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Activité 1 – Les personnages- the characters

In Astérix ‘Chez les Pictes’ we see our hero and his fellow
villagers help out a man in distress, MacOloch, who arrives in
the Gaulish village encased in a block of ice. They look after
MacOloch who is a long way from home and help him get
back to his clan and family in Caledonia. When the Gauls
arrive in Caledonia, they see the customs and struggles of
those strange natives before heading back to their traditional
village banquet.

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 Activité 1 – Les personnages- the characters
Qui est-ce? Look at the pictures below and match with the correct picture. Can
you name the characters from the descriptions using their French names
from the story? Sound files in Zip folder.

1.Il est petit. Il porte une grande

moustache. Il est très fort. Il est
Activity1-1.mp3
très courageux

2. Il est grand et très fort. Il

porte une grande moustache et
il est un peu gros. Il est le Activity1-2.mp3
meilleur ami d’Astérix.

3. Il est vieux et mince. C’est le

druide qui fait la potion
magique. Il porte une longue Activity1-3.mp3
barbe blanche.

4. Il est le chef de la tribu et il

est gros avec les cheveux roux. Activity1-4.mp3

5. Elle est la petite amie de

MacOloch. Elle est belle avec les
cheveux longs et roux. Activity1-5.mp3

6. Il est grand et jeune. Il porte

un kilt et il est écossais. Activity1-6.mp3

7. C’est un grand animal qui

habite dans le lac. Activity1-7.mp3

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Activité 2: Le passeport
Here is a copy of Astérix’s ancient passport for his journey to Caledonia. A bit
heavy for putting in your pocket!

Nom: Astérix

Age: 40 ans

Anniversaire : vingt-neuf octobre

Pays de naissance : Gaul

Nationalité: Gaulois

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Now looking at the information Astérix has put on his passport, can
you now try and do one for yourself? No photos… you need to draw
a picture of yourself on the stone tablet!

Nom: ______________

Age: _____ans

Anniversaire: ____________________

Pays de naissance : _______________

Nationalité: ______________________

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 Activité 3
MacOloch’s arrival in the village causes great excitement.
Below is an interview with Astérix about what he and Obélix found on the
beach with a reporter from the ’Daily Gaulish,’ newspaper. On your own, with
a partner or in a group, read and listen to the interview then try the activities
below. Sound files in Zip folder.

Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé?

Activity3-1.mp3

Ce matin à la plage, on a trouvé

un homme gelé dans un grand
glaçon Activity3-2.mp3

Il est comment?
Activity3-3.mp3

Il a les cheveux roux et longs et des

tatouages étranges sur son corps
Activity3-4.mp3

Qu’est-ce qu’il porte?

Activity3-5.mp3

L’homme porte une sorte de jupe et

une écharpe multicolore.
Activity3-6.mp3

Il vient d’où?
Activity3-7.mp3

Panoramix , le druide du village pense

qu’il vient d’Hibernia ou de la Calédonie Activity3-8.mp3

C’est une découverte étrange, n’est-ce pas?

Activity3-9.mp3

C’est un vrai mystère.

L’homme porte des chaînes sur ses bras. Activity3-10.mp3

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a) Here are the reporter’s notes. Has he got all the story details right? Mark
the statements vrai- true or false-faux!

1. Astérix and Obélix found the man on the beach.

2. Astérix and Obélix found the ice cube yesterday.
3. The man in the ice cube was wearing trousers.
4. He has strange tattoos.
5. Panoramix thinks he’s from Ireland or Scotland.
6. He has bracelets on his arms.

Now working with a partner, take turns pretending to be Astérix or the

reporter. If you can, record your dialogue and let your classmates and teacher
listen to it.

b) Travail de dictionnaire…

Here are some of the things Astérix and Obélix find on their beach.
Can you find the English for them?

Une amphore

Des mouettes

Des huîtres

Un casque romain

c) What might you find on a typical Scottish beach? Can you name three things
and find the French for them? Write your answers in the box below!

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Activité 5 A -La potion magique

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 Activité 4: On recherche
MacOloch’s family back in Caledonia are very worried about his disappearance
and decide to put up some posters in the local area in an effort to find him.
Can you make a poster for them? Remember you will need to describe him
in some detail, hair, height, clothes etc! Your class teacher will help you with
this. There are some phrases below to get you started.

On recherche

Il s’appelle He is called les yeux eyes

Il a He has les cheveux hair
Il est He is un tatouage a tattoo
Il mesure…. He is…….tall grand/petit big/small
Il porte He is wearing bleu/vert/gris blue/green/grey
noir/roux/blond black/red/blonde

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 Activité 5 A - La potion magique
La potion magique made to a secret recipe by Panoramix is the key to
Astérix' and Obélix’ great strength.
Here are a few of the things Panoramix was spotted collecting in the woods
around the village. When you work out what they are, draw a picture with the
correct number for each one in the boxes below.

Quatre champignons rouges Trois grandes grenouilles

Cinq araignées poilues Deux fourmis noires

Les piquants d’un petit hérisson

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 Activité 5b
Now on your own, with a partner or in a group, devise your own
‘Potion Magique’. Which ingredients would be in your magic potion?
Use your imagination and use a dictionary to help you! Try and put in
at least six different ingredients. Draw them above the cauldron and
label them in French with callouts!

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Activité 6
In the story, we read about Afnor la grande loutre de mer- a giant sea
otter. Do you think this matches up with the picture of Afnor ?
Who do you think the descendant of Afnor in Scotland might be ?

One of Afnor’s friends was spotted off the coast of Gaul by Agecanonix the
oldest man in the village. Since he tends to tell tall tales, no-one believes
him.
What did he see? Read and listen to his story as many times as you need
to. Can you complete the sentences? Use the help box below. Sound file
in Zip folder.

J’ai vu un grand monstre vert. Il avait

une tête énorme avec trois yeux
jaunes et quatre pattes comme un
éléphant. Sur son dos il avait des
écailles triangulaires noires.
Il avait un nez rouge et il me montrait
ses dents super grandes et orange. Il
était féroce et faisait un bruit
terrifiant! Activity6.mp3

I saw a large _______ monster. He had an enormous ______ with three _____

and four ______ like an ______________. On his ______ he had _________

triangular _________.He had a _____ ________ and he showed me his really

big, orange ___________.He was __________ and made a __________ noise.

terrifying elephant teeth paws head

nose black red scales
fierce green eyes back

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Activité 7
Now using some of the vocabulary from Agecanonix’s story, can you create
your own monster? What is it called? What does it look like? What
characteristics does it have? Where does it live ? What does it eat?
* Remember you could give it an Asterix style name for example: Gorgonagrix;
Terrorafix; Eataweetabix!
Draw your monster and then write a short paragraph in French describing
it and share this with a partner or in a group. Remember that the phrases you
used in the 'Wanted poster' in activity 3 can be used again. There is a quick
reminder of some of them in the box below.

Mon monstre

Mon monstre s’appelle…. My monster is called

Il est.. He is Il a He has
Il habite He lives Il mange He eats
Il a les yeux He has… eyes Il a les cheveux He has ……hair
des cornes – horns une queue.. a tail des
des écailles … scales dents .. teeth

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 Le Défi - Mini challenge: “Lutèce”, was the Roman
name for a very famous city in France. On your own,
with a partner or in a group, can you find out what the
city is called today ? Where did this name come from?
Can you find the Roman name for other towns or
cities in Great Britain?

Activité 8 La scène qui manque - the missing scene.

Whilst working on the story, Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad head off for a
traditional long French lunch (déjeuner) and don’t notice a page falling on the
floor. Here is the start of that section of the story. Can you help them re-write
this missing scene? Imagine what other adventures Astérix and Obélix got up
to during their trip to Scotland! You can write this mainly in English and add as
much French as you can!

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 Le Défi – mini challenge: Comic books (Les bandes dessinées) in France
are not just written for children. They are loved by old and young alike
and a wide range can be found in bookshops and even in large
supermarkets! On your own, with a partner or in a group:
 Can you find out about other famous French comic book
characters ?
 Are there similar types of comic books in English for all ages ?
 Why do you think they are so popular?

Now over to you… working in a group or with a partner, create your own comic
book characters and make your own cartoon strip.
You can do this by writing and drawing in the traditional way or you might
want to try a cartoon generator using ICT. Here are some websites to get you
started.

https://www.bitstrips.com/create/comic/
http://www.toondoo.com/
http://www.pixton.com/uk/
http://www.decitre.fr/livres/jeunesse/bd-jeunesse/preferes-des-libraires.html
http://fr.hellokids.com/r_9/lecture/bd-pour-enfant

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Activité 9: Parc Astérix
Astérix may not be as famous as Mickey Mouse across the world, however he
has his own theme park on the outskirts of Paris- Parc Astérix. You decide
to plan a visit for you and your family and you go online to see how much
everything will cost.

Have a look at this special ticket on offer below.

Parc Astérix

B Billet Tribu Gauloise

Un tarif malin si vous venez en groupe!
Minimum 5 personnes
A partir de 34 €
Billet daté à réserver 5 jours avant la visite

Would this ticket suit your family? If not, why wouldn't it?
What are the booking conditions?
How much would it cost if a group of 6 people bought tickets?

Top Tip !! Look at the highlighted areas for clues!

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 Le Défi : Mini challenge.
Thinking about the story of Astérix
chez les Pictes, can you design a new
ride for the theme park?
http://www.parcasterix.fr/en

Activité 10 : On regarde, on écoute et on comprend.

Now watch and listen to the interviews with some of the people who work on
the Astérix stories. How much can you understand, without looking at the
transcript?
Listen to and watch the videos as many times as you need to and try and
give as much information as you can. There are some headings to help you.

Video 1 Match up the numbers and letters!

1. Her name is a. a cat
2. She works on b. in a house with a garden
3. She used to have c. Elodie
4. She lives in a d. her parents ,brothers and sisters
5. She lives with e. Obélix
6. Her favourite character f. Communication in the Astérix office.

Video 2: Circle the correct answer!

His name is Charles/ Cédric/ Céleste

He works as a director/ assistant/ editor for Astérix
He has 3/4/5 children.
He has a dog/cat/no pets
He lives in a flat/ house in Sèvres near Paris.
The town has 12,000/20,000 inhabitants.

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He has /hasn’t visited Scotland.
Video 3: Use the words in the help box below to complete the
sentences!
Her name is …………………
She is ………… and has …………. hair.
She lives in the ……….. of Paris.
She lives in a …………. with …… rooms
His favourite character in the Astérix stories is …………..

small Obélix flat Amandine

brown west two

Video 4:
His name is ……………
He works on …………… for Astérix
He lives in a ……………in Montparnasse, in Paris.
His favourite character in the Astérix stories is ……………
He has/has never visited Scotland (choose the correct option)

Video 5:
Her name is ……………
She has a …………… called Edgar. He is …………… years old
She has …………… origins.
She lives in …………… , near the Sacré Coeur.
She lives in a ………….. on the ………….. floor.
There are ………….. rooms.
All the …………… are her favourite characters in the Astérix stories.
She visited Scotland …………… years ago.
Maintenant
She à vousScotsman
thinks a typical ! Over to you !
is someone who wears a ……………

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Now watch the video of Harry. He talks about himself and his likes and dislikes.
Why not try and create your own video interviews for your class? You could
share them with each other or with another class in your school.

Activité 11
Almost all of the Astérix adventures finish with a feast in the Gaulish village.

What do you think Astérix and villagers might be eating at the feast?
Why not draw your own final version of the feast and put some French
words on your picture to show what the villagers are eating?

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“This resource is part of a collaborative scheme by the University of Glasgow and Education
Scotland bringing together researchers, school teachers and Education Scotland officials to
create new resources for Broad General Education (BGE).

These resources were created by Laurence Grove (University of Glasgow) and Shona Hugh
(Education Scotland)” with kind permission from Editions Albert René

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