NARRATOR: 'The Marseillais take their leisure activities seriously. At the start of summer, the city stages a huge weekend event called "Les Jours de Sport". Everyone, young or old can have a go at something they have always fancied trying.'
'From the energetic… to the decorative. And it's all for free!'
CHILDREN: Moi, j'aimerais faire le double dutch.
C'est quoi, le double dutch?
Je sais pas. Si on allait voir?
NARRATOR: 'Le double dutch. This isn't for softies. With two ropes going, you have to skip twice as fast.'
ORGANISER: Il fallait être rapide!
CHILD 1: Au début, c'était un peu difficile, mais après, c'est devenu facile.
CHILD 2: Moi, je pense que c'était super.
CHILD 3: C'est fatigant, ça fait mal au dos.
NARRATOR: 'Some sports have just been invented, like "le rush ball", and it takes some getting used to!'
TEACHER: Est-ce que tu connais le rush ball?
CHILD: Non, pas du tout.
TEACHER: C'est un jeu de raquettes qui se joue une raquette dans chaque main, où on peut amortir, et renvoyer la balle aussi bien avec les mains qu'avec les pieds. Tu me l'envoies? Comme ça!
Voilà! Un, deux, trois, quatre! Et on la reprend! Côté gauche, maintenant! Main gauche! Attention…Et un, deux… Super! Côté droit! Et allez! Côté droit! Un, et deux! Gauche! Droit! Gauche!
CHILD 4: Oh, mince.
C'était assez facile, et j'ai beaucoup aimé.
NARRATOR: 'Now for the big time! Le football américain!'
TEACHER: Allez, go. C'est bon? Allez!
NARRATOR: 'And a chance to practise the skills of the game.'
'Il faut apprendre à lancer la balle, à tacler ton adversaire, à éviter les obstacles.'
CHILD 5: C'était bien, mais ce costume tient chaud.
CHILD 6: Et c'est lourd!
CHILD 7: Mais moi, je dis que c'était super!
NARRATOR: 'Time for everyone to get their strength back. And for something a bit less strenuous.'
TEACHER: Bonjour.
NARRATOR: 'Le tai chi.'
TEACHER: Laissez la main droite. Voilà. Et on revient. On écarte les jambes.
Et on va commencer à s'échauffer en ouvrant les bras, en les redescendant sur le côté, en ouvrant les bras, en redescendant sur le côté. On continue comme ça.
Voilà regardez maintenant, on va respirer avec le ventre. On laisse gonfler le ventre, on vide le ventre. On laisse gonfler le ventre, on vide le ventre.
On pousse. On remonte une dernière fois. Un bras ici, on monte sur le côté, on revient devant.
Quand la main passe devant notre regard, vous regardez votre main, et vous la regardez descendre vers la terre. On revient ici.
On ramène la jambe. Et on relâche les bras. Voilà on s'incline. On se salue à la chinoise. Pour se dire au revoir, on relâche les bras, et on recule d'un pas. Xièxiè.
CHILDREN: C'était super.
J'ai adoré.
C'était très relaxant.
C'était un peu trop long.
NARRATOR: 'Alors? Vous avez aimé le Jour de Sport?'
CHILD 4: Je me suis bien amusé.
CHILDREN: C'était super!
Video summary
A description of the annual Jours de Sport weekend event in Marseilles.
Activities such as skipping, rush-ball, American football and tai chi are explained in French. Children express their opinions on the activities.
This clip comes from BBC2 series, Being French.
Teacher Notes
- After watching the clip, the pupils could be asked whether they think the children in Marseilles liked or disliked the activity.
- They could then choose a reason why from a list of suggested opinions.
- The clip could be stopped after the 'rush ball' demonstration and pupils could discuss what they think the aim of the game is.
- After watching the whole clip, pupils could match up the name of each game with the image of the equipment needed for the activity.
- Discuss with pupils whether they knew any of these activities and encourage them to take a vote to give their opinion on each one by using the French words 'super/ facile / difficile'.
This video is relevant for teaching French at KS2 in England and Wales, KS2 in Northern Ireland and second level in Scotland.
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