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9fr1 have been learning about Fairtrade, or "le commerce équitable" in French lessons recently. For a homework task, they were asked to answer the following question: "Qu'est-ce que c'est le commerce équitable?"
Take a look at what they thought by clicking on the link below:
This year, Tuesday 21st February will be Mardi Gras in France, literally "Fat Tuesday", which is the French equivalent of our Pancake Day or "Shrove Tuesday. Why do you think it's called Mardi Gras? Well, it's the day before Lent (le carême), traditionally a period of fasting, so it's the day when traditionally all the fatty food is eaten before Lent starts. And yes, just like in the United Kingdom, pancakes (les crèpes) are eaten, as well as doughnuts (les beignets) and waffles (les gauffres).
Could you follow a recipe in French for making "les crèpes"? Click on the link below, choose a recipe and see if you can follow it. Let me know how you get on!
You can read more about Mardi Gras here:
http://www.joyeuse-fete.com/mardigras.html
In the period between Epiphany and Mardi Gras carnivals take place in many countries around the world, including France. Most of these carnivals take place in the two week period before Mardi Gras. One of the most famous carnivals is the Carnaval de Nice, which takes place in Nice on the French Riviera. This year the carnival takes place from the 17th February to 4th March and will attract over 1 million visitors.
During the carnival there are corsi carnavalesques (parades), where floats are decorated according to a theme chosen each year. The floats carry gigantic colourful figures made from papier maché. The most famous and unique parade is the Bataille de Fleurs (Battle of the Flowers). In this parade twenty floats are decorated the previous night with thousands of flowers, 90% of which are grown locally. During the procession the people on the floats throw flowers at the crowds. These "battles" are staged on the same theme as the whole carnival. This year the theme is Roi du Sport (King of Sport).
To find out more about this year's carnival click on the link below:
Year 7 students were also given an extended homework task. They were asked to research Christmas traditions in a French speaking country, give a short presentation to their class, and to produce some sort of creative element. Many students decided to bake something, so we had the opportunity to taste some delicious goodies - miam, miam! Take a look at the selection of edible goodies and fantastic models below.
Well done everybody!
The BBC has some great resources to help you practise vocabulary related to cycling and the Tour de France. Click on the link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/html/tour_de_france/activity.shtml
Click on the links below to practise vocabulary related to the Tour de France:
The Tour de France is one of the toughest cycling events in the world. It's a massive event which is followed with great interest in France. There is a bigger British interest this year too, with hopes of Bradley Wiggins, leading Team Sky, winning a place on the final podium.
Starting on 3rd July in Rotterdam, this year will see the 97th Tour de France start in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The race will visit the Netherlands, Belgium and France, and will finish as always on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Sunday 25th July. The total length cycled by the riders will be 3, 642 km, broken into a prologue and 20 stages, including mountain stages, individual time trials and team time trials.
Click on the link below to see the Tour de France route:
http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDF/LIVE/fr/le_parcours.html
Alternatively, take a look at this video:
On the official website of the Tour de France you can find the offical map of the route, articles about the stages, information about the history of the Tour de France, information about the cyclists and much more:
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