1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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