Ma famille et moi
WALT: Describing yourself, your family and friends and
being able to use possessive adjectives
WILF:
• Be able to give a basic description of your family – grade G
• Be able to give a detailed description of your family and
yourself and give your opinion – grade F
• Be able to give a detailed description of your family and
yourself, give your opinion and justify it – grade E
How much do you remember?
1. In your exercise book, match up the question and the answers in French
2. Translate both the questions and answers in English
Quelle est la date de ton
anniversaire?
Quel âge as-tu?
Tu es de quelle taille?
Tu as les cheveux de
quelle couleur?
Tu as les yeux de quelle couleur?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
J’ai les cheveux noirs et frisés
J’ai les yeux bleus
Mon anniversaire c’est le 13 février
J’ai quinze ans
Je suis grand et mince
Les yeux et les cheveux
Tu es comment?
J’ai les yeux marron
J’ai les yeux bleus
J’ai les yeux verts
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AND
TRANSLATE
IN YOUR
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J’ai les cheveux blonds
J’ai les cheveux châtains
J’ai les cheveux bruns
J’ai les cheveux noirs
J’ai les cheveux roux
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AND
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IN YOUR
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J’ai les cheveux raides
J’ai les cheveux ondulés
J’ai les cheveux frisés
J’ai les cheveux rasés
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J’ai les cheveux courts
J’ai les cheveux mi-longs
J’ai les cheveux longs
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AND
TRANSLATE
IN YOUR
BOOK!
J’ai les
yeux
Je suis chauve
marron
bleus
verts
J’ai les
cheveux
J’ai une
barbe
J’ai une moustache
bruns
blonds
noirs
roux
gris
CHECK IF ALL
THIS IS IN
BOOK! IF
NOT MAKE
SURE IT IS!!
et
courts
longs
raides
J’ai des
tâches de
rousseurs
Je porte des
lunnettes
frisés
ondulés
Don’t forget to use
connectives such as
et (and), mais (but),
aussi (also)…can you
list anymore?
Write in your exercise book a description of yourself and two
members of your class.
Example:
J’ai les yeux bleus. J’ai les cheveux blonds et longs mais frisés.
J’ai…..
Jack a…
Ellie a…
TO
COPY IN
BOOK!
Remember:
J’ai = I have
Tu as = you
bbbhave
Il / elle a = he/she has
Nous avons = we have
A bit more about physical description…
Look at the following slides
copy them in
your book
and
translate.
Remember to use www.wordreference.com
Je
suis
grand.
Je
suis
petit.
Je suis
grande.
Je suis
petite.
Je suis mince.
Je suis rondelé.
Je suis mince.
Je suis
rondelette.
Je suis de taille moyenne.
Je suis beau.
Je suis moche.
Je suis belle.
Je suis moche.
Now, in your book, add on to the descriptions of yourself and
your friends to make them more detailed…
Try and use GCSE ways to start your sentences:
Je dirais que – I would say that
Je pense que – I think that
Je crois que – I believe that
À mon avis – it is my opinion that
J’ai…..
Je suis….
Jack a…
il est….
Ellie a…
elle est…
TO
COPY IN
BOOK!
TO
COPY IN
BOOK!
Remember:
Je suis = I am
Tu es = you are
Il/elle est= he/she is
Nous sommes = we are
Ils/elles sont = they are
Je n’aime pas…
J’adore…
Je déteste….
REMEMBER!
J’aime…
Remember !
Expressing like and
dislike means you
can achieve up to
level 3!
TO COPY
IN YOUR
BOOK!
Extension tasks
Describe the following celebrities in as much detail as you can
including opinions and justifying them to achieve up to grade E
Remember
Parce que =
because
Adjectives
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Find more adjectives, don’t forget to use www.wordreference.com
Big
Small
Fast
Slow
Nasty
Good
Intelligent
Fierce
Nice
calm/quiet
Stupid
Bad
copy them in
your book
and
translate.
In your book, describe these people in detail, giving your opinion and justifying it
Bethany
CLAUDE
TO
COPY IN
BOOK!
active
big
boring
busy
crazy
fast
funny
happy
intelligent
messy
neat
nervous
quiet
sad
serious
slow
small
worried
Actif/ active
Grand/ grande
Ennuyeux/ ennuyeuse
Occupé/ occupée
Fou/ folle
Rapide
Amusant/ amusante
Joyeux/ joyeuse
Intelligent/ intelligente
Désordonné/ désordonnée
Ordonné/ ordonnée
Nerveux/ nerveuse
calme
triste
Sérieux/ sérieuse
Lent/ lente
Petit/ petite
Préoccupé/ préoccupée
Remember! Use the adjective in bleu when describing a boy,
pink when describing a girl. The adjectvive in black works for
both gender!
More ____________ than = plus _______________ que
For example:
Claude is more worried than Bethany –
Claude est plus préoccupé que Bethany
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COPY IN
BOOK!
Now write 5 comparisons between Claude and Bethany or
between some of your classmates
Grade booster!!! Using the comparative will help
you achieve higher grades A & B
Online practice
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