Week commencing 23rd March
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website. (Y8 Book 1- My town.doc”)
- W/C 23/03 - Complete p1: “Present tense regular verbs”.
Learn and revise all present tense verb endings off by heart, do gap fill ex at the bottom of the page. - Students cana also revise the above topics using quizlet.com, languagesonline.org.uk.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 30th March
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website. (Y8 Book 1- My town.doc”)
- W/C 30/03 - “Time phrases”.
- Do “Y8 French Spelling Test - Week 1” - link → https://forms.gle/xXhkhRH9YZyTTe3X6 Revise regular -er/-ir/-re verb endings again if necessary.
- Complete p2 of booklet - learn new time phrases vocab (make flashcards to help you memorise them - focus on accurate recall, spelling and pronunciation). Then translate sentences into English. If available, you could use www.wordreference.com (online dictionary) to help you with any unknown vocab.
- Make up at least 5 sentences of your own.
- Complete the French regular er ir re verb crossword. - Students can also revise the above topics using quizlet.com, languagesonline.org.uk.
Week commencing 20th April
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 1. (Y8 Book 1- My town.doc”)
- W/C 20/04 - “Perfect Tense”.
- Do “Y8 French Spelling Test - Week 2” - link → https://forms.gle/YSh4v2pYMcd6cdWz6 Revise time phrases again if necessary.
- Complete p3 of booklet - “Perfect tense (avoir verbs)”. Change the sentences from present tense into the perfect tense (see help sheet and accompanying powerpoint for further guidance). If available, you could use www.wordreference.com (online dictionary) to help you with any unknown vocab. - Students can also revise the above topics using quizlet.com, languagesonline.org.uk.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 27th April
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 1. (Y8 Book 1- My town.doc”)
- W/C 27/04 - “”.
- Do “Y8 wk 3 French Vocab Test” - link →https://forms.gle/tnKtit3RzcTFsXeF7 Revise perfect tense again if necessary (practise writing out the perfect tense yourself).
- Complete p4 of booklet - “Ma maison et ma ville”. Read the text and then answer the questions at the bottom of the page. If available, you could use www.wordreference.com (online dictionary) to help you with any unknown vocab. Make a note of any words you look up and write them down on the page to help you remember and learn new vocab.
- On p5, do the first exercise “Find the french for the following” - use the text from p3 as this is where you will find the vocabulary needed. Then, do ex 2 “Put the following sentences into English”. Finally, do the third exercise at the bottom of the page where you have to rearrange the words in brackets into the correct order to make a correct sentence in French. - Students can also revise the above topics using quizlet.com, languagesonline.org.uk.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 4th May
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 1. (Y8 Book 1- My town.doc”)
- W/C 04/05 - “”.
- Do “Y8 wk 4 French Vocab Test” - link →https://forms.gle/DiSCygqnzXuSUqEdA Revise vocab from top of p5 again if necessary).
- Complete p6 & 7 of booklet - “French translation: town”. Use wordreference.com to look up and check the correct spellings of the vocab in the table. make sure you also include the article (le/ la/ l’/ les).
- Ex A, p6, Unjumble the French words to give the correct translation of the sentences
- Ex B, p7, Translate the sentences into English.
- Ex C, p7, Translate the sentences into French.
- Ex C (the second one), p7, Translate the full paragraph into English. Double check and make sure that you have translated all of the words. - Students can also revise the above topics using quizlet.com, languagesonline.org.uk.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 11th May
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 1. (Y8 Book 1- My town.doc”)
- W/C 11/05 - “Ma ville”.
- Do “Y8 wk 5 French Vocab Test” - link →https://forms.gle/VJrkPYwfKPMKgdmd7 Revise vocab from top of p5-7 again if necessary.
- Complete ex A & B on p8 of booklet:
- Ex A, p8: Read the text at the top of the page in the grey box and then answer questions 1-8 below in English. Use wordreference.com to look up any unknown words.
- Ex B, p8: ,Find the French for the English phrases in italics. the phrases can all be found in the text at the top of the page.
- Finally, translate the full paragraph into English. Use an online dictionary to help and make sure it is accurate. You must go back over your translation, double checking spellings and that you haven’t missed any words or meaning out. - Students can also revise prepositions https://quizlet.com/gb/376098389/prepositions-french-ma-ville-flash-cards/ and places in town https://quizlet.com/gb/459013949/ma-ville-places-in-town-flash-cards/ on quizlet.com.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 18th May
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
Work Booklet: Talking about my town, places in town, verbs in the present tense (-er/-ir/-re verbs), perfect tense.
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 1. (Y8 Book 1- My town.doc”)
- W/C 18/05 - “Ma ville”.
- Do “Y8 wk 6 French Vocab Test” - link →https://forms.gle/AfP9t2koTuiuugtb7 . Revise places in town vocab again if necessary (Quizlet link: https://quizlet.com/gb/459013949/ma-ville-places-in-town-flash-cards/
-Learn and revise the phrases and vocab in the top 3 boxes on p9. Focus on learning how to conjugate “être” and “aller” (in the two top boxes on the right hand side → je suis & je vais). This way you will be able to say where you “are”, and also where you are “going” to
- Complete the other exercises on the page in box 1, fill in the missing letters, and in box 4, write in the name of each place/ building in town.
- Finally, in box 4, translate the sentences into English.
- If there are any words or phrases that you don’t know, or keep forgetting on this page, make flashcards to help you learn them. Remember to practise spellings, pronunciation and learn the gender too (le/ la/ les). - Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 1st June
Work Booklet: Y8 House and Home learning pack
Work Booklet: Y8 House and Home learning pack
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 8. (Y8 French House and Home learning pack.doc & Y8 Fr House and home vocab.doc)
- W/C 01/06 -
- Revise phrases from the last page of the previous booklet then log in to your Google Classroom and do the “Y8 wk 7 French Spelling Test” via the link that has been set as an assignment. - Learn the vocabulary about the house and do the wordsearch, page 1 of the booklet.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 8th June
Work Booklet: House and Home
Work Booklet: House and Home
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 8. (Y8 Book 2- .doc”)
- W/C 08/06 -
- Revise house vocab again if necessary and then log in to your Google Classroom and do the “Y8 wk 8 French Spelling Test” via the link that has been set as an assignment. - Ensure you have created revision cards on the rooms in the house, memorising the vocabulary : meaning & spelling. Complete pages 2 and 3 of the booklet.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 15th June
Work Booklet:
Work Booklet:
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 8. (Y8 Book 2.doc”)
- W/C 15/06 - Make sure you have joined Google Classroom for your class.
- Revise “vocab list 2” on the topic of house and home and then log in to your Google Classroom and do the “Y8 wk 9 French Spelling Test” via the link that has been set as an assignment. Revise previous vocab and phrases from again if necessary.
- Complete sheet titled “La maison”. complete exercises 1- 4 then complete following pages exercises 5-9. Use vocab sheets to help.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 22nd June
Work Booklet:
Work Booklet:
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 8. (Y8 Book 2.doc”)
- Make sure you have joined your class on google classroom. Email your teacher if you are unsure/ haven’t received a code or invitation.
- W/C 22/06 -
- Revise “La maison” vocab on p4 of the booklet, then log in to your Google Classroom and do the “Y8 wk 10 French Spelling Test” via the link that has been set as an assignment. Revise previous vocab and phrases from again if necessary. - Complete the next page of the booklet exercises 10- 14. Follow the instructions on the sheet. If you are stuck on any vocab use the vocab sheets to help.
- Create a poster in French about your house. This can be done on word, powerpoint or on a piece of paper. You could even take photos of your house and label the rooms. Include the rooms you have and the floors if possible. eg on the ground floor there is a kitchen. In order to extend try and use some of the adjectives from the work from week 9 and from exercise 12 of the work you’ve completed this week. If you need further support on how to write the sentences use the translations from week 10 to help.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 29th June
Work Booklet:
Work Booklet:
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 8. (Y8 Book 2 .doc”)
- Make sure you have joined your class on Google Classroom. Email your teacher if you are unsure how to access this.
- W/C 29/06 -
- Revise House and Home vocab on p6, then log in to your Google Classroom and do the “Y8 wk 11 French Spelling Test” via the link that has been set as an assignment. Revise previous vocab and phrases from again if necessary. Revise House and home vocab again if necessary (Quizlet link:https://quizlet.com/136771995/french-la-maison-flash-cards/) - Complete exercises 15- 18b. Follow the instructions for each activity. Exercise 18a- make sure you find the phrases in the text. 18b- pretend you are Maurice so all of the answers can be lifted from the text and start with “je”
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 6th July
Work Booklet:
Work Booklet:
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 8. (Y8 Book 2.doc”)
- W/C 06/07 -
Revise vocab from pages 6-8, then log in to your Google Classroom and do the “Y8 wk 12 French Spelling Test” via the link that has been set as an assignment. Revise previous vocab and phrases again if necessary. - Revise prepositions, Follow the link and complete the tutorials and games on prepositions in French. https://www.french-games.net/frenchlessons?topic=Grammar%20-%20prepositions%201&level=primary
- Complete the final page of the booklet. Translate the sentences into English. To challenge yourself cover the box at the bottom of the page and see how many you can do from memory.
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.
Week commencing 13th July
- Hard copies available in school. Electronic copies available for download from the school website in week 8. (Y8 Book 2.doc”)
- W/C 13/07 -
Complete the last page of the booklet This website might help: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjx947h/articles/zr2dbdm - Have a go at this Escape Room...follow the link and see if you can crack the codes! https://view.genial.ly/5edba2e6c4c47d0d72cdc45e/presentation-maison-year-7-copy?fbclid=IwAR28qT85XlXEzRBqZ9Op3A4esM8Plre0V8CUtKXSnULLuGSFe1MWDsszQew
- Follow the link and learn about Bastille Day. https://www.euroclub-schools.org/bastille-day
- Create a quiz that would test someone’s knowledge of the 14th July in France. Send these to your French teacher!
- Students to check Google classroom and school emails for additional guidance.