Talking about yourself French Level 1 Talking about yourself

First Level Significant Aspects of Learning Use language in a range of contexts and across learning Continue to develop confidence and enthusiasm to communicate using the language being learnt Develop an awareness and understanding of patterns and sounds of language Begin to develop an understanding of, interest in and respect for other countries, cultures and languages Appreciate and understand the value of language learning Recognise familiar written words when listening Explore how gesture, expression and emphasis are used to help understanding. Listen, recognise and respond to familiar voices in short, predictable conversations Understand and respond to familiar spoken vocabulary Actively take part in daily routines Listen and join in with stories, song or poem Enjoy engaging with simple and familiar texts on my own and with others using resources to support learning Participate in familiar games, paired speaking and short role plays Take part in simple, paired conversations about themselves giving simple opinions and asking simple questions

Vocabulary Talking about yourself There are three ways of asking someone’s name in French and two ways of asking how old someone is. Use whichever you feel most comfortable with. Tu t’apppelles comment? What are you called? Comment tu t’appelles? What are you called? Comment t’appelles-tu? What are you called? (this is generally used in written French) Je m’appelle... I am called... C’est qui? Who is it? Qui est-ce? Who is it? C’est... It is... Quel âge as-tu? How old are you? Tu as quel âge? How old are you? J’ai ___ ans I am __ years old J’ai six ans I am six years old Où habites-tu? Where do you live? J’habite à Edimbourg I live in Edimbourg

Tu t’appelles comment? Choose whichever form you feel most comfortable with.

Comment tu t’appelles? Choose whichever form you feel most comfortable with.

Comment t’appelles-tu? Choose whichever form you feel most comfortable with.

Je m’appelle… Pupils can choose a name for the penguin.

C’est qui? Who is it? Again, choose whichever way you prefer and use that one.

Qui est-ce? Who is it? Again – choose whichever way you prefer.

C’est… Pupils can choose a name.

Quel âge as-tu? Choose whichever form you feel most comfortable with.

Tu as quel âge? Choose whichever form you feel most comfortable with.

J’ai 5 ans

Et toi?

J’ai 7 ans

Où habites-tu?

J’habite à Edimbourg.

J’habite à Edimbourg en Ecosse.

Embedding the language You can use age to ask someone’s age whenever it’s their birthday. Use both age and where you live when you’re doing the register.

Sample activities You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom. This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class. .

Quel âge as-tu? Activité Look at the following ages on the slides and use your knowledge of numbers to say what age it would be for each of them. E.g. J’ai cinq ans. Regardez les numéros C’est quel âge?

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai deux ans!

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai sept ans!

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai trois ans!

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai cinq ans!

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai quatre ans!

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai un an! Please note that 1 means that ans becomes singular and there is no longer an S on the end!

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai huit ans!

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai six ans!

Quel âge as-tu?

Bravo! J’ai dix ans.

Quel âge as-tu?

Oui! J’ai neuf ans!

Quel âge as-tu? les photos Regardez décidez et l’âge de la personne! Look at the photos, class can ask the question and then try and guess the age of the person l’âge de la personne!

Quel âge as-tu?

Bonjour! J’ai cinq ans!

Quel âge as-tu?

Bonjour, je m’appelle Nico. J’ai six ans.

Quel âge as-tu?

Salut tout le monde  J’ai trois ans.

Quel âge as-tu?

J’ai huit ans! C’est mon anniversaire! 

Quel âge as-tu?

Bonjour! J’ai sept ans.

Songs and videos! You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom. This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class. You will find a set of more challenging activities in First Level Days of the Week and Months.

Quel âge as-tu chanson! Image contains hyperlink to http://www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland/resources/PrimaryFrench/age-song.pdf There are also flashcards to accompany the song which are avaiable here: http://www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland/resources/PrimaryFrench/age-song-cards.pdf

Chanson! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WksvcV6vU0 et demi means and a half! :

http://www. sunderlandschools http://www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland/resources/PrimaryFrench/age-fr.pdf

Quel âge as-tu? BBC primary French http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/how_old/cartoon_flash.shtml

Quel âge as-tu? Languages online Australia Please note that this requires you to have done numbers above 10. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/LanguagesOnline/french/sect07/index.htm

Où habites-tu vidéo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvYVe0rYr8A Please note that they say Où tu haites? Which isn’t incorrect per se, but it does sound a bit clumsy.

Où habites-tu? BBC primary French http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/where/cartoon_flash.shtml