Yr 9 French MG2- Monday 6th June.

Responses to be discussed & submitted in Tuesdays (7 th

June) lesson.
A. Read the three passages in Tapis Volant 2 Textbook pg. 21(coloured book).
1. Complete the following table in English using information from the passages. Refer to the vocab
below for help.
Useful vocab:
jy vais Im going there,
Y=
there(to/in that
place)
presquenearly/almost
les vagues- the waves
revenirto come back
en forme- fit

Questions

Marcel

lieuplace
on se sentone feels
la journethe day
grand-chose- lots of things
se reposerto rest, relax
finalement- after all/ ultimately

deciddecided/settled
suivre un cours- to do a course
des sjourssome stays
quoi !untranslatable
expression but is used in informal
language to stress a point at the
end.

Marie Thrse

tienne

Where is
he/she going
on holiday
exactly?
At what time
of year?
For how long?
Whos going
along?
How will each
person travel?
What
accommodation will each
person
choose?

NOT MENTIONED

What
activities will
be undertaken
throughout
each stay?
Explain
whether each
person has
any clear
opinion/
expectation
about the
planned
holiday?

2. If it were possible, which person would you choose to holiday with? Justify your answer in
English using information from the relevant passage to support your response.
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3. How would you translate the meaning of Etiennes final line while still conveying his tone?
Des vacances linguistiques, quoi! (Look at the vocab table above for an explanation of
quoi.)

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B. Read through the advertisement in Tapis Volant 2 Workbook on pg. 27 Ex 20 (non coloured book) . Here is some
key vocabulary:
rve- a dream
envolez-vous take off / fly to
1. How does the advertisement try to first attract the readers attention? (What grabs your attention initially?)

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2. How does the advertisement maintain the readers interest?

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3. How does the advertisement create a sense of desire in the reader?

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4. In your view, whats missing in this advertisement to make it effective and to encourage the reader to act on
their desire?

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5. Who do you think is the target audience for the advertisement? Why?

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6. Imagine you have been asked to produce this advertisement in English. Reproduce it below in English by trying
to keep a persuasive tone throughout the advertisement.

Vivent les vacances!

Hooray for Holidays!

Across
5. to party
8. city
10. hike(noun)
12. to surf
15. to go mountain bike riding
16. mountain
17. during

Down
1. countryside
2. to go out
3. to depart
4. holidays
6. (holiday)place
7. to perfect
9. to rent

18.
20.
21.
22.

to spend(time)
sea
train
abroad

11.
13.
14.
19.

walk(noun)
car
to rest(oneself)
plane

LES VERBES DES VACANCES - HOLIDAY VERBS : Unscramble each of the clue expressions. Copy the letters in the
numbered cells to other cells with the same number IN THE MYSTERY SENTENCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
(use pp. 22-23 of textbook to help)