3.10 Ici et là
10. Ici et là Out and about
In this section, we see French children tell their class about holiday visits to attractions such as museums, theme parks or fairs. They use past tense verbs as they say where they’ve been, express opinions about their experience, and to describe the experience using adjectives to add interest. Following these examples, children can make their own “attractions” to visit in the classroom, or produce statements about a visit of their own. With care, they can use dictionaries for additional vocabulary. They could develop their account of a visit in the form of a postcard, diary entry, email or multimedia presentation - and present it to the rest of the class. They could produce an advertising leaflet for an attraction, with an illustrated labelled map, and visitors’ comments about their experiences.
Films to see Part A: Talking about visits to museums A1. The fishing museum A2. Joke A3. The mining museum Part B: Talking about the theme park B1. The theme park - rides B2. The theme park - food and drink Part C: A visit to the fair C1. At the fair - rides and games C2. Q & A - favourite rides and games C3. At the fair - how does it work?
Find transcripts on the disc
Part A: Visits to museums
Planning your lessons
which some had visited in the holidays -where they touched the fish, and steered a trawler simulator in a storm.
Two films introduce some phrases for children to describe a past visit to some attraction: where they went, what they saw and heard, what it was like... Children can use these structures as scaffolding to create their own account of a visit they have experienced for themselves.
Activities Warm up
Before showing film A1, ask the children to tell you (in English, or your own language) what attractions they have visited, what was there, and to describe their experiences, what they saw and heard... You may like to discuss some shared experiences from outings you have had as a class.
Film 10: A1- Visit to fishing museum -“J’ai vu des étoiles de mer”.
Get used to the sounds
❑ Echoing: Show the e-flashcards, which repeat the key structures heard in film A1. Show each picture, initially with sound on and text off. Pupils echo the words, e.g. “je suis allée au Musée de la pêche ”. Pay particular attention to pronouncing the “key sounds” (see box).
Watch film A1: Fishing museum
❑ Film A1 shows a French class discussing the fishing museum at Étaples in northern France,
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