9. Memory game: les parties du corps
9. Memory game: les parties du corps - click to download mp3
Juliet and Jean-Baptiste have a special message for Kim who is going into hospital. They also have a challenge for the children to recall a sequence of ten words for different parts of the body.
Malia is confused and doesn’t understand why when describing aches and pains you sometimes use ‘à la’ - eg 'J’ai mal à la tête' ('I have a headache') but ‘au’ at other times - eg 'J’ai mal au pied' ('My foot hurts'). Mme Réponse-à-tout explains that it all depends on whether the part of the body is masculine, feminine, or plural - eg 'J’ai mal aux yeux'.
10. Song: 'Super aliens'
10. La chanson: 'Super aliens' - click to download mp3
Song: 'Super aliens'
See below for a video of the song including the lyrics on screen.
11. Quiz: about parts of the body
11. Quiz: about parts of the body - click to download mp3
A quiz about expressions that include parts of the body.
12. Story: Le malade temporaire
12. L'histoire: 'Le malade temporaire' - click to download mp3
Story: 'Is Oscar really ill?'
Oscar tells his mother he is not feeling well and cannot go to school. When she reminds him it is actually a holiday he starts to feel better suspiciously quickly…
Listen to all four clips as a single audio file
Watch an animated version of the song.
document
Download the transcript/translation of 'Les parties du corps' (pdf).
Curriculum guidance
This series has been designed to complement a school’s existing programmes of work for teaching French. It has been written for 9 to 11 year olds who have been learning French for one or two years. However, teachers may also find that aspects of the programmes are suitable for younger language learners.
Teacher's Notes
More from this series
2. Les chiffres et les dates
The topics are numbers and dates.
4. Les repas et la famille
The topics are meals and the family.
5. La pluie et le beau temps
The topic is the weather.
