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Monday, 19 March 2012

Do you prefer living in the town or country?

View the clip in the last post for an entertaining response to this question.
You can also view the clip in English
This is the traditional tale of the "Town and the Country Mouse" which some of you may already know.

Préfères-tu habiter en ville ou à la campagne?

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Où sont les toilettes? - Asking for and understanding directions in French.

First you need to study the basics of this useful topic - Directions.
You can test yourself with this simple exercise - click and drag the words to the correct pictures.
You can practise listening to conversations on the GCSE Bitesize website. First Revise the topic then Test your knowledge.
Another useful language learning website is MYLO. On this website you can practise Directions and locations.
There are also many reading and writing exercises on the Languages Online website to help you with this topic.

Monday, 20 February 2012

En ville - In town

Talking about the town where you live.
Study the list of places in town.
Practise words and phrases for places in town by completing these exercises.
To practise the names of shops try Les magasins en ville.
You might want to say how far you live from different places, here's a fun online exercise to help you practise talking about distances "C'est loin?" "Is it far?"
For a more advanced listening exercise you can watch this video clip and read the transcript of a description of a town and region.

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.