Ma ville

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In this unit I am learning

to:

Describe my town.

Use longer sentences.

Discuss problems in my town.

Say what I have done.

Read extended texts

independently.

Ma ville

I am aiming to get to at least level

5 at the end of Year 8

Une ville industrielle Une ville touristique Une ville historique

Une ville commerciale Un port de commerce Un port de pêche

Objective

How to: Describe your town

DEVOIRS

A) Memorise the spellings and meanings of the different types of towns.

B) Translate four of the texts into English. Memorise one of them.

C) Find an example of each kind of town in France. Write your answers in your book.

Read and translate 4 texts. Make a list

of words that are difficult to pronounce.

C’est comment ta ville?

Chaque année -

Each year

Beaucoup - lots Il y a -

There is

Notre - our

Dans - in

Des pneus - tryes

Mark

J'habite dans I' ouest de la

France, en Bretagne. Je

suis breton. Notre ville est

très touristique. C'est un

port de pêche au bord de la mer Sébastien

J'habite une grande ville qui se trouve dans l’est de la France. Ma région s'appelle 1'Alsace, je suis alsacienne! Ma ville est très historique. Chantal

Ma ville est dans le sud de la France. C'est une ville touristique. C'est au bord de la mer. II y a un festival du cinéma chaque année.

Sabine

J'habite dans le centre de la France. Ma ville est une grande ville industrielle. On fabrique des pneus pour les voitures ici.

Amandine

J'habite dans le sud de la France. Ma ville est une grande ville industrielle et un port de commerce. Il y a beaucoup d’industrie dans la région.

Christophe

Au bord de la mer -

At the sea side On fabrique - they make

Objective

How to: Say how long you’ve lived there and what there is there. Sondage: Survey your classmates. How long have

they been living in London?

Question: Tu habites à Londres depuis quand?

Answer: J’habite ici depuis .........ans.

Nom Depuis Nom Depuis

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à voir ici? Il y a ...

une tour Une cathédrale un château

un pont

DEVOIRS

A) Memorise the vo-

cabulary on this

page.

B) Make a poster with

all the facilities in

town.

C) Teach someone else

in the class some of

your words.

Research new places in town. Write what they are in French on the post-it notes. Make sure you know

the gender of each item - masculine or feminine. Draw a sketch to help you remember

Où est-ce qu’on peut aller ?

On peut aller...

Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire ?

On peut...

faire du VTT jouer au

volley

faire du

bowling

jouer au

tennis

faire du quads jouer au golf

faire du canoë nager

faire du parapente danser

faire de

l’escalade

manger dans

un restaurant

Objective

How to: where you can go and what you can do.

DEVOIRS

A) Memorise the spellings and meanings of the different activities

B) Make a list of all the activities in order of preference.

C) Practise asking and answering the questions on this page.

DEVOIRS

Learn the answers to these questions. ASSESSED

A) Où habites-tu? [2]

B) Tu habites à Londres depuis quand? [3]

C) C’est une grande ville? [2]

D) C’est quelle genre de ville? [2]

E) Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à voir ici? [3 for 3 items]

F) Où est-ce qu’on peut aller ? [3 for 3 items]

G) Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire [3 for 3 items]

H) Aimes-tu habiter ici? [2]

Objective

How to: discuss your town

Read this text with a partner. Make sure your accent is

first rate. Look up new words. Translate the whole text.

Mark

Ou habites-tu?

J'habite à Bergerac.

Tu habites à Bergerac depuis quand?

J'habite ici depuis neuf ans.

C'est une grande ville?

Non, c'est une petite ville.

C'est quel genre de ville?

C'est une ville touristique.

Qu'est-ce qu’il y a à voir ici?

Il y a le fleuve, le château et les musées

Où est-ce qu'on peut aller?

On peut aller à la piscine, aller en ville, ou aller au

cinéma.

Qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire?

On peut faire du canoë, jouer au tennis, faire du

vélo, et en été, on peut aller à Aqua Park, où l’on

peut nager, jouer au volley, se baigner, se reposer,

s'amuser. [look up these 3 words]

Aimes-tu habiter ici?

Oui, j’aime bien.

DEVOIRS

A) Make a tourist leaf-

let about Bergerac.

B) Read the story of

Cyrano de Bergerac.

C) Which Hollywood

film is based on the

story of Cyrano de

Bergerac?

Les problèmes en ville. Translate these sentences into English

C’est ennuyeux.

C’est très dangereux.

Il n’y a pas assez d’espaces

verts.

Il y a trop d’embouteillages.

Il y a trop de pollution.

Il y a trop de bruit.

Il y a trop de dangers.

Il y a trop de risques.

Il y a trop de stress.

Je trouve que c’est désagréable.

Now rewrite them in French - from most serious problem to least serious.

Objective

How to: talk about problems in town

DEVOIRS

A) Memorise the spellings and meanings of the different problems.

DEVOIRS

A) Design a set of danger signs about living in town for the

mouse on page 6. See example on the right.

B) Go to Fronter and revise how to talk about the past using the

Paris booklet.

Objective

Revision

Translate these sentences into French. The numbers in brackets refer to the pages in the

booklet where you can find the answers or clues to help you work out the answer.

[2 marks per sentence]

Write your answers in your exercise book.

1 I live in the south-east of England. (Pg. 2) 11 You cam go mountain biking and

canoeing. (Pg. 4)

2 Our town is touristy. (Pg. 2) 12 You can play tennis and go swimming.

(Pg. 4)

3 There is a lot of industry in the region. (Pg. 2) 13 You can go dancing. (Pg. 4)

4 There is a cinema festival each year. (Pg. 2) 14 You can have fun. (Pg. 5)

5 My town is historic. (Pg. 2) 15 Here is too much stress. (Pg. 6)

6 There is a castle and a cathedral. (Pg. 3) 16 There is too much traffic. (Pg. 6)

7 I have been living here for 5 years. (Pg. 3) 17 There aren’t enough green spaces.

(Pg. 6)

8 You can go to the pool. (Pg. 4) 18 It’s very dangerous. (Pg. 6)

9 You can go to the cinema and the museum.

(Pg. 4) 19 There is too much pollution. (Pg. 6)

10 You can go into town. (Pg. 4) 20 There is too much noise. (Pg. 6)

Mark

DANGER

Il y a trop de stress

Objective

How to: discuss what you did in town.

I You He/she We You they

J’ai Tu as Il a

Elle a Nous avons Vous avez

Ils ont

Elles ont

visité

fait

joué

mangé nagé dansé

I You He/she We You they

Je suis Tu es Il est

Elle est Nous sommes Vous êtes

Ils sont

Elles sont

allé(e)(s)

Label each picture correctly. Check pages 2 - 5.

DEVOIRS

A) Complete the translations on page 7.

B) Memorise at least seven sentences, with

connectives.

C) Make up 10 new translations.

Translate these sentences into French. Use the tables on page 8 for help.

[2 marks per sentence] Mark

1 We went to the cinema.

2 I went to the museum.

3 She went to the pool.

4 We went into town.

5 She went canoeing.

6 I went quad biking.

7 They went climbing.

8 We went bowling.

9 I played golf and tennis.

10 I visited the tower.

11 We visited Tower Bridge..

12 We visited the castle.

13 I went swimming

14 We danced with ....

15 We ate in a French res-

taurant.

Objective: Practising the perfect tense.

Assessments READING TEST

Read the text. Use a dictionary to help you understand it. You will

have some questions about it after you have had time to do your re-

search.

Copy the ‘surprise questions in the spaces below. Mark

1 Is Chartres a touristy city?

2 Is Chartres located on a river?

3 Does Chartres have a cathedral?

4 Is Chartres near the sea?

5 Is it expensive to go out at night in

Chartres?

6 Does Jean-Luc lives nearer his friends

in Quimper?

7 Is Quimper bigger or smaller than Char-

tres?

Mark

Vocabulary

J’habitais—I used to live

Mon père y travaillait—My father used to work

there.

Coûtait—used to cost

SPEAKING TEST

Prepare answers to these questions:

Parle moi de ta ville.

Quels sont les problèmes en ville?

Qu’est-ce que tu as fait récemment?

Où voudrais-tu habiter? Pourquoi?

Communication 5 marks

Variety and structure 10 marks

Accuracy 10 marks

Accent and fluency 10 marks

TOTAL 35 marks

WRITING TEST

You are replying to a letter from a French pen friend. You are describing your local

area, a visit to the shops and your plans for the future.

You must

Describe your local area

Give your opinion of your area

Say where you went and what you did on a recent visit into town

Say what you thought about your visit

Write about where you would like to live in the future

Explain why

Write in full sentences and in French. Give all the information you are asked to give.

Include facts, descriptions, opinions and reasons. [AQA GCSE French]

Mark Scheme - Your teacher will explain how you can achieve high marks

Communication 5 marks

Variety and structure 10 marks

Accuracy 10 marks

TOTAL 25 marks

Mark

You will be allowed to prepare a help

sheet for the speaking test. This

will give you clues about what to say.

Mark

Remember to use what you learned in

the Paris booklet

6

I can understand the difference

between present and past and fu-

ture events in a range of spoken

material.

I can understand the difference

between present, past and future

events in a range of texts.

I can give a short prepared talk,

expressing opinions and answering

simple questions about it, using a

variety of structures.

I can write a text, giving and seek-

ing information and opinions, using a

variety of structures.

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I can understand the main points

and opinions in spoken passages

made up of familiar material from

various contexts. I understand

different tenses.


and opinions in written texts from

various contexts. I use different

tenses.

I can give a short prepared talk, on

a topic of my choice, including ex-

pressing my opinions. I understand

different tenses.

I can write a short text on a range

of familiar topics: using simple

sentences. I use different tenses.

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and some of the detail from a

spoken passage made up of famil-

iar language in simple sentences.


and some of the detail from short

written texts in familiar contexts.

I can take part in a simple conversa-

tion and I can express my opinions.

I can write a short text on a famil-

iar topic, adapting language which I

have already learnt.

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from a short spoken passage made

up of familiar language.


from a short written text in clear

printed script.

I can ask and answer simple ques-

tions and talk about my interests.

I can write a few short sentences

with support, using expressions

which I have already learnt.

2

I can understand a range of familiar

spoken phrases.

I can understand and read out

familiar written phrases.

I can answer simple questions and

give basic information.

I can write one or two short sen-

tences to a model and fill in the

words on a simple form.

1 I can understand a few familiar

spoken words and phrases,

I can recognise and read out a few

familiar words and phrases.

I can say and repeat single words

and short simple phrases.

I can write or copy simple words or

symbols correctly.

Grade Listening Speaking Reading Writing

Think about your teacher, peer & self assessments. Circle the box on the Languages Ladder you think you

have reached. Does your teacher agree? What must you do to move up a level? That’s your target.

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