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A Green Mouse Song

A Green Mouse – Une Souris Verte

Classic French nursery rhyme for children about a green mouse being caught by its tail –  Easy, repetitive version of the song recorded for pre-school + primary children learning French.

Friendly French listening practice with English translations.
What a strange little nursery rhyme, as many of them can be, in any language.

Video

The Words:

Une souris verte qui courait dans l’herbe
A green mouse which ran in the grass …

Je l’attrape par la queue
I catch her by the tail

Je la montre à ces messieurs
I show her to those gentlemen

Ces messieurs me disent
Those gentlemen tell me:

Trempez-la dans l’huile
Drench her in oil,

Trempez-la dans l’eau
Soak her in water,

Ça fera un escargot tout chaud!
That will make a really hot snail!

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Mon Âne Song

Mon Âne – French Nursery Rhyme

Mon Âne is a French action song for children about a donkey which tells children that ‘my donkey’ (mon âne) is not feeling well.
For example, it has a headache, a stomach ache and sore ears:
Mal à la tête  –  headache
mal aux oreilles  –  Sore ears
mal à l’estomac  –  tummy ache

Each new verse introduces another part of the body that is hurting, but this simple recording focusses on the chorus and repeats of the first verse about the donkey’s headache to help young children to learn the tune and join in:
Mal à la tête!

Read the words and join in with the video:

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Mon âne, mon âne
a bien mal à sa tête,

Madame lui fait faire
un bonnet pour sa fête.
Un bonnet pour sa fête.

Et des souliers vernis, oui-da
Et des souliers vernis.

Et des souliers vernis, oui-da
Et des souliers vernis.

(Oui-da = is old-fashioned French and means “Of course, yes”)

The sound track repeats this verse several times.

Translation:
My donkey, my donkey,
really has a headache,

Madame has a bonnet made for his party.
A bonnet for his party

And some patent shoes …
And some patent shoes.
And some patent shoes …
And some patent shoes.

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Spanish Song: Parts of the Body

Juan Pequeño Baila

Sing Parts of the Body in Spanish.
Juan Pequeño Baila   = Little John Dances
Juan Pequeño Baila is a Spanish Action Song for children to join in with to learn and pronounce the names of parts of the body in Spanish.
Actions:  
Point to each body part as you sing its name.

Video

Start by singing:
Juan pequeño baila,
baila, baila, baila.
Juan pequeño baila,
baila con …

Now add a body part:
… el dedo
Con el dedo, dedo, dedo,
así baila Juan pequeño.

Translation:
Little John dances,
dances, dances, dances.
Little John dances,
dances with … (the) his finger.
With his finger, finger, finger,
that’s how little John dances.
(Note:  The Spanish use THE but in English ‘ownership’ of the body part is included  =  His/her/its finger)

Repeat the song adding a new body part to the list each time: 

Juan Pequeño baila,
baila, baila, baila.
Juan Pequeño baila,
baila con …

El dedo         the finger
La mano       the hand
El codo         the elbow
El hombro   the shoulder
La cabeza     the head
El culo          the bottom
La rodilla     the knee
El pie             the foot

This is the complete rendition of the song:

Juan pequeño baila,
baila, baila, baila.
Juan pequeño baila,
baila con el dedo.
Con el dedo, dedo, dedo,
Con la mano, mano, mano,
Con el codo, codo, codo,
Con el hombro, hombro, hombro,
Con la cabeza, cabeza, cabeza,
Con el culo, culo, culo,
Con la rodilla, rodilla, rodilla,
Con el pie, pie, pie
¡Así baila Juan Pequeño!

For more about ‘The Body’ in Spanish try this:
Parts of the Body

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El Barquito Chiquitito

El Barquito Chiquitito

Gentle Spanish nursery rhyme for children to sing and join in with. Watch the Video clip.  Learn the lyrics and actions, and there are easy guitar chords on the worksheet.

Había una vez =  Once upon a time (There was once …)
Había una vez un barquito chiquitito.
Once upon a time there was a little boat.

Video

Worksheet – Guitar Chords

Actions:
Sit facing a partner, hold hands and swing back and forth in time to the music:

Había una vez
un barquito chiquitito,
(There was once a little boat)
Había una vez
un barquito chiquitito,

Que no sabía,
That didn’t know,
que no podía,
that didn’t know how to (that couldn’t),
que no podía navegar.
that didn’t know how to sail.

STOP SWINGING!
Hold up your hands and count to 6 on your fingers whilst singing:

Pasaron un, dos, tres,
cuatro, cinco, seis semanas
1 2 3 4 5 6 weeks went by  (x2)
Pasaron un, dos, tres,
cuatro, cinco, seis semanas …

Start swinging back and forth again:

Y aquel barquito,
y aquel barquito,
y aquel barquito navegó.
(And that little boat,
and that little boat,
and that little boat sailed away.)

Repeat!

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Spanish Song: Yo Me Muevo

Yo me Muevo – Spanish Action Song

‘Yo Me Muevo’ is a Spanish Action Song for Children:
Sing, join in, and do the actions on the Video Clip.

Video

REFRAIN:

Yo me muevo hacia delante,
I move forwards,

yo me muevo hacia atrás.
I move backwards

Hacia un lado,      to one side,

hacia otro,              to another,

yo me muevo sin parar.
I move without stopping.

– – – –

Ahora soy un coche
Now I am a car …

Ahora soy un pez
Now I am a fish

Ahora soy la nube
Now I am the cloud …

Ahora soy un tren
Now I am a train …

– – – –

Refrain:
Yo me muevo hacia delante,
yo me muevo hacia atrás.
Hacia un lado, 
hacia otro, 
yo me muevo sin parar.

– – – –

Ahora voy despacio
Now I go slowly

¡Ahora correré!
Now I will run!

¡Ahora voy cojeando,
Now I am limping

porque me duele un pie!
Because my foot is hurting

Repeat …

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Spanish Song: En la Granja de Pepito

En la Granja de Pepito

This nursery rhyme is the Spanish version of the English nursery rhyme, Old Macdonald had a Farm.

Learn + Sing Animal Names in Spanish

Join in with the Video Clip. Read the Lyrics.

En la Granja de Pepito = On Little Joseph’s Farm.
José = Joseph
Pepe is the nickname for José ..
Pepito = Little Pepe (Little Joseph)

Video

REFRAIN:
En la Granja de Pepito X2

con  (with)
con el burro                 with the donkey

con el cocodrilo      with the crocodile

con el perro              with the dog

con el gato                 with the cat

con el gallo                with the cockerel

con el caballo           with the horse

For more practice talking about animals try this:
Animals in Spanish

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Il était un petit navire

Il était un petit Navire

Gentle French nursery rhyme with actions and lots of repetition about a little boat that sets sail for the first time.  
Learn the lyrics and join in with the first verse of this 16th Century French song.

Video

Actions

Verse:  Sit facing a partner, feet touching and holding hands, rocking back and forth in time with the music.
Chorus:  Stop and raise a hand to your forehead to look out to sea.

Verse:
Il était un petit navire
Il était un petit navire
Qui n’avait ja- ja- jamais navigué
Qui n’avait ja- ja- jamais navigué
Ohé, Ohé!

Chorus:
Ohé Ohé matelot,
matelot navigue sur les flots
Ohé, Ohé matelot,
matelot navigue sur les flots.

English Translation

There was a little boat
There was a little boat
Which had never sailed
Which had never sailed.

Ahoy, Ahoy sailor,
sailor sails upon the waves.
Ahoy, ahoy sailor,
sailor sails upon the waves.

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Le Furet Song + Activities

Il court le Furet

This French nursery rhyme is sung during games such as ‘Pass the Parcel’, and other games explained below.
More games that use this song are explained below.

Video

French Game 1.

–  Tell the children to make a circle and put their hands behind their back.
–   Choose one of them to be the ferret and stand in the middle of the circle.
–   Ask those in the circle to hold onto a piece of string behind their backs.
Threaded onto the string is a ring which the children must pass from one to the other while they walk around in a circle singing  ‘Il court le Furet’.
The child who is the ferret has to guess who is holding the ring and if he/she gets it right, she swaps places with the child holding the ring who then becomes the ferret.

French Game 2.

A child is chosen to be the ferret and all the other children hold hands and walk around him/her in a circle singing:

Il court il court le furet
le furet du bois, Mesdames.
Il court, il court le furet,
le furet du bois joli.

Then, still holding hands, the children lift up their arms to make space for ‘the ferret’ to pass underneath, zigzaging in and out of the circle.   During this time the following refrain is sung several times:

Il est passé par ici,
il repassera par là!

Finally the children cry  ‘il dort!‘  (he is sleeping), and the ferret curls up in the middle of the circle.
Children take it in turns to be the ferret.

The Words:
Il court, il court le furet,
Le furet du bois, Mesdames.
Il court, il court, le furet,
Le furet du bois joli.

Refrain:
Il est passé par ici.
Il repassera par là.

– – – –

English Translation:

The ferret runs, it runs,
The ferret of the wood, Ladies and Gentlemen.
The ferret runs, it runs,
The ferret from the pretty wood.

Refrain:
He has passed by here
He will pass by again over there.

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Au, à, aux + à, en – Worksheet

French Worksheet –
Au, à la, à l’, aux + à and en

Au, à, à l’, aux + à and en  gap-fill exercise to learn French prepositions for location + transport.  This practice links to the following French grammar, quiz + video clip:
French Prepositions for location + transport 

Online Quiz

Worksheet

Complete the sentences (after working with the video)  by filling the gaps with all the missing prepositions:

Nous allons __________ plage.  Nous allons  _________ avion.

Le chien va _______ voiture. Elle va _______ plage aussi.

Elle va _______ collège.
Elle va ______ vélo. Elle va ________ vélo. (give both options)

Les élèves sont ________ école.
Ils voyagent _________ bus.
Ils arrivent __________ ferme.
Ils donnent à manger _________ animaux. Ils retournent _________ école en bus.

Nous allons _________ États Unis.

Elle va _________ travail.  Elle va _________ pied.

Ils vont _________ cinéma.  Ils vont _________ train.

Le chien est _________ campagne.  Elle est _________ pied.

La fille va _________ magasins.  Elle va _________ train.

Ils vont _________ Paris.
Ils vont _________ chemin de fer.

Le garçon va _________ France.  Il va _________ bateau.

Il va _________ vacances au Canada.  Il va _________ bateau.

Il cherche quelque chose …
Un ours ________ bord de la rivière.

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Daily Routine in Spanish Worksheet

Daily Routine in Spanish Worksheet

 – Change all the verbs into the 1st person present tense.
 – Write down the words in Spanish for all the different times. 
Complete the worksheet (which can be downloaded below) after studying the information and working with the video clip in the following listening resource:  Daily Routine in Spanish.

PDF Worksheet:
Daily Routine in Spanish Worksheet

Online Quiz

Daily Routine + Time Worksheet:

¡Hola!

¡Hola Eduardo!

¿Cómo es tu día?

(despertarse) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

(despertarse) ______________(at 6.30)____________________.

(levantarse) __________________.

¿A qué hora te levantas?

(levantarse)_____________ (at 7)________________de la mañana.

(vestirse) ____________.

(vestirse) ____________ (at 7.15)_________________ de la mañana.

(lavarse) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

(lavarse)_________ (at 7.30)__________________.

(Desayunar) ______________.

¿Cuándo desayunas?

(Desayunar) ____________ (at 7.45)______________________.

Son las ocho, las ocho en punto.

¿Qué haces a las ocho?
(Ponerse) _________________ los zapatos.
(Agarrar) _________________ mi mochila, y (ir) ________________ al colegio.

Son las doce.  Es el mediodía.

¿Qué haces al mediodía?
Al medio día (comer) ______________ el almuerzo.

Son las cuatro menos cuarto.

¿Qué haces a las cuatro menos cuarto?
(Salir) ___________________ de la escuela y vuelvo a casa.

¿Qué haces a las cuatro?
A las cuatro (gustar)  _______________ salir a jugar.
(Jugar)_______ con mi perro,  y (hacer)  _____________ deporte.

(At 4.30)  _______________________ (estudiar)  ________________.
(Hacer) ___________ mis deberes.

(Terminar) __________ (at 6) _________________  y veo la tele.

¿Qué haces por la tarde?

(Ayudar) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ en la cocina,
y (preparar)____________ lacena.
(At 7)_____________ (descansar)___________, (leer) __________,
y (tomar)_________ unbaño.

¿Cuándo cenas y cuándo te acuestas?

(Cenar) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (at 8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de la noche,
y (acostarse)______________(at 9)______________.

¡Buenas noches Eduardo!

– – –

Answers can be checked by returning to the video clip:
Daily Routine in Spanish

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Worksheet: Daily Routine in French

Daily Routine in French Worksheet

KS3 French Daily Routine + Time Gap-fill Exercise linked to the following video clip, information about telling the time + verb list:
Daily Routine in French

The exercise is for reinforcement:
PDF Worksheet

+ Online Quiz

Convert the infinitive verbs into the 1st person present tense, and write down the time in French words throughout the exercise.

MA JOURNÉE

Salut! Je  (être) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Gonzague.

Raconte ta journée Gonzague!
Que fais-tu?

Je (se lever) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Je  (se lever) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (at 7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Je(s’habiller) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Je (s’habiller) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (at 7.15) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Je  (faire) _ _ _ _ _ _  ma toilette.

Je  (faire) _ _ _ _ _ _ _  ma toilette (at 7.30) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

(At 7.45) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ je (manger) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Je (prendre) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ le petit déjeuner.


Que fais-tu à huit heures?

Je (mettre) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mes chaussures.

Je  (prendre) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  mon sac à dos …

et je  (aller) _ _ _ _ _ _   à l’école.


Que fais-tu à midi?

À midi je  (manger) _ _ _ _ _ _   le déjeuner.


Tu rentres à la maison à quelle heure?

Je  (rentrer) _ _ _ _ _ _   à la maison (at 3.45) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de l’après-midi.

Je  (jouer) _ _ _ _ _ _ _  avec le chien.

Et je  (faire) _ _ _ _ _ _  du sport.

Oui, (at 4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ je  (faire) _ _ _ _ _ _ _  du sport.

Quand est-ce que tu fais tes devoirs?

Je (faire)  _ _ _ _ _ _ _  mes devoirs (at 4.30) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

(At 6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ du soir je  (travailler) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Je  (préparer) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ le dîner.

Et à sept heures, qu’est-ce que tu fais?

Quelquefois je (lire) _ _ _ _ _ _ _,

ou je  (prendre) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ un bain!

Le dîner est (at 8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ du soir.

Je  (se coucher) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  vers (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ du soir.

Bonne nuit!
Bonne nuit Gonzague!

Answers can be checked by going to:
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Negatives in Spanish

Negatives in Spanish

No – Nada – Nunca

Add ‘NO‘ in front of the verb to form the negative in Spanish.
E.g.:
No hay            = There isn’t any
No soy            = I am not
No como       = I don’t eat
No juego       = I don’t play
No es justo  = It is not fair

NADA  =  Nothing

Put No in front of the verb +  nada after it to talk about doing nothing or not doing anything.
E.g.
No hago nada  =  I do nothing /I don’t do anything
No veo nada     =  I see nothing/I can’t see anything

NUNCA   = Never:

Put nunca in front of the verb  or put no before the verb + nunca after it to talk about never doing anything.
E.g.
Nunca juego    =  I never play
No juego nunca  = I never play

Jamás also means never.  Use jamás instead of nunca as a more forceful way of saying never.

Negatives in Spanish Video

Negatives in Spanish worksheet

Online Quiz

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Negatives in Spanish Quiz

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The Near Future in Spanish

The Near Future in Spanish

The Near Future in Spanish is formed by the present tense of the verb IR + a followed by a verb in the infinitive.
Voy a   = I am going to …
Voy a comer –  I am going to eat

¿Dónde vas a comer?  –  Where are you going to eat?
Voy a comer en casa    –  I am going to eat at home

Voy a + an infinitive verb is a clear way of saying what you are going to do one day.
E.g:
Voy a salvar el bosque – I am going to save the forest

Add NO at the beginning to say what you are NOT going to do.
E.g.
No voy a comer higos  – I am not going to eat figs

Video, Story, Worksheet  + Online Quiz

This practice uses verbs in the Near Future to talk about holidays in quiet, unsophisticated, natural places.

Verb List in the 1st person

Voy a dormir             – I am going to sleep
Voy a encontrar      – I am going to find
Voy a poder               – I am going to be able to
Voy a jugar                 – I am going to play
Voy a enviar              – I am going to send
Voy a hablar              – I am going to talk
Voy a respetar             – I am going to respect
Voy a apreciar          – I am going to appreciate
Voy a proteger        – I am going to protect
Voy a leer                   – I am going to read
Voy a bucear            – I am going to dive/snorkell
Voy a descansar     – I am going to rest
Voy a pescar             – I am going to fish
Voy a observar       – I am going to watch/observe
Voy a dar                    – I am going to give
Voy a evitar              – I am going to avoid
Voy a mirar               – I am going to look
Voy a tener               – I am going to have
Voy a visitar             – I am going to visit
Voy a buscar            – I am going to look for
Voy a escuchar       – I am going to listen to
Voy a viajar              – I am going to travel
Voy a gozar de        – I am going to enjoy
Voy a disfrutar de – I am going to enjoy

Present Tense of IR
Voy, Vas, Va, Vamos, Vais, Van

Video Clip

Printable  Translation Worksheet linked to the video

Online Quiz

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The Near Future in French

The Near Future in French

The Near Future in French is formed by the present tense of the verb ALLER + a verb in the infinitive.
Je vais
= I am going…
Je vais aller
=  I am going to go!
Examples of the Near Future:
Je vais manger
–  I am going to eat
¿Où vas-tu manger?
–  Where are you going to eat?
Je vais manger à la maison
–  I am going to eat at home


Je vais + an infinitive verb is an easy way to say what you want to do one day.
E.g:
Je vais sauver la forêt
– I am going to save the forest

Add NE … PAS either side of ‘Je vais’ to start a negative sentence saying what you are not going to do: 

E.g.
Je ne vais pas …
Je ne vais pas sauver la forêt
– I am not going to save the forest.

Video,  Online Quiz  +  Worksheet.

Learn the following verbs and use the Near Future in French to talk about holidays in quiet, unsophisticated, natural places:

Verb List

dormir            = to sleep
rencontrer  = to meet
pouvoir         = to be able to
jouer               = to play
envoyer        = to send
faire                = to do
respecter     = to respect
apprécier     = to appreciate
lire                    = to read
se reposer    = to rest
observer       = to observe
regarder       = to look, to watch
éviter             = to avoid
trouver         = to find
être                 = to be
 avoir              = To have
visiter            = to visit
écouter        = to listen
Voyager       = to travel

Vocabulary

avoir peur
– to be frightened

un endroit tranquille
– a quiet place


un endroit luxueux
– a luxurious place

un endroit sans internet
– a place with no internet

un endroit sans réseau mobile
– a place with no mobile signal

un jeu vidéo     – a video game
des jeux vidéo – video games

l’éléctricité      – electricity

le silence           – the silence

The Video clip, Story and Worksheet have short sentences in the 1st person.
The Online Quiz has longer sentences about plans to go somewhere peaceful, natural, with no internet or phone signal. Study all the options in the quiz, negative and positive …

Video

a printable worksheet

Online Quiz

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Online Quiz

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Present Tense of ALLER:
Je vais, tu vas, il/elle/on va, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont

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Comparisons in Spanish

Comparisons in Spanish

Comparatives

Más que = More than
Menos que = Less than
E.g.
Tengo más que tu.   = I have more than you

Comparatives + Adjectives:

Use Más + adjective + que  to say More + adjective + than …
Use Menos + adjective + que to say  Less + adjective + than …
E.g:
La sandía es más rica que el melón.
El melón es más jugoso que la papaya.

Comparatives + Adverbs:

Use Más + adverb + que to say More + adverb + than …
Use Menos + adverb + que to say Less + adverb + than
E.g.
Félix corre más rápido que Felipe.
= Félix runs faster than Felipe.

Superlatives:

El/La más = the most
Los/Las más = the most

El/La menos = the least
Los/Las menos = the least

E.g:
Antonio es el mejor estudiante. 
= Antonio is the best student.

Comparing Good + Bad in Spanish

Bueno = Good
Mejor   = Better
Mejor que =  Better than …
El/La mejor = the best
Los/Las mejores = the best
– – – –
Malo  – Bad
Peor  – Worse
Peor que  = Worse than …
El/La peor = The worst
Los/Las peores – The worst

Comparing Age in Spanish

Viejo  =  Old
Mayor que =  older than
El/La mayor  =  the oldest
Los/Las mayores  = the oldest

Joven  =  young
Menor que  =   younger than
El/La menor  =  the youngest
Los/Las menores  =  the youngest

– – – –

Tan … como

Tan + adjective + como = as + adjective + as
E.g:
Soy tan fuerte como mi hermano
= I am as strong as my brother.

Comparatives in Spanish Practice Video

Short sentences first about food, then about age + speed:

Online Quiz

Gap Fill Worksheet

Translation Practice.

Vocabulary

sabroso  = tasty
rico         = delicious
salado    = salty
sano       = healthy
jugoso    = juicy

distinguido = distinguished
descarado   = cheeky
encantador = charming

disfrutar     = to enjoy
disfrutado  = enjoyed
conocer       = to know
conocido     = known

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Describe Food in Spanish

Describe Food in Spanish

Learn how to describe food in Spanish using a good variety of adjectives.
Listening Resource with a video clip, vocabulary, Online Quiz + Worksheet.

How do you like your meat (steak) cooked in Spanish?
poco hecho     rare
a punto            medium rare
bien hecho      well done

List of Food Adjectives

These adjectives change their endings to agree with the noun they describe:
  masc   fem       mpl        fpl
graso  grasa  grasos  grasas     (Fatty/Greasy)

azucarado     sugary             
sano                  healthy           
fresco              fresh               
rico                   delicious
delicioso        delicious
ligero               light
crudo              raw
suculento     succulent
jugoso            juicy
costoso          expensive
barato            cheap
bueno             good
salado             salty
asqueroso    disgusting
nutritivo        nutritious/healthy 

Adjectives which only change from Singular to Plural:
dulce        –  dulces         sweet
horrible  – horribles     horrible
popular  –  populares   popular
fuerte      –  fuertes         rich/heavy
– – – –

Food Vocabulary:

El Desayuno    breakfast
el tocino             bacon
los pasteles      pastries
los cereales      cereals
la fruta                fruit
un café                a coffee
una madalena   small cake
– – –
El Almuerzo        Lunch
un plato principal   a main course
un sorbete           a sorbet
la carne                  meat
un filete                 a steak
los calamares     fried squid
– – –
La Merienda    Afternoon Snack
un buñuelo       a Valencian doughnut
image of a buñuelo
Chocolate con churros:

– – –
Comida rápida fast food
Comida basura (junk food)
– – –

Video Transcript in Spanish:

(There are Spanish AND English subtitles on the video clip)

¿Cómo es la comida?
Comida para el desayuno:
El tocino es muy graso.
¡Los pasteles son dulces y grasos!
Los cereales son nutritivos,
y a veces demasiado azucarados.
Fruta fresca es muy sana.
¡Esta fruta es horrible!
Un café con madalenas es un desayuno rico y popular en España.

El almuerzo:
¿Qué te parece un plato principal fuerte y un postre ligero?
La paella es un plato fuerte.
Un sorbete es rico y ligero para postre.
La carne:
Este filete está crudo.
¿Cómo te gusta la carne?
¿Poco hecho?
¿A punto?
¿Bien hecho?
¡Esta carne está suculenta y jugosa!
La carne es costosa.
Los calamares son más baratos.
Y los calamares son muy buenos también.

La merienda:
¿Algo dulce o salado tal vez?
Esta comida rápida es salada.
Esto es un buñuelo.  Es dulce y graso.
Una merienda deliciosa es el chocolate con churros.
¡Cuidado!  Esta comida es asquerosa!
. . .

Worksheet:  Describe Food in Spanish Worksheet

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Meals + Mealtimes in Spanish

Meals + Mealtimes in Spanish

Breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner in Spanish + the verbs for talking about eating or having these meals.
Video clip,  Online Quiz + Worksheet.

Spanish Meal Names + their Verbs:

El Desayuno    = Breakfast
Desayunar    to have breakfast

El Almuerzo     = Lunch
Almorzar        to have lunch

La Merienda    = Tea/Snack
Merendar      to have ‘tea’

La Cena               = Dinner
Cenar               to have dinner
(See Present Tense of these verbs below)

¿A qué hora? – What time ..?

¿A qué hora desayunas? Desayuno a las ocho.
What time do you eat breakfast? I have breakfast at eight o’clock

¿A qué hora almuerzas? Almuerzo a las doce.
What time do you have lunch? I have lunch at twelve o’clock

¿A qué hora meriendas? Meriendo a las cinco.
What time do you have tea? I have ‘tea’ at five o’clock

¿A qué hora cenas? Ceno a las diez.
What time do you have supper? I have dinner at ten o’clock

Almorzar and Merendar are stem-changing verbs because the main part of the verb changes in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular, and the 3rd person plural:

Almorzar = to have lunch

yo                  almuerzo
tu                   almuerzas
el/ella          almuerza
nosotros    almorzamos
vosotros    almorzáis
ellos/ellas  almuerzan

Merendar = to have tea

yo                meriendo
tu                 meriendas
el/ella        merienda
nosotros  merendamos
vosotros   merendáis
ellos/ellas meriendan

Desayunar = to breakfast

yo                  desayuno
tu                  desayunas
el/ella         desayuna
nosotros   desayunamos
vosotros   desayunáis
ellos/ellas desayunan

Cenar = to have dinner

yo                  ceno
tu                   cenas
el/ella          cena
nosotros    cenamos
vosotros    cenáis
ellos/ellas cenan

Vocabulary:
los frijoles           beans
los espaguetis  spaghetti
la fruta                 fruit
el postre              dessert

The verb TOMAR + the name of the meal also works very well to ask about mealtimes:
¿A qué hora tomas el desayuno? =
What time do you have breakfast?

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El Desayuno  –  Desayunar
¿A qué hora desayunas?
Desayuno a las siete y media.
¿Y tú?  ¿A qué hora tomas el desayuno?
Tomo el desayuno a las siete.

El Almuerzo  –  Almorzar
¿El almuerzo es a qué hora en tu escuela?
Almorzamos a la una de la tarde.
¿Qué te gusta comer para el almuerzo?
A mi me gustan los frijoles.  ¿Y tú?
Yo prefiero los espaguetis.
Y para postre me gusta la fruta.

La Merienda  –  Merendar
¿La merienda es a qué hora?
La gente merienda a las cinco o las seis de la tarde.

La Cena  –  Cenar
¿A qué hora cenas?
Cenamos a las diez de la noche.

– – – –

More Practice:
SPANISH FOOD AND DRINK RESOURCES

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¿Por qué? Porque … In a Story

Why + Because in Spanish

Questions and Answers using Why + Because in Spanish in a true nature story for children about a tiny chick falling asleep in the wrong place:
¿Por qué?  =  Why?
Porque      =   Because

¿Por qué ..?
Why is the chick’s mother worried?
Porque …    
Because the chick is in danger!

Subtitled video, Gap Fill Worksheet, + Online Quiz.

el polluelo = the chick, fledgling
el invierno = winter
la comida = food
los pájaros = the birds
Pobrecitos = poor things

preocuparse = to worry
escaparse      = to escape
hacer     = to do
hacerlo = to do it

doy de comer = I feed
es importante = it is important
hay poca comida = there is little food

no sabe nada = it knows nothing
está cansado = it is tired

¡Qué susto! = What a fright!

Free downloadable Gap Fill Worksheet:

Video Transcript in Spanish:

(The video has Spanish and English subtitles)

¿Por qué?
¿Por qué doy de comer a los pájaros?
Porque me gustan.
¿ Por qué es importante hacerlo en invierno?
Es importante porque hay poca comida.
¡Pobrecitos!

¿Por qué?
¿ Por qué viene este pájaro?
¡Viene porque le gusta comer pajaritos!

¿Por qué se preocupa su mamá?
¿Por qué se preocupa su papá?
¿Por qué?
Porque su polluelo no se escapa …
¡Porque su polluelo está durmiendo!

¿Por qué?
Porque está cansado.
¡Porque no sabe nada!

¡Qué susto!

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¿Por qué?  Porque …

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Directions in French

Directions in French

Learn how to ask for Directions in French via a friendly tour of some of the best views in the centre of Paris.
Vocabulary for asking for directions, video clips to listen to and join in with + an online quiz, the transcript of the video and free Worksheet.

Video

Video with Audio in French + French and English subtitles:

Vocabulary

Excusez-moi       Excuse me.      
S’il vous plaît    Please
Où est ..?                Where is ..?
Pour aller à ..?     What is the way to ..?
un rond-point     a roundabout
à gauche                 on the left
à droite                  on the right
derrière                  behind
devant                     in front
en face de              facing
à côté de                next to
De l’autre côté  on the other side
loin                            far
près                          near
après                        after
la première           the first
la deuxième         the second
la troisième          the third

Verbs

Tourner           to turn     
Traverser         to cross
Monter            to climb
Prendre           to take
Mener à           to lead to

DIRECTIONS:

Tournez             Turn
Traversez          Cross
 Montez             Climb
Prenez               Take

La rue mène à …       The street leads to
Tournez à droite      Turn right
Tournez à gauche    Turn left
Traversez la rue        Cross the street
Prenez la deuxième rue à droite …
– Take the second street on the right

Video 2 – No English subtitles

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Image of A Green Mouse at the Louvre

Video Transcript

À gauche.
À droite.
Tournez!
La lumière tourne à droite
et maintenant à gauche.
Je suis à Paris.
Derrière moi il y a La Défense avec ses gratte-ciel …
et la Grande Arche en face de l’Arc de Triomphe!
L’ Arche derrière, tout droit il y a l’Arc de Triomphe.
Autour il y a un grand rond-point.
Après on arrive aux Champs Élysées,
une rue très élégante.
Ne traversez pas la rue.
Elle mène à la Place de la Concorde.
Salut!
Après la Place, il y a les Jardins des Tuileries,
qui mènent …
au musée(m) du Louvre.
Ça fait une belle ligne droite!
Le Louvre est à côté de la Seine.
Traversez la Seine pour aller à l’Île de la Cité.
Montez la Tour Eiffel pour tout voir!
Oh Paris!  Tu es belle!

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Negatives in French in a Story

Negatives in French

Put NE before the verb and PAS after it to form the negative in French.  Ne becomes  n’ in front of a vowel.
Eg:
Je ne suis pas    I am not
Je n’ai pas          I do not have

Nothing and Never:
Je n’ai rien                  I have nothing
Je ne mange jamais    I never eat

Negatives in French Story Practice, Videos,  Online Quiz + printable Worksheet.

Video

Video clip in French with French AND English subtitles:

The main character in the story has reasons to be negative:
I never have a steak!
Je ne mange jamais un bifteck!

My meal is not interesting!
Mon repas n’est pas intéressant!

I eat nothing good!
Je ne mange rien de bon!

Video – Only French subtitles

Worksheet

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Transcript in French:

Mon repas n’est pas intéressant!
Je ne mange rien de bon!
Quand est-ce que je mange un bifteck?
Je ne mange jamais un bifteck!
Cependant …
Je m’intéresse toujours aux courses.
Oui, je sais.  Elles ne sont jamais pour moi!

Mais, qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ce sac en plastique?
Ce n’est pas possible!  Il y a des os!
Pourquoi?
À cause d’une conversation sur Twitter!
Lisez!  Regardez bien!

Ma maîtresse me donne un os!
Quelle confusion!  Pour moi c’est un trésor!
Je veux cacher mon trésor!
Ce n’est pas pour toi!
Non, ça ne va pas!
Ici peut-être?
Non, ça ne va pas non plus!
Non Billy!  Ce n’est pas pour toi!
J’essaie encore …
Mais je ne suis pas contente!

Enfin je suis trop fatiguée …
Et j’ai mal au ventre!
Il ne faut pas toujours suivre les conseils sur Twitter!
Mais ça va.  Ne vous inquiétez pas!
– – – –

NOTE:  ‘Les courses’ is incorrectly referred to as ‘ils’ on the videos.  This is wrong because ‘les courses’ is feminine plural.

QUESTIONS:
(Answer as Maggie in French)

1.  Is your regular meal interesting?
…
2.  Do you normally have good things to eat?
…
3.  How often do you eat steak?
…
4.  What do you say to Billy?
…
5.  Are you happy about where to hide your bone?
…