Objectives for this topic

To discuss relationships with parents

Introduction

In this module, you will learn how to describe your relationships with your parents and practise expressing your opinions with confidence.

Working through your coursebook

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

Page 58 Exercise 1. Read the phrases in French about relationships with parents and match them up with their English equivalent. Listen to Audio Disc 1 Track 33 to check your answers.

LISTEN - Audio Track 33

Classify the phrases from Exercise 1 as either P (positive), N (negative) or both (P+N).
Read the box entitled Expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing on page 58 then write a role play like the example in Exercise 3 page 58 to show a conversation between two people about this.
Page 59 Exercise 5. Read the two texts about how Lauren and Florian get on with their parents. Then decide whether the phrases a-f are about Lauren or Florian’s relationships.
Page 59 Exercise 6. Listen to Audio Disc 1 Track 34 and fill in the grid to show whether their relationships with their parents are positive, negative or a mixture of both.

LISTEN - Audio Track 34

Challenge yourself by noting down the French for the following phrases:
- I have a brilliant relationship with my parents
- I’ve had enough!
- It annoys me

Review

Write an article entitled Mes parents et moi. Write about how you get on with your parents, including as much detail as possible. You can base your paragraph on the texts in Exercise 5.

Interactive Kerboodle Activities

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

COMPLETE - Ados-parents

Support activity for this topic

Log onto Language Nut and choose the Topics page.

Complete at least two activities in each of the skill sections (Listening/Reading/Writing/Speaking) of the following section:

Me and my family– My family– Time with family

Grammar Alert

Let’s learn more about the object pronouns me, te and se. Read the Grammaire box on page 59 and then write five sentences of your own to show how to use them.

Vocabulary

Review the vocabulary for this unit on page 75.

Check your answers

To check your answers to this topic, consult the Allez 2 module answers for Topic 1.1.

CHECK - Topic 1.1