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Nom _______________________

Classe _______________________

Professeur _______________________

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TV Shows

Un feuilleton A soap opera Un film A film

Un dessin animé A cartoon Un concours

d‟amateurs

A talent show

Un documentaire A documentary Une publicité An advert

Un jeu télévisé A game show La météo The weather

forecast

Un talk-show A talk show Les infos The news

Une série

Une comédie

Un magazine

policière

pour les jeunes

pour les enfants

américaine

britannique

féminine

A series

A comedy

A magazine

Police

For young people

For kids

American

British

For women

Une émission De sport

De téléréalité

De science-fiction

De musique

Pour les enfants

(a show) A sports show

A reality show

A sci-fi show

A music show

A kid‟s show

Sentence starters

Je regarde I watch J‟ai regardé I watched

Je ne regarde pas I don‟t watch J‟ai vu I saw

Je vais regarder I‟m going to

watch

Je n‟ai pas

regardé

I didn‟t watch

Je ne vais pas

regarder

I‟m not going to

watch

Je n‟ai pas vu I didn‟t see

On va regarder We‟re going to

watch

On ne va pas

regarder

We‟re not going

to watch

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Opinions

J‟adore I love J‟ai adoré I loved

J‟aime beaucoup I really like J‟ai aimé I liked

J‟aime I like Je n‟ai pas aimé I didn‟t like

Je préfère I prefer J‟ai détesté I hated

Je n‟aime pas I don‟t like

Je déteste I hate À mon avis In my opinion

Ce que j‟aime,

c‟est

What I like is… Selon moi In my opinion

Ce que je n‟aime

pas, c‟est

What I don‟t

like is

Je pense que I think that

Mon émission

préférée, c‟est

My favourite

TV show is

Parce que because

car

Adjectives

amusant fun Nul Rubbish/dull

Marrant Funny Ennuyeux Boring

Extra Extraordinary Effrayant Scary

Chouette Great/awesome Affreux Awful

génial Great Pas mal Not bad

agréable Nice/agreeable Pour les enfants For kids

éducatif educational Mauvais bad

intéressant interesting Stupide Stupid

Bien good Horrible horrible

Linking words

Et And ça that

Mais but Aujourd‟hui today

Parfois Sometimes Ce soir Tonight

Souvent Often Hier soir Last night

Tout le temps All the time Demain soir Tomorrow night

Rarement rarely Matin Morning

De temps en

temps

From time to

time

Après-midi afternoon

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TASK 1

Find the French for the following in

the text: a soap opera

a cartoon

a documentary

a game show

a talk show

a topical show

a women‟s topical show

a film

a talent show

a comedy

an American comedy

a series

an American series

a police series

an advert

a sports programme

a music show

the weather forecast

the news

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Est-ce que tu aimes…? Aimes-tu… ? Do you like… ?

Tu aimes…?

Look at the following sentences. Which looks better?

I like a documentary

I like documentaries

In French, we do the same thing:

j‟aime un documentaire

j‟aime les documentaires.

(We swap un for les and put an s on the end of the TV show.)

TASK 2. Translate the following into French in your EXERCISE BOOK.

a. I like films.

b. I hate soaps.

c. I quite like sports programmes.

d. I prefer cartoons.

e. I love game shows.

TASK 3. Answer these questions in French.

a. Est-ce que tu aimes les films?

b. Tu aimes les magazines ?

c. Est-ce que tu aimes les dessins animés?

d. Aimes-tu Ben 10 ?

e. Est-ce que tu aimes la météo ?

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TASK 4. Match the French to the English. Colour the shapes the same.

nul

intéressant

interesting

exciting

passionnant

amusant

fun

marrant

funny

éducatif

educational

pour les

enfants

childish

effrayant

scary

affreux

awful

agréable

nice

pas mal

not bad

dull

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Using linking words makes our sentences longer and helps us to work towards a

higher level. Parce que and car both mean because and they‟re a great way to

extend your sentences.

j‟adore

j‟aime

beaucoup

j‟aime

je préfère

je n‟aime pas

je déteste

regarder*

Neighbours Hollyoaks Top Gear The Hills

parce que

c‟est

amusant

agréable

chouette

marrant

bien

car

nul

pas mal

affreux

ennuyeux

les films

les talk-shows

les magazines ce que j‟aime, c‟est

ce que je n‟aime pas, c‟est

mon émission préférée, c‟est * regarder is optional (I like Eastenders, I like to watch Eastenders)

TASK 5. Translate the following into English in your EXERCISE BOOK.

a. J‟aime regarder Cash in the Attic parce que c‟est intéressant.

b. J‟adore Doctor Who parce que j‟aime les émissions de science-fiction.

c. Ce que j‟aime, c‟est Match of the Day car j‟aime beaucoup le foot.

TASK 6. Translate the following into French in your EXERCISE BOOK.

a. I hate watching Eastenders, I prefer to watch Hollyoaks.

b. What I hate is The Weakest link, because it‟s rubbish.

c. I love to watch The X Factor because it is funny.

TASK 7. Answer the following questions in your EXERCISE BOOK.

a. Qu‟est-ce que tu aimes regarder ?

b. Qu‟est-ce que tu n‟aimes pas regarder ?

c. Quelle est ton émission préférée ?

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Days of the week

TASK 8. What are the days of the week? Complete the table.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

To say on Mondays, or on a Monday, you say: le lundi

To say every Monday, you say: tous les lundis

So: I watch Eastenders on Saturdays: je regarde Eastenders le samedi

TASK 9. How would you say the following sentences? Complete the grid.

a. I watch Bones on Tuesdays.

b. I watch Bob the Builder on Saturdays.

c. I watch Eastenders every Monday and Wednesday.

d. I watch the news every Monday.

e. I watch Smallville every Thursday.

f. I watch Cribs on Sundays.

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adverb means placement example

rarement rarely, seldom Put after the verb Je regarde rarement

Neighbours

souvent often Put after the verb Je regarde souvent

The X Factor

parfois sometimes Put at the start of the sentence

Parfois, je regarde

CSI: Miami

tous les jours every day Put at the end of the sentence

Je regarde Friends

tous les jours

de temps en

temps

from time to

time

Put at the end of the sentence

Je regarde Big Brother

de temps en temps.

TASK 10. How would you say the following sentences? Complete the grid.

a. I rarely watch The Weakest Link.

b. I often watch Friends.

c. I sometimes watch Countdown.

d. I watch Newsround from time to time.

e. I watch Two and a Half Men on Wednesdays.

f. I rarely watch Emmerdale.

g. I watch Spongebob Squarepants every day.

je regarde Friends

tous les jours!

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To say the time in French, we say use this pattern:

_(hour)__ heures _(minutes) ie. Six heures trente (6:30)

(For one o‟clock, we use heure (without the s) – une heure)

When writing the time in number form, we change „heures‟ for „h‟

i.e. 6h30.

TASK 11. Find the French for these numbers:

Five Thirty-five

Ten Forty

Fifteen Forty-five

Twenty Fifty

Twenty-five Fifty-five

Thirty

TASK 12. Write out these times in number form.

1. Neuf heures dix _________

2. Douze heures quarante _________

3. Cinq heures quinze _________

4. Une heure cinquante _________

TASK 13. Complete the times.

1. D‟habitude, je regarde The Weakest Link à ____ heures ______ (5h15)

2. Le mardi, je regarde Strictly Come Dancing à _____ heures ______ (6h30)

3. À _______ heures, je regarde I‟m a Celebrity… (9h00)

4. À _______ heures _______, je regarde Loose Women (12h30)

5. Tous les lundis, je regarde QI à ________ heures _________ (3h20)

6. Parfois, je regarde Two and a Half Men à _______ heures _______ (4h30)

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TASK 14. Look at the TV guide opposite. What times are the following shows

on? Answer the questions.

1. C‟est à quelle heure, TF Jeunesse ?

2. C‟est à quelle heure, Le Masque de Zorro ?

3. C‟est à quelle heure, Caméra Café ?

4. C‟est à quelle heure, Ma famille d‟abord ?

5. C‟est à quelle heure, Star Academy ?

6. C‟est à quelle heure, Essaim Mortel ?

7. C‟est à quelle heure, Alerte Cobra ?

TASK 15. Look at the TV guide. Answer the questions in your EXERCISE

BOOK.

1. What kind of show is « Les Feux de l‟amour » ?

2. Where was « Essaim mortel » filmed ?

3. What is the British equivalent of Star Academy ?

4. If you wanted to watch a show about Hurricane Katrina, which show should

you watch ? Is it a documentary ?

TASK 16. Look at the TV guide. What information does it give about Les Trois Frères?

TASK 17. Look at the TV guide. What would you

watch?

C‟est à huit heures.

It‟s on at 8 o‟clock.

C‟est à quelle heure, Eastenders?

What time is Eastenders on?

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To form the future in French, we use the present tense of aller (i.e. je vais) and

the infinitive of the verb we‟re going to do.

i.e. je vais + regarder = je vais regarder

I‟m going + to watch = I‟m going to watch

Qu‟est-ce que tu vas regarder ce soir?

What are you going to watch tonight? Ce soir, je vais regarder The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Tonight, I‟m going to watch The Sarah Jane Adventures.

TASK 18. Crack the code in

your EXERCISE BOOK.

1. J v r T X F.

2. J v r C S.

3. Bob v r M O T D.

4. O v r B P.

5. O v r W W T B A M.

Task 19. Translate into English in your EXERCISE BOOK. 1. À huit heures, je vais regarder Eastenders chez ma belle-mère.

2. Ce soir, je vais regarder Spongebob Square Pants avec mon petit frère.

3. Ce soir, on va regarder Neighbours parce que c‟est cool.

4. Demain, je ne vais pas regarder la télé parce que j‟ai des devoirs !

5. Ce week-end, je vais regarder Smallville, Saison 9 – j‟ai le coffret DVD !

Je vais = I am going

Tu vas = You are going

Il / Elle / On va = He / She /One is going

Nous allons = We are going

Vous allez = You are going (pl)

Ils vont = They are going

Elles vont = They are going (f)

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TASK 20. Read the descriptions and answer the questions below.

Write the answers in your EXERCISE BOOK.

Ce soir, je vais regarder Jurassic Park 3 à huit heures cinquante-cinq.

C‟est un film d‟action. J‟aime

beaucoup les films d‟action,

particulièrement The Bourne Ultimatum.

Amélie

Parfois, je regarde Inspecteur Derrick. C‟est une série allemand. Je vais

regarder cette émission à 13h30

aujourd‟hui. J‟aime le personnage

principal.

Mico

Ce soir, je vais regarder La vérité verte à 4h45. C‟est un documentaire.

J‟adore les documentaires ! Je les

trouve éducatifs!

Nathalie

À huit heures quarante, je vais regarder

FC Porto/Paris-SG. C‟est un match de

foot. J‟adore le foot, c‟est mon sport

préféré ! Je regarde ça tout le temps !

Christophe

1. What type of TV show is Inspecteur Derrick?

2. Who likes documentaries?

3. What time is Amélie going to watch Jurassic Park 3?

4. What type of show is Christophe going to watch?

5. What time is La vérité verte ?

6. Find the French for the following in the text above:

a. I find them educational.

b. I watch that all the time.

c. I really like action films.

d. It‟s my favourite sport.

7. There are four types of TV show

mentioned. What are they?

8. What are you going to watch tonight?

Use the examples above to write your own

description.

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Task 21. Use a dictionary to find the English meanings for the

following.

Hier

Hier après-midi

Hier soir

lundi dernier

Le week-end dernier

Task 22. Using the vocabulary list on page 2, correct the mistakes

in these sentences (there is one per sentence).

1. j‟ai vue The X Factor ___________________________________

2. jai vu Hollyoaks ___________________________________

3. j‟ai regarde Skins ___________________________________

4. One a regardé MOTD ___________________________________

TASK 23. Fill in the gaps to complete the sentences.

1. H_ _r s_ _r, j‟_ _ r_g_rd_ _‟m _ C_l_br_ty.

2. L_nd_ d_rn_ _r, j‟_ _ v_ H_m_ _nd _w_y.

3. L_ w_ _-k_nd d_rn_ _r, j‟_ _ r_g_rd_ Sm_llv_ll_.

4. H_ _r à s_x h_ _r_s, j‟_ _ r_g_rd_ Th_ S_mps_ns.

5. S_m_d_ s_ _r, j‟_ _ v_ _m_r_c_‟s N_xt T_p M_d_l.

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TASK 24. How would you say that you have watched the following?

exciting

interesting

boring

TASK 25. Look back at the TV guide on page 12 and use it to help

you answer the questions below.

Qu‟est-ce que tu as regardé hier soir ? C‟était quelle sorte d‟émission ?

C‟était sur quelle chaine ? C‟était à quelle heure ?

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

___j‟ai regardé The X Factor hier soir____

______c‟était passionnant_____________

______________________________

________________________________

________________________________

______________________________

_____________________________

_____________________________

______

_____________________________

_

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TASK 26. Crack the code to solve the puzzle.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

3 21 2 17 12 25

P Q R S T U V W X Y Z É Ç È

4 27

25’ 3.12 4.2.17.3.4.21.27 16.2.8.20 20.5.14

j ‘a i r e g a r d é _ _ _ _ _ _ _

23.5.21.2.15 6.12.2.4 22.5.12.4. 1 ‘27.20.3.12.20

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. _ ‘ _ _ _ _ _

12.16.20.27.4.2.22.22.3.16.20 2.20 3.23.13.22.3.16.20.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

25 ‘ 3.12 3.12.23.27 28.3 23.3.12.22

_ ‘ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

25.2 14.4.27.19.29.4.2 20.5.14 17.2.3.4

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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TASK 27: La Bataille Navale (Battleships)

This is a TWO person activity.

Write 4 crosses (X) in 4 separate boxes. Hide this page from your

partner. Take turns to ask: “As-tu regardé Top Gear à 6h30?”

If your partner guesses the correct box, they have hit your „ship‟ and

you respond: “Oui, j‟ai regardé Top Gear à 6h30.”

If your partner guesses the wrong box, you answer:

“Non, je n‟ai pas regardé ça.”

The first person to hit all four of their partner‟s „ships‟ (crosses) is the

winner!

à…

As-tu

regardé…

6 h 30?

7 h 00?

8 h 15?

9 h 45?

Top Gear

Eastenders

GMTV

Neighbours

Remember:

1 un 6 six 15 quinze

2 deux 7 sept 30 trente

3 trois 8 huit 45 quarante-cinq

4 quatre 9 neuf

5 cinq 10 dix

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Task 28. Match the French questions to the English. Complete the

table below.

1. Est-ce que tu aimes regarder les feuilletons?

2. Qu‟est-ce que tu aimes regarder?

3. Qu‟est-ce que tu n‟aimes pas regarder?

4. Quelle est ton émission préférée?

5. Qu‟est-ce que tu regardes d‟habitude?

6. C‟est sur quelle chaine?

7. C‟est à quelle heure, Eastenders?

8. Qu‟est-ce que tu vas regarder ce soir?

9. Qu‟est-ce que tu as regardé hier soir?

a. What is your favourite TV show?

b. What channel is it on?

c. What did you watch last night?

d. Do you like to watch soap operas?

e. What time is Eastenders on?

f. What don‟t you like to watch?

g. What are you going to watch tonight?

h. What do you usually watch?

i. What do you like to watch?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

d

Task 29. Prepare your answers for each of the questions above.

Remember: PROF (past, reason, opinion, future) in your answers if you

want to get the best level you can.

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TASK 30

Write a brief description of your favourite TV shows.

What do you like to watch?

What‟s your favourite TV show?

What don‟t you like to watch?

REMEMBER: Give reasons for your opinions!

TASK 31

Write a brief description of your TV habits.

What do you usually watch?

What time do you watch it?

When are you going to watch it next?

What did you watch yesterday?

EXTENSION: TASK 32

GCSE level coursework question.

Write 150 words about a TV show/film you saw recently.

Use the film vocabulary sheet to help you.

What kind of show was it?

What channel was it on?

What time was it on?

Who were the lead actors/presenters?

What happened?

Did you enjoy it?

Do you usually watch this type of show?

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TASK 33. Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwUXySUr_Iw

Answer the questions below:

1. Who is Gladys?

2. What does Phoebe decide to do with her?

3. Is Monica happy about this?

4. How do they decide who will keep Gladys?

5. Who does Monica sell Gladys to?

6. Who is Glynis?

7. How many times does Rachel say that she has scared Joey with Gladys this

week?

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Go to the website http://www.telepoche.fr/ - it‟s a French TV guide site.

Click on Programme TV

On the left, there is a list of TV channels. Click on the icon of each channel to

look to see what is broadcast during the day.

TASK 34: Complete the table with the names of the programmes that will be

broadcast on each channel listed tonight between 8pm and midnight.

TF1

France

2

France

3

Canal +

Arte

TASK 35: Go back to Programme TV, and using the drop down menu marked

Bouquets, find the following information:

a. How many different sports are being shown on French TV today? (you will

have to hover over some of the programme names to find out what sport

they are about)

b. How many children‟s channels are there? Which ones do you recognise?

c. How many TV channels are showing series (Feuilletons) today?

d. Which documentary channels are showing documentaries about animals?

e. Name all the Freeview channels.