trente

Year 3: greetings

Here are the French greetings we have learnt so far:

Hello = bonjour
Hi and bye = salut
See you soon = a bientot
Goodbye = au revoir
How are you? = ca va?
I am well = ca va bien

Here is a little video on the pronunciation of greetings:
Are you ready to listen to Mimi le Chat?

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Year 3: on/un/u/ou sounds



1. Practise repeating the following words at home. Listen to the recording to see if you were right!
2. Write the words in your vocabulary book in French and in English.

1. marron - brown
2. rouge - red
3. un - a (masculine)
4. un garçon - a boy
5. un mouton - a sheep
6. un loup - a wolf
7. une - a (féminine)
8. une voiture - a car
9. une souris - a mouse
10. une trousse - a pencil case

Now listen to the pronunciation:


Record and upload audio >>

Here is a video of the song you deed in class! Try to repeat the right sounds!



Try this tongue twister on the sound 'u':
As-tu vu le tutu de tulle?


Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Year 3: eau/oi sounds



1. Practise repeating the following words at home. Listen to the recording to see if you were right!
2. Write the words in your vocabulary book in French and in English.

1. un hippopotame = an hippopotamus
2. un chameau = a camel
3. chaud = hot
4. beau = beautiful
5. une auto = a car
6. un oiseau = a bird
7. une poire = a pear
8. pourquoi = why
9. moi = me
10. une boite = a box

Now listen to the recording and repeat the words:

Audio and voice recording >>

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Year 3: sounds g/j, gn, i, in/ain, ien


1. Practise repeating the following words at home. Listen to the recording to see if you were right!
2. Write the words in your vocabulary book in French and in English.


   1.     Jaune = yellow
   2.     Rouge = red
   3.     Un gilet = a cardigan
   4.     Un champignon = a mushroom
   5.     Le champagne = the champagne
   6.     Violet = purple
   7.     Premier = first
   8.     Un lapin = a rabbit
   9.     Un pain = a bread
  10.  Bien = good


Audio and voice recording >>

Tongue twister: try the following tongue twister!
Je dis que tu l'as dit a Didier ce que j'ai dit a Jules jeudi.