Year 7
Research
- Research a French recipe- Make it if you can, take a photo and write an opinion about it.
- Research a French speaking country (not France) and produce a presentation about it.
- For each letter of the alphabet find a food, adjective, place, boy’s name, girl’s name, animal in French.
- Create a triarama with the rooms of your house. Research the items and label them in French- you can stick 2 or 3 together to create different rooms
Watch
- Watch a Children’s show in French. E.g. Peppa Pig (you can turn on the subtitles) Write down any words you recognise
- Go to the Youtube channel Disney.Fr. Explore and learn a Disney song in French
- Learn some French tongue twisters:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75w02E-PyZ4
Do
- Teach some French vocabulary to a sibling/family member.
- Design your own French town and label the places on the map.
- Use the vocabulary from the units learned this year so far to create a worksheet.
- After 4pm use this learning website for free:
- Download Duolingo and study French for 10 minutes a day.
Year 8
Research
- Research a famous French landmark and create a presentation: The Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomph.
- Have a look at a map of France. Research a French city of your choice- there’s so much more to France than Paris. Create a presentation on the city.
- Research a festival and how it’s celebrated in France and how it’s different to the UK: Easter, Christmas, Mardi Gras, Pancake day.
- Research French food/dishes. Design a menu for a dinner party in French. Starter, Main course and Dessert.
Watch
- Create an origami Eiffel Tower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIxGZn70MHA
- Learn the lyrics to French songs
- Visit the afamous French museum:
- ‘The Louvre’ https://www.louvre.fr/departements
- Write about which paintings you liked.
Do
- Design an outfit for a special occasion, label it in French and write a description. You could cut out clothes from an old magazine or newspaper.
- Create a quiz on Kahoot about a French topic. Use your Knowledge Organiser to help.
- Practice your French grammar by completing the exercises online.
- Download Duolingo and study French for 10 minutes a day.
- Learn new vocabulary through Quizlet.
- https://quizlet.com/en-gb
Year 9
Research
- Research careers for which knowing French would be useful. Produce a Presentation about them.
- Research a famous French person (film star, sports person, musician, scientist) and produce a biography in French.
Watch
- Find a French song on Youtube and learn the lyrics.
- Watch a topical news video and summarise the key points in English
- https://www.1jour1accom/
- Watch a French film on Netflix- you can use subtitles. You can change Children’s films into French. Write a review in English.
Do
- Use Memrise (app) to learn new vocabulary
- Change your phone language to French.
- Read and translate some reviews on TripAdvisor for a local city
- https://www.tripadvisfr/
- Download Duolingo and study French for 10 minutes a day.
- Make flashcards for vocabulary from your Knowledge Organiser- use pictures to help.
- Listen to a French playlist on Spotify
