BearsdenAcademy Modern Languages
French
S2 Topic 2 “Citoyens du Monde”
Name………………………………………………………Class………………. Teacher……………………………………………
In this Workbook you will find…
- All the vocabulary used in your French book
- Notes on the grammar points you will learn about in class
- Activities to practise the vocabulary and grammar
The exercises should be written in this Workbook
For extra practice, you should use the Internet.
Here are some useful websites –
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Now you can…
- Talk about different countries in Europe
L’Allemagne(f)GermanyL’Angleterre (f)England
L’Autriche(f)AustriaL’Écosse (f)Scotland
La BelgiqueBelgiumLe DanemarkDenmark
L’EspagneSpainLe PortugalPortugal
La FranceFranceLe Royaume-UniUK
La GrèceGreeceLe pays de GallesWales
L’Irlande(f)IrelandLes Pays-Basthe Netherlands
L’Irlande du Nord(f)Northern Ireland
L’Italie(f)Italy
La SuisseSwitzerland
- Talk about different means of transport
en busby busen avionby plane
en bateauby boaten carby coach
en métroby undergrounden taxiby taxi
en taxiby taxien trainby train
en voitureby carà/en motoby motorbike
à piedon footà véloby bike
à mobyletteby mobyletteà chevalon horseback
- Say what you are going (or not going) to do
Je vais passer une semaine en EcosseI’m going to spend a week in Scotland
On ne va pas prendre la voitureWe’re not going to take the car
- Say when you are going to do something
demaintomorrowce soirthis evening
lundi prochainnext Mondayla semaine prochainenext week
- Talk about towns and villages
c’estIt’sune grande villea large town
une ville moyennea medium sized townune petite villea small town
un villagea villagedans le nordin the north
dans le sudin the southdans l’estin the east
dans l’ouestin the westau centrein the centre
à la campagnein the countryà la montagnein the mountains
sur la côteon the coastprès denear
- Talk about what you can (or can’t) do
Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire ici?What can you do here?
Dans la ville?In the town?
Dans la région?In the region?
On peut visiter le châteauYou can visit the castle
Non, on ne peut pas faire çaNo, you can’t do that
- Ask permission
Est-ce que je peux jouer sur l’ordinateur?Can I play on the computer?
- Use the correct preposition with towns and countries
- Use the verb VOIR
- Use the verb VENIR
- Use ALLER + INFINITIVE to say what you are going to do
- Use the verb POUVOIR + INFINITIVE
- Ask for information about train journeys
Pardon,Monsieur/MadameExcuse me,sir/madam
Le train pour Paris part à quelle heure?What time does the train leave for Paris?
Le train pour Rouen part de quel quai?From which platform does the Rouen train leave
- Ask where places are
Où est..., s’il vous plait?Where is...please?
- Recognise station signs and other words connected with journeys
un billetticket
la salle d’attentewaiting room
la consigneleft luggage
le quaiplatform
le buffetbuffet
le bureau de renseignementsinformation office
composter votre billet to validate (‘date stamp’) your ticket
le guichetticket office
fumeurs/non-fumeursmoking/non-smoking
le kiosquekiosk
une reservationreservation, reserved seat
les toilettes (f pl)toilets
la voie track, platform
trains au départdeparture board
arrivées (f pl) arrivals
tableau des horaires (m)timetable
- Buy a ticket
un aller simple pour Bordeauxa single for Bordeaux
un aller-retour pour la Rochellea return ticket for la Rochelle
- Ask if the seat is free
Cette place est occupée?Is this seat taken?
Non, c’est libreNo, it’s free
Oui, elle est occupéeYes, it’s taken
- Understand other travel vocabulary
à l’heureon timel’autoroutemotorway
de bonne heureearlyà bord on board
en retarddelayedla gare station
l’aéroportairportla gare routièrebus station
un avionplanele volflight
- Use the present tense of PARTIR ( to leave)
je parsnous partons
tu parsvous partez
il/elle/on partils/elles partent
- Understand IL FAUT ( and IL NE FAUT PAS)
il faut composter son billet avant de monter dans le train
You have to validate your ticket beforegetting on the train
Il ne faut pas mettre les pieds sur les bancs
You should not put your feet on the seat
Saying to, at or in a Town or Country
- With towns use à
Examples: J’habite à Paris
Nous allons à Glasgow
- The names of the countries are nouns, which means they have gender.
Examples: La France
Le Japon
Les Etats-Unis
- For masculine countries use au
Examples: Ils habitent au Danemark
Tu vas au Portugal
- For feminine countries use en
Examples: Nous allons en Italie
Madrid est en Espagne
** If the country ends in –e it is feminine (with the exception of le Mexique). The majority of countries in Europe are feminine.
- For plural countries useaux
Examples: Vincent habite aux États-Unis
Sara et Luc vont aux Pays-Bas
Activity 1: à, en, au or aux
Complete the sentences with à, en, au or aux
1)Mon cousin habite ______Irlande.
2)San Francisco est ______Etats-Unis.
3)Je vais ______Londres.
4)Ma grand-mère habite ______Pays-Bas.
5)Mon frère va ______Suisse avec ses amis.
6)Swansea est ______pays de Galles.
7)Nous habitons ______Ecosse.
8)Est-ce que vous habitez ______Marseille?
9)Il fait beau ______Portugal.
10) Paris est ______France.
Activity 2:Les transports
Try to match the following means of transport with their pictures. Draw a line!
1)à vélo
2)en avion
3)en train
4)en voiture
5) en métro
Now it is your turn to draw the pictures. In the space provided draw a picture to match the following means of transport.
6) en bateau7) à pied
8) en car
9) Comment vas-tu au collège?Je vais………………
10) Comment vas-tu à Glasgow?Je vais………………
Activity 3: aller
Complete the following exercise by filling in the correct part of ‘aller’ = to go
1)Isabelle ______au port.
2)Nous ______au Musée du Louvre.
3)Est-ce que tu ______à la maison de Marie?
4)Lucie ______à la plage avec ses amis.
5)Pierre et Paul ______au cinéma avec ses parents.
6)Est-ce que vous ______à la banque?
7)On ______à l’auberge de jeunesse,
8)Ils ______au match de foot.
9)Cet été, je ______États-Unis avec toute seule.
10) Elle ______à la piscine
Activity 5: voir Learn this verb by heart and then fill in the blanks
Irregular Verb: partir – to leave,head off
je parsI leave, I'm leaving
tu parsyou leave, you're leaving
il part he leaves, he's leaving
elle partshe leaves, she's leaving
on partone leaves, one is leaving
nous partons we leave, we're leaving
vous partezyou leave, you're leaving
ils partentthey leave, they're leaving
elles partentthey leave, they're leaving
Activity 10: Put the correct form of partir in the blanks, and write what each sentence means in English:
e.g Le bus PART à six heures - The train leaves at six o'clock
1.Nous ______en avion
2.Le train ______à minuit.
3.Tu ______en vacances cette année?
4.Je ______à Paris la semaine prochaine
5.Vous ______à quelle heure?
6.On ______pour la montagne jeudi matin.
7.Mes copains ______pour l'Espagne en août.
- Mon père ______à sept heures et demiepour aller à l'aéroport
Activity 11A la Gare – At the Station
Choose one of the signs to match up with the English clues, and write it in the blank box:
Example: I need something to eat - BUFFET
NON-FUMEURS
KIOSQUEGUICHETTABLEAU DES HORAIRES
SALLE D'ATTENTETÉLÉPHONESORTIE
BUREAU DES RENSEIGNEMENTSCONSIGNE
- I want to leave my luggage
- I need to buy a ticket
- I have to wait for my train
- I need information about my journey
- I need to make a phone call
- You can't smoke in this carriage
- This shows me where I can leave the station
- This shows me how to get to the platforms
- I want to see when trains arrive and leave
10.I want to buy a magazine
Activity 12 Destination Board – Gare de Metz
NO. DESTINATION HEURES NATURE QUAI PARTICULARITES
3481 GÉNÈVE 23H15 EXPRESS 1 CORRESPONDANCE À
STRASBOURG POUR
FRANCFORT
6858 PARIS - EST 04H27 TGV 7 SUPPLÉMENT
4370 DUNKERQUE 06H30 EXPRESS 4 CORRESPONDANCE POUR
L'ANGLETERRE
4372 MARSEILLE 08H49 RAPIDE 12 VOITURES COUCHETTES
MISTRAL
D162 BRUXELLES 10H05 TGV 2 RÉSERVATION
OBLIGATOIRE
E356 CALAIS MARITIME 10H12 RAPIDE 8 SUPPLÉMENT DE LILLE
TICINO À CALAIS
Above are some of the trains listed on the departure board at Metz station. Notice
That the type(nature) is mentioned e.g. Express or Rapide, also that any special
Information about the train service is mentioned under Particularités.
1a. What sort of train would you travel on if you went to Paris?
b. What platform does it leave from?
c. What is special about the fare on this train?
2a. Where is the quarter past eleven train going?
b. You are going to Frankfurt. Where do you have to change?
3. You are going to England. What train should you take?
4. What do you have to do if you want to take the train to Brussels?
5. On which train can you get a sleeping compartment?
Mon journal de travail
With confidence I can… /Talk about different countries in Europe and elsewhere
Talk about different types of transport
Say what I am going or not going to do using ALLER + INFINITIVE
Say when I am going to do something
Describe towns and villages
Talk about what you can or can’t do in different places using POUVOIR + INFINITIVE
Ask permission to do things
Use the correct prepositions with towns and countries
Use the verbs VOIR and VENIR
I can read and understand more complex text which includes familiar and unfamiliar language.
I can listen and show understanding of longer sentences, even when there is more than one speaker.
- What I need more help with is ______
- What I am most pleased about is ______
- What I have learned which is new is ______
- What I need to do to improve is ______
- What I have learned that will help me in the real world is
______
Overall I feel
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