Andrew Starr
Pella links and files
An easier to remember link to this page is tinyurl.com/pellam
This page is to gather some links and useful files for Pella Manuel's online tutoring sessions.
A free online resource for improving your French - Radio Garden
Watching the news in French is also a useful free resource.
Wednesday 23rd September 2020.
Collins Website Grammar regarding pronouns
Website which goes over tense formations
Online Quiz for relative pronouns
Wednesday 16th September 2020.
We will, as requested look into the Perfect tense and the Imperfect Tenses.
These 4 documents are worksheets 2 on the perfect and 2 on the imperfect tense, their formation and usage.
This video is a typical example of talking how things were (used to be) using the imperfect tense and then about particular events in the past using the perfect tense.
This song mixes a lot of tenses... I have removed the verbs and therefore their various endings... can you fill them in correctly using the song (but not Google)? Play the video as often as you need (first time play through and listen, then pause and repeat to try and fill in the missing verb in the correct tense)
Wednesday 10th September 2020.
Today is getting to know what you need and what level you are working at/towards... This will help plan further lessons.
Newspaper clipping 1
The Word document below is from a local newspaper in Brittany called 'Le Trégor'
This one is from the Ouest France newspaper
What level are you working at?
The above file is from a German language school for French are at level B1. (right in the intermediate section) - Do this, without using reference materials. If it is too complex I can offer an A2 or an A1 paper.
These are the International Language Standards as explained by Cambridge University
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