Bienvenue à Petit Pont!

Petit Pont is an exciting package of materials for Primary French.

Stunning interactive software
3D virtual reality game
Whiteboard activities
Full colour activity books
Teacher resources
Domino the dog glove puppet

The package is available in two stages, 1 & 2. The interactive software provides the building blocks of language learning with a multitude of practice activities. As children journey through Petit Pont their adventure takes them into new areas of language and culture through games, puzzles, poems and songs.

Petit Pont 1 &2 matches the QCA Scheme of Work, the MFL framework for KS2 and the 5-14 Guidelines.

New language is tackled systematically and regularly revisited and recycled in a way that is never repetitive or dull. Confidence is built while grammar finds its way naturally into the process without becoming an obstacle to expression.

Already a favourite in UK schools and around the globe, Petit Pont matches the QCA Scheme of work, the MFL framework for KS2 and 5-14 guidelines.

With Petit Pont children get a real feeling for France and French life as they explore the village, meet Domino, Céline, Mathieu and all their friends and interact with the characters.

New for Petit Pont 2 Learning Management System

Free for the first year with the Classroom Edition is an easy to use on line Learning Management System, where teachers can store and track pupil progress throughout the programme.

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Home and Classroom Editions available

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One of the most engaging pieces of software I have seen in many years! High quality graphics and a structure that encourages quick progression in language acquisition. Learning like is should be – fun!

Kirk Hayles, Willowbrook Primary School

Petit Pont 1 Topics

Unit 1 Bienvenue à Petit Pont !
Greetings
Asking and saying who someone is
Asking how someone is
Introducing someone

Unit 2 Voici Petit Pont
Identifying places in town
Saying where you live

Unit 3 En famille
Counting up to ten
Asking and talking about age
Asking about brothers and sisters

Unit 4 A l’école
The days of the week
Understanding classroom instructions
Naming things you use at school
Talking about quantities of things

Chercher les mots
Looking up words

Unit 5 Joyeux anniversaire !
Counting up to 31
The months of the year
Talking about dates and birthdays

Unit 6 Les animaux
Naming pets
Asking and talking about pets

Unit 7 Quelle Couleur ?
Asking and saying what colour things are
Expressing likes and dislikes

Unit 8 Que sais-tu ?
Revision of previous work

Main language points introduced in Petit Pont 1:
Je m’appelle, tu t’appelles, il/elle s’appelle
le, la, l’
un, une, des
j’ai, tu as. il/elle a
imperatives (for classroom instructions)
negatives
adjectives: position and basic agreement
use of the definite article after expressions of like and dislike
plurals including common examples in –x

Petit Pont 2 Topics

Unit 1 En ville
Saying where you are, or are going
Asking and giving directions

Unit 2 Quel temps fait-il?
Talking about the weather
Saying where places are (nord, sud, est, ouest)

Unit 3 Quelle heure est-il?
Asking and telling the time on the hour
Linking up the weather, the time, and where people are going

Le corps humain
Special section: parts of the body

Unit 4 Temps libre
Saying which sports you like
Telling the time: quarter past, half past, quarter to & minutes.
Talking about television: saying what you’re going to watch at what time.

Unit 5 Au café
Buying drinks, snacks and ice creams
Understanding prices

Unit 6 Les vêtements
Saying what clothes people are wearing
Using colour words with clothing

A la maison
Special section: rooms in the house

Unit 7 Ma journée
Talking about daily routine
Buying things at the baker’s
Naming some shop

Unit 8 La fête de Petit Pont
Recap of Petit Pont 1 and 2

Les vacances de Noël
Special section on Christmas

In addition to these, the language learned in Petit Pont 1 is consistently recycled throughout Petit Pont 2.

Main language points introduced in Petit Pont 2:
au, à la, aux
the verb aller
il fait + weather expressions
question forms: quel temps...quelle heure
key new verbs: Marseille se trouve..., je me lève, aimer, manger, rentrer, porter, jouer, faire; je voudrais
further numbers for prices and times