What Will I Study?

AS French

What will I study?

You will build upon your existing skills in speaking, writing, listening and reading French. Your aims are to increase your vocabulary and to be more accurate with your grammar. During the AS year, we will be using wide range of materials – music, video, newspaper articles, as well as the course book and the accompanying grammar book. We will be discussing current topics and writing essays on the following themes: Topics Subtopics La famille et les En famille relations Bons copains et les personnelles problèmes des jeunes Entre nous, le conflit des générations .

La Culture Le cinéma , la musique, la populaire publicité La télévision, les nouvelles technologies

La mode et l’image

Une Vie Saine Le Sport, la nourriture La santé et le bien-être

Les bonnes habitudes

Notre planète L’environnement Les solutions énergétiques, le recyclage

Les voyages , les transports, le tourisme .

Les matières , l’école , les L’education filières Parfois la vie est difficile : les problèmes des jeunes au lycée What stationary/ books will I need?

You will be able to borrow a course book and a grammar workbook by the beginning of the Autumn term, with a small deposit. These will be essential materials for the AS French course.

Please ensure that you have, ready for September

A wide file and a pack of dividers.

A hardback vocabulary notebook.

What do I need to do during the holidays?

Grammar

Before you start, make sure you know the meaning of the following words to talk about grammar:

Noun, adjective, adverb, article, infinitive

Write 3 examples of each.

Use the following sites to support your learning

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/

http://french.about.com/od/grammar/

We will work on these sites regularly , it is nice to get started!

B Do the exercises related to these topics using either sites

1. Revise your present tenses –er, -ir, -re verbs. Make sure you know how to spell the endings.

2. Revise the passé composé with avoir and with être.

3. Revise the irregular past participles.

4. Revise the following irregular verbs in the present tense: avoir, être, faire, aller, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir, savoir.

Vocabulary Attached are some sheets to help you revise. This is taken from GCSE Edexcel French. Complete Revision and Practice (CGP)

Use the following sites to support your learning http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/french/

https://quizlet.com/subject/french/

Reading

Read the blog ‘A quoi bon faire le tourisme à l’étranger si on ne s’intéresse pas à la culture du pays qu’on visite? ( just google this in and you will find it on the link below ) http://oasisdansledesert.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/ah-les-vacances-l%C3%A9vasion-lenvie- de-tout.html

Check vocabulary that you don’t know (don’t be discouraged – it’s a difficult text!). We will talk about this text and answer questions in September.

Writing

How are you spending your holiday?

Write a diary for 3 days of your holiday – they don’t have to be consecutive days. Write about 100 words for each day. Use a mix of tenses, and be as descriptive as possible.

You need to hand this in at the start of the course. Speaking

Prepare a short presentation in French (approx 2 mins) about yourself. Include some of the following information or anything else you would like to tell us:

a) What do you like doing in your spare time? b) What are your dreams – what would you like to do after college? c) Why do you like France? Why have you chosen to study French? d) Your family/ pets/ where you live.

Bonnes vacances et rendez-vous en Septembre!