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 Here are Sara B and Charlee C singing a bi-lingual song about the days of the week in French and English. media type="file" key="sara and charlee days song.wav" width="300" height="50" align="center"

media type="custom" key="6526709" align="left" And this is Rhiannon C  as you've never heard her before... reciting the days of the week as a robot!

Are you as confident as Sara , Charlee  and Rhiannon  with the days of the week in French? Why not try this [|on-line game] to test how quickly you recognise the words listed here?



Alternatively, if you need to revise the order of the days a little more, then why not watch these short videos - they are sure to help you remember! media type="custom" key="4398785"

And if you fancy trying a craft activity, then why not print off and assemble this <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[|days of the week wheel] <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> as an additional means of remembering the French words!



<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Now here's Sara B again - this time singing the months of the year in French for us! media type="file" key="Sara months song.wav" width="300" height="50" align="right"

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Do you think __//you//__ could correctly list the months of the year in French? If so, then why not try <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[|this game!]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Or here is a <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[|listening exercise] <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> to test whether you can match the French months to the words you hear.

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">If you still need more practice with the months of the year, then why not watch this collection of short videos and then try the games again. media type="custom" key="4398783"

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Practice makes perfect... so here is a beautiful set of picture cards for you to print off at home. Use them for sequencing activities to check you are able to order the months correctly. I'm sure you can do it!

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">If you are getting to be quite the expert, then why not try out this <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[|on-line game], matching the days of the week __and__ the months of the year in both French and English.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Pupils at Fairfield are certainly becoming experts... why not take a look at this selection of work to see for yourself! media type="custom" key="4421161"

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Some of the Y4 pupils (2009/10) even designed their own months of the year posters using [|Wordle.] Here are just a few of their many creations... media type="custom" key="6569417"media type="custom" key="6569419"media type="custom" key="6569421"media type="custom" key="6569425"media type="custom" key="6569431" media type="custom" key="6569437"media type="custom" key="6569443"media type="custom" key="6569447"media type="custom" key="6569457"

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> What about if somebody tells you their birthday in French, can you understand them? Why not check your level of comprehension with this on-line [|listening exercise].

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Finally, here's a character called Dorothée wishing you a happy birthday in French!