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La Famille

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When studying French you need to be able to talk about your family and home. How many brothers and sisters you have, where you live and the things you do.

Cool French - Family

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/cool/family.shtml Added: 15 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:

Archived site - Family vocabulary with a little difference. Includes slang words and some that are a little vulgar.

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Strand: Vocabulary

Strand unit: Family

Suggestions for use: Could be introduced to a class for some light relief.

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Prénoms

http://www.e-prenoms.com/ Added: 15 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:

Detailed alphabetical information about the origins of first names as well as listings for patron saints of various professions and trades. Very good for the origins of the name 'Patrick'. Navigation is a little different.

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Strand: Reading

Strand unit: Family

Suggestions for use: Get the class to explore their own first name. Get them to explain orally or in writing the origin of their name and the feast day associated with it.

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Une famille pauvre

http://www.20minutes.fr/societe/602...francoise-eleve-fille-690-euro-mois Added: 03 Apr 2012 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Reference

News article about a poor family in Paris and how the mother manages to make ends meet. Gives good awareness of the poverty issue in France. Ideal for Junior Cert reading comprehensions.

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Strand: Topics

Strand unit: Poverty

Suggestions for use: This article would be best used as a reading comprehension with questions in English.
Ask the students to write all the numbers in letters for a little revision.

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La Famille - Dialogue

http://www.jump-gate.com/languages/french/french6.html#notesvoc Added: 23 May 2005 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Assessment / Lesson Plan

Role plays asking people about their family.
Listening section available.
Full grammar explanations; a little heavy for Junior Cycle.

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Strand: Speaking

Strand unit: Family

Suggestions for use: Practise these questions and answers in class with partner.
Make up new answers to suit self.

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Furniture for Each Room

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/lan...nline/french/sect35/no_07/no_07.htm Added: 10 Nov 2010 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Game

Listen to the furniture mentioned and drag and drop the items to the correct room. Colourful, fun site which beginners will enjoy.

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Strand: Topics

Strand unit: House

Suggestions for use: Could be used as a test, having already learnt the rooms and furniture vocabulary.

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Description personnelle - flashcards

http://quizlet.com/12776116/personal-details-flash-cards/ Added: 03 Mar 2013 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Game

Set of 50 flashcards with vocabulary to describe oneself. Includes articles for the names & sound. Links to practise the vocab with exercises or games. Good resource for all senior cycle students.

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Strand: Vocabulary

Strand unit: Personal Details

Suggestions for use: - ideal resource to let students work on their own at home or in the computer lab
- ask them to try the games & tests & keep a record of their results to see how they improve
- work on pronuncia

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Activité écrite et orale - la famille

http://roumanie.vizafle.com/files/pedagogicalfiles/po_a2_famille.pdf Added: 12 Nov 2012 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Lesson Plan

This pdf offers several ideas for activities about family, including speaking. Great to revise the topic with TYs but oral activities would be good practise for older students in view of the LC oral exam.

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Strand unit: Family

Suggestions for use: - pick activities depending on the level of students (more oral work for older students)
- ask students to work in pairs to remove some of the pressure of having to talk in French
- some ora

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Les Déscriptions Physique

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/12379/12016.doc Added: 14 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:

Set of three activities - unscrambling words that describe people; writing a description of yourself; describing a famous person.

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Strand: Topics

Strand unit: Family

Suggestions for use: Print out and do. Useful activity after a series of classes on describing myself and my family.

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La famille

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~creitan/q2famille.htm Added: 30 Apr 2005 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Assessment

Cloze-test layout with list of possible answers available.
Works on comprehension of family member names.
Very useful for 1st years.

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Strand: Topics

Strand unit: Family

Suggestions for use: Learner could draw and label own family tree using vocabulary provided.
Learner could develop oral or written description of own family mentioning each persons name and age.
A new, similar exercise

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