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Y10 Collective memory task & cartoon teasers - Family and Jobs

Download Collective memory family and jobs

 

Discuss the following images in pairs.

What is your understanding of the 2 cartoons and do you agree / disagree?

 

 

 

 

 Download La famille de Madame Bewell

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/frau-holle-french/5809.html

(5 min video clip to watch)

This week is National French Week

 

What will you do to celebrate?

Add your comments to the Wallwisher below for the chance

to win a French-themed prize.

On joue au foot :)

Both teams start in the centre.

Each team needs to get 3 questions right to score a goal. 

If you answer incorrectly the ball goes to the other team

The other team must answer as many questions as it takes for them to get back to the other goal. 

Madame Bewell is ref and will give out YELLOW and RED cards

These will be given to anyone who is cheating or not playing by the rules.

Y5 PRIMARY St Wilfreds sing the alphabet in French

Bravo Year 5 - you rock!

Just for fun! - la danse des canards

 

There will be a prize for the first pupil to comment (see tiny comment button below) and tell me what the song is in English.

NAME THAT TUNE!!!

 

Year 9 1FL Consequences - Holidays

Year 9 have been assessed on their speaking this week (you were awesome!) and as a group we recently played consequences as a fun way of getting them to speak lots of nice French on the topic of holidays.  They each wrote a word or sentence (eg where, when, how travelled etc) and then passed on to a friend.  At the end they had to come up with a nice mini presentation which they tried out in pairs.  Brilliant fun and quite entertaining too!

You could do this in preparation for a speaking test with anyone in your family.  Give it a try (even if their French isn't that great!)

 

Y9 Mes vacances - Active listening! (Languages Show 2009) - WATCH NOW!!!

Last weekend I saw a lovely man called Nick Bilbrough from www.horizonlanguagetraining.co.uk speak at the Languages Show 2009 at Olympia.  The man is a genius! I saw him speak last year and came away with masses of brilliant ideas for livening up my lessons and this year was no different.

Below you will find 3 videos from my first lesson back after the show with Y9 who are getting ready for their AfL speaking tasks on Friday.  (Video 3 still converting!!!) In the hope of showing them that revision can be fun, we had a go at some active listening.  Firstly as a whole calss and then in pairs.  They had fun.  I had fun.  I even pretended to be a kangaroo.  It's worth watching the clips for that shot alone!!!  Everyone was engaged and I knew that they had understood the French as they were miming the correct mimes.  Result.

Have a watch and please comment below - we'd love to know what you think.

Email me if you want copies of any of the resources I used [email protected]

Thanks again Nick - you got my first day back off to a lovely, lively start.

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Y10 Le monde du travail - places of work millionaire game

 
If you score less than 7/10 you get 0pts

If you score between 8 and 11 you get 1pt

If you score 12 or more you get 2p and a credit!

 
 

When Madame Bewell met Tony Buzan: Y10 Mindmaps Leisure

Here is a photo of me from Sunday 1st November 2009 at the Languages Show 2009 at Olympia in London with none other than Tony Buzan.  (Thanks, Amanda!)

Yes, I am sad - this is how I choose to spend my half term holidays! And what an amazing 3 days it was - a chance to meet some of my lovely Twitter language teacher friends, learn lots of new stuff to try out on you lot in lessons...and a once in a life time encounter with Tony Buzan.

Tony Buzan is the author of over 100 books worldwide about mindmapping and memory techniques.  He uses his technique to help make language learning easier.  His presentation which lasted 45 mins was really informative, funny and thought provoking - what a lovely gentleman.

Below are some brilliant examples of mindmapping from last term created by my Y10 classes - a nice colourful representation of vocabulary and a fantastic alternative to a boring list.  The brain doesn't work in lists - you heard it here first!

Bravo Year 10.

 

   

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Year 7 French Fling the Teacher - Moi et ma famille game

Download Y7 moi et ma famille

or if this doesn't work try

Download Y7 moi et ma famille

Y9 1FL Les vacances - 50/50 Speaking game - AfL

• In pairs you will play this speaking game
• The aim is to choose a pair of sentences eg A4 (keep this a secret)
• Your partner has to keep saying pairs of sentences until he / she guesses correctly
• If your partner gets half of the answer correct you may say "cinquante pourcent" (50%)
• When your partner has guessed correctly for all 5 games, swap roles.

 

Amusez-vous bien!

 

50/50 Game - Y9 Les Vacances AfL

View more documents from suzibewell.

Year 9 French 1FL - Teacher Invaders - les vacances

Click on the link below to play Teacher Invaders. 

Give yourself some extra help when preparing for your AfL speaking task.

Download Les vacances y9

 

Year 10 online pupil voice survey (surveymonkey)

Please complete the online survey with clear, full answers.

I will use this information to try and make future lessons more relevant and motivating.

This is your chance to have your say! Don't waste it.

Madame Bewell

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MGsHkP3lwUWf09c8tiVMow_3d_3d

Astérix le petit mais fort Gaulois qui aujourd’hui le 29 octobre 2009, fête son 50ème. anniversaire

Year 10 Jobs and Places of Work - comprehension and thinking skills ex.

Que font-ils dans la vie? JOBS AND PLACES OF WORK

View more presentations from suzibewell.

Y10 Le sport et les loisirs - Le Français Sébastien Loeb est le meilleur pilote de rallye de tous les temps.

http://www.monjtquotidien.com/  Search for Sébastien Loeb or by date 26 octobre 2009

The tricky -in sound in French - Boursin du tracteur advert. V funny!

Mark's Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: Holidays by Mark67

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Camille's Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: The day I met Katy Perry by CamilleC

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Dan Ps Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: les vacenes-ish by DanP

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Sam Mcs Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: Sam Kick bottom by Sam Mckeown

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Alice Ws Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: les vacances by AliceW

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Katy Bs Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: French what did you do last weeknd by Katy B

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Ruby S Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: Bernard's Story by RubyS

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Clare's Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: my holiday by Clare 2

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Liam H Holidays Goanimate

GoAnimate.com: My Holiday by LiamHe

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Year 10 - le travail - MonJTQuotidien - le meilleur job du monde

Le meilleur job du monde

 

www.tinyurl.com/travail3   www.tinyurl.com/travail1

 

·     Watch the 2 video clips using the links provided

·     Answer the comprehension questions below IN ENGLISH. 

·     You may listen as many times as you like. 

·     Provide full answers.

 

1. What nationality is Ben Southall?

 

2.    How old is he?

 

3.    Where is “I’île d’Hamilton” situated?

 

4.    How long will the job last?

 

5.    How many applicants were there for the job?

 

6.    What does “Le meilleur job du monde” mean?

 

7.    When does the job start?

 

8.    What will the job involve?

 

9.    How much will he be paid?

 

10.    Who will he go there with?

 

 

Now click on “recherche” (search) and enter the keyword “travail” (work) and work through any other videos that look interesting.

 

J Madame Bewell

 

Year 7 - AfL Personal Information speaking task - Madame Bewell's Toondoo

by sue2276 | Create your own Cartoon at www.toondoo.com

Year 7 if you are struggling over the hols to put together your AfL presentation, please use this to help you and feel free to email me [email protected] and I will get back to you asap.

Bon courage - you are all going to do me proud!

Madame Bewell :)

Listen to the podcast below if you need help with your pronunciation.

Madame Bewell est Richard Gasquet

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Matt (Y10 French) est Thierry Henri

Click to Play

Bravo Matt! Great work.

Tom Gs Goanimate cartoon - les vacances

GoAnimate.com: il trouve King Kong! by tom george

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Jessie Ds Goanimate cartoon - les vacances

GoAnimate.com: The Teacher Died.. French! by jessie2139

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Olivia Ts Goanimate cartoon - les vacances

GoAnimate.com: holiday by livvirox

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Drew's Gooanimate cartoon - les vacances

GoAnimate.com: French hw by Bob234

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Emily S Goonanimate cartoon - les vacances

GoAnimate.com: A visit like no other by ylimetwelve

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Holly S Goanimate cartoon - les vacances

b>GoAnimate.com: Le week-end dernier avec Paris Hilton et mes amis by shoesmad

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Jonny Wilkinson speaks French - check this video out!

Independent Newspaper - Learn a second language and be richer, happier and sexier!

Britons who learn a foreign language are richer, happier and are regarded as sexier than those who can only speak English, according to a new study.

Learning a second language can boost an average worker's lifetime earnings by as much as £145,000, according to the report commissioned by Michael Thomas, the Hollywood language teacher who has taught celebrities including Doris Day and Emma Thompson (who learned Spanish), and Woody Allen.

Foreign language speakers are also more attractive to the opposite sex, a survey of 270 dating agencies for the study found. Britons who speak a foreign language were rated more highly by dating agencies who know from experience that linguists are easier to match with partners as they are considered to be more intelligent and sexier.

Mr Thomas, whose language centre commissioned the report and who sells audio courses in the UK, said: "When I opened my language centre in Beverly Hills in 1947, I was convinced that learning another language could change your life for the better. Now, in the form of this report, we finally have concrete proof that this is the case. It shows that now, more than ever, is the right time to start learning a new language."

As part of the report, human resources managers of 2,700 companies across 10 industries were questioned about their perceptions of language skills.More than half (54 per cent) said they were more likely to hire a person who speaks more than one language and, more significantly, pay them more.

The numbers reveal that companies were prepared to pay workers earning the national average of £25,818 as much as 12 per cent more for a second language. That amounts to an extra £3,000 a year, or almost £145,000 extra over a career.

For higher earners, the numbers were even more startling. Employees earning £45,000 were likely to receive a cash boost of 20 per cent, meaning an extra £9,000 per year or £423,000 over a lifetime. The languages most needed were French, German, Spanish and Italian.

 

From the very happy, sexy and well paid(!) Madame Bewell

:-D

 

 

Y8/9 Word order - future tense sentences

Je vais aller à la piscine avec ma mère car j’aime nager.

Le week-end prochain je vais faire du shopping en ville avec mes amis.

Samedi prochain je vais manger une crêpe en ville car j’adore les crêpes. 

Vendredi soir je vais aller au bowling avec mes parents car c’est mon anniversaire.

Je vais aller en boîte car j’aime danser à la disco avec ma copine et à mon avis ce sera génial.

 

 

Insert the sentences one by one by copying and pasting into www.tiny.cc/wordtiles and see if students can rearrange in correct order.

Y10 Thinking skills - categorisation ex Avoir and Être

 
Categorise the words above into the correct parts of the verbs to have and to be in French.

Think back to our beautifully tuneful (???) renditions of these verbs in class a few weeks ago :) Audio available as a podcast a few post down if you want to listen again!

Y9 1FL Even Better If ex - 2 fantastic model answers (Liam H and Emma W) & constructive feedback

Year 9, firstly let me say what a pleasure it was, on the whole, to mark your books.

The level of French is v high and the pride that most of you take in your books and presentation is just fantastique!

See below for a quick exercise which hilights some of the common mistakes you made as a class.

Some of you need to remind yourselves what an ACCENT is in French and why it is so important!!!

 

Below are 2 really brilliant examples of the EBI live listening ex we did last lesson from Emma W and Liam H.  It may be an idea to compare yours to these.

Very well done also to Holly S and Emily S :)

 

 

 

 

 

Year 9 1FL Holidays - odd one out, weather and common mistakes

Common errors.

Can you spot any mistakes in the following words or sentences:

angletere   L'Espagne et super Je suis petite est grand je suis reste en france Je suis alle au Italie L'annee derniere tres pere

mere frere J'ai voyage en avion juilet a mon avis je suis rentre le 2 Juin Je suis partir le 20 april

la Maison d'Etre - will this help you to learn your past tense verbs which take ETRE?

Y11 2008 Past tense podcast and funky song!

 

Last year my brilliant Year 11 were struggling to get to grips with the past tense in French.  They produced this podcast and song which may help you in Y10 to make more sense of things.

Well done Lizzie, Stacey, Helen and Olivia - great work!

Madame Bewell

ROSBIF RADIO - Year 10 sing "Avoir" to the tune of Eastenders

Year 10 you rocked.  Bravo!

Listen to the beautiful pronunciation and check out those liasons!

Sing along with us:

"J'ai Tu as Il Elle On a Nous~avons Vous~avez Ils~ont et Elles~ont"

 

Y10 - Moi - iPadio podcast Richard Gasquet (focus on phonics)

Click on the PLAY button to hear Y10 attempt to present themselves

as though they were the famous French tennis star Richard Gasquet.

Un bon effort...

although you really need to brush up on those higher numbers!

O la la!!!

***WATCH THIS SPACE FOR SOME FLIP VIDEOCASTS OF PRESENTATIONS

BY OTHER FAMOUS FRENCH SPEAKING SPORTS STARS*** 

 

YEAR 10 YOU ARE GETTING BETTER BY THE DAY!

 

iPadio - test recording

 

ROSBIF RADIO - BONJOUR!

@Joedale on www.Twitter.com  alerted me to this voice recording tool which could help us to create an even easier to upload Radio Station for use in languages lessons.

 

Here is my test recording:

Year 10 French Fling the Teacher - 25 vital verbs

Download Fling The Teacher 25 Vital Verbs French

 

Click on the link above to prove to Madame Bewell that you are SO BRILLIANT at French

that you can cope fine alone and quite literally fling her away!!!

Amusez-vous bien :)

Year 10 Fantastic website

http://www.suttonhighmfl.110mb.com/gcsefrenew.htm#Help

Module 1 Moi

Activities 7, 8 and 9 for LEISURE and free time.

Activities 1-5 self and family

Also try Grammar - activities 1,2,3,4,7

Allez Year 10 au travail! :)

Year 7 Birthdays Homework

Year 7 Homework – to be completed in your YELLOW cahier de classe!

Match up the French and English sentences.

Example: in Spring – au printemps