Topic Four (1.4): Un tour du monde

Topics Icon.png Objectives for this topic

  • To understand descriptions of holidays in the past.

Introduction Icon.png Introduction

In this topic, you will read and describe holiday activities that have happened in the past. You will also learn how to form the perfect tense using the auxiliary verb avoir.

Interact Icon.png Working through your coursebook

Please work through the following sections in your coursebook, completing all listed exercises:

  • Page 118 Exercise 1 – Read the postcard about Mathieu’s past holiday. Can you find the 12 verbs? What do you notice about them? Are there any patterns? How would you say the verbs in the past tense in English? Make a list of them in your notebook to help you to identify the patterns and the meanings.
  • Page 118 Exercise 2 – Re-read the postcard and answer the questions in French, having first read the Grammaire box at the bottom of Page 118. Challenge yourself by using the perfect tense in your answers to the questions in Exercise 2. For example: Mathieu a visité la Statue de la Liberté.
  • Page 119 Exercise 3 -Read the description of trip around the world and look at the photos. Can you work out which day they visited each of the places in the photos? Then make a list of all the past tense verbs used in the description and translate them into English.
  • Now let’s practise your transcription skills! Listen to Audio Disc 2 Track 30 where Louis describes a trip to Paris.

LISTEN - Audio Track 30

  • Write down five complete sentences from the conversation in French. Pay attention to your spelling and verb conjugations! Check your work against the Allez 1 answers.
  • Using the orange box on page 119, say five complete sentences aloud using the perfect tense.

Review Icon.png Review

  • Complete Exercise 6 page 119.

NewLearning.png  Interactive Kerboodle Activities

Log onto Kerboodle and complete the interactive activities for this topic by following the link below:

COMPLETE - Un tour du monde Links to an external site.

Bridge Icon.png  Support activity for this topic

Complete the activities to practise the perfect tense:

PRACTISE - The Perfect Tense (Languages Online) Links to an external site.

Stretch Icon.png Extension activity for this topic

Complete the Plenary activity on Page 119.

Grammar Icon.png  Grammar Alert

Let’s learn more about the perfect tense! Complete Exercise 2 on page 122.

Glossary Icon.png  Vocabulary

Review the vocabulary for this unit on page 129.

Explore Icon.png Cultural Understanding

Did you know that 10 million native French speakers live in Canada, and of those, 7 million live in Montreal? Montreal is the fourth-largest French-speaking city in the world (Paris is the first). Find out more about the French-speaking parts of Canada. 

Download Icon.png Check your answers

To check your answers to this topic, consult the Allez 1 module answers for Topic 1.4 and Topic 1.6.

CHECK - Topic 1.4 Download CHECK - Topic 1.4

CHECK - Topic 1.6 Download CHECK - Topic 1.6