Task 1: Cherchez!
Find the words in a dictionary. Write whether they are masculine or feminine.
Task 2: Regardez!
Watch this video about the local town of Axbridge, to practise the names of 11 places in town.
Remember that:
il y a = there is
il n'y a pas de = there is no
Task 3: Écrivez
Watch again, and fill in the table to say what is and isn't in the town:
Task 4:
Écoutez!
Listen to the recordings and decide whether you hear place a, b or c.
Task 5:
Écoutez!
Listen to the recordings and decide whether you hear place a, b or c.
a) Dans ma ville, il y a un musée.
b) Dans ma ville, il y a un marché.
c) Dans ma ville, il y a des magasins.
a) Dans mon village, il n’y a pas d’école.
b) Dans mon village, il n’y a pas d’église.
c) Dans mon village, il n’y a pas de cinéma.
a) Dans ma ville, il y a une piscine et une plage.
b) Dans ma ville, il y a une piscine mais il n’y a pas de plage.
c) Dans ma ville, il y n’a pas de piscine, mais il y a une plage.
Task 6: Lisez
Look at the description above, and answer these questions in English:
Task 6: Traduisez
EITHER Translate the 9 sentences in Task 4 into English;
OR Translate the paragraph above into English.
Task 7:
Écrivez
Write a 5 or more sentences about a small town or village you know.
Say what is and isn't in the village, using il y a and il n'y a pas de.
Include the conjunctions et and mais to extend your sentences.
You could also include some adjectives. Use the examples above to help you.