Posted on October 30, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
Preparation of oral topics. Answer questions in writing about “A la maison” and “Education”. Make sure you answer with lots of detail. Justify your answers (parce que…). Show off! Remember that this part of the oral lasts for three minutes so you should prepare plenty to say.
Optional extra – visit the links under resources and listen to some of the GSCE sample podcasts to help you.
Mme Carruthers
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Posted on October 9, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
Do exercise 2 on page 120, using “Il vient de + infinitive” (he’s just done something ) or “Il va + infinitive” (he’s going to do something). In order to choose the correct answers you need to refer to the text we read in class, in the blue box on p120.
Mme Carruthers
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Posted on October 7, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
2007-04-19_french_conversation_topic_self_famfriends.mp3
Check out this recording by a student at Coulsdon High. It’s got lots of details in it and she uses different tenses. Listen to it and decide how you could answer the questions as well, or even better.
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Posted on October 6, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
mme-c-v2.mp3We are hoping very soon to have you record your OWN podcasts which you will be able to download to your iPods or MP3 players in order to practise and revise for your oral exams.
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Posted on October 6, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
11FR2 – Tues 9 Oct is the final deadline for submission of your narrative story (don’t forget to use mainly the perfect tense as you would when telling a story).
You also need to learn the first ten of the irregular past participles (of very useful verbs) for a test on Tuesday.
Mme Carruthers
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Posted on October 5, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
11FR2 – you should all have chosen the topic you would like to speak about now. Check out the following link to help you develop your ideas:
http://www.frenchteacher.net/Y10-11/Y10exposeideas.htm
Mme Carruthers
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Posted on October 4, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
Write the sentences to complete the story on the picture card given to you in class. Mostly you will be using the perfect tense.
Mme Carruthers
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Posted on October 2, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
Learn the first 14 words for “les boissons” in the orange box on p 122 for a test on Thursday. Some of the words you know already!
Mme Carruthers
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Posted on September 27, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
In class on Friday 28 Sept we will be listening to and working on dialogues in shops (p 117 Tricolore 4). In class you will each receive 2 postcards – 1 pink and 1 green. Your task is to build a dialogue of at least 4 exchanges (i.e. at least 8 sentences all together) between shopkeeper and customer. On the GREEN CARD write what the shopkeeper says; on the PINK CARD write what the customer says. Don’t forget to put your name on the postcards.
Mme Carruthers
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Posted on September 27, 2007 by blogfrancaisdepps
Every Friday afternoon for the last 15 minutes of the session I will be introducing French culture to you through song. 2 weeks ago we heard Pink Martini with “Sympathique”. Last week we heard Manu Chau sing “Je ne t’aime plus (mon amour)”. This Friday, 28 Sept, we are going to listen to a classic French song by one of the most famous French singers.
Who is the singer? Do you like the song? Write an article in French of at least five sentences to say – what was the song?; who was the singer?; Type of song (modern, old, romantic); Did you like it and why/why not?
Best entry will win:
Publication on this blog! + Small prize next Friday; + postcard home to parents
To enter, simply post a comment here with your article.
Mme Carruthers
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