Thursday 23 February 2012

Prep 6: Spellings

Here are the words for next week's vocabulary test!
Good luck!

un sac - a bag
un bic - a biro
un cahier - an exercise book
un stylo - a pen
un livre - a book
un crayon - a pencil 
un feutre - a felt tip pen 
un taille-crayon - a pencil sharpener
un compas - a compass
une gomme - a rubber
une règle - a ruler
une calculatrice - a calculator
une trousse - a pencil case
des ciseaux - scissors


Practise with Espresso!

Saturday 11 February 2012

Prep 5, Prep 6: Les Rimes


Next time we write a poem together in class, you may like to use this French site to find a rhyming word!

Joyeux Anniversaire!

Happy Birthday to the Blog du Bosquet! 
One year old next week and I've just reached
10000 visitors. Thanks to everyone who has dropped by...

Prep 6: Les Crayons



Prep 6 will be watching this short French film after half term. We have been revising classroom vocabulary and this film features some talking crayons...

Nursery - Prep 6: Ludovic et ses animaux



Watch this lovely Canadian animation about a teddy called Ludovic who makes some animals out of paper. Even Nursery will know some of the French words in this! Can you say the names of all the animals he makes in French?

Prep 3 - Prep 6: J'aime les chiens!



Watch this Canadian film about a girl who is so desperate to have a dog of her own that she takes her roller skate for walks to convince her parents she is old enough to look after one!

Thursday 9 February 2012

Prep 4: Sports



Which of the following sports does Tom try in this video?
le basket?
le surf?
le cyclisme?
le rugby?
le foot?
le skateboard?
le tennis?
la course?

Prep 3, Prep 4: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire?



Prep 3 have been learning how to talk about some activities they enjoy and Prep 4 are about to start the topic of sports. This video features some French children talking about the activities they enjoy. How many can you understand?

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Prep 4 - 6: La Guerre des Etoiles en 3D

This is a clip from today's French news all about the premiere of the 3D version of Star Wars (La Guerre des Etoiles) Episode 1, which came out yesterday in France.


Here is an article all about it in French. How much can you understand?


Star Wars - La Menace fantôme - premier épisode de la saga de George Lucas, ressort en 3 D. L'occasion pour les fans de retrouver les films sur grand  écran. Et ce n'est qu'un début.
Quand George Lucas a sorti le premier épisode de sa Guerre des étoiles, en 1977, le film s'appelait simplement "Star Wars". Il avait tout de suite eu l'idée de faire une trilogie [trois films] mais ne pensait pas encore à tout ce qui suivrait.
Malgré des moyens technologiques très limités, George Lucas avait réussi à innover et son film a finalement eu plus de succès qu'il ne l'espérait.
Le début de Star Wars, qui raconte l'histoire de Luke Skywalker et de Leia, est aujourd'hui considéré comme l'épisode 4 de la saga. Ce qui est finalement logique quand on sait comment le réalisateur a imaginé sa saga.
Celui-ci a en effet commencé son histoire au milieu et l'a amené vers la fin. Mais c'est vrai que dans le premier film, la guerre a déjà débuté entre l'Empire et l'Alliance ou que Obi Wan Kenobi et Darth Vador se connaissent déjà. Quand George Lucas a décidé de faire une suite à la Guerre des étoiles, il a donc tout naturellement raconté... le début.
Le film "La Menace fantôme" est sorti une première fois en 1999. Ce début de la deuxième trilogie raconte essentiellement l'histoire de Darth Vador. Quand on le découvre, il est encore enfant mais il est déjà très doué. Il a déjà fabriqué un robot et est un pilote exceptionnel.
Pendant ce film et les deux suivants, on peut découvrir comment ce garçon, plutôt gentil, va devenir très méchants.
La nouvelle version 3D de "La Menace fantôme" vient de sortir au cinéma. Tous les ans, les fans découvriront un nouvel épisode de leur saga, également en relief, sur grand écran. Cette deuxième sortie de Star Wars se poursuivra donc jusqu'en 2017.

Prep 4 - 6: La Fête des Rois

Watch this presentation all about the Fête des Rois. Can you work out the answers to the exercise at the end?



A special song is sung for the occasion. Watch this video to hear the song.


Here are some French children singing the same song:



Now watch this extract from the French news to see one of the last remaining fève factories in France.



And finally, here's a famous French children's story all about a galette!

Form 1, Form 2, Prep 3: Bon Appétit Monsieur Lapin



Another great French book brought to life by a class of French school children. I will be showing this one to some of you in our French lessons!

Reception, Form 1, Form 2: La Chenille Qui Fait Des Trous



I'm sure you've all read the English version of this, and Form 2 read it with me in French last year. Here you can hear and see the book read by a class of French children. I hope you enjoy it!

Form 2: Promenons-nous dans les bois!



Form 2 are learning how to talk about what they are wearing and I sang this song to them in today's lesson. I hope this version doesn't scare them too much!

Reception: Savez-vous planter les choux?



Reception have been revising parts of the body by singing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in French and today we read a book featuring this well known French song. What body parts do they use in this version to plant their cabbages?

Wednesday 1 February 2012

Reception: La ferme


Reception are learning all about the farm at the moment, so we have been learning the names of some farm animals in French too. Why don't you listen to this song which is half in English and half in French? It has a few animals we have learnt in class, plus some extra ones too! Can you count how many animals are in the song? You could print out the dot to dot above if you like, colour it in and then bring it into school to show me!