Nom
Prénom
Classe
Professeur(s)
Date
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
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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.
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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
Page 4
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?
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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.
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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 Page 7
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
5
I can understand the main points
and opinions in spoken passages
made up of familiar material from
various contexts. I understand
different tenses.
I can understand the main points
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.
4
I can understand the main points
and some of the detail from a
spoken passage made up of famil-
iar language in simple sentences.
I can understand the main points
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.
3
I can understand the main points
from a short spoken passage made
up of familiar language.
I can understand the main points
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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Mark 40 (10/trans) 20 40 30 7 25 35
Desc. Trans Interview Revision task Translation Chartres Writing Test Speaking test
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