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Winter in Spanish

Winter in Spanish – El Invierno

Es el invierno  = It is winter
Me gusta el invierno  = I like winter
Hace frío  = It is cold

No me gusta el invierno = I don’t like winter
Hace demasiado frío = It is too cold

demasiado = too (much)

La nieve  = snow
Hay nieve en invierno = There is snow in winter
Nevar = to snow
Está nevando = it is snowing

La lluvia = rain
Llueve mucho en invierno = it rains a lot in winter
Llover = to rain
Está lloviendo = It is raining

La niebla = fog
Hay niebla en invierno = There is fog in winter

Winter Story in Spanish

Video  +  Worksheet + friendly description of snowy weather, snowmen, ice, snow and friendly activities.

Hace frío    =  it is cold
Tiene frío   = he/she is cold

Está helado  =  it is freezing, frozen

un abrigo   =  a coat
Necesita un abrigo   =  he/it needs a coat

Los pájaros necesitan comida  =  The birds need food

un hombre de nieve  =  a snowman

Videos


2. Repeat with only Spanish subtitles 

3. Repeat with audio in Spanish AND English

Worksheet

Video Transcript in Spanish

:
¡El Invierno!
¡Hace frío!  Hay nieve.
¡Hay mucha nieve!
Me preocupo por los pájaros.
¡Necesitan comida!
¡Está helado!
¿Reconocen esta figura de nieve?
Billy está orgulloso de su hombre de nieve.
Los perros juegan en el bosque.
¡Ay no!  ¡La nieve se está pegando al piel de los perros!
¡Mira su carita!
Este perro tiene un abrigo.
Y este perrito tiene un abrigo …
¡Pero todavía tiene frío!
¡Este niño quiere esquiar!
¡A Maggie le encanta la nieve!
¡Está saltando!
¿Qué pasó Maggie?
¡Pobrecita!

QUESTIONS

(Find the answers in the text + video clip)

1.  What is the weather like?
¿Qué tiempo hace?
…
2.  What do the birds need?
¿Qué necesitan los pájaros?
…
3.  What is Billy proud of?
–   ¿Billy está orgulloso de qué?
…
4.  Where do the dogs play?
–   ¿Dónde juegan los perros?
…
5.  Who has a coat?
–   ¿Quién tiene un abrigo?
…
6.  What does the boy want to do?
–   ¿Qué quiere hacer el niño?
…
7.  What is Maggie doing* in the snow?
–   ¿Qué está haciendo Maggie en la nieve?
…

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*  For more on ‘Doing’ in Spanish for beginners go to:
Ser and Estar + Doing

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Thought for the day!

Broadcast on the BBC Today Programme, 24th January 2013:
“Music and singing should be central to education and children’s lives” …

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We all want our little guys to fly …!

Music and singing are excellent for introducing sounds in other languages.
A Green Mouse is creating and sharing free French and Spanish listening practice for any child:
Songs for young children, and many video resources to link sound to words in accessible visual contexts for early listening and speaking practice.

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Winter in French – L’Hiver

Winter in French – L’hiver

Winter Weather in French verbs, vocabulary + practice for children – Videos, worksheet + online quiz.
Subtitled Video clips illustrate and describe winter scenes and activities in French in the Present Tense.

French Weather Vocabulary

C’est l’hiver!  It’s winter!
Il fait froid!  It’s cold!
Il gèle  It’s freezing!

J’ai froid = I am cold.

Tu aimes la neige? = Do you like snow?
Oui, J’aime la neige. = Yes, I like snow
Non, Je n’aime pas la neige. = No, I don’t like snow.

Il y a beaucoup de neige = There is lots of snow.

un bonhomme de neige  =  a snowman
un manteau  =  a coat

Verbs

s’attacher = to stick to
s’amuser   = to have fun
rentrer    = to go home
faire      = to do

il veut      = he wants
Il veut faire du ski   = He wants to ski.

il faut  = one/you/we must/should
Il faut rentrer à la maison.
= One/you/we must go home.

Examples of Avoir

Tu as un problème = You have a problem.
Ce petit chien a un manteau.
= This little dog has a coat.

Les oiseaux ont faim. = The birds are hungry.

Il y a beaucoup de neige!  There is a lot of snow!

Examples of Être

C’est = it is
Billy est fier = Billy is proud. (What of?)
Ils sont très contents.   = They are very happy.

Winter in French Videos

French + English subtitles

Only French subtitles:

Audio in French AND English

Translation Practice Worksheet

Questions:

Translate the answers into English:

1.  Quel temps fait-il?
What is the weather like?
Il fait froid.  Il gèle.

2.  Est-ce qu’il y a de la  neige?
Is there any snow?
Il y a beaucoup de neige.

3.  Billy est fier de quoi?
What is Billy proud of?
Billy est fier de son bonhomme de neige.

4.  Où s’amusent les chiens?
Where do the dogs have fun?
Les chiens s’amusent dans les bois.

5.  Maggie aime la neige?
Does Maggie like snow?
Maggie adore la neige.

6.  Qu’est-ce que le petit garçon veut faire?
What does the little boy want to do?
Il veut faire du ski.
…

Online Quiz

This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
Winter in French Quiz

QUIZ START

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Monter and Descendre in the Perfect Tense

Passé Composé of Monter + Descendre

Monter and Descendre belong to the group of irregular French Verbs which are conjugated with Être  in the Passé Composé (Perfect Tense).

However, when there is a DIRECT OBJECT in the sentence, they must be conjugated with Avoir instead of Être.

A Direct Object is what or who the verb does something to.
Eg:
J’ai monté l’escalier  –  I went up the stairs
(l’escalier is the direct object)

Look at this sentence:
“Je suis monté pour voir le match.”
(I went up to see the match)
Is there a direct object?
NO –  There is nothing in the sentence that the verb does something to.  Therefore monter is used with être.

Sortir, Rentrer, Entrer and Passer also belong to the irregular group of ‘Être’ verbs that change to  using Avoir if they have a direct object:
E.g.
Je suis sorti = I went out.
J’ai sorti la poubelle = I took out the bin.
(La poubelle is the direct object)

Online Quiz

Gap Fill Worksheet

Video Transcript

Le Match
J’ai monté l’escalier roulant.
Je suis monté pour voir le match.
Le Jambon:
J’ai sorti le jambon.
Le chien est entré.
Il a vu le jambon.  Il a vu l’escabeau.
Il est monté.
Il a monté l’escabeau.
Le Renard:
Le voilà.
Le chien a vu son renard.
Il est monté.
Il a monté l’escalier.
Il a pris son jouet.  Il est descendu.
Il a descendu l’escalier.
Il a descendu son renard!
Pauvre Maggie:
J’ai monté Maggie sur le comptoir.
Elle est descendue tout de suite!
Les Marches:
Maggie est montée.
Les deux chiens sont montés.
Ils ont monté les marches.
Ils sont arrivés en haut.
Ils sont descendus.
Ils ont descendu les marches.
Le Pot:
J’ai sorti un pot.
J’ai descendu le pot.

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Make a Simple Piñata in Spanish

How to make a Piñata

Learn how to make a simple piñata and listen to instructions in Spanish using Hay que …

Hay que

Hay que = it is necessary / one, you, he, she must

Video Clip + Worksheet.

No Central American birthday party would be complete without a piñata.  Sometimes they are a work of art, like this wonderful Winnie the Pooh from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, almost too beautiful to destroy!
Before:

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Just before total destruction:

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Simple Piñata Instructions

Blow up a balloon.
Mix flour and water to make a glue with a runny consistency.  (This is quick and easy, and more can be made if you run out)
Tear long strips of newspaper.
Use a brush to paste the glue onto the strips, putting them onto the balloon, one at time, and pasting them again each time you add another strip.
Cover the balloon with about three layers of newspaper.  Then do a final pasting with the glue.
Leave to dry  –  Takes about three days.
Pop the balloon and pull it out.
Fill the piñata with sweets
Decorate the piñata by painting it and covering it with streamers and pictures of choice.
Tie it with string and hang it in a safe place.
Make sure that the children stand well away from harm as each child in turn is blindfolded and handed the stick to have a go at bashing the piñata until the sweets fall out.

Worksheet

Video

Video Transcript in Spanish

Esto es una piñata.
Adentro hay caramelos.
Aquí hay otra.
Hay que pegar la piñata para sacar los caramelos.
¿Quieren hacer una?
Primero hay que inflar un globo.
Hay que preparar la cola.
Hay que mezclar agua con harina.
Tiene que ser bastante líquido.
Hay que cortar pedazos largos de papel.
Hay que cubrir el globo con el papel.
Hay que pegar cada pedazo de papel con la cola.
Poquito a poquito hay que cubrir todo el globo y poner más cola.
Hay que dejar el globo en un lugar seco durante tres días.
Mientras tanto hay que comprar caramelos.
Ya está.  El modelo está seco.
Hay que cortar el globo y sacarlo.
Ahora hay que cubrir el modelo con cosas lindas y meter los caramelos.
Una piñata para un niño …

Hay Que

Click here for more practice using Hay que + infinitive go to:  Hay que …

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Galette des Rois

Galette des Rois Recipe

A Galette des Rois is a traditional French Three Kings’ Day cake prepared for 6th January, Epiphany.
This is an easy recipe + video clips for a Galette des Rois using bought pastry.
This cake is fun, delicious, and the video clips provide instructions + listening practice for anyone learning French.
There is a worksheet with instructions in French and English below the video clips.

French/English Christmas traditions:
A coin is often hidden in the Christmas pudding …  In France a tiny figure called a ‘fève‘ or an almond is hidden in the galette des rois – Watch the video and see the fève nestled in the almond mixture.

Ingredients

1 packet de pâte feuilletée
1 packet of puff pastry

50g de pâte d’amande
50g of marzipan

50g de sucre glace
50g of icing sugar

1 oeuf battu
1 beaten egg

un peu de farine
a little flour

extrait d’amande
almond extract

extrait de vanille
vanilla extract

une fève ou une amande
a figurine or an almond

FOUR:  15mns à 210C
Oven

Galette des Rois Recipe Video

Printable Recipe in French + English

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Three King’s Day Recipe Video in French AND English

For more cultural resources go to:  French Activities

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Parts of the Body in Spanish

Parts of the Body in Spanish

Vocabulary, Video Clips,  Worksheet  + Online Quiz  to learn the names of Parts of the Body in Spanish.
Practice in short phrases and sentences.

Vocabulary + Gender

El cuerpo (m) =  the body

Un, Una = a
Unos, Unas = some

1.  Feminine Body parts:
La cara                         the face
La boca                        the mouth
La nariz                        the nose
La lengua                    the tongue
La cabeza                   the head
La espalda                  the head
La oreja                        the ear
Las orejas(fpl)           the ears
La mano                       the hand
Las manos(fpl)          the hands
La rodilla                     the knee
Las rodillas(fpl)        the knees
La pierna                     the leg
Las piernas(fpl          the legs
La pestaña                  the eyelash
Las pestañas(fpl)     the eyelashes
La ceja                           the eyebrow
Las cejas(fpl)              the eyebrows

2.  Masculine Body parts:
El vientre                  the stomach
El estómago             the stomach
El pelo                        the hair
El ojo                          the eye
Los ojos(mpl)              the eyes
El diente                    the tooth
Los dientes(mpl)         the teeth
El brazo                     the arm
Los brazos(mpl)           the arms
El codo                       the elbow
Los codos(mpl)            the elbows
El dedo                       the finger
Los dedos(mpl)            the fingers
El pie                           the foot
Los pies(mpl)               the feet

Videos

Repeat with audio in Spanish AND English:

Gap Fill Worksheet

Online Quiz

This quiz is also available on its own separate page:
Online Quiz

QUIZ START

Video Transcript in Spanish

¡Hola!  Soy Billy.  Esta es mi cara.
La cara.
Tengo dos ojos.  Tengo dos orejas.
Tengo una nariz negra.

¡Hola!  Soy una gansa.
Esta es mi cara.  La cara.
Tengo una nariz naranja muy grande.
Llevo gafas.  Las gafas.

Soy una muñeca.  Esta es mi cara.
Tengo el pelo rojo.
Esta es mi boca.
Una boca –  La boca.
Los dientes son horribles.
Los dientes.

¡Uy!  ¡Mira los dientes de Billy!
¡Mira su nariz!

¡Hola!  Soy Maggie.  ¡Esta es mi lengua!
La lengua.

¡Hola!  Soy un oso.
Tengo un vientre grande y peludo.
El vientre  o … el estómago.

Un brazo  –
El brazo tiene un codo y una mano.
El codo.
La mano.
La mano tiene dedos –
El dedo  – Los dedos.
El hombre tiene dos brazos.
El brazo.
Esto es una rodilla –  La rodilla.
El hombre tiene dos rodillas.
Tiene dos pies también  –
El pie
Y una espalda muy fuerte  –
Una espalda  – La espalda

¡Hola!  Soy un mono.
Esta es mi cara.
Mira mi oreja.
La oreja.  Las orejas.
Tengo dos orejas.
Tengo dos brazos.
Y tengo dos piernas también.
Las piernas.
– – – –

For more about the body go to: At the Doctor’s in Spanish

Parts of the body in Spanish
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KS2 French Story – My Dog

KS2 French Story – A New Puppy

A puppy = un chiot (m)
A new puppy = un nouveau chiot

Meet Maggie, a seven week old puppy, and follow her as she settles in with her new family.
Story, video clips, online quiz + worksheets for practice using French verbs in the 3rd person present tense, including aimer, être and avoir.

AIMER:

to like
Elle aime   she likes

Elle n’aime pas
She does not like

ÊTRE:

to be
Elle est   She is

Elle est belle
She is beautiful

Elle est dans le linge!
She is in the washing!

AVOIR:

to have
Elle a     She has

Elle a peur
She has fear  = She is frightened.
Elle a peur du jardin
She is frightened of the garden.

Videos

Subtitles in French AND English:

Audio + Subtitles in French and English:

Subtitles in French:

Worksheets:
My Dog in French Translation Worksheet

My Dog in French Story + Questions

Online Quiz

This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
Online Quiz

QUIZ START

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For practice learning to use AVOIR go to:
J’ai – Avoir Practice

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Colours in French + Agreements

Colours in French + Agreements

Colours are adjectives.  In French they go after the word they describe. Eg:
‘The white dog’  becomes  ‘the dog white’:
Le chien blanc.

Most simple colours in French change their endings to agree with the word (noun) they describe.
E.g:
Le crayon vert      = the green pencil
Les crayons verts = the green pencils
La voiture verte  = the green car
Les voitures vertes = the green cars

Invariable Colours

Some colours DO NOT change their endings in French.
They are called ‘invariable’.
Orange + Marron (brown)  + ALL Colour Combinations are invariable.
E.g.
La voiture bleu marine
= the navy blue car
Les camions bleu marine
= the navy blue trucks
La voiture vert foncé
= the dark green car
Le camion vert foncé
= the dark green truck
Le camion orange
= the orange truck

‘de couleur‘ is often added to invariable colours.
E.g:
Les voitures(f) de couleur marron
= the brown cars

Study this table for more information on gender and singular and plural endings.

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Follow and join in with the the video. Then do the Online Quiz + Worksheet.

Video

Online Quiz

This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
online quiz

QUIZ START

Practice using COLOURS + ANIMALS:
Animals in French + Colours

 

More practice re position of colours AFTER the noun in French:

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Avoir in the Present Tense

The Verb Avoir

Learn the present tense of the verb AVOIR.
AVOIR = TO HAVE
It also means TO BE in certain situations.
– Use AVOIR with AGE and feelings of hunger, thirst, fear and need or desire to do things.
Video clip,  Online Quiz, + Worksheet.

J’ai                  I have
tu as                  you have
il/elle a             he/she has
nous avons    we have
vous avez       you (plural) have
Ils/elles ont   they have

AVOIR  = to have:
J’ai un chat  I have a cat
Ils ont une voiture  They have a car

AVOIR + Feelings

E.g. Having hunger …
Avoir faim         to have hunger = to be hungry
J’ai faim             I am hungry (I have hunger!)
– – – –
Avoir soif           to be thirsty
J’ai soif               I am thirsty (I have thirst!)
– – – –
Avoir peur        to be scared
J’ai peur              I am scared/frightened (I have fear!)
– – – –
Avoir froid         to be cold
J’ai froid             I am cold
– – – –
Avoir chaud      to be hot
J’ai chaud          I am hot
– – – –
Avoir mal          to be ill
J’ai mal              I am ill
– – – –
Avoir raison      to be right
J’ai raison         I am right
– – – –
Avoir tort           to be wrong
J’ai tort              I am wrong

– – – –

AVOIR + Age

Quel âge as-tu?
How old are you?
J’ai douze ans
I am twelve (I have been around for 12 years ..?!)

– – – –

AVOIR to want or need something

Avoir besoin de   – to need …
J’ai besoin de quelque chose!
I NEED something!

Avoir envie de     to want …
J’ai envie de jouer!
I want to play!

– – –

Avoir de la chance    To be lucky
Tu as de la chance!
You are lucky!

– – – –

AVOIR to say ‘there is/there are’:

E.g:
Oh!  Il y a un crapaud!
Oh!  There is a toad!
Il y a de bonnes choses en France.
There are good things in France!

More AVOIR resources on A Green Mouse:
Avoir Practice: J’ai
 Avoir in the Perfect Tense.

Video clip

Online Quiz

This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
Online Quiz

QUIZ START

Downloadable Worksheet

Video Transcript

(The phrases correspond to images on the video clip  –  Watch, listen and join in)
Bonjour Billy!  Bonjour Maggie!
Tu as … As-tu?
Quel âge as-tu?
J’ai sept ans.
Quel âge as-tu Billy?
J’ai deux ans.
– – –
J’ai onze ans.
J’ai dix ans.
J’ai douze ans.
…
J’ai froid!
J’ai envie de jouer.
J’ai envie de rester ici!
Tu as de la chance Maggie!
Billy a des poils noirs et blancs.
Il a un visage gentil.
Oh!  Il y a un crapaud!  Regardez!
Nous avons besoin de quelque chose.
Nous avons soif!
Oui!  J’ai soif!
Vous avez peur de nous.  Nous sommes méchants!
Vous avez peur de nous!
Vous n’avez pas peur de moi.  Je suis gentil.
Vous n’avez pas peur de moi.
Ils ont faim!
Mm…  Il y a de bonnes choses en France ..!

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French Prepositions in a Story

French Prepositions in a Story

Billy and the Stick Insects
Learn French prepositions in a short grammar story + subtitled video clip in French/English + Worksheet.

List of Prepositions

under                 sous
behind               derrière
in front of         devant
next to               à côté de
on                       sur
under                 sous
in front of         devant
against               contre
through, on       par
in                       dans
at the bottom   au fond
at (home)          chez (nous)
with                   avec
while                 pendant
according to     selon
between            entre

More on French Prepositions:
French Preposition practice

Video

Video Transcript in French

Voici des phasmes.  Ils sont SUR le grillage.

Regardez:  Il y a un petit SOUS la feuille.

Un grand est DERRIÈRE et un autre est À CÔTÉ.

Ce phasme a ses pieds CONTRE la glace.

Les phasmes sont faciles à garder.
Tout ce qu’il faut c’est de l’eau et des feuilles.

Billy regarde PAR le grillage.

Aujourd’hui il faut nettoyer la cage.
Billy aime aider.
Les chiens vont DANS le jardin pour chercher des feuilles.

Nous avons de la chance…
CHEZ NOUS il y a les feuilles nécessaires DANS le jardin.

Billy trouve les feuilles AU FOND du jardin.
Je montre les feuilles À Maggie.

Nous mettons des feuilles DANS la cage AVEC de l’eau aussi.

Je garde ce petit DANS ma main PENDANT que je nettoie la cage.

Billy est DEVANT la glace.  Il regarde!

SELON lui il y a ENTRE six et sept phasmes DANS la cage.

MAIS ils sont difficiles À voir!

Downloadable Gap Fill Worksheet:

French/English preposition practice
French/English story about Prepositions!
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Spanish Story for Children: Maggie + the Squirrel

Spanish Story for Children

Maggie and the Squirrel
KS2 Spanish Story about a squirrel stealing from a bird feeder.  The story emphasises the value of listening, highlights adverbs, and encourages an interest in nature.
Story, subtitled Videos, printable  worksheet + online quiz:

Adverbs describe Verbs

Look out for these adverbs in the story:
How does a squirrel arrive?
Una ardilla llega silenciosamente
A squirrel arrives silently.

How hard do the dogs work?
Trabajan muy duro
They work very hard.

Ella va delante
–  She goes in front.

Billy va detrás.
–  Billy goes behind.

Listen to birdsong. Listen to the world around you.   Have you ever heard a cuckoo, or a woodpecker tapping its head against the trunk of a tree?  It is so loud!
(Try a Birdsong App to learn to recognise bird song)

Video

Audio in Spanish AND English:

Downloadable PDF Translation Practice Worksheet

Online Quiz

This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
Online Quiz

QUIZ START

Spanish for Kids: Una ardilla llega silenciosamente
Maggie & the squirrel in Spanish
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French story: Maggie + the Squirrel

French Story for Kids

Maggie and the Squirrel

French practice for children which encourages them to appreciate nature and listen to wildlife.

écouter = to listen
entendre = to hear

il écoute = he listens
A naughty squirrel listens carefully to try to work out if it is safe to steal some nuts.

il entend = he hears
He hears something … What is it?!

Listen to the birdsong in the video.
Read the story, watch the video, listen and join in.
Worksheet   +  Online Quiz.

Adverbs describe Verbs:

How does the squirrel arrive ..?
doucement  –  slowly, softly, quietly, silently

How does Maggie work?
dur  – hard

How do the dogs run?
à toute vitesse  –  at full speed

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‘Écureuil’ – is a hard, useful word to learn to pronounce in French.  Break it down to its 3 syllables:   é – cu – reuil.

Video

Repeat with Audio in French AND English:

Downloadable PDF Translation Worksheet

Online Quiz

This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
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Video Transcript in French:

Voici le jardin.
Il y a une mangeoire.  Regardez!  Écoutez!
Maggie est la gardienne de la mangeoire!
Toute la journée elle surveille le jardin.
Les écureuils sont interdits!

Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Un écureuil arrive doucement.
Il attend.  Il écoute.
Est-ce que Maggie est là?

Il commence à manger les graines.
Oh non!  Il entend quelque chose.
Maggie et Billy ont vu l’écureuil!    (= have seen)
Ils courent à toute vitesse!
Maggie sait ce qu’il faut faire.
Elle va devant!
Billy suit Maggie.  Il va derrière.
Ils courent après l’écureuil!

Bravo Maggie!  Bravo Billy!
Vous travaillez dur.
Grâce à Maggie et Billy la mangeoire des oiseaux est protégée.
Bien fait Billy!  Bien fait Maggie!

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Translate the following into English:

1. Voici le jardin

2.  Qu’est-ce que c’est?

3.  Il arrive doucement.

4.  Il entend quelque chose.

5.  Ils courent à toute vitesse!

6.  Elle va devant.

7. Il va derrière.

8.  Vous travaillez dur.

Maggie & the squirrel in French
French for Kids:  Un ‘écureuil arrive doucement
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Present Continuous in Spanish

Present Continuous Tense in Spanish

Use the present continuous tense to say what you are doing.

To form the present continuous in Spanish use:

The Present Tense of the Verb ESTAR
+ The Present Participle (gerund) of a Verb

Use the stem of regular infinitive verbs and add the following to form the present continuous:

AR Verbs:
Trabaj-AR  =  Trabaj-ando

ER Verbs:
Hac-ER        =   Hac-iendo

IR Verbs:
Escrib-IR    =   Escrib-iendo

E.g.
the present participle of ‘trabajar’ (to work) is:
trabajando
Estoy trabajando      = I am working
Estamos trabajando = We are working

¿Qué estás haciendo?  What are you doing?
Estoy trabajando = I am working
Estoy haciendo mis deberes = I am doing my homework
Estoy escribiendo en Español = I am writing in Spanish

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Some irregular verbs are called ‘stem-changing verbs’.
Dormir (to sleep) is an example of a  ‘stem-changing verb’:
Estoy durmiendo = I am sleeping.

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Estoy comiendo         = I am eating
Estás nadando            = you are swimming
Está durmiendo          = he is sleeping
Estamos saltando      = we are jumping
Estáis remando           = you (plural) are rowing
Están descansando   = they are resting

Present Continuous in Spanish Video

The video introduces the characters using the verb SER, and then they say what they are doing using Estar + the Present Continuous:

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Video Transcript:

¿Qué soy?  Soy un perrito.
¿Dónde estoy?  Estoy en el jardín.
¿Qué estoy haciendo?
Estoy jugando con las niñas.

Ahora estoy cansado.
Estoy durmiendo.

Eres Maggie.  ¡Estás descansando en mi coche!

Es un muchacho.
Está saltando.

Somos niñas.  Estamos en la tienda.
¿Qué estoy haciendo?
Estoy tocando la gaita.

¿Qué sois?  Sois hermanos.
¿Qué estáis haciendo?
Estáis nadando.

¿Qué son? Son vacas.
¿Dónde están? Están en el campo.

¿Qué son?  Son estudiantes.
¿Qué están haciendo?
Están remando.

¿Qué son?  Son cachorros.
¿Qué están haciendo?
Están comiendo.

Click here for more about Ser and Estar:
Spanish Verb Practice

Ser, Estar + Doing (the gerund)
Spanish Verbs:  Está cocinando …
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Spanish Tongue Twister

Spanish Tongue Twister –
El Perro de San Roque

Un trabalenguas = a tongue twister
El Perro de San Roque is a very useful tongue twister for learning how to pronounce Spanish R sounds.
Listen and join in with the video and audio recording below

The Words:
“El Perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha robabo.”
Translation:
“Saint Roque’s dog doesn’t have a tail because Ramón Ramírez has stolen it.”

To make an ‘R’ sound in Spanish, the tongue needs to be touching the roof of the mouth just behind the bone that holds the top front teeth .
The Spanish R sound should be longer for double Rs, and shorter for single Rs.

Spanish ‘Rs’ are different from English ‘Rs’.
(They are not like French ones either, which come from the throat as if you are gargling).

Video

Audio

The words:

‘El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha robado’

Translation:
San Roque’s dog doesn’t have a tail because Ramón Ramírez has stolen it.

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Sport in French – Likes and Dislikes

Sport in French Likes + Dislikes

Sport in French Vocabulary + Questions.
Video clip,  Online Quiz +  Worksheet.

Tu aimes la natation?
Do you like swimming?

Oui, j’aime la natation.
Yes, I like swimming.

Non, je n’aime pas la natation.
No, I don’t like swimming.

Je préfère le rugby.
I prefer rugby.

Vocabulary

Le golf(m)                 golf
La natation(f)         swimming
Le tennis(m)            tennis
Le rugby(m)             rugby
Le cyclisme(m)      cycling
Le football(m)        football
Le canoe(m)            canoeing
La voile(f)                 sailing
Le patinage sur glace(m)  ice-skating
Le surf(m)                surfing
Le ski(m)                   skiing
L’équitation(f)         horse-riding
Monter à cheval     horse-riding

Questions and Answers:

Tu aimes le sport?
Do you like sport?
Oui, j’aime le sport   
Non, je n’aime pas le sport.

Qu’est-ce que tu aimes?
What do you like?
J’aime le rugby.
Je n’aime pas le golf

Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?
What do you like doing?
J’aime faire de la natation.
Je n‘aime pas faire du golf

Qu’est-ce que tu préfères?
What do you prefer?
Je préfère le tennis.

Videos

Sport in French AND English Video clip:

Online Quiz

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Online Quiz

QUIZ START

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PDF Worksheet:

Video Transcript in French:

Le Sport:
Ce sont les jeux olympiques 2012.
Tout le monde attend les coureurs.
Les photographes arrivent les premiers.
Et voilà le champion qui arrive!
Le marathon est tellement dur!

Tu aimes le sport?
Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?
Qu’est-ce que tu préfères?
Tu aimes le golf?
Oui, j’aime le golf.
Non, je n’aime pas le golf.

Tu aimes le tennis?
Billy aime les balles de tennis!

Tu aimes la natation?
Oui, j’aime la natation.
Non, je n’aime pas la natation.

Tu aimes le rugby?
Billy aime la balle, bien sûr.

Tu aimes le cyclisme?
Oui, j’aime le cyclisme.
Non, je n’aime pas le cyclisme.
Oh, c’est presque toute une famille!

Et bien sûr on joue au football partout dans le monde.

Qu’est-ce que tu préfères?
Moi, je préfère le tennis, et toi?

Tu préfères le canoë?
Tu préfères la voile?
Ou le patinage sur glace?
Le surf?
Le ski?
Ou monter à cheval?
Le Sport:
Il y a quelque chose pour tout le monde!
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More:
Il y a beaucoup de sports différents
There are lots of different sports
On joue au football partout dans le monde!
Football is played everywhere in the world
Il y a beaucoup de choses à faire!
There are lots of things to do!

Visit Sport in French – Jouer vs Faire   for practice talking about playing ball sports versus doing things like swimming, cycling, rowing …

Go to Hobbies in French: Sport + Music to learn how to talk about playing a sport (e.g football) versus playing a musical instrument.

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Soy vs Estoy – Ser and Estar Practice

SOY v ESTOY

Introduction to Ser and Estar
Spanish listening practice using SOY and ESTOY in short contrasting sentences.
Video clip, Vocabulary, Worksheet +  Online Quiz.

Soy is the 1st person of SER in the Present Tense.
Estoy is the 1st person of ESTAR in the Present Tense.

SER + ESTAR both mean TO BE in Spanish, but they are not interchangeable:

SER for Who/What

Use the Verb SER to say who or what you are:
Soy  =  1st person of SER
Soy            –  I am
Soy Billy    – I am Billy
Soy un cachorro  – I am a puppy

ESTAR for Where

Use the verb ESTAR to say where you are:
Estoy  =  1st person of ESTAR
Estoy      I am
Estoy en una caja  I am in a box

Think of WHAT nationality you are versus WHERE you are, e.g. which country you are in.

Use SOY + Nationality

Soy inglés  (inglesa)
–  I am English

Soy español  (española)
–  I am Spanish

Soy argentino (argentina)
–  I am Argentine, Argentinian

Soy americano (americana)
–  I am American

Use ESTOY + WHERE you are

Estoy en España        –  I am in Spain
Estoy en los Estados Unidos  –  I am in the US
Estoy en Inglaterra  – I am in England
Estoy en Argentina  – I am in Argentina

Vivo en … = I live in …
Estoy de vacaciones en ….
= I am on holiday in …

E.g.
Soy Inglés = I am English
Vivo en Inglaterra = I live in England
Estoy de vacaciones en Argentina
= I am on holiday in Argentina

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Listen and join in with the friendly characters in the video as they say who or what they are followed by where they are.
Eg:
Soy una niña       =  I am a girl
Estoy en la casa =  I am in the house

Vocabulary in the video:

un mono         = a monkey
un oso              = a bear
un polluelo    = a chick
un cachorro   = a puppy
un perro         = a dog
un amigo        = a friend
un jardín         = a garden
un cerdo         = a pig
un pájaro enojado  = an angry bird

una muñeca  = a doll
una perra       = a female dog
una caja          = a box
una niña         = a girl

el jardín      = the garden
la escalera  = the stairs, the staircase

mi mamá           = my mum
mis cachorros  = my puppies

Video

Translation Practice Worksheet

Online Quiz

This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
Quiz Test

QUIZ START

Click here for more A Green Mouse SER v ESTAR Resources:
Spanish Verb Practice
(E.g.  For question and answer practice in the 3rd person present tense go to:
Ser and Estar: ¿Qué es?  ¿Dónde está?
For practice using  ‘ESTAR + doing’  go to:
Estar + Doing (Present Continuous))

Image for Peppa pig in the garden in Spanish
Soy un cerdo.  Estoy en el jardín
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Sport in Spanish AND English

Sport in Spanish – Likes/Dislikes

Sport in Spanish and English Vocabulary + Listening Practice via a subtitled Video Clip with images and short sentences about Sport.
Read and translate the transcript below.
Focus is on likes and dislikes:
Me gusta el deporte
–  I like sport
No me gusta el deporte
–  I don’t like sport
¿Qué te gusta?
What do you like?

For a ‘Sport in Spanish Resource’ with no English audio go to:
KS2/3 Spanish Listening: Sport 

Video

Video Transcript in Spanish

LOS DEPORTES:
Son los juegos olímpicos.
La gente espera los corredores.
Primero vienen los fotógrafos.
¡Aquí viene el campeón!
¡Qué duro es el maratón!
¡Hay tantos deportes diferentes!
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
¿Te gusta el golf?
¡Es fácil perder la pelota!
¡A ver si la pelota va derecho!
¡Cuidado!  Hay un estanque!
¿Qué piensas del tenis?  ¿Te gusta?
Hace falta una pelota y una raqueta.
¿Y el squash?  Es como frontón –
Un juego muy conocido en España.
La raqueta y la pelota son más pequeñas que las del tenis.
A Billy le gusta sobretodo recoger y coleccionar las pelotas.
¿Te gusta la natación?  ¡Dígame!
¡Sí, me gusta!  No, no me gusta.
Estos niños van a competir en un concurso de natación.
Los chiquitos todavía no saben tirarse a cabeza.
Esto es un partido de rugby.
A Billy le gusta jugar al rugby.
El ciclismo es divertido también.
¡Mira!  Hay casi toda una familia.
¡Y la gente juega al fútbol en todo en mundo!
¡Hay tanto que hacer!
¡El cricket!  (No muy conocido en España)
El paraguismo.
La navegación.
El patinaje sobre hielo.
Hacer surf.
El esquí.
Montar a caballo.
Y mucho mucho más.
¿Qué te gusta hacer?

Talk about sport in Spanish
Talk about sport in Spanish resource

For a resource about Sport with no English audio go to:
KS2/3 Spanish Listening: Sport 

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Supper in French – A Story

Supper in French – A Story

French short Story, Grammar + Video clips about eating supper and wanting more:
Worksheet

C’est l’heure de manger
= It’s lunchtime, suppertime, time to eat, time for dinner …

Nous voulons un peu plus!
We want some more!

Ça y est     = there, that’s it
ça suffit     = that’s enough
d’accord    = ok
Tout est terminé  =  it’s all gone

“Les chiens me suivent avec leurs yeux”
The dogs follow me with their eyes

Read the grammar below + do the exercise after watching the videos:

Videos

Repeat with Audio in French AND English:

Downloadable PDF Worksheet

Grammar Note:
“Les chiens me suivent avec leurs yeux.”
‘Me‘ is a direct object pronoun:
Notice how pronouns go in front of the verb in French, but they go after the verb in English.

‘Leurs‘ is a possessive adjective.
‘LeurS‘ describes the word ‘yeux’ (eyes) and is plural because ‘yeux’ is in the plural, and adjectives need to agree with what they describe.

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Do people ever follow you with their eyes?

a)   Choose one of these:
une glace  = an ice-cream
un packet de chips  = a packet of crisps
une barre de chocolat  = a bar of chocolat

 b)  Choose two friends.

c)   Now say what you have and that those friends are following you with their eyes!
e.g:
J’ai une pizza.  = I have a pizza
Paul et Marie-Alix me suivent avec leurs yeux!

(Paul and Marie-Alix follow me with their eyes!)

Suivre = to follow
Present tense:
(Note:  ‘je suis’ also means ‘I am’!)

image for supper in French