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Welcome back to the UCS JB French blog 2012-13!
You will find a lot of fun activities, song and games but also examples of work. Remember to leave kind comments and only write your FIRST name. Enjoy!
Merci et au revoir!

Thursday 21 March 2013

Year 5: French play audio


The Year 5 will be given their part for the French play tomorrow and will have to read their lines and learn them over the Easter holidays. If you are stuck with the pronunciation of the words, listen to the following recordings, divided in scenes of the play.
Have your script whilst you listen, cross out the letters that you would not pronounce and annotate the pronunciation to remember it in class!
Good luck!



Act 1 Scene 1 Scene 2
Act 2 Scene 1  Scene 2  Scene 3  Scene 4 Scene 5  Scene 6
Act 3 Scenes 1 and 2
Act 4 Scenes 1 and 2  Scenes 3, 4 and 5  Scene 6  Scene 7

Joyeuses Paques! The Year 3 have made some lovely French Easter carts for their parents!

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Year 5: trip to Lille information - get your place!!


The 2013 Year 5 Trip to Lille will take place on Saturday 22 June! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyGG2MhHseA] 

Welcome to the historical city of Lille!

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 www.palaisdesbeauxarts.fr 
- an opportunity for shopping.

Here is a great website on Lille: website on Lille

Saturday 16 March 2013

Year 4: Quelle heure est-il?

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

Monday 11 March 2013

Brainscape revision cards: VOCABULARY MASTERS!!




I have made some more Brainscape revision cards to help you revise vocabulary.
Be honest with your answers and aim to get all the words in blue (100% mastery!) by the end of it!
Years 4: revision of school subjects on https://www.brainscape.com/study?pack_id=1258209
Years 5: revision of verbs to have and to be https://www.brainscape.com/study?pack_id=679173
Years 6: revision of unit 2: https://www.brainscape.com/study?pack_id=656754

Sunday 10 March 2013

Great app for verbs for bilingual children: 20 verbes




I have been contacted by a lovely teacher in America who designed an application to help her bilingual pupils learn verbs, or any pupil wanting to improve their grammar skills!
We have used this app in French club and the boys rewlly enjoyed it, especially listening to the very sweet French voice giving the instructions.
 Here is it https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/20-verbs/id590043137?mt=8
You first discover all the meanings of the verb (with pronunciation) and then play different games for practise!
 And here is the pedagogy behind it (for other teachers out there!) https://sites.google.com/site/20verbs/pedagogie
Don't hesitate to contact Anne-Sophie with feedback and for a promotional code: mailto:annesophiegaudet@gmail.com

Friday 8 March 2013

Year 6: learn the regular -re verbs

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

Thursday 7 March 2013

Year 6: regular verbs in -re

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

Tuesday 5 March 2013

Year 3: speaking test on family and home

Year 3 have to learn their speech for the end of unit test

1/ Say what your name is:

Je m'appelle  MRS COUTURE

2/ Say how many people there are in your family:

Dans ma famille, il y a QUATRE personnes.

3/ Describe who you have in your family :

IL Y A MA MERE, MON PERE, MON FRERE….
DEUX FRERES…
MA SOEUR…
ET MOI!!

4/ Say a few of the rooms there are in your house.
Dans ma maison, il y a UNE CUISINE, DEUX CHAMBRES, UN SALON ET DES TOILETTES.

5/ Say the five numbers in French.

5 – 9 – 12 – 18 - 23

Here are some speaking presentation practise for you to listen to!

William in 3C 
Audio recording software >>
Oscar in 3C 
Voice Recorder >>

Monday 4 March 2013

Year 5 rocks part 2: verb Queen Avoir rocks too!

A Fab "Avoir Rap" by Mason and Joshua: 
Audio recording and upload >> "Avoir Style" (on the tune of gangnam style) by Jake 5B:
Audio and voice recording >> "Happy Birthday to You Avoir" by Ed 5W:

Record and upload voice >> "AVOIR, Chelsea est champion" by Giorgio: https://www.box.com/s/06h4jsaktpe9ppvt5s5y
With the lyrics:


"And Now I translate" by Marshall:
Record and upload audio >> "Avoir avoir" by Oscar:
Record and upload voice >> "Selected bits" by Seb 5W:
Audio recording software >> "It Means" by Alex 5W:

"They are very different" by Lucas W:

Record audio or upload mp3 >> Audio and voice recording >>
"A French Song" by Max M:
Record music with Vocaroo >>

Friday 1 March 2013

Year 4: school subjects - A L'ECOLE





THE SCHOOL SUBJECTS – LES MATIERES

1. biology                                la biologie
2. chemistry                            la chimie
3. physics                               la physique
4. geography                           la géographie
5. technology                          la technologie
6. music                                   la musique

7. art                                        le dessin
8. French                                 le français

9. maths                                  les maths/mathématiques
10. sciences                             les sciences

11. English                              l’anglais
12. P.E.                                   l’E.P.S.
13. history                               l’histoire                                                         
14. ICT                                   l’informatique
15. religious education            l’instruction religieuse

Year 3: rooms of the house - LA MAISON