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Year 9 French: Half Term 1

Mon temps libre – My free time

Lesson 1: Vocabulary building

Follow the link to Quizlet.com to learn, revise and practise the vocabulary needed for this topic. Quizlet is a

free website that allows you to learn new vocabulary using flashcards, games and quizzes. I would

recommend that you spend some time on the “learn” section to familiarise yourself with the vocabulary,

before moving on to the games section and, finally, the “test” section to self-assess your understanding of

the vocabulary.

Quizlet link: https://quizlet.com/_8j4u1e?x=1qqt&i=hubv1

Lesson 2: la musique et les opinions (music and opinions)

L’objectif: Am I able to discuss my music interests with opinions?

In and On - Match up the artist with the genre:

Task 1 – Les opinions, Put the opinion phrases into the right column (positive/negative opinion):

Task 2 – Text analysis (reading skills). Read the text below and find the following:

- Opinion phrases (e.g. I like/I don’t like)

- Adjectives (e.g. rhythmic)

- Connectives (e.g. also)

- Time phrases (e.g. normally)

(Highlight in a different colour or code each language feature in the text)

Mon genre de musique préféré

Bonjour! Je m’appelle Pierre et je vais parler de la musique. J’adore la musique pop parce que c’est

rythmique et rapide: mon artiste préféré est Beyoncé! J’écoute la musique pop tous les jours mais,

quelquefois, j’écoute le rap parce que c’est fort. Ma mère déteste le rap parce qu’elle pense que c’est

agressif et stupide aussi. Elle préfère la musique classique comme Mozart, parce que c’est reposant et lent.

En plus, mes amis pensent que la musique classique est ennuyeuse! Avec mes grand parents, nous écoutons

le jazz parce que ma grand-mère l’adore! A mon avis, le jazz est cool et je m’intéresse les instruments.

Task 3 – Listening task. Listen to each person talking about music, and complete the table in English. The

sound recording will be on Classcharts for you to access.

(Use the key phrases below to help you!)

Task 4 – translation. Translate the following sentences into English. Pick out familiar vocabulary and

cognates to help you, and only use a dictionary/wordreference.com if you are really stuck.

type of music they like

type of music they don’t like

how they listen to their music

favourite singer reason

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2

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Je préfère la musique pop

Je préfère la musique rock

J’adore les artistes du rap comme Eminem!

Je déteste la musique classique

La musique de Jay Z est fantastique

A mon avis, la musique de Lady Gaga est très

entraînant

Je pense que la musique latine est rythmique.

A mon avis, la musique des années 70 est

horrible.

Cependant, je pense que la musique de Taylor

Swift est très stupide.

Mon genre de musique préféré c’est la musique

électronique.

Mon genre de musique préféré c’est la musique

pop.

Je pense que Miley Cyrus n’est pas intéressante.

Mon genre de musique préféré c’est le grime.

Mon artiste préféré est Drake – il est excellent.

Je m’intéresse la musique rock parce que c’est

relaxant.

Je n’aime pas les artistes de rock

J’adore le rap mais je déteste la musique classique.

Je n’apprécie pas la musique en générale.

J’adore toutes sortes de musique – c’est

formidable!

Mes amis aiment Stormzy – il est un artiste de

grime.

Lesson 3: Ce que j’écoute (What I listen to) – Present tense:

L’objectif: Am I able to apply the present tense to explain what music I

normally listen to?

In and On: Change the pictures to words, to make full sentences.

Je hais le reggae parce que c’est lent.

Mon artiste de musique préféré est Bob Marley –

il est super!

Je me passionne la musique latine parce que c’est

cool.

Je n’aime pas le rap parce que les paroles

sont stupides.

Mon genre de musique préféré est le reggae parce

que j’adore le rythme.

J’adore les artistes latines comme: Luis Fonsi et

Enrique Iglesias.

Ma mère adore la musique jazz parce que c’est

reposant.

Je préfère les artistes modernes parce qu’ils sont

plus cool.

Je m’intéresse les paroles des chansons – c’est formidable.

Mon groupe préféré c’est Metallica parce que le rock est super!

Task 1: Present tense -er verbs.

In French, verbs end in -er, -ir, or -re when they are in their infinitive form. This means that we don’t know

the tense, or who (the subject pronoun), yet. We need to conjugate the infinitive depending on the tense

we want to use and the subject pronoun e.g. I, you, we etc.

To conjugate -er verbs into the present tense (what you are doing/normally do) we need to take off the -er

ending and replace it with the following verb endings depending on who is doing the action. See the table

below to help (we will be using the -er verb écouter – to listen to):

So, j’écoute = I listen to. Can you complete the list below?

- I listen to = J’écoute

- You listen to (s.) =

- He/she listens to =

- We listen to =

- You listen to (pl.) =

- They listen to =

Task 2: translate the following into English:

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Task 3: Writing task. Using the Quizlet vocabulary as well as the activities from lessons 2 and 3 to help

you, write a short description (approx. 40 words) to describe what music you like/dislike and why.

Include:

- Opinions

- Reasons why (adjectives)

- The verb “écouter” e.g. “I listen to…”

- Connectives

- Time phrases

Some extra

help for you:

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Lesson 4: Mon genre de film préféré (giving my opinion about

films)

L’objectif: Am I able to give my opinion about films that I like/dislike?

In and On: Match up the “films” vocabulary in English and French.

Task 1: Adjectives to describe films. How many of the following adjectives can you write the English for?

Task 2: Translate the following sentences. For the final two, use the structure you have seen in the first

two to help!

1. J’aime les films de comédies parce qu’ils sont divertissants.

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2. Je déteste les films romantiques parce qu’ils sont stupides.

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3. I love political films because they are interesting.

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4. I don’t like horror films because they are not funny.

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Task 3: Reading skills (text analysis). Read the text below and find the French for the English sentences.

Task 4: Read the text above again, and answer the questions below in English.

Task 5: Translate the sentences into French by using the sentence builder to help.

1) Quel genre de film préfères-tu?

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2) Que penses-tu des films fantastiques?

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3) Que penses-tu des films romantiques?

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4) Tu aimes les films policiers?

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5) Tu aimes les films d’horreur?

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J’aime …

(I like …)

Je n’aime pas

…

(I don’t like …)

J’adore …

(I love …)

Je déteste …

(I hate …)

Je préfère …

(I prefer …)

les films d’horreur

(horror films)

les films romantiques

(romantic films)

les films policiers

(thrillers)

les films comiques

(comic films)

les films historiques

(historical films)

les films de guerre

(war films)

les films d’action

(action films)

les films de science-fiction

(sci-fi films)

les films d’aventure

(adventure films)

les westerns

(westerns)

les films fantastiques

(fantasy films)

parce qu’ils sont

(because they are)

qui sont

(which are)

assez

(quite)

vraiment

(really)

très

(very)

trop

(too)

intéressants.

(interesting)

ennuyeux.

(boring)

marrants.

(funny)

amusants.

(fun)

stupides.

(stupid)

bêtes.

(stupid)

ridicules.

(ridiculous)

bons.

(good)

mauvais.

(bad)

Lesson 5: Les films et la télé (Films and TV)

L’objectif: Am I able to develop my understanding of describing film genres

and TV shows that I like/dislike, in detail?

In and On: Fill in the gaps.

Task 1: Photocard task. Answer the 3 questions based on the photo/topic of films:

1. What is in the photo?

2. What genre of film do you like (and why)?

3. Do you prefer to watch films at the cinema or at home? Why?

Task 2: Exam-style reading task. Write the correct letter in each box (you can use the same letter more

than once!) If you need extra help, the statements are translated into English underneath.

1. Une personne avec trois petits enfants. A person who with three small children.

2. Une personne qui adore avoir peur. A person who loves to be scared.

3. Une personne who aime les histoires d’amour. A person who likes love stories.

4. Une personne fana de langues étrangères. A person who is a fan of foreign languages.

5. Une personne qui veut regarder un film aujourd’hui. A person who wants to watch a film today.

Task 3: Reading and writing. Fill in the gaps by choosing vocabulary from the sentence builder:

Task 4: Writing skills. How would you improve this sentence? Use the CROISSANT guide to help you.

“Je regarde les films de comédie.”

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Lesson 6: Le weekend dernier (free time and past tense)

L’objectif: Can I apply the past tense to describe a recent activity?

In and On: Match the English to the French.

Task 1: Forming the past tense (what you did/have done).

SO… if “manger” means “to eat”, then “j’ai mangé” = I ate/have eaten

If “danser” means “to dance”, then how would you write the following in French?

- I danced = _______________ - We danced = _______________

- He danced = _____________ - My friends danced = ____________

Task 2: Unjumble the words to make sentences, then translate into English.

English translation:

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2. __________________________________________________________________________

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Task 3: narrow reading. The 5 texts are almost identical; they differ only in six details. Can you spot them

and write them in English in the tables below?

Défi : In the space below, write down all of the past tense verbs from all 5 texts in French. If you can, translate them

into English.

Défi 2: Translate one of the texts to check your understanding.

Défi 3: Now write your own version, using the above texts as a model!

Lesson 7: Le weekend dernier (free time and past tense)

L’objectif: Can I apply the past tense to describe a recent activity, using avoir

and être verbs?

In and On: Put the verbs into three groups (past, present and future)

Task 1: How to form the past tense in French.

For more support with forming the past tense using avoir and être, go onto Seneca Learning – French

AQA GCSE – Section 5: common tenses - 5.2: Perfect tense.

https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/a2a73a1c-891a-40e3-9c38-1aafb04acfa8/section/1fbb23d3-

c55a-4af0-92eb-30bc99d14474/session

Task 2: Tangled translation. Translate the verbs in the following text into French, then translate the

whole text back into English.

Lesson 8: Writing skills

L’objectif: Can I develop effective strategies to write at length about my free

time?

In and On: How many future tense sentences can you make using the sentence builder below?

Task 1: What makes a good piece of writing?

Using time phrases in your writing helps to improve structure, and enables you to introduce the tense you

want to use e.g. le weekend dernier = last weekend (past tense). Match up the English and French in the

table below:

Task 2: Writing an essay plan. You will need to respond to the following 90-word essay title using the 4

bullet points below:

You will be marked as per the below GCSE mark scheme:

Now, go through each bullet point and write down the key words/phrases you will need for each:

- Key vocabulary e.g. film genres, adjectives etc.

- Opinion phrases

- Connectives and time phrases

- Verbs in past/present/future tense e.g. I went/I go/I’m going to go

• Ton genre de musique préféré – your favourite music genre

• Ton opinion des films et du cinéma – your opinion about films and cinema

• Une activité avec vos amis le weekend dernier – an activity you did with your friends last weekend

• Vos projets pour la semaine prochaine – your plans for next weekend

Task 3: Text analysis. Read the following text and identify/highlight the following:

- Key nouns e.g. film and music genres;

- Opinion phrases;

- Adjectives;

- Connectives;

- Time phrases;

- Verbs in past tense;

- Verbs in present tense;

- Verbs in future tense.

Lesson 9: Writing assessment

L’objectif: Can I write a 90 word essay to describe my free time?

Lesson 10: Reading assessment

L’objectif: Am I able to apply key reading skills to complete the reading

assessment?

THE READING ASSESSMENT IS AVAILABLE ON CLASSCHARTS!

Lesson 11: La technologie et le futur (technology & future

tense)

L’objectif: Am I able to explain how I use technology and how I am going to

use technology in the future?

In and On: Match up the key verbs in English and French.

Task 1: listening activity. Listen to each person and write down the letter of the phrase which is NOT

mentioned.

1. 3.

2. 4.

Task 2: Reading activity. Read each text and then choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

Task 3: The near future tense (le futur proche). This tense explains what you are going to do.

Below is a very simple breakdown of how it is formed (it really is that simple to form!) All you need is your

conjugation of aller (e.g. Je vais = I am going) and then your infinitive (e.g. tchatter = to chat).

CONJUGATION OF ALLER: INFINITIVE:

• Je vais = I am going - télécharger (to download)

• Tu vas = You are going (s.) - tchatter (to chat)

• Il/elle va = He/She is going - surfer (to surf/browse)

• Nous allons = We are going - envoyer (to send)

• Vous allez = You are going (pl.) - poster (to post)

• Ils/ells vont = They are going - lire (to read)

So, how do we say the following in French?

1. I am going to read… =

2. We are going to download… =

3. He is going to surf… =

Task 4: Reading activity. Read the following text and translate into English:

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Task 5: le morpion (noughts and crosses). If possible, play this game with somebody at home. If not, see

how many of the phrases you can translate into French:

Task 6: writing activity. Write approximately 40 words in French to explain how you are going to use

technology this evening.

e.g. Tonight, I am going to surf the internet and then I am going to play video games on line.

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Lesson 12: Listening Assessment

L’objectif: Am I able to apply to assess my understanding of key vocabulary

and structures on the topic of Free Time, by completing the listening

assessment?

THE LISTENING ASSESSMENT CAN BE ACCESSED ON

CLASSCHARTS!