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1.15 Quelle est la date aujourd'hui? What is the date today?
In this section pupils say the full date in French, bringing together all the component parts they have met in previous sections. Saying and writing the date in French can be a regular part of your daily class routine. Talking about dates is also an opportunity to look at celebrations in the French calendar, the dates they occur and the customs traditionally associated with them.
Films to see
A1. Today’s date B1. Dates of French festivals and holidays
If you are teaching this section in autumn, you could focus particularly on the Christmas period in France, also using the extra material in Ch 1.17.
Part A: Today's date Planning your lessons
NEW WORDS AND PHRASES
There are just two new phrases in this section, but children will need to draw on a large pool of words already learnt in talking about different dates. We suggest you start with some revision, then give plenty of practice to help establish a regular daily routine of saying the date in French.
Activities
Warm up ......
Before watching film A1, it is a good idea to have a brief “warm up” session.
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HOW FRENCH WORKS 1: Today’s date in French without 'le'
When you say today’s date in French, with the day of the week, you say: “Aujourd’hui, c’est samedi 6 décembre” - with no “le”. In Chapter 1.13, children learned to say:
“mon anniversaire est le 7 mai.”
In French you say “le” before a date IF the event is repeated on the same day like a birthday, or a fixed-date festival. But in today’s date there’s commonly no “le”. n The order is strictly: day - number - month n As with birthdays (Ch.1.13), you say the plain rather than ordinal number: ‘6’ not ‘6th’ except for ‘first’, which is ‘1er - premier’. n As with birthdays, there’s no “of” either: ENG:“Today is Wednesday, the third of May.” FR:“Today it is Wednesday three May.”
Quelle est la date aujourd'hui? What is the date today? 1 Aujourd'hui c'est... samedi 6 décembre (NOTE the order: day / number / month)
Today is... Saturday 6 December see Talking Dictionary
You could ask several pupils when their birthdays are, and sing the songs for the months of the year and/or the days of the week.
Watch film 15 A1: Today’s date
Film A1 starts in the classroom with Mme. Antit checking who is present for the register. She asks what day it is today: "Quel jour sommesnous?" and then what the date is: Mme. Antit: “Quelle est la date aujourd'hui?" Margot: “Jeudi 4 juillet.” Mme Antit: “Super! Jeudi 4 juillet.” (she writes the date on the board)
Teacher: “Quelle est la date aujourd'hui? Jeudi 4 juillet.”
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