A series of clips following the adventures of four British students as they compete in 10 fun and exciting challenges while on holiday in Paris. Each challenge has the aim of improving their knowledge of French grammar. A BBC production.
Episodes
French Grammar Cap' ou pas cap': Verbs
Cap' ou pas cap' sees four British students challenging each other with a series of dares as they holiday in Paris, all with the aim of testing their knowledge of French verbs. The students take turns daring each other to do things. They have to identify the verbs in sentences, before having to correctly interpret and act out whatever the dare ...
- 2018
- 00:02:57
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar On exagère: Quantifiers and intensifiers
Four British students must use their expertise in French quantifiers and intensifiers in a game of On exagère. Observing a French local, Pierre, the students must correctly describe what he is doing using quantifiers and intensifiers. The first student who is able to correctly explain what Pierre is doing using quantifiers and intensifiers gets a point. Teacher notes: You could ...
- 2018
- 00:02:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar Sac à surprise: Adjectives
Four British students challenge each other on their knowledge of French adjectives in a game called Sac à surprise. In this game, each student takes turns pulling a random object out of a bag. They then have 20 seconds to describe the object using as many French adjectives as possible. One point is awarded for each correct French adjective. The ...
- 2018
- 00:03:45
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar Vite! Vite! Vite!: Numbers, quantities, dates and times
For this game, all four students have been dropped off in different locations around Paris, with one student focusing on numbers, one on quantities, one on dates and one on times. Each student will have to complete a number of tasks in order to be given directions to an undisclosed location. Teacher notes: You could split your class up into ...
- 2018
- 00:05:10
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar Salut toi!: Articles
Taking turns, each student is posed a question by a member of the French public. They then have to state if the article in the sentence is definite, indefinite or partitive. Correct answers result in points, while incorrect answers result in a pie in the face! Teacher notes: You could split your class into teams and get each to come ...
- 2018
- 00:03:08
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar Duels de cartons: Adverbs
In a game of Duels de cartons, four British students are tested on their knowledge of French adverbs. Taking turns, each student is presented with three boxes, each one with an adverb on it. They are then presented with a series of sentences on cue cards, all with their adverbs missing. The students then have to select the box with ...
- 2018
- 00:04:16
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar Finissez de boire: Conjunctions
Nestled in a cosy Parisian café, four British students take part in a game of Finissez de boire, all with the aim of improving their knowledge of French conjunctions. For this grammatical challenge, each student is presented with three cups, each one with a conjunction on it. They will then be posed a sentence with the conjunction missing. To complete ...
- 2018
- 00:04:05
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar Fais ceci, fais cela: Prepositions
In a game called Fais ceci, fais cela the students pair up into two teams, with one team member giving the other instructions using sentences that contain prepositions which they must interpret correctly to find a destination. The team that gets the most points wins the tickets. Teacher notes: You could split your class up into pairs and set up ...
- 2018
- 00:03:53
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar Bon appétit: Nouns
Bon Appétit sees four British students go trolley-to-trolley in a Parisian supermarket, all with the aim of improving their knowledge of French nouns. Split into two teams, this film sees the students racing against the clock, with each team having only a few minutes to buy as much food as possible. Simple enough, but with one small challenge. One team may ...
- 2018
- 00:03:25
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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French Grammar Tomber à l'eau: Pronouns
In a game called Tomber à l'eau, the students split into pairs and test the waters on their knowledge of French pronouns. A member from each team is blindfolded several steps away from the pool. There they must successfully use the pronouns given to them by their teammate in a sentence. Any incorrect answers result in the student taking a ...
- 2018
- 00:03:56
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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