INTRODUCTION TO A LEVEL MATHS AT MGGS



-688340-59118500Flying start: A Level Frenchcenter9664700Bonjour! Welcome to A Level French at TRC ?and thank you for showing such a strong interest in studying with us.The following pages have been put together to help you make a flying start to the course. The activities will enable you to:See what you remember from GCSE FrenchConsolidate your writing, reading, translation and listening skills before you start advanced level study in the languageDevelop some knowledge and understanding of what you will be covering in the first few weeks of the A level courseI am very much looking forward to meeting you in September. Best wishes SylviePlannerThe following plan is meant as a guide to help you structure the activities in this flying start pack between June and August. However, if you would like to complete this at a different pace and/or spend less or more time on each activity this is entirely your choice. Week and activity numberPage numberTime allocationComplete?1330-45 minutes2430 minutes 351 hour4635 minutes5735 minutes6840 minutes7840 minutes891 hour 91030 minutes101135 minutesActivity 1 / Week 1The first topic you will be studying will be La famille en voie de changement (‘The changing nature of family’). To help you with your first lessons on it, compile a list of words that you could use for the topic. Use your GCSE notes and a dictionary. You will need to have two columns (English and French) and for each set of words below (members of the family, pets, appearance, personality, …) include a minimum of 20 words:For example:Fran?aisAnglaisUn neveu / une nièceNephew/nieceLes grans-parentsGrandparentsetcetc Words for the different members of a familyWords for different pets Words to describe people’s appearance (eg. blond, blue eyes, …)Words to describe the way people are/behave (eg. understanding, protective, nice, nasty, …)Verbs to use for this topic (eg. to love, to understand, to see, to get married, to get divorced …)Activity 2 / Week 2Grammar is going to be an important part of your language course too. Using your GCSE notes and/or doing some research, write a definition for each of the following words.Grammar TermDefinitionExamplesA verb is …A noun is …A pronoun is …An adjective is …An adverb is …A preposition is …Un peu de pratique! ? Copy the following links onto a browser and do the exercises on articles, adjectives and adverbs. (go to the section ‘Fran?ais’ then, Grammar and finally, Adjectives (les adjectifs) (go to Grammar, French adjectives, test) (adverbs) Activity 3 / Week 3Votre famille ? To help me (as your teacher) learn about you as we start the course, you need to write at least one full page in French about yourself and your family. You need to bring this work to your second French lesson in September. Make sure you include information on the following points:Who you are (name, where you live, what you look like and what you are like as a person)Your hobbies/what you like to do in your spare timeThe place where you live (what it is like, what is good/not so good about it)Your family (have you got a big/small family, how many siblings, what are your family members like, what your parents do for a living, what you do as a family together – ie. go out to the cinema, shopping, eating, holidays, …)Relationship with your immediate family members Your future aspirations/plansWhy you have chosen French as one of your A levelsActivity 4 / Week 4A. Pratique à nouveau des adjectifs en musique ?Listening is also an important part of the course. Copy the following link onto a browser and do the online exercises. First, watch the video and answer the questions. Tick the correct answers. Secondly, look at the pictures and click on the words you have heard. Thirdly, decide which adjectives are masculine singular and which ones are feminine singular. Put them in the right column. Do a similar exercise but this time with the plural form of adjectives.Finally, read the sentences and choose the correct adjective for each. B. Choisir la bonne forme de l’adjectifa. C’est un gentil / gentille gar?on.b. Claire porte une long / longue jupe vert / verte.c. Nous sommes restés dans un très belle / bel / beau h?tel.d. Le professeur a les cheveux court / courte / courts / courtes. e. Elle est partie en Allemagne avec un très vieux / vieil / vieille ami.f. Ils ont eu une conversation très bref / brève.g. Lucie semble très inquiet / inquiète.1997710219075Ecrire la forme correcte de l’adjectif au féminina. Ils sont italiens, elles sont __________________b. Son ami est gentil, son amie est ____________________c. Luc est heureux, Christelle est _____________________d. Ils sont beaux, elles sont ______________e. Le pain est sec, la viande est __________________f. Fabien est fatigué, Sophie est __________________g. Le pantalon est long, la robe est __________________00Ecrire la forme correcte de l’adjectif au féminina. Ils sont italiens, elles sont __________________b. Son ami est gentil, son amie est ____________________c. Luc est heureux, Christelle est _____________________d. Ils sont beaux, elles sont ______________e. Le pain est sec, la viande est __________________f. Fabien est fatigué, Sophie est __________________g. Le pantalon est long, la robe est __________________Activity 5 / Week 5Copy the following link onto a browser and read about the present tense of regular verbs in French. Make some notes. , complete the following sentences with the right form of the verb (in the present tense), as in the example. Exemple: (je) ……joue…… au tennis Tous les samedis matins. (jouer)Nous …………………………… la télévision de temps en temps. (regarder)Le chat ……………………………… l’escalier (descendre)Quand nous allons au restaurant, mon père …………………………… toujours les frites (choisir)Mon frère ………………………………… faire du ski. (aimer)Mes grands-parents ……………………….. des g?teaux à la fête tous les ans (vendre) Vous ………………………………… le ch?teau aujourd’hui (visiter)Mes soeurs ……………………………… la cuisine pour le d?ner ce soir. (finir)Je …………………………….. un g?teau au chocolat (acheter)Nous ……………………….. à huit heures chaque jour (commencer)Lucie et Emilie …………………….. un cadeau pour leur mère (choisir)Faites les exercices sur le présent sur 6 / Week 6You will have reading exercises to complete in the A Level exam as well as a passage to translate from French into English. Copy the following link onto a browser and do the exercises on family. Reading practice - views on marriageIn France you read a magazine article about marriage. It includes comments by Omar.Read the article and do the exercises onlineAnswer the True, False, Not mentioned questionsTranslate the passage into EnglishActivity 7 / Week 7This exercise will help you revise how to ask a question in French.Using your GCSE notes and/or using the following link , find out how to formulate a question in French. Then, practise online: Encore de la pratique! ?Traduire en fran?ais1. Does she like watching football ? 2. Do you speak English ? 3. What time does your French class start? 4. When are they going to France? 5. Where does she work? 7. Who plays the guitar? 8. What are you (formal) doing? 9. How many brothers does she have? 11. How do they travel to work? 12. How long have they been waiting for? Activity 8 / Week 8Est-ce que vous aimez aller au cinéma?? Avez-vous déjà regardé un film fran?ais????Watch 3 films sur Netflix or the trailers sur Youtube. They are all related to our first topic: La famille en voie de changement (‘The changing nature of family’). Ecrivez un résumé (summary) en fran?ais pour chaque film ou bande-annonce Finalement, expliquez?: quel film préférez-vous et pourquoi??Il a déjà tes yeux (he even has your eyes) - Bande-annonce?: - C'est quoi cette famille (We are family) - Bande-annonce?: - Papa ou maman - Activity 9 / Week 9Translate the text into English8572583820Dans les années 50 en France, les gens devaient se marier s’ils voulaient avoir des enfants. Le divorce n’existait pratiquement pas. Il est aujourd’hui très courant avec presque 50% de couples qui divorcent chaque année. Au lieu de se marier, de plus en plus de couples décident de se pacser. Le PACS offre plus ou moins les mêmes avantages que le mariage mais est beaucoup moins co?teux quand les deux partenaires décident de se séparer.020000Dans les années 50 en France, les gens devaient se marier s’ils voulaient avoir des enfants. Le divorce n’existait pratiquement pas. Il est aujourd’hui très courant avec presque 50% de couples qui divorcent chaque année. Au lieu de se marier, de plus en plus de couples décident de se pacser. Le PACS offre plus ou moins les mêmes avantages que le mariage mais est beaucoup moins co?teux quand les deux partenaires décident de se séparer.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Activity 10 / Week 10Here is a video on family. Watch it and do the online exercises. Copy the following link onto a browser: Regardez la vidéo, placez les éléments dans la bonne colonne. ?coutez la vidéo et répondez aux questions. ?coutez la vidéo et répondez aux questions. Mots croisés. ?crivez le mot associé à la définition ................
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