French Year 9 booklet

Bonjour Year 9!

Over the next 5 weeks, you will be completing work based on knowledge that we have covered in lessons. This booklet is designed to give you practice with:

reading translation guided writing

This booklet comprises of 6 lessons (including a bonus for half term) 1. w/c 20th April 2. w/c 27th April 3. w/c 4th May 4. w/c 11th May 5. w/c 18th May 6. w/c 25th May (half term)

There is a quiz to complete at the end of each lesson, and there is an end of booklet quiz to complete after the 5 weeks. Ensure you complete the quizzes without looking at your lesson, so that you can check that you have understood. Additional work with access to the internet: Remember to protect yourself when accessing online websites.

Practise pronunciation- online https://ttsmp3.com/text-to-speech/French/ (type the word down and click “read”, the computer will read it to you. This can be accessed from a smart phone or on a computer.

Practise grammar-online www.languagesonlines,org

Bonne chance!

Team French

Week 4: Talking about sports using ‘depuis’.

Task 1: Match the French to the image

a) _______________________ i) ________________________

b) _______________________ j) ________________________

c) _______________________ k) _______________________

d) _______________________ l) ________________________

e) _______________________ m) _______________________

f) _______________________ n) _______________________

g) _______________________ o) _______________________

h) _______________________

Task 2: Translate into English. a) Je fais de la danse depuis deux ans.

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b) Mon frère fait de la natation depuis cinq semaines.

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c) Nous faisons du footing depuis un mois.

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d) Ma mère fait du vélo depuis dix ans.

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e) Mes amis font de l’équitation depuis trois ans.

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Task 3: Translate into French

a) I have been going roller skating for three years.

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b) I have been doing weight-lifting for six weeks.

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c) I have been going climbing for two months.

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d) I have been going ice-skating for five years.

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e) I have been going windsurfing for seven months.

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Task 4: Reading comprehension. Read the text and answer the questions in English.

un an – a year une semaine – a week un mois – a

Je fais de la planche à voile depuis quatre ans. J’aime les sports nautiques et je faisais de la natation quand j’étais plus jeune. Le sport est le moyen le plus intéressant d’oublier mes soucis et je peux me détendre. De plus, c’est bon pour la santé et la concentration. Je vais essayer un nouveau sport dans le futur.

1. How long has the speaker been doing windsurfing?

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2. Which water sport did the speaker do when he was younger?

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3. For the speaker, what is the most interesting way to forget his worries and how can

he relax?

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4. The speaker says that sport is good for health and what else?

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5. When will he try a new sport?

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Task 5: Translate this text into English, using the information above. ______________________________________________________________________________________

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W4:End of Lesson Quiz

1) What does ‘je fais de la planche à voile’ mean?

A he does windsurfing C he does swimming

B I do dance D I do windsurfing

2) How do I say ‘horseriding’?

A le surf C l’escalade

Task 6: Fill in the gaps to create your own text about a sport you like. For a challenge , develop the text using the vocabulary below.

Je fais _________________ depuis _________________. J’aime

__________________ et je faisais __________________________

quand j’étais plus jeune. Le sport est le moyen le plus

____________________ d’oublier mes soucis et je peux me détendre. De

plus, c’est bon pour la santé et____________________. Un nouveau sport

que je vais essayer, c’est _______________________.

Knowledge Checker – What have you learned this week?

One thing I feel confident about is: _______________________________________________________________

I want to revise or learn more about:

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I will do this by:

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B l’équitation D la natation

3) What does ‘la musculation’ mean?

A muscles C musculation

B boxing D weight lifting

4) Which is correct?

A je fais du boxe C je fais la boxe

B je fais des boxe D je fais de la boxe

5) Which is correct?

A Je fais de l’escalade C Je fais du escalade

B Je fais de la escalde D Je fais l’escalade

6) Which tense is used with ‘depuis’?

A the perfect tense C the imperfect tense

B the present tense D the future tense

7) Translate: ‘I have been going surfing for two years’.

A je faisais du surf depuis deux ans

C je fais du surf depuis deux ans

B j’ai fait du surf depuis deux ans

D je fais de la surf depuis deux ans

8) How do we say ‘a month’?

A un mois C un an

B une semaine D un moi

9) Translate: ‘c’est bon pour le cœur’

A it’s good for your mind C it’s good for your heart

B it’s bad for your heart D it’s bad for your mind

10) Translate: ‘j’oublie mes soucis’

A I forget my worries C I am always worried

B I forget my homework D I forget my kit