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Demonstration Activities

Les couleurs - Introduction to colours
Useful introduction to names of colours. Click on the colour shown on the marker pen. A suitable whiteboard or practice activity. No sound.

What colour is it? - C'est de quelle couleur?
BBC Primary French 2 site for beginners introducing 7 colours. Also introduces 4 colours with masculine nouns. Contains listening, reading, repetition exercises and a song.

Les couleurs des animaux
A short exercise using colours to describe animals. Written and reading only.

Chez Mimi - Rainbow Rooms
Move the mouse around the menu page, click on the 'Knowledge Area' then on Glossary item 'Rainbow Rooms'. Key vocabulary for colours plus fem. agreement, furniture and rooms, split into masc. and fem. words.

Acheter des vêtements
Good for demonstrating how colour adjectives change spellings when agreeing with articles of clothing. For more able learners. No sound.

Practice Activities

Numbers and Colours
Introduction to numbers 1-5 and basic colours. Identify the coloured sweets and how many are being asked for.

Les couleurs - Introduction to colours
Useful introduction to names of colours. Click on the colour shown on the marker pen. A suitable whiteboard or practice activity. No sound.

'Plus haut les ballons!'
Simple drag and drop activity matching 5 coloured balloons with the written colours. Suitable for younger learners.

Les couleurs des animaux
A short exercise using colours to describe animals. Written and reading only.

Les couleurs des oiseaux
A simple matching activity by choosing the correct colour of each bird from the drop down list.

Les Couleurs - Vocabulary Activity
Two linked pages (fiches) containing pictures of ten basic colours. Choose the correct name from a drop down list.

What colour is it?- Activity
From BBC Primary French 2. Click on a bone which is the same colour you hear.

What colour is it - Worksheet 1
From BBC Primary French 2. Print out both worksheets and colour the pictures according to the labels. Cut out to play 'matching pairs' or 'snap' games.

What colour is it - Worksheet 2
From BBC Primary French 2. Print out both worksheets and colour the pictures according to the labels. Cut out to play 'matching pairs' or 'snap' games.

Les couleurs -matching squares
Match the French colour with the English. Click on the 'start over' button to keep changing the grid.

Les couleurs - memory game
A simple memory game using basic colours. Click on the 'start over' button to keep changing the grid.

Les couleurs - Exercices 1,2 & 3
Three simple 'matching pairs' reading activities. After the first exercise click on 'prochain exercice' to progress to the next.

Les Couleurs - reading activity
A multi choice reading activity to test knowledge of colours.

Les Couleurs -Exercice 5
A short simple exercise using colours to describe animals. Reading only.

Coloured Buttons
Listen to each audio clip then drag the coloured button on to its correct number.

Les Couleurs - Exercices 6 & 7
Two short exercises writing in the name of the colour. After the first exercise click on 'prochain exercice' to progress to the next.

Les Couleurs - easy wordsearch
An easy online wordsearch.

Les Couleurs - wordsearch
Test your knowledge of French colours in this online wordsearch. Click on the 'start over' button to keep changing the search.

Chez Mimi - Rainbow Rooms
Move the mouse around the menu page and click on this activity in 3 levels to colour parts of rooms and furniture. Listening, reading and vocabulary practice.

Extension Activities

What colour is it? -Dialogue
BBC Primary French 2 Dialogue spoken by real French Children. Good for listening, reading and speaking practice. Script can be printed for children to act out. The dialogue introduces the question 'What is your favourite colour?'

Les Couleurs -Crossword
Click on the clue number and from the colour shown type the correct French word in the text box.

Testing Activities