Knox Paris Trip
| May 19, 2008 | to | May 25, 2008 |
S1, S2, S3, S4 French - websites to try
Work through these lessons at your own rate at “French steps”:
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj
Here is a game called “Channel Hopping” in which you have to carry out tasks in French. Members of a family give you 10 tasks each to do and you get 10 euros each time you successfully complete one
www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/C/channelhopping/
Play hangman games at:
www.quia.com/hm/172113.html (nationalities)
www.quia.com/hm/172106.html (countries)
Revise dates, colours etc at:
www.quia.com/cb/86128.html
Revise school subjects at:
www.quia.com/cc/411366.html
More for S2 and up:
Ten listening exercises with activities. You can also read the French you are listening to:
www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/resources/frenchlisteningexercises/
Learn vocabulary from metro books at:
www.prescot-school.knowsley.sch.uk/prescot-language/mfl-site/french
Play games from the Chez Mimi programme at:
www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/c4modernlanguages/
Try out this vocabulary learning tool which keeps track of the words you know and tests you on the ones you don’t! You can also practise your grammar here!
http://quizlet.com/
S4 - More websites to try
On-line magazine in French where you can read articles on the environment, culture, sport, tourism and much more.
www.lesclesjunior.com/
S3 and S4 Italian practice
Here are some websites to try:
www.bbc.co.uk/italian/lj/menu.shtml
This is called “Italian steps” and leads you through sets of activities on different themes.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/listening/index.shtml
This site is called “Better at Listening” and contains practice exercises as well as hints on how to improve this skill.
Learn some cool Italian phrases at:
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/cool/
Try out some Italian tongue-twisters at:
www.uebersetzung.at/twister/it.htm
Try out a vocabulary learning tool called “Quizlet”. It keeps track of the words you know and tests you on the ones you don’t!
http://quizlet.com/
It includes vocabulary in different topic areas and grammar exercises to practise on.
S3 Italian: Test preparation
S3 Italian pupils should be preparing for Speaking and Writing tests on Free Time. You have a blue helpsheet for this. Remember that you can have up to 40 words of notes in either English or Italian.
Any problems, ask the teacher!
Here are some websites to try at home:
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/lj/menu/shtml
This is called “Italian steps” and you can sign up for a weekly email with learning tips. It is free! You can also listen and read text and do some games.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/listening/index.shtml
This site is called “Better at listening” and you can practise on some short exercises. It also has some hints on how to improve this skill.
S4 and S5/6 French Exam preparation
There are lots of websites you can access free to practise your language skills. Here are a few:
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/french/The excellent bbc site which provides practice specifically for Standard Grade.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/excusemyfrench/
These are a set of lessons from the TV programme “Excuse my French”.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/news/crossword/flash
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj
This is “French steps”. Sign up here for a weekly email with learning tips. It is free! You can guess the words, build sentences, speak and write.
www.bbc.co.uk/french/news/index.shtml
Here you can listen to an audio magazine containing reports on current issues. You can also do crosswords and choose an area of grammar that you need to practise. You can also listen and read texts.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/listening/index.shtml
This is a site called “Better at Listening” and gives you practise in listening, as well as tips on how to improve this skill.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/#
For Int2 and Credit pupils, read and listen to short films in French. There are French and English subtitles for every film.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/cool/
Try this one for fun!
Lots of listening exercises are available free on the “bonjourdefrance” website. Here are a few you can go to directly:
www.bonjourdefrance.com/n3/qcm/a12t.htm
This one is on organising a picnic.
www.bonjourdefrance.com/n7/a12.htm
This one is about cinema.
www.bonjourdefrance.com/n10/a11.htm
This one is entitled “What’s in my room”.
This site is good as a vocabulary learning tool. It keeps track of the words you know and tests you on the ones you don’t.
http://quizlet.com/
It includes vocabulary lsted by topic and also various grammar points to practise on.
For more exercises on verbs in all tenses, including the subjunctive:
http://taka.unimedia.fr/~brindille/jeux/jeu_verbe/menu.php?class_id=2