1. La francophonie
1617frey9wk22lafrancophonie
Learning languages and the French-speaking world.
All students will be able to understand texts about the French-speaking wold
Most students will be able to understand texts about the French speaking world and music festivals and understand and use possessive adjectives and prepositions.
Some students will be will be able to write a verse of a poem or a poem of their own.
CGP GCSE Revision Guide
Pages 42 – countries and nationalities/languages
le monde, francophone, la francophonie, le décalage horaire, quand, je déjeune, je dors, Citoyens, Terre, chanteur
Study of a text about Tahiti as a Francophone island and text on music festivals around the world.
Do the homework from slide 13.
Complete all unfinished activities.

2. : la Francophonie
: 1617frey9wk22lafrancophonie
Week 22
Learning objective: You will talk about the Francophone world. You will study a poem and improve your reading and writing skills.

3. Advantages of language learning
With languages, you can…
Rappel

4. Parler
Advantages of language learning

6. Vocabulaire le décalage horaire time difference quand – when
je déjeune – I have lunch
je dors – I sleep
les devoirs
Oliana

7. les devoirs
Oliana
Say what Oliana does at these times. Use the correct part of the present tense verb.
Exemple: A dix heures elle parle avec ses copains.

8. Extension reading
Find the Tahitian word for:

9. We are going to read a poem in French.
Decide what the poem is about.
Try to summarise the poem.

10. In groups translate a verse each
Vocabulaire
Citoyens – citizens nous utilisons – we use
monde – world chiffres - figures
vient de – comes from
viennent de – come from (plural)
In groups translate a verse each

11. chanteur – singer
imprimé – printed
n’importe où – anywhere
habitant ( e) - inhabitant
Terre - Earth
Can you think of some more examples of phrases you could add to the poem?

12. Possessive adjectivesmy
your
his/
her
our
your
their
In the poem the possessive adjectives notre and nos are used.
Can you find examples from the text?
Notre chemise.
Make a list of all the items mentioned but use my instead of our (mon/ma/mes)

13. Feminine countries Masculine countries
Angleterre Espagne Corée du sud Japon Danemark
France Italie Autriche Mexique Luxembourg
Ecosse Belgique Norvège Pays de Galles Sénégal
Irlande Allemagne Afrique du sud Brésil Etats-Unis (use aux)
Chine Pologne Australie Canada Pays-Bas (use aux)
Russie Suisse Nouvelle Zélande Maroc Portugal
Inde Suède Grèce Pakistan Royaume-Uni

14. From the poem make a list of the countries mentioned.
If you can, say whether the country is a masculine or feminine word.

15. Prepositions to use before towns and countries
Look at these examples and work out the rules
à Paris = in/to Paris en Angleterre = in/to England à Londres = in/to London
en Espagne = in Spain au Japon = in/to Japan en Italie = in/to Italy
à Leeds = in/to Leeds au Mexique = in Mexico à Rome = in/to Rome
Why do you think the preposition in front of a country is not always the same?
Now complete these sentences with à, en or au. See the list of countries and whether they are masculine or feminine.
1. J’habite __ Pékin __ Chine.
2. Nous avons une maison __ France. Elle se trouve __ Toulouse.
3. Je vais régulièrement __ Cardiff __ pays de Galles.
4. J’adore voyager __ Canada. Je préfère aller __ Montréal.
5. Tu vas souvent __ Dublin __ Irlande ?
6. Pour les vacances on reste __ Londres __ Angleterre.
7. Nous aimons voyager __ Japon. On va __ Tokyo.
8. Nous habitons __ Moscou __ Russie.
9. Vous allez souvent __ Inde et __ Pakistan ?
10. On a un appartement ___ Etats-Unis __ Los Angeles.

16. Add your own verse or write your own poem based on the idea of “Citoyens du monde”

17. Improving your reading skills

19. Trouvez la Tunisie et la Guadeloupe sur une carte sur internet
Texte A
La Tunisie
Texte B
La Guadeloupe
Trouvez la Tunisie et la Guadeloupe sur une carte sur internet

21. Answer the questions in English
Les devoirs – homework
Texte A
La Tunisie
Texte B
La Guadeloupe
Answer the questions in English
1.Where does the Fete de la Musique take place in Tunis? (1 mark)
2. Who is Cheb Khaled? (2 marks)
3. How long did the music go on for when Ousmane went to the festival? (1 mark)
4. Where does Lola live? (1 mark)
5. What sort of music can you listen to at the Guadeloupe festival? (4 marks)
6. What is the weather usually like? (1 mark)
7. What does Lola say about the instrument “le tambour”? (1 mark)
8. Did she enjoy the festival? (1 mark) Total: 12 marks

22. Les devoirs – homework Task B
Either:
Translate one verse of the poem “Citoyens du monde” OR
Write your own version of a verse of the poem or your own version of the poem.

23. Extension task