Talking about yourself

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1 Talking about yourself
French Level 2 Talking about yourself

2 Second Level Significant Aspects of Learning
Actively take part in daily routine Understand and respond to classroom instructions and personal information from familiar sources Listen, join in and respond to a story, song or poem Participate in familiar games, paired speaking and short role plays Further develop an understanding of, interest in and respect for other countries, cultures and languages Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the value of language learning including skills for life and work Take part in simple, paired conversations about themselves, others and interests of their choice Ask for help confidently using learned phrases and familiar language Give a short presentation about a familiar topic Pronounce words sufficiently accurately so as to make the meaning clear Work with others and make a successful contribution to a group presentation in English supported by the target languages

3 Second Level Significant Aspects of Learning
Read aloud a simple text Read and understand a variety of simple texts Make comparisons between English and target language (including use of a bi-lingual dictionary with support) Write about themselves and others and check the accuracy of own writing Exchange straightforward information in writing using familiar words and phrases

4 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. At level 2 there is a progression onto talking about others. 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) Il/elle s’appelle comment? What is he/she called? Je m’appelle... I am called... Il/Elle s’appelle…. He/She is called…. C’est qui? Who is it? Qui est-ce? Who is it? C’est It is... Quel âge as-tu?/ Tu as quel âge? How old are you? J’ai ___ ans I am __ years old Où habites-tu? Where do you live? J’habite à Edimbourg I live in Edimbourg

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

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

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

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

9 Il s’appelle comment? What is his name?

10 Il s’appelle Pierre His name is Pierre

11 Elle s’appelle comment?
What is her name?

12 Elle s’appelle Amélie Her name is Amelie

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

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

15 C’est… Pupils can choose a name.

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

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

18 J’ai 5 ans

19 Et toi?

20 J’ai 7 ans

21 Où habites-tu?

22 J’habite à Edimbourg.

23 J’habite à Edimbourg en Ecosse.

24 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.

25 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. .

26 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?

27 Quel âge as-tu?

28 Oui! J’ai deux ans!

29 Quel âge as-tu?

30 Oui! J’ai sept ans!

31 Quel âge as-tu?

32 Oui! J’ai trois ans!

33 Quel âge as-tu?

34 Oui! J’ai cinq ans!

35 Quel âge as-tu?

36 Oui! J’ai quatre ans!

37 Quel âge as-tu?

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

39 Quel âge as-tu?

40 Oui! J’ai huit ans!

41 Quel âge as-tu?

42 Oui! J’ai six ans!

43 Quel âge as-tu?

44 Bravo! J’ai dix ans.

45 Quel âge as-tu?

46 Oui! J’ai neuf ans!

47 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!

48 Quel âge as-tu?

49 Bonjour! J’ai cinq ans!

50 Quel âge as-tu?

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

52 Quel âge as-tu?

53 Salut tout le monde  J’ai trois ans.

54 Quel âge as-tu?

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

56 Quel âge as-tu?

57 Bonjour! J’ai sept ans.

58 Faites les introductions
Arrêt! Trouve un ami Faites les introductions Trouvez un autre paire In this activity, pupils work in cooperative learning groups to guess the name of the celebrity while practising the new phrases for level 2 – Il/Elle s’appelle. Stop, find a friend, do your introductions, choose another pair, sit in a group. Asseyez-vous en groupe

59 Choissisez un nom pour le groupe Choissisez une action pour le groupe
Choose a name for your group. Choose an action for your group.

60 Il s’appelle… His name is…/ Her name is… Elle s’appelle…

61 Regardez les images Levez la main Il s’appelle… Dites… ou..
Look at the images, put your hand up and say “His name is…” or “Her name is…” There are only a couple of examples on here. Game could be continued by pupils drawing a celebrity and pupils say “Il s’appelle” or “Elle s’appelle”. Elle s’appelle…

62 Elle s’appelle Queen Elizabeth.
Her name is Queen Elizabeth

63 Il s’appelle comment? What is his name? Il s’appelle David Beckham

64 Je m’appelle.., J’ai..J’habite à…
As you click on each slide pupils write the number. Pupils listen to the audio file and record the name of the person, their age and where they live. This can be played twice if the pupils need it. At end pupils can peer assess results by listening again. Pupils could then create their own recordings for other pupils to work out. A map is attached to next slide to help pupils with locations in France. This could be used to differentiate depending on the ability of the class.

65 Regardez la carte de la France…

66 Numéro un. Answers: My name is Jean. I am 12 years old. I live in Paris. Je m’appelle Jean. J’ai douze ans. J’habite à Paris

67 Numéro deux Answers: My name is Juile. I am 11 years old. I live in Bordeaux Je m’appelle Julie. J’ai onze ans. J’habite à Bordeaux

68 Numéro trois Answers: My name is Marie. I am 15 years old. I live in Nantes. Je m’appelle Marie. J’ai quinze ans. J’habite à Nantes.

69 Numéro quatre Answers: My name is David. I am 16 years old. I live in Nice. Je m’appelle David. J’ai seize ans. J’habite à Nice

70 Numéro cinq Answers: My name is Sophie. I am 17 years old. I live in Lyon Je m’appelle Sophie. J’ai dix-sept ans. J’habite à Lyon.

71 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.

72 Quel âge as-tu chanson! Image contains hyperlink to There are also flashcards to accompany the song which are avaiable here:

73 Chanson! et demi means and a half! :

74 http://www. sunderlandschools

75 Quel âge as-tu? BBC primary French

76 Quel âge as-tu? Languages online Australia
Please note that this requires you to have done numbers above 10.

77 Où habites-tu vidéo. Please note that they say Où tu haites? Which isn’t incorrect per se, but it does sound a bit clumsy.

78 Où habites-tu? BBC primary French