The Skill of Reading French

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1 By the end of this session... The Skill of Reading French ALL of you will be able to recognise some words A LOT of you will be able to understand simple phrases SOME of you will be able to translate a longer passage IGNORANCE GAME Make a list of all the words you don't know! Points for NOT knowing. Task 1 Read the text and highlight 13 different countries. France Angleterre Allemagne Autriche Luxembourg Pays Bas Pays de Galles Ecosse Espagne Irlande Italie Belgique Suisse 1

2 Task 2 Now underline 7 different cities. Sep 29 07:51 Paris Bruxelles Berlin Amsterdam Londres Rome Madrid Sep 29 07:51 Task 3 Find and circle 6 languages. Can you spot the mistake? français hollandais anglais allemand italien espagnol 2

3 MFL FRENCH READING LESSON.notebook Task 4 Read through the passage again and find the French for... a) LONDON b) BRUSSELS c) GERMANY d) DUTCH Sep 29 07:51 Did you know all the vocabulary? a) LONDON Londres b) BRUSSELS Bruxelles c) GERMANY Allemagne d) DUTCH j'habite une ville grand/grande plus grand/grande soixante-deux habitants aussi mon ami la soeur cent j'adore j'aime il y a voyager On the next slide you will see some words that appear in the passage. You have also been given a list of meanings but can you match them up? hollandais a town also I like inhabitants I love to travel there are big bigger sixty-two the sister I live my friend hundred j'habite une ville grand/grande plus grand/grande soixante-deux habitants aussi mon ami la soeur cent j'adore j'aime il y a voyager I live a town big bigger sixty-two inhabitants also my friend the sister hundred I love I like there are to travel 3

4 1. What does Philippe say about Paris? Now here are some exercises for you to be able to show that you have understood what you have been reading. it's the capital - la capitale it's a big town - c'est une grande ville it has a population of more than 2 million - une population de plus de deux millions 2. How does he compare Brussels to Paris? 3. Using the information from the text, which of these cities is the largest... Paris is bigger than Brussels - Paris est une plus grande ville que Bruxelles. a) PARIS b) LONDON c) BRUSSELS Answer : LONDON 4. Who is Agostino and what are we told about him? a friend of Philippe who lives in Rome in Italy 5. In which countries does he say English is spoken? England - Angleterre Scotland - Ecosse Wales - Pays de Galles Ireland - Irlande 4

5 You are a French detective. 1. a big town une grande ville 2. French is spoken on parle français 3. my friend mon ami 4. I like to travel j'aime voyager 5. he lives il habite Find the French phrases in the text for the following English words million cent millions 7. I love to visit j'adore visiter 8. There are il y a The words and phrases that you have just found have all been jumbled. Can you match them up? 1. a big town 2. French is spoken 3. my friend 4. I love to visit 5. he lives million 7. I like to travel 8. There are j'adore visiter cent millions il habite il y a on parle français une grande ville mon ami j'aime voyager 1. a big town une grande ville 2. French is spoken on parle français 3. my friend mon ami 4. I love to visit j'adore visiter 5. he lives il habite million cent millions Now that you have had lots of practice looking at the text, try to translate it (from memory). 7. I like to travel j'aime voyager 8. There are il y a 5

6 1. Hello! My name is Philip and I live in Paris. 2. Paris is the capital of France. 3. It is a large town with a population of over 2 million. 4. They speak French in France. 5. There are more than 62 million people living in France. 6. French is also spoken in Belgium and Luxembourg. 1. Je m appelle Philippe et j habite à Paris en France. 2. Paris est la capitale de la France. 3. C est une grande ville avec une population de plus de deux millions. 4. On parle français en France. 5. Plus de soixante-deux millions d'habitants habitent en France. 6. On parle français en Belgique et au Luxembourg aussi. 6