LES VACANCES - HOLIDAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS AT THE SEASIDE IN A FARM IN THE COUNTRY AT THE BEACH   le recyclage à la montagne au bord de la mer à la ferme à la campagne à la plage AT A CAMPSITE IN A VILLAGE AT MY GRANDPARENTS HOUSE AT THE YOUTH HOSTEL AT THE HOTEL   le recyclage au camping dans un village chez mes grands-parents à l’auberge de jeunesse à l’hôtel

LES VACANCES - HOLIDAYS IN A CARAVAN IN A COUNTRY HOUSE IN PARIS IN LONDON IN SPAIN   le recyclage dans une caravane dans un gîte à Paris à Londres en Espagne IN FRANCE   en France

When giving details about holidays, you will need to use a key verb: Je vais = I go Think of your language in little blocks. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. Je vais à la montagne en France 1. I go to the mountains in France 2. Je vais chez mes grands-parents à Londres 2. I go to my grandparents’s house in London 3. Je vais à la plage en Espagne 3. I go to the beach in Spain

Quelquefois sometimes Chaque année each year En été in summer USE A RANGE OF TIME PHRASES TO MAKE YOUR SENTENCES MORE COMPLEX & VARIED Normalement normally D’habitude usually Quelquefois sometimes Chaque année each year En été in summer Pendant les grandes during the summer vacances holidays

1. Normally I go to the countryside in France Have a go at translating the following sentences into French. Keep thinking of your language as little blocks you can put together to build sentences. 1. Normally I go to the countryside in France 1. Normalement je vais à la campagne en France 2. Each year I go to the seaside with my family 2. Chaque année je vais au bord de la mer avec ma famille 3. During the summer holidays I go to a campsite in a village in Spain 3. Pendant les grandes vacances je vais au camping dans un village en Espagne

GOOD VARIETY = GOOD MARKS When preparing for your Controlled Writing & Speaking Assessments, you may want to think about adding a range of verbs, this will show the examiner that you have a good knowledge of French and it will earn you a higher mark. GOOD VARIETY = GOOD MARKS Je reste = I stay Je passe mes vacances = I spend my holidays

1. Usually I spend my holidays at the seaside in France How would you say the following in French: 1. Usually I spend my holidays at the seaside in France 1. D’habitude je passe mes vacances au bord de la mer en France 2. In summer I stay at my grandparents’ house in the countryside 2. En été je reste chez mes grands-parents à la campagne 3. Normally I spend my holidays at the beach. I stay in a caravan with my family 3. Normalement je passe mes vacances à la plage. Je reste dans une caravane avec ma famille

PRESENT What about using different tenses ? Où vas-tu en vacances ? Where do you go on holiday? What about using different tenses ? PRESENT YOUR OPTIONS ARE JE VAIS JE RESTE JE PASSE MES VACANCES I GO I STAY I SPEND MY HOLIDAYS

PERFECT (PAST) What about using different tenses ? Où es-tu allée en vacances ? Where did you go on holiday? What about using different tenses ? PERFECT (PAST) YOUR OPTIONS ARE JE SUIS ALLÉE JE SUIS RESTÉE J’AI PASSÉ MES VACANCES I WENT I STAYED I SPENT MY HOLIDAYS

FUTURE What about using different tenses ? Où vas-tu aller en vacances ? Where are you going to go on holiday? What about using different tenses ? FUTURE YOUR OPTIONS ARE JE VAIS ALLER JE VAIS RESTER JE VAIS PASSER MES VACANCES I AM GOING TO GO I AM GOING TO STAY I AM GOING TO SPEND MY HOLIDAYS

PAST FUTURE Le week-end dernier = last weekend If you are changing your tense, you are going to need to change some of your time phrases PAST FUTURE Le week-end dernier = last weekend L’été dernier = last summer L’année dernière = last year Le week-end prochain = next weekend L’été prochain = next summer L’année procahine = next year

Have a go at translating the following sentences into French Have a go at translating the following sentences into French. Keep thinking of your language as little blocks and pay attention to your tense and time phrase. 1.Next year I am going to stay in a country house in France 1. L’année prochaine je vais rester dans un gîte en France Future 2.Last summer I went to a campsite in a village at the seaside 2. L’été dernier je suis allée au camping dans un village au bord de la mer Past 3.Sometimes I spend my holidays with my family in Paris 3. Quelquefois je passe mes vacances avec ma famille à Paris Present

CHECKLIST BONNE CHANCE I know most places to spend a holiday. I can use them with the verb ‘I go’. I can include a time phrase. I can use a basic range of verbs to add variety. I can use the three key tenses. BONNE CHANCE