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Year 8 French
Summer project booklet
Inside this booklet are several project-based tasks to
complete as well as links to websites & apps to practise key
grammar points.
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Contents
Guidance for pupils and parents: ..................................................................................................... 3
The British Council’s ‘Great Language Challenge’ ........................................................................ 4
Extended project 1............................................................................................................................. 5
Extended project 2 ............................................................................................................................ 7
Extended project 3 ............................................................................................................................ 8
Extended project 4 ............................................................................................................................ 9
Key links to support your learning: ............................................................................................... 12
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Guidance for pupils and parents:
This booklet contains several projects through which you can develop your
cultural knowledge and understanding of the French speaking world. The
principal is to enrich your knowledge of foreign cultures, particularly of the
language you are currently studying.
There is no specific order in which to complete them and you can spend as long
as you like on each task. We suggest a minimum of 2 hours per project but we
also suggest breaking this up into small 15-minute blocks. This will mean you can
take regular breaks and retain your focus.
You can use any website and/or search engines you see fit to help you with your
work. At the end of each project and the end of the booklet, we have included a
list of key websites and apps that we know will best support your learning of
grammar, vocabulary and culture.
You may also want to develop your own task or project about French culture or
about a different language/culture that interest you. We would encourage and
support you in doing this too using the helpful links provided in the booklet.
Remember - you do not need to print out the work - you could just read it on
screen and work in an exercise book or on lined paper. There are also printed
copies of the booklets available to pick up from school if you cannot access
them on a screen.
Once you have completed the work, we’d love to see what you have produced!
For any feedback please feel free to either email your work to your teacher or
to share it with us on Twitter: @RastrickMFL
If you have any questions about the work, please don't hesitate to get in touch
via the Contact page on the school website.
3The British Council’s ‘Great Language Challenge’
4Extended project 1
On va cuisiner!
Why not spend some of your time doing something creative? Below is a simple
French recipe for crêpes (pancakes), can you complete the tasks to get you to
the finished product?
1) Using a dictionary or Wordreference.com, translate the easy recipe into
English onto a separate piece of paper or card. (You’ll need to be accurate
otherwise you won’t know which ingredients to include in your crêpes.
2) Can you now try to make your recipe card as colourful/decorative as
possible – how ‘French’ can you make it look?
3) With the help of an adult, could you now try out your crêpe recipe? See
how many you can make and which toppings you prefer?
- When we return to school, there will be prizes for the best design recipe
and the best-looking crêpes, so please try to take photos of your
progress as you go along. (Why not share these with us on Twitter
@RastrickMFL so we can see your progress?)
Bonne dégustation!
5Les ingrédients pour la pâte à crêpe pour enfant :
- 250 g de farine
- 50 cl de lait
- 3 œufs
- 1 pincée de sel
- un saladier, une cuillère en bois, une poêle et une louche
Les étapes pour faire la pâte à crêpe pour enfant ?
1. Verser la farine et le sel dans le saladier.
2. Casser les œufs dans le saladier puis mélanger avec la cuillère en bois et
ajouter le lait progressivement sans cesser de mélanger.
3. Laisser reposer la pâte pendant 1 heure.
4. Faire chauffer la poêle puis verser une louche de pâte, bien répartir en
bougeant la poêle.
5. Laisser cuire et retourner la crêpe.
Il ne reste plus qu'à déguster les crêpes avec toute la famille !
6Extended project 2
Complete units 1-24 of the BBC course Ma France on YouTube. Ma France has
24 interactive video units, each with three videos that are 2-3 minutes long.
They come with a vocabulary list; an explanation of some key grammar points;
activities and games to help you practise the vocabulary and grammar.
Before you watch each episode:
• Go to website http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/ and
click on 'Start Ma France'.
• Listen to the introduction (you can 'skip' this after you have heard it
the first time) and choose a unit (or 'destination') from the map.
• Click on the 'Vocabulary' button and learn any new words or phrases.
Whilst you are watching each video:
• Choose to do the interactive quiz for each video. Watch each clip again
if you did not get the answer the first time around.
• If you are struggling to understand, you can click to add French or
English subtitles.
After you watch each set of videos:
• Read through the grammar information for the unit
• Use the activities section to practise the grammar and vocabulary from
the unit.
Additional task:
Research two tourist sites you could visit in France that are not in the Paris
region. Create a bilingual leaflet for tourists visiting each site, with information
in French and English.
Suggested resources:
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/
• https://wikitravel.org/en/France and https://wikitravel.org/fr/France
• https://www.lonelyplanet.com/france and
https://www.lonelyplanet.fr/destinations/france
• https://www.wordreference.com - online French-English dictionary
7Extended project 3
Watch episodes 1-13 of the TV series Extr@ on YouTube. Extr@ follows the
lives of four 19-22 year-olds living in Paris (in a similar style to the TV show
Friends). One of the four, Sam, has recently arrived from the USA and only has
a very basic grasp of French. The episodes show Sam's adventures in Paris and
his attempts to get to grips with the language.
Before you watch each episode:
• Go to website https://www.celebratelanguages.com/extrafrench.html
and read the short introduction to the episode.
• Click the link for the episode and learn the new vocabulary in the centre
box.
Whilst you are watching each episode:
• Use the subtitles to help you understand the French being spoken. (Make
sure the subtitles selected are in French! Click the 'settings' button on
the video if you need to change them.) Listen carefully for words from
the vocabulary list and other words you already know. Use these words,
the acting and the context to help you understand what is going on.
• Make notes about what is happening in the story, with key words.
After you watch each episode:
• Create a storyboard or summary of the episode, using the French
vocabulary you have learned.
Additional task:
Research two tourist sites you could visit on a trip to Paris. Create a bilingual
leaflet for tourists visiting each site, with information in French and English.
Suggested resources:
• https://www.celebratelanguages.com/extrafrench.html - information
about each episode and links to the YouTube videos
• https://en.parisinfo.com/what-to-see-in-paris and
https://www.parisinfo.com/visiter-a-paris
• https://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/paris and
https://www.lonelyplanet.fr/destinations/france/paris
• https://www.wordreference.com - online French-English dictionary
8Extended project 4
Task 1:
Look at the map of Lyon and answer the 'treasure hunt'-style questions in
French.
1. Où est-ce qu'on peut apprendre de la deuxième guerre mondiale?
2. Comment s'appelle les deux rivières au centre de Lyon?
3. Pourquoi le parc est célèbre?
4. Où est-ce qu'on peut voir la statue de l'homme à roulettes?
5. Qu'est-ce qu'il y a au centre-ville?
6. Où est-ce qu'on peut voir quelle heure est-il?
v
Le Parc de la Tête d'Or
- le plus grand parc
urbain français
Au centre-ville, il y a une
grande fontaine et 69 petites
fontaines.
Dans la cathédrale
Saint Jean-Baptiste il
y a une horloge Le patineur, statue en face de
astronomique. l'opéra de Lyon
La musée au confluence
Le Centre de la de la Rhône et la Saône
Résistance - musée de la est un musée de science,
résistance contre les anthropologie et architecture.
Nazis.
9Translate the questions into French and answer them (in French). You can look
for the information on the internet.
1. What can you see in Lyon? 4. Describe two of the main
2. Where is the Roman Theatre? attractions in the park.
3. What is the zone between the 5. Why is the city important for the
two rivers called? history of the cinema?
Task 2:
Now create your own virtual 'treasure hunt' for one of the locations below.
Toulouse La Réunion Martinique
1. Choose a location. • You could write instructions
2. Find a map of the location and telling the players something
start your research. they need to do at each
3. Decide on the locations of your location of the treasure hunt.
treasure hunt and think about the (Il faut chercher/ dessiner/
questions that you could ask about découvrir...)
them. 5. Check your information is correct
4. Now create the questions and and your French is accurate.
instructions for your treasure
hunt:
• First, set the scene: tell the
players that you are going to
do a virtual treasure hunt in
your chosen city. (Vous allez
faire une chasse au trésor
virtuelle à...)
• Choose at least six places and
write a question about each of
them. (Où est-ce qu'on peut
voir...?)
10How are you going to present your treasure hunt? You could:
• Write a script, as if you are a treasure hunt guide
• Design an interactive leaflet, in which you can click on locations on the
map to find out more about the locations you have chosen
• Produce a film, with pictures of the locations you have chosen and a
voiceover giving information in Spanish
Suggested resources:
• https://www.google.com/maps
• https://fr.wikipedia.org/ - Wikipedia in French
• https://www.lonelyplanet.fr/destinations/france/lyon
• https://www.lonelyplanet.fr/destinations/france/toulouse
• https://www.lonelyplanet.fr/destinations/france/reunion
• https://www.lonelyplanet.fr/destinations/amerique/martinique
• https://www.wordreference.com - online French-English dictionary
11Key links to support your learning:
Please see below a list of useful websites to aid your MFL learning whilst at home. You
will just need to select/input that you want French resources
Vocabulary:
• https://quizlet.com/
• https://www.duolingo.com/
• https://languagesonline.org.uk/
• https://app.senecalearning.com/ (some resources you need to pay for but the
majority are free)
Grammar:
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3
• https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/
• https://languagesonline.org.uk/
• https://app.senecalearning.com/ (some resources you need to pay for but the
majority are free)
12Culture:
• www.bbc.co.uk
- Search this website - the news section is particularly useful as it has
country profiles and recent news stories. There are also video clips of
news items which could be used in presentations.
• www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations
- Has basic information and links and is a great place to start.
• www.cia.gov
- Go to the World Factbook for lots of useful information from the USA
intelligence agency!
• www.infoplease.com/countries.html
• www.wikipedia.org
• -Useful website, but remember this is updated by other internet users so may
not always be correct, and is certainly biased!
• www.worldinfozone.com
- Lots of useful information.
• www.atlapedia.com
• www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_of_the_world.htm
- Lots of information about countries, with both their English and French
names.
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