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Archive for November 8th, 2008


9b4 what have we been doing recently?

Hello 9b4! Well this week we have been looking at transport and how to say where you have been and how you got there. If you look at the file box in the bottom right hand corner of the blog, you will be able to remind yourself of the ppt covered in the lesson.

Yr 10 – Watch out the X Factor, here come 10Fr2!

labamba2

Wow, what an interesting week we have had! We started a new topic on leisure and we started by revising some of the key sports etc and some basic phrases. Then we started to put some of these key phrases together to form the verse of a song. Using Mrs Hampson’s marvellous laptop technology, each small group recorded a verse  to the tune of the song  ‘La Bamba’, using a midi file as a backing track and using the Audacity software to achieve this!

Then Mrs H took home the saved efforts (which had been saved in wav format) and ‘mixed’ the verses onto the backing track using Audacity. It has been saved in an MP3 format and here is the final result (click on the link at the start of this post) – a bit cheesy we know (though not as cheesy as cheesy chipmunks Jenni & Sam!) but for a very first effort it was good and fun was had by all! Seriously though, it is well known that language learning through the media of songs is a winner as phrases and vocab can be easier to remember! The only trouble is, I now have more classes queuing up for their turn! Well done 10Fr2 – Simon Cowell be afraid, be very afraid!!

8B1 what have we been doing recently?

Hello 8b1! Well this week we have started to look at how to talk about countries in French and we have also discussed various nationalities, including looking at the verb être (to be). Remember that you have a vocab test on the countries on Monday!! Have a look at the ppt in the bottom right hand corner of my blog to remind yourself what we did in class.

7PH what have we been doing recently?

Hello 7PH! Well this week we have started to look at how to talk about countries in French and we have also discussed various nationalities. Well done in your vocab test last Friday! Have a look at the ppt in the bottom right hand corner of my blog to remind yourself what we did in class.

7AA What have we been doing recently?

Hello 7AA, especially to Luke who did leave a comment. Please do not put your own e-mail in your comment as it leaves it open to spammers! Well this week, we have been finding out how you talk about different countries and nationalities in French. We have also widened our geographical knowledge too I am sure!! If you get stuck, please look at the ppt that goes with this weeks work (countries & nationalities) on this blog. Have a nice weekend 7AA!