French Level 1
Talking about yourself
First Level Significant Aspects of Learning
• Use language in a range of contexts and across learning
• Continue to develop confidence and enthusiasm to communicate using the
language being learnt
• Develop an awareness and understanding of patterns and sounds of language
• Begin to develop an understanding of, interest in and respect for other
countries, cultures and languages
• Appreciate and understand the value of language learning
• Recognise familiar written words when listening
• Explore how gesture, expression and emphasis are used to help
understanding.
• Listen, recognise and respond to familiar voices in short, predictable
conversations
• Understand and respond to familiar spoken vocabulary
• Actively take part in daily routines
• Listen and join in with stories, song or poem
• Enjoy engaging with simple and familiar texts on my own and with others
using resources to support learning
• Participate in familiar games, paired speaking and short role plays
• Take part in simple, paired conversations about themselves giving simple
opinions and asking simple questions
Vocabulary
Talking about yourself
There are three ways of asking someone’s name in French and two ways of asking how
old someone is. Use whichever you feel most comfortable with.
Tu t’apppelles comment?
Comment tu t’appelles?
Comment t’appelles-tu?
Je m’appelle...
C’est qui?
Qui est-ce?
C’est...
What are you called?
What are you called?
What are you called? (this is generally used
in written French)
I am called...
Who is it?
Who is it?
It is...
Quel âge as-tu?
Tu as quel âge?
J’ai ___ ans
J’ai six ans
How old are you?
How old are you?
I am __ years old
I am six years old
Où habites-tu?
J’habite à Edimbourg
Where do you live?
I live in Edimbourg
Tu t’appelles comment?
Comment tu t’appelles?
Comment t’appelles-tu?
Je m’appelle…
C’est qui?
Qui est-ce?
C’est…
Quel âge as-tu?
Tu as quel âge?
J’ai 5 ans
Et toi?
J’ai 7 ans
Où habites-tu?
J’habite à Edimbourg.
J’habite à Edimbourg
en Ecosse.
Embedding the language
You can use age to ask someone’s age
whenever it’s their birthday.
Use both age and where you live when
you’re doing the register.
Sample activities
You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to
practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or
adapt them to suit the needs of your class.
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Quel âge as-tu? Activité
Look at the following ages on the slides and use your knowledge of numbers to
say what age it would be for each of them. E.g. J’ai cinq ans.
Regardez les
numéros
C’est quel
âge?
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai deux ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai sept ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai trois ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai cinq ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai quatre ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai un an!
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai huit ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai six ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Bravo! J’ai dix ans.
Quel âge as-tu?
Oui! J’ai neuf ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Regardez
et
les photos
décidez
l’âge de la personne!
Quel âge as-tu?
Bonjour! J’ai cinq ans!
Quel âge as-tu?
Bonjour, je m’appelle
Nico. J’ai six ans.
Quel âge as-tu?
Salut tout le monde 
J’ai trois ans.
Quel âge as-tu?
J’ai huit ans! C’est mon
anniversaire! 
Quel âge as-tu?
Bonjour! J’ai sept ans.
Songs and videos!
You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use
to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt
them to suit the needs of your class.
Quel âge as-tu chanson!
Chanson!
Quel âge as-tu?
BBC primary French
Quel âge as-tu?
Languages online Australia
Où habites-tu vidéo.
Où habites-tu?
BBC primary French