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Friday, 27 January 2012

Il pleut - Chanson - It's raining - song

Practise French singing along to this song!  Il pleut!

Edexcel GCSE vocabulary lists

If you're studying for the Edexcel GCSE French exam then check out how much vocabulary you know or need to learn with this link to the Vocabulary Book. This could be useful for students studying for other exam boards, but you will find a similar list for your exam board if you check out their website.

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Practising French grammar

Quizlet is a great website for practising French vocabulary and grammar. Simply search for a topic you wish to study. You can even time yourself and try to beat the record. Follow this link to practise the verb "habiter - to live".
Basic French vocabulary and useful phrases.

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

L'école - School

When you talk about your school day in French you need to talk about the time in French. See the post about telling the time in French.
You will need also the following:
School subjects 
Daily routine
For more information you could read through the  pages on GCSE.com about school
There's a revision listening exercise at GCSE bitesize Revision
And then you can Test your knowledge.
For more practice of daily routine you could try the excellent activities on the MYLO website: Daily Routine

Ma maison - My house

Où habites-tu? Where do you live? Comment est ta maison? What's your house like?
Start by describing where you live. You might want to describe the geographic features of the area. Study the phrases and adjectives to build up a description of where you live.
Then study the phrases to describe your house.
For further study you could watch a video and follow a conversation all about My house and home.
Practise what you've learnt using this exercise to test your understanding.
Finally for fun you could try these games and activities which include sound files.

Thursday, 10 November 2011

L'heure - Telling the time in French

Quelle heure est-il? - what time is it?
If you've practised learning numbers then it's time to learn how to tell the time!
There's lots of help and practice on the web.
You can listen to the time with this practice lesson.
There's also an exercise so you can check what you've learnt.
For more listening practice you can try these activities and games.
For more writing and reading practice the languages online website is very useful. Try exercises 1 -8.
Finally here's a clear explanation of all you've learnt and practised.

L'école - School

When you talk about your school day in French you need to talk about the time in French. See the post about telling the time in French.
You will need also the following:
School subjects 
Daily routine
For more information you could read through the  pages on GCSE.com about school
There's a revision listening exercise at GCSE bitesize Revision
And then you can Test your knowledge.
For more practice of daily routine you could try the excellent activities on the MYLO website: Daily Routine