Songs

Words to Encourage You to use Songs in MFL Learning

• Use songs as a routine to "set the scene" or end a session eg. "Salut, bonjour," "Au'revoir, adieu" etc or in a "real situation" ie The French Grace before lunch.
• Learn and practise well known French Songs. Rehearse for a performance in assembly. Make it seasonal or topical eg Harvest Festival, Christmas, Easter, Spring etc.
• Use well known English tunes to practise new vocabulary. Ensure there is lots of repetition. Use Question/Answer technique sometimes.
• Add a fun element - actions, clapping, a nonsense word or sound. Add an Oh là, à! or a "Youpi!"
• Be creative. Be adventurous. But take care with the rhyme and scansion.
• Make up a rap. Not all songs have to have a tune! Nor do they have to rhyme.
• Use songs as a "Listening Exercise" instead of exercising your own lungs. ie. Target specific vocabulary and demand different responses, eg lundi - stand up, dimanche - sit down. Then make it more complicated by adding: mercredi - turn around, vendredi - touch your nose etc.
• But, above all, have structured fun!!!!!

Traditional French Songs and Comptines

A good selection of tradition French songs can be found at www.momes.net and follow link for comptines and musique.

• À la plage
• 3 Petits Poissons
• Kumbayah
• Elle descend de la montagne
• Grace - Bon Appetit

French

Hello and Good-bye

• Bonjour
• Salut
• Au Revoir

Learning French

• The Lining Up Song
• Learning the alphabet Song
• Les Couleurs
• Monsieur Bonhomme, que fais-tu?
• Je Vais à Mon École
• Meunier, tu dors
• Petit Moulin