THE 2004 Letter
Carrigaline, le 3 mai
Salut Charles
Thank him for his last letter
Merci de ta dernière lettre
Say that you are going on holidays soon.
Je vais en vacances bientôt.
Give some information about your brother.
J'ai un frère il s'appelle Adam.
Mention how you spend your free time.
Je vais à la piscine. je vais au cinéma.
Talk about a holiday job you have.
En ce moment, Je travaille avec mon père.
Say what time you get up in the morning.
Je me leve à 8 heures.
Ask about his or her free time
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire? (What do you like to do?)
Ask about a pet he or she has?
As-tu un chien? (Have you a dog?)
Alors, c'est tout, (that's all)
Ecris-moi, bientôt,
Ton ami,
Mark.
2005 lettter
Carrigaline, le 3 mai
Salut Goulven!
Introduce yourself
Je m'appelle Kirsty.
State your age.
J'ai 15 ans.
Give some information about your family.
J'ai un frère et une soeur.
Some information about where you live.
J'habite dans un village, avec ma famille.
Ask after his or her family?
Comment va ta famille?
Mention one of your favourite interests.
J'adore le rugby.
Talk about something you did at the weekend
Le week-end dernier je suis allé au cinéma.
Ask has he got a pet
As-tu un animal à la maison?
Tell him or her what you like to eat.
Je mange du poisson et de la viande.
Alors, c'est tout, (That's all)
Excris-moi, bientôt,
Ton ami,
MARK. (Leave out Mark and you lose a Mark)
Class Deirdre are legends.
(Not famous or interesting legends though)
POSTCARD WORK
Salut Goulven!
1) That you are camping
Je fais du camping avec mes amis. (I am camping with my friends)
2) what you are eating
Je mange du poisson et de la viande. (I am eating fish and meat)
3) What you do
Je me relaxe et je nage.
(I relax and I swim)
4) You are having a good time
Je m’amuse bien ( I am having a good time)
A bientôt, Mark. POSTCARD 2 WRITING TO GOULVEN Rennes, le 3 juin
Salut Goulven!
1) Where you are
Me voici à Rennes (Here I am in Rennes)
2) Say that you are camping
Je fais du camping avec mes amis (I am camping with my friends)
3) Say what the weather is like
Il fait chaud (It’s hot)
4) What you eat
Je mange du poisson et de la viande. (I am eating fish and meat)
A bientôt,
Mark.
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LETTER WORK__________________________________
Salut Paul,
1) Introduce yourself, name, age, where you live.
Je m’appelle Mark. J’ai 14 ans. J’habite à Carrigaline.
2) Describe yourself – height, colour of hair and eyes.
Je mesure un metre 60. J’ai les cheveux blonds et les yeux bleus.
(I am one meter 60. I have blond hair and blue eyes.)
3) say how many brothers and sisters you have.
J'ai un frère et une soeur. (I have one brother and one sister)
4) say something about your parents
Je m’entends très bien avec mes parents. (I get on very well with my parents)
5) Say what class you are in, in school.
Je suis en troisième à l’école. (I am in third year at school)
6) Say what subject you don’t like.
Je n’aime pas les sciences. Le prof est stricte. (I don’t like science, the teacher is strict.)
7) Tell him what your interests are.
J’adore le foot, le rugby et le ping-pong. (I love football, rugby and table-tennis)
8) Ask some questions
Tu aimes le sport? (Do you like sport)
Tu aimes lire? (do you like reading)
9) Ask him to write soon.
Ecris – moi bientôt, (Write to me soon)
Mark. (Leave out mark – you lose a mark)
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POSTCARD
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2004
Write a Postcard to your French friend.
In it say the following:
Where you are
That you are camping
What the weather is like
That you are having a good time
To start the postcard, put place, date in the right hand corner.
Kerry, le 3 juin
Salut Goulven!
WHERE YOU ARE.
Me voici à Dingle. (Here I am in Dingle)
THAT YOU ARE CAMPING
Je fais du camping avec mes amis. (I am camping with my friends)
WHAT THE WEATHER IS LIKE
Il fait chaud. (It's hot)
YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME
Je m'amuse bien. (I am having a good time.)
A bientôt,
MARK. (Don't leave out Mark, or you'll lose a mark)
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POSTCARD) 2003
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2003 - Write a postcard in French to a French friend.
Include the following:
where you are
something you do there
what the weather is like
Someone you met
Kerry, le 3 juin
Salut Goulven!
WHERE YOU ARE
Me voici à Dingle (Here I am in Dingle)
SOMETHING YOU DO THERE
Je nage. Je me relaxe. (I am swimming and I am relaxing)
WHAT THE WEATHER IS LIKE
Il fait chaud (It's hot)
SOMEONE YOU MET (rencontrer)
Hier, j'ai rencontré Brian. (Yesterday, I met Brian)
A bientôt, (See you soon)
MARK. (Leave out Mark, and you lose a MARK)
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POSTCARD 2002
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Write a postcard to your French penpal. It include the following
Where you are
That you are camping
What the weather is like
What you are eating
Kerry, le 5 juin
Salut Goulven!
WHERE YOU ARE
Me voici à Dingle (Here I am in Dingle)
THAT YOU ARE CAMPING
Je fais du camping avec mes amis.
WHAT THE WEATHER IS LIKE
Il fait chaud. (It's hot)
WHAT YOU EAT
Je mange du poisson et de la viande. (I eat fish and meat)
A bientôt,
MARK. (If you leave out MARK you lose a MARK)
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POSTCARD 2001
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write to your French friend and include the following
That you are camping
what you eat
what you do
that you are having a good time
Kerry, le 5 juin
Salut Goulven!
YOU ARE CAMPING
Je fais du camping avec mes amis. (I am camping with my friends)
WHAT YOU EAT
Je mange du poisson et de la viande. (I eat fish and meat)
WHAT YOU DO
Je nage. Je me relaxe. (I swim and I relax)
HAVING A GOOD TIME
je m'amuse bien. (I am having a good)
A bientôt,
MARK. (If you leave out Mark, you lose a MARK)
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POSTCARD 2000
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Write to a penpal in France. You are on holidays somewhere in Ireland.
Where you are
for how long
some thing you are doing there
That you are enjoying yourself
Kerry, le 3 juin
Salut Goulven!
WHERE YOU ARE
Me voici à Dingle. (Here I am in Dingle)
FOR HOW LONG.
Je reste ici pour 2 semaines. (I am staying here for two weeks)
WHAT YOU ARE DOING
Je nage. Je me relaxe. (I'm swimming and I am relaxing)
YOU ARE ENJOYING YOURSELF
Je m'amuse bien. (I am enjoying myself.)
A bientôt,
MARK
