YEAR 5 FRENCH 
AUTUMN TERM 2021
Welcome back to school! Bienvenue à tous!
Below you will find links to work done in class and to resources that can help you with your French. This year we continue to focus on phonics, grammar and using the bilingual dictionary as well as various topics which include:
Personal information; School subjects and opinions; Planets; Using adjectives; Telling the time; Sports; Likes and dislikes
We also encourage practice at home using Duolingo which is a really fun and useful way of improving your French (or other languages!) Details will follow later.
REFERENCE
Collins online French/English bilingual dictionary
BONJOUR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atNkI6QFZ50 Bonjour song (Alain le Lait)
PERSONAL INFORMATION/FAMILY & PETS
Footfoot song words
Ma Famille song (by Alain le Lait)
Educandy games:
- recognising family members – ma soeur etc
- dans ma famille … describe your family
Revision of common questions and answers using educandy
Another educandy game which really focuses on accuracy
Revision of food likes and dislikes – see Y4 MFL page
FRENCH PHONICS
We continue to look at different sounds of French and how they are written. These links may be useful for further practice:
key sounds and practice (adapted from Rachel Hawkes.com)
Léon le caméléon song
Practise your French phonics using the wheel!
NUMBERS
Numbers 1-9 clip
Song 1-10 song
1-10 en francais games
Un, deux, trois nous irons au bois song
Numbers 1-20 song (by Alain le Lait)
Educandy games: numbers 1-10 and numbers 11-20
Numbers to 60 Educandy game
SCHOOL
L’ecole en France clip
Un emploi du temps (French timetable) games
Subjects Educandy game
Likes and dislikes Educandy game
Les matières: practise with the wheel!
PLANETS
Le Système Solaire Educandy game
Les planètes – video clip
European Space Agency clip
DESCRIBING HAIR AND EYES
Educandy game: describing hair and eyes
Song: Arc en Ciel by Alain le Lait – spot the crazy eye colours!
TELLING THE TIME
Telling the time Educandy game
Telling the time Educandy (harder game!)
La chanson des squelettes – song telling the time
SPORTS
Les Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques
Our sporting summer continues with the Olympic and Paralympic Games, from 23rd July – 5th September. Follow this link for more information: Olympics 2020 and keep updated on the latest from the Olympics via this link
Educandy game: new Olympic/Paralympic sports
Euroclub schools quiz on the Olympics
Educandy game: les sports
OTHER SPORTING EVENTS
Euro 2020 Football – Euro 2020 info KS2
Euro 2020 Educandy game
Le Tour de France Tour de France 2021 Y5
Link for more information on the Tour de France
and see the route in 3D here
Les sports – saying which sports you like and dislike SPORTS Y5 2021
Educandy games to practise sports:
FESTIVALS
La Fête Nationale – le 14 juillet
14 July French National Day Y5
Follow this link for a quiz about le 14 juillet and this link for more information about Bastille Day
Follow this link to see the 14th July fireworks at the Eiffel Tower!
Follow this link for the story ‘La Tour Eiffel a des ailes’
Euroclub schools facts about France
Euroclub schools quiz on the Eiffel Tower
DIGITAL DIALECTS
Digital dialects is a useful website where French native speakers say the vocab to help with pronunciation. Try these links:
VOCABULARY LISTS
