Ark Pioneer Learning at Home Extended Curriculum French

Work to be completed

□ Translate French personality sentences into English □ Translate English personality sentences into French □ Answer the English questions on the French paragraph □ Complete the adjective agreement table Resources / links to help with work:

How will this work be checked?

Each week you will be given ‘red pen work’ to carry out corrections on the learning that you are doing at home.

If you complete your work to a really high standard, please email a picture to your form tutor or to [email protected] and we will upload the best examples to celebrate on our website!

How much time should I be studying and what happens if I don’t finish all my work?

For core curriculum subjects you are expected to do 30min each day as a minimum. Those subjects are English language, English literature, Maths, Science, History and Geography. These subjects all have a weekly quiz and will be checked in on by your form teacher when they call each week.

All other subjects are ‘Extended Curriculum’ and they should be done after you have finished the Core Curriculum tasks for the day. You should plan to do work in different subjects each day. We recommend that pupils do one hour per week in each of the ‘extended curriculum’ subjects.

We recognise that it is not possible for all pupils to complete all work given the exceptional circumstance. Please speak with your form tutor about the work if it is becoming unmanageable.

Task 1 :

Translate into English

1. Je suis gentil

2. Je suis bavarde et amicale

3. Je ne suis pas agaçant

4. Ma mère est charmante

5. Mon père est animé

Task 2:

Translate into French (Use the KO and support booklet from Autumn 1)

Task 3: Read the paragraph in French and then answer the questions in English.

Salut! Je m’appelle Valérie.

Dans ma famille, il y a mes grandparents, mes frères qui s’appellent Arlo et Matthieu et aussi ma mère. Je n’ai pas de soeur. Aussi, j’ai un oiseau rouge qui s’appelle Priscilla.

Mon grandpère est gentil mais ma grandmère est un peu méchante. Mes frères sont bavards et branchés. Je suis vraiment intelligente mais aussi têtue.

Who are the 5 people in Valérie’s family?

What pet does Valérie have?

How does she describe her grandparents?

Task 4 Complete the gaps in the table, following the pattern.

Translate these sentences into French using the table to help you.

1. My brother is jealous = 2. My sister is vain = 3. I am adventurous = 4. She is generous = 5. He is serious =

Mark your work in red pen using the answers section on the next page. Correct any mistakes you have made.

ANSWERS

Task 1

1. Je suis gentil = I am nice

2. Je suis bavarde et amicale = I am chatty/talkative and friendly

3. Je ne suis pas agaçant = I am not annoying

4. Ma mère est charmante = My mother is charming

5. Mon père est animé = My father is lively

Task 2

Je m’appelle Michael. Je suis charmant.

Je m’appelle Amber. Je ne suis pas honnête.

Mon frère s’appelle Joe. Il est très drôle.

J’ai une sœur qui s’appelle Lindsay. Elle n’est pas vraiment intelligente et elle est très têtue.

Je n’ai pas de frères et sœurs. J’ai un chat orange qui s’appelle Karamo. Il est très amical et vraiment animé.

Task 3 1. Grandparents, brothers and mum 2. Red bird called Priscilla 3. Grandfather is nice but grandmother is a bit mean

Task 4

aventureux aventureuses vaniteux vaniteux jaloux jalouses

paresseuse paresseux ennuyeuse ennuyeuses

Aim Higher

Online learning

• Download the free app Duolingo and use it to practise speaking, listening, reading and writing in French.

• Go to www.quizlet.com and search for “Ark Pioneer”. Complete the games and quizzes on the French you have learnt in Year 7 – if you are proud of your score, screenshot it and email it over to me!

• Listen to Harry Potter in French for free using Audible’s free 30 day trial. https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Harry-Potter-a-lEcole-des-Sorciers-Harry-Potter-1- Audiobook/B06Y65MP5M?qid=1587385092&sr=1- 10&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_10&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91- b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=QY6A6PKKFJ9PJBGPCD5X

Watch

• Watch the YouTube video for the song “Le Coach” by Soprano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NyParAaNos Try to understand the lyrics – you might need to search for them on and then read along as you listen. Think about the French phonics you already know and if the words sound as you would expect them to. If you would like, you can use to understand the meaning of the lyrics (but beware that it is not always an accurate translation!) Email me at [email protected] with your opinion of the song, the video or the lyrics – don’t worry, I will not be offended if you don’t like it! It would be great if you could have a little of your review in French – e.g. J’adore Soprano car c’est amusant!