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Year 8 · Languages · Holidays · Lesson 1

Where you went and how you travelled (French)

Saying where you went on holiday in French: en/au/aux/à with countries and towns, transport (en avion, à vélo), pendant and the perfect tense with aller.

Whiteboard video lesson: Where you went and how you travelled (French)

19-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Use en, au, aux and à with places
  • Say how you travelled
  • Say how long you went for
  • Write a detailed holiday sentence

The method

  1. Time phrase.
  2. je suis allé(e).
  3. en / au / aux / à.
  4. Transport + pendant.

Key words: holidays, countries, transport, en, au, pendant, je suis allé.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Which word for ‘to’: ___ France?

  1. Step 1: France is feminine

Answer: en

Question 2

Which word for ‘to’: ___ Portugal?

  1. Step 1: Portugal is masculine

Answer: au

Question 3

Which word for ‘to’: ___ États-Unis?

  1. Step 1: Plural

Answer: aux