French 1, 2 (Period 2) Assignments

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Today is the last day of our school year!  It's been a pleasure working with each one of you this year, and I look forward to continue our French studies together in the fall.  If you want to review some French this summer, try Duolingo on your phone. Take care of yourselves, and have a great summer!  

Bonjour mes étudiants!  We are at the close of our school year and wrapping things up.  Please turn in to me any missing assignments that you have been working on no later than tomorrow, June 12th.  Also be sure to turn in your French textbook this to the school.  Please keep your 2 workbooks at home.  We will be using them again next year.  Take time this summer to review some of your study cards....and you might even want to do some work on Duolingo.  It's been such a pleasure working with each one of you!  Have a great day and a great summer!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  No further assignments for this class.  Feel free to continue to make up any missing work and turn it in to me no later than tomorrow night, Thursday, June 11th.  Have a great day!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  There are no further assignments for you in French.  Feel free to use this week to complete any missing assignments.  All past work needs to be turned in to me no later than Thursday, June 11th.  Be sure to come in to school sometime this week to turn in your French book.  Please keep your 2 workbooks at home, and be ready to bring them to school when you return in the fall.  We will be doing a few more things in them before moving into our second year book and workbook.  Have a great day!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Hope you had a great weekend!  This week, take time to work on any missing assignments that you may have.  I will need to receive everything from you by Wedesday night, June 10th.  Let me know if you have questions.  It was great seeing you Friday on Zoom, and I loved your descriptions of your home!  It's been such a privilege working with you this year!  I look forward to continuing our French studies next year!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Please join us this morning at 9:15 on Zoom to wrap up our semester together.  Be prepared to share your project with photos and a description of your house.  Also continue working on any missing assignments that you may have.  I will accept your late work through Wednesday, June 10th.  See you this morning!  Have a great weekend!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  We are wrapping things up this week and coming to the close of our school year.  Today, please work to complete your project of photos and a description of what is in your house...both inside and out.  Use only vocabulary we have studied and be prepared to share these with all of us tomorrow during our final Zoom meeting at 9:15am.  Watch for the invitation today.  Please email me your completed projects....both photos and written description.  There is no other assignment today.  If you have missing assignments, feel free to work on those.  I will accept late work through Tuesday, June 9th. Hope you have a great day.  See you tomorrow!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Here's your assignment today: 1) Review the yellow box vocabulary in lesson 13. 2) Complete the worksheet attached for you below using the vocabulary from lesson 13. Send this to me no later than Friday, June 5th.   3) Continue working on your project of photos and a description of your house.  Your project is due Friday, June 5th. Let me know if you have questions on any of this.  Have a great day!

 

Bonjour mes étudiants!  It was good seeing most of you yesterday at our Zoom meeting!  I so enjoyed listening to your projects describing yourself and some other people!  Here's your assignment for today:  1) Begin to work on our last project--describing your house, its rooms, and outside areas.  Read over the attached document for details about this assignment and an example to follow. This will be due on Friday, June 5th and we will share them at a Zoom meeting at 9:15 a.m.  Watch for the invitation later this week. 2) Work to complete any missing assignments and get those in to me this week.  Let me know if you have questions or need help.  Have a great day!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Hope you had a great weekend!  This is our last week of instruction and work.  Please take time to go back and complete any missing assignments and turn them in to me this week. There is no penalty for late work.  Here's your assignment:  1) Attend our Zoom meeting this morning at 9:15 and be ready to share with us your project describing yourself and 2 other people.  We will also take a look at how to ask for and give directions in French.  2). Write out exercise #4 p.203, writing out both the question and the answer for each item listed. Use the map on textbook p.202 to find the places listed and give your directions. Please turn this in to me no later than tomorrow, June 2nd.  Let me know if you have questions.  Enjoy your day!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Here's your assignment for today:  1) Attend our Zoom meeting at 9:15 this morning.  We will be reviewing our vocabulary about cities and the places we find in them. We will also be talking about the various parts or rooms in a house.  2) Read over and study the yellow box vocabulary on textbook p.200.  3) Write out textbook exercises #6 on p.201 (write out complete sentences) and also exercise #8 p.201.  Use the verb "etre" in each sentence, writing the form that matches the subject:  je suis, tu es, il/elle est, nous sommes, vous etes, ils sont... 4) Finish up your project describing yourself in French, along with 2 other people.  These should be detailed descriptions, writing as much as you can. Be prepared to share these aloud with us at our Zoom meeting on Monday, June 1st.  Let me know if you have questions.  Enjoy your upcoming weekend!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  It was good to see all of you at our Zoom meeting yesterday!  We are working on Lesson 13, a lesson presenting new vocabulary about cities and homes.  Here's your assignment:  1) Review and study the yellow box vocabulary on textbook pages 196 and 197.  2). On the worksheet attached below, write out definitions for each of the places listed. 3) Write out textbook exercises #3 and #4 p.198. For exercise #3, tell me whether or not there are these places in your neighborhood.  If so, give me the name.  For exercise #4, write the question asking if there is that location in your neighborhood. You do not need to write the name "Pauline" in each of your questions.  Begin with: Est-ce qu'il y a.....? Please send me your completed work by tomorrow, May 29th. Enjoy your day!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Ca va bien?  Here's today's work:  1) Please join us for our Zoom meeting this morning at 9:15 a.m.  We will be giving you some help with your project (describing yourself and two other people).  We will also be introducing Unit 5 and Lesson 13, all about where we live and where we go.  2) Read over and study textbook p.196-197 to assimilate any new vocabulary. 3) Write out textbook exercises #1 and #2 on p.196.  For exercise #2, write out the questions you would ask a friend. Please submit these to my by tomorrow, May 28th. Enjoy the day!

Bonjour mes etudiants!  Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend!  Today we are going to be doing some reading, so here's your assignment.  1)  Read the vignettes from the document attached below and then complete the assignment at the end of the document.  Please turn your work in to me no later than tomorrow, May 27th.  We will be meeting together on Zoom tomorrow morning, Wednesday, May 27th at 9:15.  We will be starting a new lesson together....Lesson 13.  Have a great day!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  We've just finished up Unit 4 and our last lesson on the use of adjectives in the French language.  Today's assignment is a project using adjectives that will be due on Friday, May 29th.  You will find it attached below.  Please do your best work on this project; it's an opportunity for you to pull together and use the language we have learned over the course of the year. Let me know if you have questions on the project. Use the weekend to get caught up on any previous assignments that you have not yet completed.  I will accept your late work, without penalty. We will have a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, May 27th at 9:15 so put that on your calendar. Have a great weekend!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  It was so good seeing all of you yesterday on Zoom!  Today we are going to work a bit more with the article we read yesterday:  Bonjour Brigitte! So here's your assignment for today:  1) Re-read the article Bonjour Brigitte on pages 17-18 of your reading workbook.  2) Answer the questions about Brigitte in the worksheet attached below.  Please answer in French using complete sentences.  3) In your textbook on p.191, complete the "Activité ecrité".  Write a letter to Brigitte describing yourself covering the information listed in the bullet points that you see in the assignment. This should be a detailed paragraph of 12-15 sentences in French. Please use only language that we have learned.  Please do not write this out in English first and then translate into French. Please proof your paragraph for correct spelling and grammar.  Let me know if you have questions. 

Bonjour mes étudiants.  Here's your assignment for today:  1) Please attend our Zoom meeting this morning at 9:15.  We will be doing some reading together.  Please have your reading workbook available. 2) Re-read the article "Bonjour, Brigitte!" in your reading workbook on p.17-18.  3) Complete the exercises found in your reading workbook on pages 19-20. Please send these to me (either photographed and sent as an attachment) or type your answers out and send them.  Due no later than Thursday, May 21st.  Enjoy your day!

 

 

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Happy Tuesday to you all!  It was great seeing some of you at our Zoom meeting yesterday.  We have finished Lesson 12, the last lesson of this unit on adjectives, and we are ready to test.  Here's today's assignment:  1) Complete the quiz over Lesson 12 that is attached below for you.  Please turn it in to me no later than tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20th.  Please work on this quiz on your own, without help from your classmates. There are listening cues for you to complete the first section of the quiz.  Here is the link to hear them:  https://youtu.be/9CXksWRxegM  Have a great day!

Bonjour mes étudiants de francais!  Hope you enjoyed your long weekend!  Here's today's assignment:  1)  Join us for a class Zoom meeting this morning at 9:15 a.m.  We will be doing oral work as we finish up lesson 12.  2) Take some time to review the lesson 12 material, as we will be testing on it tomorrow.  3) Write out review exercises #2, #3, and #4 on pages 182-183. 4) Read over the article on p.188 of your textbook and then write out an English translation of what you have read.  5) Also complete the Vrai ou Faux comprehension exercise on p.188. Please send these to me no later than Tuesday, May 19th. Have a great day!

 

 

Bonjour mes étudiants!  The long weekend for you students is almost here!  Here's your assignment for today:  1) From textbook pages 180-181, write out exercises #1, #4, and #5.  Please turn these in to me no later than Monday, May 18th.  We will have a Zoom meeting Monday morning, May 18th at 9:15 a.m. to wrap up lesson 12.  You can expect to test on it no later than Monday or Tuesday.  Let me know if you need extra help on anything from Lesson 12.  Have a great weekend!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  We are finishing up lesson 12 this week, reviewing and practicing the material within this lesson.  There seems to be a bit of confusion on when to use "C'est.../Ce sont.... and when to use il/elle est/ ils/elles sont...." so look for an email from me today with a bit more instruction on distinguishing between these ways of describing people and things.  Here's today's assignment:  1) Work through the listening and speaking activities in your workbook on pages 107-108.  I've recorded the audio cues for you via YouTube.  Here's the link for you to use: https://youtu.be/A_e7YkjBEVw  2) Complete the written workbook exercises covering lesson 12 material on workbook pages 109-112. This should give you a good review of what we have covered in this lesson.  Please send me your work no later than tomorrow, Thursday, May 14th.  Let me know if you have questions or are struggling with any of this.  Enjoy your day!

 

Bonjour mes étudiants!  We have finished up instruction on lesson 12, and now it's time to practice this material a bit before we test on it.  So here's your assignment for today: 1) Please read over and review the lesson 12 material on the following pages:  p.174 colors; p.175 adjectives that are positioned before a noun (BAGS); p.177 using il est/elle est and C'est/Ce sont to describe people and things; p.178 expressions with C'est.  2) Complete the attached worksheet Lecon 12 La Voiture de Roger.  This is a 3 page worksheet reviewing the material presented in Lesson 12.  Let me know if you have questions.  Enjoy your day.

Bonjour classe!  Hope you had a great weekend, enjoying the beautiful, warm weather.  Here's today's assignment:  1) Zoom meeting this morning at 9:15 a.m. We will discuss 2 ways to describe people and things.  2)  Read over textbook p177.  3) Write out textbook exercise #6 p.177. 4) Complete the attached worksheet below putting to use what we learned today.  Let me know if you have questions or need help.  Enjoy your day!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  C'est vendredi et le weekend!  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui. Here's today's assignment:  1) Watch the following YouTube instruction from me on the use of the expression "C'est.....". Here'es the llink: https://youtu.be/WokhRkCrd9c 2) Read over textbook p.178. 3) Write out textbook exercise #7  on p.178 (just giving for each item the statement in French: That's true/that's false.  Also write out textbook exercise #8 on p.179. Write out both the question and then a response using the expressions from the yellow box on p.178.  Please send me your work no later than Sunday, May 10th.

Note:  We will have a Zoom meeting on Monday, May 11th at 9:15 a.m.  Please put this meeting on your calendar.  Have a great weekend!  See you on Monday!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  It was good seeing you yesterday via Zoom!  Today your are going to work on the position of adjectives in French....some placed after the noun, and some positioned in front of the noun.  Here's your assignment:  1) Review textbook p.175 that introduces adjectives that are placed in front of the noun. (Remember: BAGS).  2) Complete the two worksheets attached for you below.  In one of the exercises you will be using adjectives both before and after the noun.  Pay attention to agreement both in gender and in number. Have a great day!

Bonjour classe! Comment ca va?  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui.  Here's today's assignment:  1) Zoom meeting at 9:15 this morning.  We will be talking again about the position of adjectives in a sentence. 2) Read carefully the material on textbook p.175. 3) Write out textbook exercises #4 and #5 on p.176.  For exercise #5, write that you have the items listed. Please send these exercises to me no later than tomorrow, May 7th.

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Here's your assignment for today: 1) Review the material on colors from textbook p.174  2.) Watch the following YouTube videos on colors in French. Here are the links:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld7x0xv72Uk   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBVX6jiiRtI    3) Write out exercises #1 on p.174 and #3 on p.175. 4) Complete the color by number worksheet attached below. Assignments are due no later than tomorrow, Wednesday May 6th.

Bonjour mes étudiants! Hope you had a good weekend!  Here's today's assignment: 1) Zoom meeting at 9:15 a.m.  2) Read over the Lesson 12 dialogue and write out a translation of it in English.  3) Write out in French the answers to the comprehension questions on p.172.  Please use complete sentences in writing your answers.  4) Complete either exercise #4 or exercise #5 on p. 171.....your choice.  Write in the form of one or 2 paragraphs, and write using complete sentences and as many different adjectives as you can.  Due no later than Tuesday, May 5th.

Bonjour mes étudiants!  It was great to see you today on Zoom!  We are wrapping up our work with lesson 11 today. Here's your assignment:  1) Complete the quiz attached below on Lesson 11.  I've recorded the audio cues that you will need to complete the first section of the quiz.  The link is here: https://youtu.be/yHy-2Jh-PSc  As you take the quiz, please be sure to read carefully and thoroughly all of the directions.  Please do not consult any of your classmates as you complete the quiz. Do your own work. If at all possible, send your quiz to me tonight, but no later than tomorrow. Let me know if you have any questions. Please send your quiz as an attachment or type out the answers and send them to me.

 

We will meet together via Zoom on Monday, May 4th at 9:15 a.m. so put the date on your calendar. There is no school for you on Friday, so enjoy your weekend!

Bonjour classe!  Here's today's assignment:  1) Zoom meeting this morning, Wednesday April 29th at 9:15.  Be prepared to share your RSVP assignment from yesterday with us orally.  We will also be working on some other oral exercises.  Check your Zoom invitation for details. 2).  Complete the listening exercises in your workbook on pages 101-102.  Here's the link for the audio cues: https://youtu.be/SQThOZ2edvs 3) Also complete workbook pages 103-106.  Spend some time on the last exercise (#7).....a writing exercise.  Try to write 10-15 sentences, if possible. 

 

We will be quizzing over lesson 11 tomorrow, so we will use these workbook pages as a review of the material.  Let me know if you need help or have questions. Have a great day!

Bonjour mes étudiants de français!  We are getting close to finishing up lesson 11, and you have been doing a great job with this material.  Here's today's assignment:  1) If needed, review lesson 11 material.  2) Complete the warm-up exercises attached below.  There are 2 pages to complete. 3) Complete the translation handout attached below working with adjectives:  their position, gender, number.....  There are 2 pages to this document.  4) Complete the pen pal ad attached below.  Send me your work no later than Wednesday, April 29th. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help on any of the material.  We will be quizzing over lesson 11 on Thursday.

 

Bonjour classe!  Hope you had a good weekend!  No Zoom meeting today.  We will have a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, April 29th at 9:15 a.m.  Here's your assignment for today:

1) Reread the lesson 11 material that we have been studying last week. Read pages 164, 166, and 168.  Also review the yellow box vocabulary within lesson 11. 2) Complete the attached document:  Lesson 11 Le Copain de Mireille.  See attached Word document below.  Your completed work should be turned into me no later than tomorrow, Tuesday, April 28th. Enjoy your day, and let me know if you have any questions. 

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui.  Here is the assignment for today, April 24th:  1) Zoom meeting this morning at 9:15 a.m.  2) Read over the material dealing with the position of adjectives in French on textbook p.168. 3) Write out textbook exercises #8 and #9 p.168. 4) Complete the translation worksheet attached below.  Please turn in to me these assignments no later than Monday, April 27th.

    Enjoy your weekend!

Bonjour classe!  It was good to see all of you today on Zoom!  Here's your assignment for today: 1) Read over the yellow box vocabulary on p.167 on nationalities.  Nationalities are adjectives and have gender (masculine/feminine forms) and they have number (singular and plural).  They form the feminine and plurals the same way as other adjectives.  2) Complete the attached worksheet, giving the feminine form of the nationalities listed.  The document is attached below. 3).  Write out textbook exercise #7 p.167.  4).  Complete the translation worksheet attached below as a Word document.  5). Also complete the crossword puzzle attached below using adjectives that we have learned.  These should all be completed by Friday, April 24th.

Bonjour classe!  It was so good seeing all of you yesterday on Zoom!  I miss our class time together!  Here's today's assignment:  1)  Read over again the material on textbook p.164 (as well as any notes you took from our Zoom session) dealing with masculine and feminine forms of adjectives.  2)  Study the yellow box vocabulary on p.165.  3)  Complete the attached worksheet (attached below), noting the definitions of adjectives.  Complete the worksheet by filling in the feminine forms of the adjectives.  If you need help with this, go to the dictionary at the back of your textbook to find the feminine forms. 4) Write out textbook exercises #2, #3, and #4 p.165 using the verb "être" and adjectives. Enjoy your day!

Bonjour classe!  Hope you are well!  Here's the assignment for today:  1)  Zoom meeting at 9:15 a.m.  2) Read over and study p.166 in your textbook about making adjectives plural.  3) Write out textbook exercise #5 on p.166.  4) Complete the worksheet attached below working with adjectives (masculine/feminine/singular/plural). Have a great day!

Bonjour classe!  Vous avez passé un bon weekend?  Ca va?  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui le 20 avril.  Here's the assignment for today, Monday April 20th:  1) Please participate in this morning's Zoom meeting at 9:15.  Bring your book and paper/pencil for notes.  2). Write out an English translation of the Lesson 11 dialogue p.162.  Also answer in complete sentences the Comprehension questions at the bottom of p.162.  3) Read over carefully the explanation of masculine and feminine adjectives on textbook p.164. 4) Complete textbook exercise #1 p.164.  Write in complete sentences changing from masculine to feminine.  5) Complete the translation worksheet attached below as a Word document.  These assignments are due Tuesday, April 21st. 

Bonjour classe!  C'est le weekend!  Ca va bien, n'est-ce pas?  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui.  Here's the assignment for today:  1)  Zoom meeting at 9:15 this morning.  Please check your email. You should have received an invitation with meeting ID and Password.  2) Complete Exercises #1, #4, and #5 on textbook pages 160-161 and then send them to me.  You've all done great work on Lesson 10. Try to hold onto what you have learned and continue to apply it as we move into the next lessons.

     Next week we will mostly likely meet together twice via Zoom:  on Monday and then again on Wednesday at 9:15 am.  I will be sending out invitations to you.  We will begin working on Lesson 11....a lesson focused on adjectives and how to more fully describe ourselves and others...especially our personalities.  I would encourage you to keep reviewing the lessons we have covered.....maybe going back to previous lessons and re-reading the material to keep it fresh in your mind.  If you have extra time over the weekend, this could be a beneficial review for you.  Hope you have a great weekend!  I will see you on Zoom!

Bonjour classe!  Nous avons fini leçon 10 et maintenant c'est l'examen!  Here's today assignment:  1) Complete the quiz for Lesson 10.  This was given to you as a handout on our last day of class together.  You should have a copy of it.  Please complete the quiz, if possible, by the end of the day (April 16th, but no later than Friday, April 17th) and send it to me, either typing out your answers and emailing, or taking photos and sending them as an attachment. Let m know if you have any questions. I have recorded audio cues for you for the listening section.  You should be able to access them through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5AsC4XFft0&t=12s

Bonjour classe!  We are just about finished with Lesson 10. Here's the assignment for today:  1).  Complete workbook pages 96-100.  This will give you a good review of the material in lesson 10.  If you are still a little uneasy about this material, go to my teacher page from yesterday and read over the review sheet that I attached.  2)  Complete the listening and speaking exercises on workbook pages 93-95.  The link to the audio cues is included below.  

    Please let me know if you have questions or concerns about any of the material in lesson 10.  I hope you have been noting the corrections that I've sent back to you on your homework assignments, and that you are making corrections to your own work if possible. Have a great day!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwh7O3YkpcE&t=4s

Bonjour classe!  Ca va?  Oui, ca va bien, n'est-ce pas?  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui, mardi, le 14 avril.  Here's the assignment for Tuesday, April 14th:  

1) Read through carefully the attached review sheet that highlights the main content of Lesson 10. If possible, I would encourage you to print this out and put it in your binder as notes.   It is attached below as a Word document. 2) Complete the handout given to you on the last day of class together:  Lesson 10 Vive la différence!  This is a good review of the material we have been covering. Let me know if you have any questions or need help with this material. Please turn this in no later than Wednesday, April 15th.  

     We will be finishing up Lesson 10 and quizzing on it before the end of the week, and then we will start on Lesson 11.  Have a great day!  I miss seeing all of you!

Bonjour classe!  Est-ce que vous avez passé un bon weekend?  J'espère que oui!  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui lundi, le 13 avril.  Here's the assignment for Monday, April 13th:  Please take some time to read over and review the explanations and yellow boxes in lesson 10.  Then complete the following:  1) Complete the 2 page stapled handout given to you on our last day of class together entitled: Unité 4 warm-up for leçon 9 and leçon 10.  You should have this worksheet.  Note the textbook page numbers that accompany each section of this workpage.  You should complete 6 separate review/practice exercises with the Lesson 9/10 material. You can type this up for me or you can scan or take photos of it and then send as attachments. 2) Complete the fill-in-the-blank exercise using indefinite and definite articles that is attached below for you as a Word document.  3)  Complete the translation exercise also attached below as a Word document. Please send these in to me no later than tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14th.

 

Let me know if you have any questions on this assignment. We will be testing over Lesson 10 towards the end of the week, but I want to give you some time to practice and assimilate this material.  Have a good day!  Passez une bonne journée!

Bonjour mes étudiants intelligents!  Ca va bien?  J'espère que oui!  It was so good to see some of you yesterday on Zoom!  We missed you girls!  Here's your assignment for today, Thursday April 9th: (C'est l'anniversaire de ma petite-fille, Colby.  Ell a 2 ans aujourd'hui!) 1). Read over the attached notes below on using definite articles (le, la, l', les) to talk about things in a general sense.  2). Read over the explanation in your book on p.158....the green material E. L'usage de l'article défini dans le sens général.  3).  Write out textbook exercises #13 and #14 on p.158.  4). Complete the attached worksheet below, translating the sentences into English.

 

From what I understand, there is no school on Friday.  Have a blessed Easter!  Keep checking your LCA email for our next scheduled Zoom meeting.

Bonjour classe!  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui le 8 avril.  Here's your homework for today, Wednesday April 8th:  Attached below you will find 2 sets of notes on how the French answer a negative question or statement and also on how the French use "le" with days of the week. (It would be a good idea to review your days of the week.)  Print them both off and read them carefully.  Also read over the yellow box on textbook p.157 and the green explanation F. on p.159.  Complete and turn in the following items:  1) write out textbook exercise #12 p.157.  2) Write out textbook exercises #15 and #16 on p.159. Write complete sentences for both of these exercises.  3) Complete the review sentence completion worksheet attached below.  Apply what you have learned about indefinite articles (un,une, des) and how they change in a negative sentence.

 

Please check your email.  There is information about our Zoom meeting, Wed. April 8 at 9:15 a.m. Please plan on attending and be ready to speak some French!  I look forward to seeing you all!

Watch this special chapel message from Mr. Gentile.  Happy Good Friday! 

https://youtu.be/Rp12SVQcTvA

Bonjour classe!  Great job working with yesterday's material and assignments!  Today we are focusing on how the indefinite articles (un, une, des) change in a negative sentence.  We already did a little of this orally when I asked you questions like:  Est-ce que tu as un chat?  Oui, j'ai un chat./ Non, je n'ai pas de chat. So here's the assignment for today, Tuesday, April 7th:  Read over carefully and study p.156 "L'article indéfini dans les phrases négatives".  Read through the notes and examples that I have prepared for you.  They are attached in a document below.  You will also find a review worksheet on yesterday's lesson attached below (working with definite and indefinite articles:  le, la, l', les  and un, une, des). Complete this handout and send it to me.  Also write out textbook exercise #10 p.156 and exercise #11 p.157. For exercise #11, write both the question and the answer. Email your work to me. Then complete the additional practice worksheet attached below, re-writing the sentences in the negative. Have a great day, and let me know if you have any questions! We will Zoom on Wednesday, April 8th to discuss and practice all of this together.  Watch for the invitation in your LCA email.

Bonjour classe!  J'espère que vous avez passé de bonnes vacances!  (I hope you had a good vacation!) Comment ça va? Moi, ça va bien!  

Just to remind you, we've been working our way through Lesson 10....learning the irregular verb "avoir" (to have):  j'ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont.  Hopefully you have memorized those forms, and you know what each one means.  We also did a review of our indefinite articles (un/une), the words for "a" or "an", and our definite articles (le, la, l') which mean "the".  Today we are going to continue to look at these articles but will add their plural forms: "des" (some) and "les" (the).  We will also learn how the French make nouns plural.....they typically add the letter "s" to the end of the noun, though it is not pronounced. So here's your assignment for today, Monday April 6th:  Carefully read over textbook pages 154-155.  You can also watch the following 2 videos for added information and examples:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=054MD3i3RDE  and  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw1sORGoEOY  Please read through the attached notes and examples (attached handout).  Also complete the attached translation exercise and then write out textbook exercise #6 p.155 and #8 (write out using complete sentences). Have a good day!  I miss you all.  We will most likely zoom on Tuesday and then maybe again on Friday.  Check your LCA email regularly for additional information.

Bonjour classe!  Voici les devoirs pour jeudi, le 26 mars.  Here's your assignment for Thursday, March 26th:  Read over carefully and thoroughly textbook p.153 "Les noms et les articles masculins et feminins".  This should be review material for you on the topic of nouns and definite/ indefinite articles.  Remember:  all nouns have gender in French (masculine or feminine).  The French use 2 different kinds of articles to introduce nouns.  Indefinite articles:  un (a/an - mas.);  une (a/an -fem.)  Definite articles:  le (the -mas.); la (the - fem.), l' (the - for a masculine or feminine noun beginning with a vowel or vowel sound).  The French also distinguish gender in their subject pronouns used with verbs:   il = he/it;  elle = she/ it.  Watch the following YouTube video for a lesson on these articles.  Here's the link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9WGQd4JLQ  Write out textbook exercises #4 and #5 p.154.  For exercise #4, write out the first statement and then the final statement for each item.  Example:  Tiens, voila Katie Couric!  Une journaliste.    For exercise #5, write out the first question and then the answer for each item.  Example:  Où est le portable?  Il est sur la table.  Please send these to me tomorrow, March 26th, if possible.  There is no school on Friday, and there is no homework over Spring Break.  See you back on Monday, April 6th.  Watch your LCA email.....I might try to schedule a short Zoom meeting for us Thursday afternoon.

Bonjour classe!  Voici les devoirs pour mercredi, le 25 mars.  Here's the assignment for Wednesday, March 25:  For some more exposure to the irregular verb "avoir" watch the following YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b0k1VACrps  Please try to memorize the forms of the verb "avoir." Then complete the exercises on the attached document, using the verb "avoir". Be sure to email me your work when you have completed it. Passez une bonne journée!

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Voici les devoirs pour aujourd'hui.  Here's your assignment for Tuesday, March 24: Read over textbook p.159, the green section and the yellow box -"le verbe avoir" and "Vocabulaire: expressions avec avoir".  Please add the verb "avoir" to the verb chart that we started together.  The verb "avoir" is an irregular verb and one that is widely used in French.  Please memorize the forms of this verb.  Watch the following YouTube video on this verb.  Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA82J16mNfU  Print out the attached word document and read it over.  Write out textbook exercises #1, #2, and #3 p.152.  Due Wednesday, March 25th.  

Bonjour mes étudiants!  Ca va bien?  Hope you all had a good weekend.  Thanks for sending me your work.  Please type out your answers to all assignments and email them to me.  It's very difficult for me to read your pictures of handouts/workbook pages and then offer corrections.  Keep checking the teacher page each day as well as your LCA email; that's where we will communicate with each other in written form.  Hope you all found the audio cues for your Lesson 9 quiz on flipgrid.  By the end of today, you should have submitted to me your Activites pour tous worksheet on Lesson 9, your workbook pages on Lesson 9 (pages 88-92), a translation of the picture captions on pages 136-137, exercises #2 and #5 p.148-149, and your quiz over lesson 9. Feel free to contact me as often as you need to with questions or for help.  I will be sending you feedback on the work you have turned in, so watch for it and look over any corrections I've made.

     Here's your assignment for Monday, March 23.  We are beginning lesson 10.  Read over the dialogue on p.150 "Vive la difference!" and then write out an English translation of this material describing both Léa and Céline.  Then write out in French the answers to the comprehension questions at the bottom of p.150, using complete sentences.  Example:  1.  Qui habite en France?  Léa et Céline habitent en France.   Read through the Note Culturelle on p.151 on Haiti.  Watch the following YouTube video:  Geography Now- Haiti. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=O0G9a2Kn6-Q  Follow the link.

Bonjour classe!  Est-ce que vous aimez etudier le francais a la maison?  Est-ce que vous faites les devoirs?  Here's the assignment for Friday, March 20th, due on Monday, March 23rd.  Complete the lesson 9 Quiz.  I am trying to record some audio cues on flipgrid for you, but I don't think I've been successful.  If I have success I will send out a group email letting you know how to access them.  Along with your quiz, please write out exercise #2 p.148.  Write it out as a dialogue.  Also write out exercise #5 p.149.  Please email these to me no later than Monday, March 23. Au revoir classe!  Let me know if you have questions! 

Bonjour mes étudiants! Ca va bien, n'est-ce pas?  Vous étudiez, n'est-ce pas?  Oui, bien sur!!  Here is your assignment for Thursday, March 19th.  It is due on March 20th.  Assigned:  Read over textbook pages 136-137.  Write out an English translation for each of the 4 French captions under the photos.  Type out your translations and email them to me.  Then complete workbook pages 88-92 covering lesson 9 material.  If you have already turned into me a floor plan of your bedroom labeled in French, you can skip p.91.  Submit your work to me via email.  Please check your school email regularly as I have formed a group email for us and, in the future, may be sending you some things via email.  Hope you are all doing well.  I miss you!

Bonjour classe!  Ca va?  Moi, ça va bien.  Welcome to our French online class!  Please feel free to email me your prayer requests as we move through these days together.  I will be praying for you daily.  We will take things one day at a time and start out slowly with our assignments.

     This week we are going to focus on finishing up Lesson 9.  Here's the assignment:  Read over and study the yellow box vocabulary on textbook pages 138-139, 140, 142, and 144.  Also read over and study the yellow box Vocabulaire:  L'équipement électronique on p.147.  Complete the Activités pour tous handout for Lesson 9 that I gave you on Monday. As for turning things in, you can type out your answers on a separate paper and email them to me, or you can scan your handout pages and send them to me via email.....or you can plan to drop completed assignments off at the Upper School Office sometime this week, either Friday or next Monday....whatever works best for you.  The school will be open from 9:00 am until 3:00 Monday through Friday.   Hope you are all doing well.  Email me if you have any questions.  Enjoy the rest of your week!

In class (3-16-2020):  Watched the lesson 9 DVD.  Orally reviewed yellow box vocabulary from Lesson 9, focusing on accurate pronunciation.  Reviewed and practiced talking about what we have and don't have.  Reviewed orally how to use "il y a" to talk about what there is in a classroom, in a bedroom, on a table, etc.  Reviewed and practiced prepositions of location.  Collected homework and passed out materials to prepare for online learning.  Assigned:  Check the teacher homework pages for upcoming assignments beginning Wednesday, March 18th.

In class (3-13-2020):  Reviewed and practiced describing people with masculine and feminine adjectives.  Reviewed new vocabulary from lesson 9.  Introduced how the French talk about having or not having possessions with the verb "to have".  Introduced the verb "marcher" and how the French use it to talk about walking and also how things operate or function.  Introduced the expression:  il y a from textbook p. 144. Introduced prepositions of location:  dans, sur, sous, devant, derriere.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #13 and #14 p.146.  Due Monday, March 16.

In class (3-12-2020):  Students worked on partner dialogues.  Students read through the bottom of page 142 "How to ask if an object works." They also read over and studied the yellow box vocabulary on p. 144.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercise #8 p.143.  Also write out textbook exercises #9, #10, and #11 p. 145.  Students are also to draw a floor plan of their bedroom and label the furnishings in French.  Due tomorrow, March 13.

In class (3-11-2020):  Students wrote definitions to vocabulary words introduced from lesson 9 (handout).  Students also completed a crossword puzzle using Lesson 9 vocabulary words (handout).  Assigned:  Read and study vocabulary from the yellow boxes on pages 140 and 142.  Write out textbook exercises #5, #6, and #7.  Due tomorrow, March 12.

In class (3-10-2020):  Students practiced their partner dialogues to be presented towards the end of the week. Students completed a warm-up conjugating the verb "etre" (handout).  Reviewed adjectives dealing with physical characteristics and practiced describing people.  Orally reviewed classroom vocabulary.  Introduced new vocabulary from textbook pages 140 and 142. Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #1 and #2(first sentence of the example only) p. 141.  Due tomorrow, Wednesday, March 11. 

In class (3-6-2020):  Reviewed how we describe people...their name, age, and physical features. Students orally described each other.  Reviewed how we ask and talk about our age and the ages of other people.  Reviewed the masculine/feminine forms of nouns dealing with people and also of adjectives of nationality (handout).  Reviewed and expanded adjectives describing physical appearance. Corrected homework.  Worked through exercise #2 p.139 together.  Assigned:  Complete exercise #2 p.139.  Due Tuesday, March 10.

In class (3-5-2020):  Went over homework--vocabulary dealing with school subjects and technology.  Went over textbook pages 132-133 (commands given in the classroom) and did a listening comprehension exercise with this material.  Introduced Unit 4 (p.134).  Reviewed how we identify people, give their name and age, and describe them.  Reviewed masculine/ feminine forms of nouns dealing with people and nationality (handout).  Introduced new vocabulary from textbook p.138.  Introduced the masculine and feminine forms of some adjectives describing people physically (p.139).  Assigned:  Study the yellow box vocabulary from pages 138-139 and write out exercise #1 p.139.  Due tomorrow, March 6th.

In class (3-4-2020):  Students read aloud their letters to Trinh.  Continued discussing the educational system in France, reading over textbook pages 128-131.  Watched a DVD on a typical French high school and a student's school day experiences.  Went over school related vocabulary (handout).  Assigned:  Define the vocabulary on your handout dealing with school subjects and technology.  Due tomorrow, March 5th.

In class (3-3-2020):  Students re-did the listening section of the Unit 3 test.  Read through a letter, "Bonjour Trinh," in our reading workbooks. Introduced new vocabulary and worked through comprehension exercises together.  Began discussing the educational system in France.  Read through textbook pages 124-127 about middle schools and high schools in France.  Assigned:  From textbook p.123, write a letter back to Trinh describing yourself and covering some of the suggested topics. You may use Trinh's letter as a model for your own letter. Due tomorrow, March 4th.

In class (3-2-2020):  Students worked on partner dialogues using vocabulary and grammatical structures from the lessons we have been working on.  Read through a short story in French and discussed new vocabulary (handout).  No assignment.

In class (2-27-2020):  Corrected homework.  Reviewed material from Unit 3:  Lessons 5, 6, 7, and 8 (handouts).  Began reading through the Nov./Dec. issue of our French scholastic magazine Allons-y! (handout).  Assigned: Review and study lessons 5 through 8 for a Unit 3 test tomorrow.   

In class (2-26-2020):  Corrected homework (workbook pages 77-79).  Students took a test over Lesson 8 material.  Assigned: Write out exercises #1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on pages 114-115.  This is a review of Unit 3 material (Lessons 5, 6, 7, 8).  

In class (2-25-2020):  Warmed-up with an oral exercise, matching information questions with their answers. Corrected homework.  Students worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with the CD and workbook pages 75-76.  Practiced orally answering information questions and then practiced orally asking Mrs. Claudio information questions.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 77-79.  Study lesson 8 for a test tomorrow over this material.

In class (2-24-2020):  Short class today due to a meeting with sophomores and juniors on Dress Code. Students practiced reading aloud the Lesson 8 dialogue on p.104.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises # 1, #2, and #5 pages 112-113.  Due tomorrow, Feb. 25th.

In class (2-21-2020):  Corrected homework.  Reviewed information words with flash cards.  Practiced writing information questions (handout).  Worked through textbook exercise #5 p.108 orally, with students forming information questions.  Watched the lesson 8 DVD.  Practiced forming logical information questions from answers given as examples (handout).  Assigned:  Complete the Activites pour tous worksheet covering lesson 8 (handout).  Due Monday, Feb. 24.

In class (2-20-2020):  Went over the pronunciation of the letter "u" with CD and textbook p.111.  Reviewed the information words we have learned and corrected homework.  Practiced orally answering information questions, brainstorming possible answers to a variety of questions.  Completed a listening comprehension exercise with students identifying what kind of question they heard (handout).  Completed together a translation exercise, forming questions in French (handout).  Assigned:  Complete the 2 worksheets, forming information questions (handouts).  Due tomorrow, Feb. 21.

In class (2-19-2020):  Reviewed and practiced the irregular verb "faire" and expressions used with this verb.  Students completed a written warm-up exercise forming information questions (handout).  Corrected homework.  Introduced more information questions:  Who?  With whom?  For whom?  To whom?  About whom? What?  How much?  How many? (see textbook pages 108-109).  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercise #7 p.109, both the question and the answer.  Also complete the worksheet filling in the blanks with information words and then translating into English the questions on the back.  Due tomorrow, Feb. 20.

In class (2-18-2020):  Warmed up with a conversational Q and A.  Students completed a written warm-up on information questions and also a review of the verb "faire" (handout).  Reviewed how the French form information questions and corrected homework.  Completed exercise #1 p.107 as a listening comprehension exercise.  Also completed orally textbook exercise #3 p.107.  Students completed a practice worksheet forming information questions (handout). Practiced orally answering information questions. Assigned:  Complete the worksheet, forming information questions and then answering them (handout). Due tomorrow, Feb. 19th.

In class (2-13-2020):  Reviewed the conjugation and pronunciation of the irregular verb "faire" in both the affirmative and negative.  Corrected homework using regular ER verbs and the irregular verbs "etre" and "faire".  Reviewed how the French form yes/no questions 3 different ways.  Introduced how the French form the following information questions:  Where?  When?  At what time?  How? Why?  (see textbook p.106).  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #2 and #4 p.107.  Due Tuesday, Feb. 18.

In class (2-12-2020):  Warmed up with a conversational review.  Reviewed and practiced the irregular verb "faire":  present tense conjugation, examples of how the verb is used, questions we might ask with this verb.  Corrected homework.  Completed together a translation exercise using the verb "faire."  Listened to a sample song by Youssir N'Dou, a musician from Senegal.  Assigned:  Complete the translation worksheet using ER verbs, the verb "etre", and the verb "faire" (handout).  Due tomorrow, Feb. 13.  

In class (2-11-2020):  Listened once again to the opening Lesson 8 dialogue on p.104 and went over pronunciation.  Read through the Cultural Note on Senegal (p.105) and noted where this French speaking country is located.  Also reviewed which African countries use French as their official language.  Reviewed the difference between regular and irregular verbs in French.  Introduced the irregular verb "faire" (to do/ to make).  Filled out a verb chart with the conjugation of this verb in the present tense and went over examples of how the French use "faire."  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #9 and #10 p.110.  Due tomorrow, Feb. 12.

In class (2-10-2020):  Students shared orally their compositions discussing what they do with family, friends, at home, on vacation, etc.  Completed together in class textbook exercises #1, #3, and #4 pages 102-103.  Students practiced reading aloud with a partner the Lesson 7 dialogue.  Listened to the Lesson 8 opening dialogue on textbook p. 104, translated, and repeated noting new vocabulary.  Answered together in French the comprehension questions about this dialogue from the bottom of p.104.  Assigned:  Begin working with your partner on a dialogue incorporating some of the vocabulary and grammatical structures that we have been learning in lessons 5, 6, and 7.  We will present these at the end of the week.

In class (2-7-2020):  Corrected homework.  Students took a test over Lesson 7 material.  Assigned:  Complete the composition assignment using ER verbs.  See handout for directions and a list of verbs.  Due Monday, Feb. 10.

In class (2-62020):  Corrected homework.  Students practiced asking and answering questions with their partner using textbook exercise #2 p.102.  Went over the pronunciation of the letters:  i and ou with CD and textbook p.101.  Read through a story using vocabulary and verbs from this lesson (handout).  Worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with CD and workbook pages 69-70.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 71-74.  Study for a quiz tomorrow over Lesson 7.

In class (2-5-2020):  Students warmed up with a review of how to answer yes/no questions in the affirmative and in the negative (handout). Reviewed how to use infinitives with expressions of preference, desire, or necessity.  Completed together textbook exercises #14 and #15 p.101.  Worked through together a translation exercise using ER as well as infinitives (handout).  Corrected homework.  Assigned:  Complete the translation sheet using ER verbs in the negative (handout).  Due tomorrow, Feb. 6. 

In class (2-4-2020):  Students warmed up by reviewing subject pronouns, ER verbs, and the formation of the negative (handout).  Worked on listening comprehension of the negative with CD and textbook exercise #10 p.99.  Reviewed adverb vocabulary from yesterday and read through a story containing ER verbs and adverbs (handout).  Corrected homework.  Watched the lesson 7 DVD.  Students practiced with a partner asking and answering yes/no questions with ER verbs.  Reviewed expressions of preference or want (handout).  Assigned:  Complete the Activites pour tous worksheet for lesson 7 (handout).  Due tomorrow, Feb. 5.

In class (2-3-2020):  Oral warm-up conjugating ER verbs in the present tense.  Reviewed how the French form the negative.  Corrected homework.  Introduced some common adverbs and orally translated sentences containing these adverbs (handout).  Students practiced orally answering in the affirmative and in the negative yes/no questions using adverbs (handout).  Introduced new vocabulary: Super!  Dommage!  Orally worked through textbook exercise #8 p.99 using these expressions.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercise #12 p.100 using adverbs.  Due tomorrow, Feb. 4.

In class (2-3-2020):  Reviewed and practiced the conjugation of ER verbs in the present tense.  Corrected homework.  Went over how the French answer yes/no questions with ER verbs in both the affirmative and the negative.  Reviewed how the French form the negative.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #9 and #11 p.99.  Also complete the worksheet forming the negative (handout). Due Monday, Feb. 3.

In class (1-30-2020):  Reviewed and practiced how to conjugate ER verbs in the present tense (handout).  Corrected homework.  Practiced orally conjugating ER verbs with correct pronunciation.  Completed orally textbook exercise #7 p.97.  Assigned:  Read and study textbook pages 94-96.  Complete the packet on conjugating ER verbs (handout).  Due tomorrow, Jan. 31.

In class (1-29-2020):  Listened to students share answers to their sentence completion assignment. Reviewed with flash cards subject pronouns, the verb etre, and infinitives.  Reviewed how to conjugate ER verbs.  Students practiced on white boards conjugating ER verbs in the present tense.  Went over some unique characteristics of the following ER verbs:  regarder, ecouter, parler, telephoner, manger, nager, voyager (handout).  Assigned: Complete the worksheet (exercise #8 p.97) conjugating ER verbs.  Due tomorrow along with yesterday's assignment.

In class (1-28-2020):  Reviewed new ER verbs from yesterday:  habiter, inviter, organiser, visiter.  Students orally shared their sentence completions from their homework.  Listened to the Lesson 7 opening dialogue on p.92 and worked on pronunciation.  Reviewed the present tense conjugation of the irregular verb "etre": je suis, tu es, il/elle est, nous sommes, vous etes, ils/elles sont.  Introduced the present tense conjugation of ER verbs (see textbook p.94-96).  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercise #2 p.95, exercises #3 and #4 p.96, and exercise #5 p.97.  Due tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 29.

In class (1-27-2020):  Went over final exam.  Reviewed and practiced vocabulary dealing with parts of the body (handout).  Reviewed infinitives (ER verbs) (handout).  Practiced orally answering and forming yes/no questions (handout).  Introduced lesson 7.  Listened to the opening dialogue on p.92.  Translated and then answered orally the true/false comprehension questions on p.92.  Introduced vocabulary dealing with parties in French.  Introduced 4 new ER infinitives:  habiter, organiser, inviter, visiter.  Assigned: Work through the sentence completion handout, adding verbs in the infinitive form to complete each sentence (handout).  Due tomorrow.  

In class (1-17-2020):  Warmed-up with conversational questions for individual students.  Worked on pronunciation with the CD and textbook p.89.  Corrected homework from yesterday.  Students continued to work on listening and speaking skills with the CD and workbook pages 65-66.  Completed together the written workbook exercises on pages 67-68 as a review of lesson 6 material.  Assigned:  Review your vocabulary sheets covering Units 1 and 2 for our upcoming final on Tuesday Jan. 21.  Also study lesson 6 for a quiz as part of your final. Remember that there will also be a one-on-one conversational segment to your final.

In class (1-15-2020):  Warmed up with conversational questions. Reviewed orally and in written form how to ask yes/no questions 3 different ways and how to make a sentence negative (handout).  Corrected homework and students asked the instructor 3 different yes/no questions. Students practiced orally responding to yes/no questions either in the affirmative or negative (handout).  With a partner, students practiced asking and answering questions about where people are (Où est.....?) (handout). Assigned:  Review the material in Lesson 6. No written assignment.

In class (1-14-2020):  Warmed up with conversational review with students.  Students completed a written review of Lesson 6 material (handout).  Watched the lesson 6 DVD. Reviewed how the French form questions 3 different ways and how to respond to questions in both the affirmative and in the negative. Corrected homework.  Completed together a written review and practice with the negative (handout).  Assigned:  Complete the Activités pour tous worksheet for Lesson 6 (handout).  Also prepare 3 yes/no questions to ask Mrs. Claudio tomorrow.  Due Wednesday, Jan. 15.

In class (1-13-2020):  Warmed up with a conversational Q & A review with individual students. Orally reviewed places, subject pronouns, the verb "être", how to form yes/no questions.  Introduced some prepositions from textbook p.89 (à, de, ou, et, avec, pour, mais). Corrected homework, and students practiced orally forming yes/no questions.  Introduced how the French make a sentence negative with ne......pas.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #7 p.88 and #9, #10 p.89.  Due tomorrow, Jan. 14.

In class (1-9-2020):  Talked through some conversational questions with individual students.  Reviewed vocabulary dealing with places, subject pronouns, and the verb "être".  Students completed a warm-up exercise identifying subject pronouns in French and conjugating the verb "être" (handout).  Corrected homework.  Discussed the different ways the French use the verb "être" and then completed together a translation worksheet using this verb (handouts).  Introduced how the French form yes/no questions 3 different ways. Assigned:  Read over and study textbook pages 86-87 on how yes/no questions are formed.  Write out textbook exercise #3 p.86 and exercises #5 and #6 p.87.  Due tomorrow, Jan. 10. 

In class (1-8-2020):  Students warmed up with a conversational partner dialogue, asking and answering questions.  Reviewed vocabulary dealing with places.  Listened again to the Lesson 6 dialogue and students practiced reading it aloud with a partner.  Reviewed the subject pronouns in French and introduced the conjugation of the irregular verb "etre" (to be).  Went over examples of this verb used in sentences.  Assigned:  Read and study textbook pages 84-85.  Write out textbook exercises #1, #2 p.85 and #4 p.86.  Due tomorrow, Jan. 9.

In class (1-7-2020):  Students orally shared their homework completion sentences on their activity preferences.  Introduced lesson 6, new vocabulary dealing with places, and the opening dialogue.  Listened to the dialogue on p.82, translated, and students repeated.  Went over the comprehension questions at the bottom of p.82 and the Cultural Note on p.83.  Introduced the subject pronouns in French and the differences between "tu" and "vous", "il" and "elle", and "ils" and "elles."  Students completed in class a worksheet substituting il/elle, ils, elles for nouns (handout).  Assigned:  Read over the dialogue on p.82 practicing pronunciation.  Go over your notes on subject pronouns.  Due tomorrow.

In class (1-6-20): Students participated in an oral, conversational review of vocabulary from previous lessons.  Reviewed infinitives and daily activities.  Reviewed how the French talk about their preferences and how to extend, accept, and refuse an invitation.  Students completed in class a listening comprehension exercise (p.80 #1) and then completed orally exercises #2, #3, and #4 pages 80-81.  Assigned:  Write out sentence completions to the prompts given you, discussing your activity preferences (handout). Be prepared to share these orally tomorrow. Due tomorrow, Jan. 7. 

In class (12-19-19):  Students finished presenting their restaurant scene dialogues to the class.  Students completed a quiz over lesson 5 material.  Discussed French Christmas traditions and watched a video of Paris at Christmas time.  No assignment.  Joyeux Noel!

In class (12-18-19):  Corrected homework and reviewed lesson 5 material.  Worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with the CD and workbook pages 59-61. Students began presenting their restaurant scene dialogues to the class.  Assigned:  Study lesson 5 for a Quiz tomorrow.  Also complete workbook pages 62-63.  Due tomorrow, Dec. 19. 

In class (12-17-19):  Students worked with a partner orally reviewing the cost of foods and beverages (handout). Reviewed expressions of preference and practiced how to extend, accept, and refuse invitations. Watched a DVD segment on extending invitations. Completed orally textbook exercise #4 p.81. Corrected homework.  Students worked with their partner practicing their restaurant scenes and dialogues. Assigned:  Complete the Activités pour tous worksheet covering lesson 5 material.  Due tomorrow, Dec. 18.  Also review your restaurant dialogues in preparation for giving them tomorrow.

In class (12-16-19): Conversational review and partner practice giving times.  Students completed a warm-up exercise expressing preferences of activities and negative expressions (handout).  Reviewed infinitives and activity vocabulary.  Reviewed expressions of preferences.  Introduced:  Je peux, je ne peux pas, and je dois....with infinitives.  Introduced how to extend, accept, and refuse invitations.  See textbook p.78.  Assigned:  Write out exercises #8 and #9 p.78, writing out both the questions and the answers.  Due tomorrow, Dec. 17.

In class (12-13-19):  Orally reviewed vocabulary dealing with daily activities, and students expressed what they like and do not like to do, and then asked the teacher what she likes to do.  Reviewed expressions of desire:  je veux, je ne veux pas, je voudrais  and how to use them with infinitives.  Corrected homework.  Watched the lesson 5 DVD.  Worked through together a translation exercise expressing what we like, love, hate, want, and don't want to do (handout).  Assigned:  Complete the 2 puzzles focusing on activities people do (handouts).  Due Monday, Dec. 16.

In class:  (12-12-19):  Reviewed and practiced vocabulary dealing with daily activities.  Students expressed their preferences for activities...what they like or don't like to do.  Corrected homework.  Introduced the concept of infinitives in the French language and how to recognize and translate infinitives.  Introduced expressions of desire:  je veux, je ne veux pas, je voudrais and how to use these expression with infinitives.  Students practiced their restaurant scene dialogues with their partner.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #5, #6, #7 p.77. Due tomorrow, Dec. 13.

In class (12-11-19):  Reviewed expressions of preference and orally practiced giving our preferences with foods and beverages.  Introduced vocabulary dealing with school subjects (handouts).  Orally gave our preferences about which subjects we like, don't like, love, hate, prefer.  Reviewed vocabulary dealing with some daily activities and began practicing giving our preferences about what like and don't like to do.  Corrected homework.  Assigned:  Study the yellow box vocabulary on pages 74-75.  Write out exercises #3 and #4 p.76, writing out both the questions and the answers in each of these exercises.  Due tomorrow, Dec. 12.

In class (12-10-19):  Students practiced pronunciation by reading aloud from textbook dialogues.  Introduced the Unit 3 theme and objectives.  Introduced Lesson 5 by reading through and translating the material on pages 72-73.  Introduced vocabulary dealing with preferences.  Practiced talking about our preferences with foods and beverages.  Introduced vocabulary dealing with typically daily activities.  Students practiced their restaurant scene dialogues with their partners.  Assigned: Write out textbook exercises #1 and #2 pages 74, 75, and 76.  Due tomorrow, Dec. 11.

In class (12-9-19):  Worked through a conversational review of Unit 2 material using pages 66-67 exercises #1 through #6.  Students completed a self-assessment on their mastery of material from Unit 2 (handout).  Students worked on refining pronunciation and fluency by practicing textbook dialogues with their partner from pages 44, 48, 52, 56, 58, 60, 62, and 64.  Students worked on their restaurant scene dialogues with their partner.  Assigned:  Become familiar with your restaurant scene dialogue and be prepared to present towards the end of the week.

In class (12-6-19):  Students took a test over lessons 4A, 4B, 4C.  Read, talked about, and listened to the song " Frère Jacques" in our reading workbook.  Students completed exercises related to this song.  Assigned:  Complete in your workbook the cultural exercises on pages 55-58.  Due Monday, Dec. 9.

In class (12-5-19):  Corrected homework.  Went over a review sheet of vocabulary and expressions from Lessons 4A, 4B, and 4C....translating from English into good French (handout).  Talked through some conversational situations using vocabulary and expressions from these lessons.  Assigned:  Study Lessons 4A, 4B, and 4C for a test tomorrow.  Also complete the puzzle on weather/season expressions (handout).  Due tomorrow, Dec. 6.

In class (12-4-19):  Corrected homework.  Orally reviewed vocabulary dealing with the seasons and weather expressions.  Completed together the Activités pour tous worksheet for Lesson 4C (handout).  Worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with the CD and workbook pages 51-52.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 53-54.  Due tomorrow, Dec. 5.

In class (12-3-19):  Students warmed up with a conversational partner dialogue. Corrected homework. Reviewed and practiced calendar and weather vocabulary with flash cards, photos, and Q & A.  Introduced supplementary weather vocabulary (handout).  Listened to the CD recording of the lesson 4C dialogue and students practiced with a partner, perfecting pronunciation.  Assigned:  Complete textbook exercises #1, #2 p.65 (see handout).  Also complete the worksheets on seasons and weather expressions (handouts).  Due tomorrow, Dec. 4.

In class (12-2-19):  Reviewed orally calendar vocabulary with flashcards and Q & A.  Corrected homework.  Reviewed and practiced vocabulary dealing with the four seasons and weather expressions.  Watched the Lesson 4C DVD.  Listened to the CD recording of the Lesson 4C dialogue and worked on pronunciation of this dialogue.  Assigned:  Complete the worksheets on the seasons (handouts).  Due tomorrow, Dec. 3.

In class (11-25-19):  Corrected homework.  Students worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with CD and workbook pages 45-47.  Introduced the four seasons and also some weather expressions.Went over yellow box vocabulary from Lesson 4C on p.65.  Listened to the CD recording of the Lesson 4C dialogue on p.64.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 48-49 and also the crossword puzzle: Les fêtes. Due, Wednesday, Nov. 27. 

In class (11-22-19):  Students warmed up with a review of dates in French (handout).  Corrected homework.  Listened to the three opening dialogues for Lesson 4B on pages 60 and 62.  Students worked with partners to perfect pronunciation of these dialogues.  Went over expressions the French use to take leave of people.  Orally reviewed through the months of the year, days of the week, dates, and calendar vocabulary.  Completed orally textbook exercises #1, #2, #3 p.61 and #4 p.63.  Assigned:  Complete the Activités pour tous worksheet on Lesson 4B and also the 4B Review worksheet (handouts).  Due Monday, Nov. 25.

In class (11-21-19):  Reviewed and practiced orally the months of the year, days of the week, dates, calendar vocabulary, and birth dates.  Went over the holidays (with dates) that the French celebrate (handout). Watched the Lesson 4B DVD.  Read through, translated, and repeated the Lesson 4B dialogues on p.60.  Went over yellow box vocabulary on p.61.  Assigned:  Read over the yellow box vocabulary on p.62 as well as the green box on p.63.  Write out textbook exercise #5 (both the questions and the answers) and exercise #6 on p.63.  Complete the puzzle with months of the year and days of the week (handout).  Due tomorrow, Nov. 22.

In class (11-20-19):  Students warmed up with a practice partner dialogue incorporating vocabulary from past lessons (handout).  Reviewed and practiced the months of the year and the days of the week.  Introduced how the French talk about what day of the week it is and also how to give dates in French.  Discussed the differences between French and American calendars. Introduced vocabulary dealing with the calendar (handout).  Assigned:  Complete the worksheets on days of the week and dates (2 handouts). Due tomorrow, Nov. 21.

In class (11-19-19):  Students warmed up with flashcards telling time with a partner.  Corrected homework.  Students worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with the CD and workbook pages 41-42.  Orally reviewed classroom objects and introduced the calendar and months of the year.  Also introduced the ordinal numbers (first, second, etc.) in relation to the months of the year.  Students practiced their restaurant scene dialogues with their partner.  Assigned:  Complete the worksheets on months of the year (handout).  Due tomorrow, Nov. 20.

In class (11-18-19):  Orally reviewed and practiced how to tell time on the hour and minute.  Corrected homework.  Completed a listening comprehension exercise where students formed the time on miniature clocks according to the times they heard in French. Handed back student menus and students worked in pairs planning and forming a dialogue for a restaurant scene (handout).  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 43-44.  Due tomorrow, Nov. 19. 

In class (11-14-19):  Reviewed and practiced telling time on the minute.  Corrected homework. Wrote out together in class exercise #3 p.59.  Introduced the use of the 24 hour clock in France for concert, movie, theater times, train, plane, bus schedules, TV programming, business hours etc.  Introduced how the French ask:  At what time......? Listened to the second dialogue from Lesson 4A  on p.59 and went over the translation and pronunciation. Assigned:  Complete the worksheet asking: At what time....? (handout) and also write out textbook exercise #4 p.59, writing out both the question and the answer for each item.  Due tomorrow, Nov. 15.

In class (11-13-19):  Reviewed and practiced how to tell time on the hour.  Corrected homework.  Introduced how the French tell time by the minute and orally practiced giving times on the minute.  Watched the Lesson 4A DVD on telling time.  Assigned:  Complete the 2 worksheets on telling time by the minute (handouts).  Due tomorrow, Nov. 14.

In class (11-12-19):  Conversational review.  Introduced how to tell time on the hour.  Also introduced how the French indicate a.m. and p.m.  Listened to the opening Lesson 4A dialogue and went over meaning and pronunciation.  Students worked on their listening comprehension of time on the hour with exercise #1 p.57.  Assigned:  Complete the telling time on the hour worksheet (handout) and also write out textbook exercise #2 p.57.  Also complete your French menu, due tomorrow.

In class (11-8-19):  Students worked on their French menus.  Also watched a French video on common phrases and expressions.  Assigned:  Continue working on your French menu.  Due Wednesday, Nov. 13.

In class (11-7-19):  Corrected homework.  Students took a quiz on Lesson 3 (3A, 3B, 3C).  Students looked at some sample French menus and began working on their own menu.  Menus are due on Wednesday, Nov. 13.  No other assignment. 

In class (11-6-19):  Students worked orally with a partner asking for and giving the prices of various foods and beverages (partner activity p.PA3).  Corrected homework.  Went over sample French restaurant/café menus.  Worked on speaking and listening comprehension skills with CD and workbook pages 37-38.  Introduced a French menu assignment (handout).  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 39-40 and study lessons 3A, 3B, and 3C for a quiz tomorrow, Nov. 7.

In class (11-5-19):  Reviewed vocabulary from Lesson 3C p.53.  Students practiced reading aloud with a partner the lesson dialogue on p.52.  Corrected homework.  Students worked with a partner talking through exercises #3 and #4 p.55 and practicing how to ask for the prices of foods and beverages.  Worked on the pronunciation of the French "r".  Worked through 2 translation worksheets ordering foods and beverages and asking about the price or cost of items (handouts).  Assigned:  Complete the Activités pour tous worksheet on Lesson 3C.  Due tomorrow, Nov. 6.

In class (11-4-19):  Orally reviewed numbers 1-100.  Watched the lesson 3C DVD again.  Also listened to the lesson 3C opening dialogue and worked on pronunciation.  Reviewed vocabulary dealing with prices, cost, the total cost of something, and euros (handout).  Orally practiced giving the prices/cost of foods and beverages.  Practiced ordering in a restaurant and asking for the total cost of the meal.  Completed orally textbook exercise #1 p.54.  Assigned:  Write out exercise #2 on p.54, referring to the printed menu next to this exercise.  Due tomorrow, Nov. 5.

In class (11-1-19):  Students took a quiz over lessons 3A and 3B.  Introduced lesson 3C by watching the lesson DVD.  Introduced the euro:  coins, bills, when instituted, what countries are involved.  Listened to the opening Lesson 3C dialogue on p.52.  Read through the dialogue, translated, and repeated.  Read through the Cultural Note on pages 52-53.  No assignment.

In class (10-31-19):  Conversational review of hunger, thirst, food, beverages, and saying what we would like to eat/drink.  Corrected homework.  Completed together a review translation worksheet using vocabulary from Lessons 3A and 3B (handout).  Introduced Halloween vocabulary in French and discussed how Halloween is infrequently celebrated in France.  Discussed La Toussaint in France and how it is observed on Nov. 1.  Assigned: Complete the Halloween word search and vocabulary worksheet (handouts). Review and study Lessons 3A and 3B for a quiz tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 1.

In class (10-30-19):  Corrected homework.  Students completed a warm-up using vocabulary from lessons 3A and 3B (handout).  Orally reviewed food and beverage vocabulary and how to order in a restaurant.  Listened to the Lesson 3B dialogues and students practiced reading them aloud with a partner.  Worked on pronunciation with CD and textbook p.51, focusing on where the accent goes in a French sentence.  Students worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with the CD and workbook pages 33-34.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 35-36.  Due tomorrow, Oct. 31.

In class (10-29-19):  Corrected homework. Orally reviewed how to talk about hunger and thirst, foods and beverages. Went over the pronunciation of supplementary vocabulary (yesterday's handout).  Watched the Lesson 3B DVD.  Read through and practiced the Lesson 3B opening dialogues on p.48.  Read through the Cultural Note on p.49.  Completed orally textbook exercises #1, #2, and #3 on pages 50-51.  Practiced ordering both foods and beverages in a restaurant. Assigned:  Complete the Activités pour tous worksheet for Lesson 3B (handout).  Due tomorrow, Oct. 30.  

In class (10-28-19):  Orally reviewed food vocabulary and how to ask for food.  Corrected homework.  Students worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with the CD and workbook pages 29-30.  Introduced how the French talk about thirst and ask for beverages.  Went over a supplementary list of vocabulary having to do with foods and beverages.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 31-32, and, if helpful, write out three times each the vocabulary words found in the yellow box on p.49.  Due tomorrow, Oct. 29.

In class (10-25-19):  Conversational practice with scenarios.  Corrected homework. Reviewed and orally practiced how the French talk about hunger, foods, and what they would like to eat. Reviewed the gender of foods and the use of indefinite articles (un/une) and definite articles (le, la, l') with foods.  Students completed orally with a partner exercise #3 p.47 and then, as a group, exercise #4.  Students listened again to the opening Lesson 3A dialogue and practiced it with a partner.  Discussed French intonation patterns.  Assigned:  Complete the Activités pour tous worksheet for lesson 3A (handout).  Due Monday, Oct. 28.

In class (10-24-19):  Students talked through 2 conversational scenarios using past vocabulary.  Reviewed and practiced colors.  Reviewed and practiced how the French talk about hunger, food items, and how to say what they want to eat.  Completed orally textbook exercise #1 p.46.  Corrected homework.  Listened to the the CD recording of the Lesson 3A opening dialogues p.44, translated, and practiced pronunciation.  Assigned:  Complete the worksheet and crossword puzzle on foods (handouts).  Due tomorrow, Oct. 25.

In class (10-23-19):  Conversational review.  Reviewed and practiced colors.  Read through a story: La famille nombre (handout). Introduced Unit 2, theme/objectives, and places where people eat or purchase food.  Introduced how the French talk about hunger and what they want to eat.  Introduced some limited food vocabulary.  Watched the Lesson 3A DVD.  Assigned:  Write out the yellow box vocabulary on p. 45 three times each.  Also write out exercise #2 p.46.  Due tomorrow, Oct. 24.

In class (10-22-19):  Students presented their family tree projects to the class.  Introduced colors from textbook p.40-41.  No assignment.

In class (10-21-19):  Reviewed what students covered last week in class.  Went over the Family Tree project with students and modeled a presentation for them.  Students worked with a partner practicing out loud their presentations.  Assigned:  Be ready to present your family tree in front of the class tomorrow, Tuesday Oct. 22.

In class (10-11-19):  Corrected homework.  Students took a test over Unit 1 with an emphasis on Lesson 2 material.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 25-28.

In class (10-10-19):  Corrected homework.  Students practiced reading aloud with a partner the Lesson 2C dialogue on p. 34.  Orally reviewed and practiced vocabulary dealing with family members and age.  Orally completed the "A Votre Tour" activities on pages 38-39:  exercises #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5.  Assigned:  Complete the "Activités pour tous" worksheet on Lesson 2C (handout).  Also study lessons 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C for a unit test tomorrow, Oct. 11.  

In class (10-9-10):  Orally reviewed family vocabulary, names, and ages.  Corrected homework and students shared the names and ages of family members.  Practiced orally giving the ages of people pictured in photos.  Reviewed the French nasal sounds and practiced the "en/an" and "on" sounds with the CD and textbook p.37.  Practiced the pronunciation of the lesson 2C dialogue from p.34.  Students worked on listening comprehension and speaking skills with the CD and workbook pages 21-22.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 23-24.  Due tomorrow, Oct. 10.

In class (10-8-19):  Orally reviewed numbers 0-100.  Students completed a warm-up exercise on family members and the possessive adjective "my" (handout).  Orally reviewed and practiced family vocabulary and how to talk about ages.  Corrected homework.  Watched again the lesson 2C DVD.  Assigned:  Complete the handout giving the names and ages of your family members.  Also complete the translation worksheet on ages (handouts).  Due tomorrow, Oct. 9.

In class (10-7-19):  Warmed-up with an oral review of numbers 0-100.  Reviewed family vocabulary and the possessive adjectives for "my" and "your".  Corrected homework and completed orally textbook exercise #2 p.36.  Introduced how the French ask and talk about age...our own age and the ages of other people.  See textbook p.37. Watched the Lesson 2C DVD.  Assigned:  Write out exercise #2 p.36, forming only the questions.  Also write out textbook exercise #4 p.37 writing both the questions and the answers.  Due tomorrow, Oct. 8.

In class (10-4-19):  Conversational warm-up.  Reviewed and practiced family vocabulary.  Corrected homework.  Listened to the Lesson 2C dialogue and then read, translated, and repeated.  Went over the vocabulary and Cultural Note on p.35.  Reviewed indefinite and definite articles.  Introduced the possessives:  my and your (mon, ma / ton, ta).  Assigned:  Study the green box on p. 36.  Complete the translation worksheet using possessives and also write out textbook exercise #1 p.36.  Due Monday, Oct. 7.

In class (10-3-19):  Conversational warm-up with partners.  Corrected homework.  Students completed a dictation using vocabulary we have learned.  Reviewed and practiced family vocabulary.  Introduced extra vocabulary on the family and on pets (handout).  Assigned:  Study family vocabulary on p. 35.  Complete the 2 worksheets on family members and pets (handouts). Due tomorrow, Oct. 4.

In class (10-2-19):  Reviewed and practiced numbers 0-100.  Completed orally textbook exercise #5 p.33.  Corrected homework.  Students worked on listening comprehension with CD and workbook pages 17-18.  Students worked on conversation with a partner using vocabulary we have learned.  Introduced family vocabulary.  Assigned:  Study the yellow box vocabulary on p.35.  Complete the "Activites pour tous" worksheet on Lesson 2B (handout).  Due tomorrow, Oct. 3.  

In class (10-1-19):  Warm-up review of classroom objects.  Reviewed and practiced numbers 0-100.  Completed a conversational review with:  Tu connais....?  Il/elle s'appelle.... Il/elle est + nationalities or places of origin....Students practiced reading aloud with a partner the lesson 2B dialogue on p.30.  Corrected homework.  Introduced the nasal sounds in French.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 19-20 and also the Enigme puzzle (handout).  Due tomorrow, Oct. 2.

In class (9-30-19):  Reviewed and practiced numbers 80-100.  Practiced reading phone numbers in French.  Reviewed forms of être:  je suis, tu es, il est, elle est...Worked conversationally with "tu connais....?" --identifying people by name and nationality.  Corrected homework.  Reviewed and practiced the use of definite articles (le, la, l').  Read over and practiced the lesson 2B dialogue on p. 30.  Assigned:  Complete the worksheet on definite articles (le, la, l') and also write out textbook exercise #4 p.33.  Due tomorrow, Oct. 1

In class (9-27-19):  Oral conversational review of classroom objects and people.  Reviewed and practiced numbers 80-100.  Oral conversational practice with "Tu connais....?" and names/nationalities. Introduced the definite articles:  le, la, l'.  Watched the lesson  2B DVD with a cultural focus on French speaking Canada.Introduced the lesson 2B dialogue on p.30. Read through the dialogue and practiced pronunciation.  Also went over the yellow box vocabulary on p. 31.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #1, #2, and #3 p.32.  Due Monday, Sept. 30.  

In class (9-26-19):  Went over the concept of liason in French pronunciation.  Reviewed the indefinite articles (un/une) and played a game to identify the gender of nouns we have learned. Reviewed numbers 0-79 and introduced numbers 80-100.  Introduced the question:  Tu connais....?as well as some forms of the verb être:  je suis, tu es, il est, elle est. Assigned:  Study numbers 80-100.  Write out the yellow box vocabulary on p. 31 three times each.  Due tomorrow, Sept. 27.

In class (9-23-19):  Reviewed and practiced numbers 0-79.  Listened to a recording of the Lesson 2A dialogue.  Students repeated and then practiced saying this dialogue with a partner.  Went over yellow box vocabulary on p. 27.  Reviewed and practiced answering the questions:  Qu'est-ce que c'est?  and Qui est-ce?...Students identified people and things in the classroom.  Corrected homework, reviewing the use of un/une with masculine and feminine nouns.  Assigned:  Complete the "Activités pour tous" worksheet on lesson 2A (handout).  Due tomorrow, Sept. 24.

In class (9-20-19):  Reviewed and practiced numbers 30-79.  Continued to review and practice the questions:  Qu'est-ce que c'est? and Qui est-ce? (identifying things and people).  Went over vocabulary dealing with classroom objects/furnishings and people.  Introduced the indefinite articles:  un and une.  Discussed the use of "voici" and "voilà" to point out people and things.Watched the lesson 2A DVD and introduced the lesson dialogues on p.26.  Assigned:  Write out textbook exercises #1 and #3 p.28.  Due Sept. 23.

In class (9-19-19):  Students took a quiz over lesson 1.  Reviewed and practiced numbers 50-79.  Re-introduced the questions:  Qu'est-ce que c'est? (asking for the identity of things) and Qui est-ce? (asking for the identity of people).  Re-introduced classroom vocabulary as well as some vocabulary dealing with people.  Also introduced the expressions: Voici.... and Voilà...Assigned:  Define the vocabulary words dealing with classroom objects and people from your handout.  Also write out 3 times each the words/phrases from the yellow box on textbook p. 27.  Due tomorrow, Sept. 20.

In class (9-18-19):  Corrected homework.  Practiced conversation dealing with names, health, places of origin, and nationality.  Reviewed and practiced numbers 0-69.  Worked on listening comprehension with CD and workbook pages 9-10.  Introduced numbers 70-79.  Introduced how the French ask: What is it?  and Who is this? in order to identify things and people.  Introduced vocabulary dealing with basic classroom furnishings.  Assigned:  Study textbook pages 14-25 (Lessons 1A, 1B, 1C) for a quiz tomorrow, Thursday Sept. 19.

In class (9-17-19):  Conversational practice using greetings, names, places of origin, nationalities, inquiries and responses about health.  Corrected homework.  Reviewed and practiced numbers 0-69.  Went over how to approach homework and how to study for a quiz/test in French. Assigned:  Complete the "Activités pour tous" worksheet for lesson 1C (handout).  Due tomorrow, Sept. 18.

In class (9-16-19):  Students warmed up with a review of French greetings, inquiries into health, and possible responses.  Corrected homework.  Reviewed and practiced numbers 20-69.  Worked on pronunciation:  silent final consonants and the sound -er makes at the end of a word.  Watched the lesson 1C DVD and listened to the lesson dialogues on p. 22.  Students practiced these dialogues aloud with a partner.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 11-12.  Due tomorrow, Sept. 17.

In class (9-13-19):  Freshman Breakout.  Students remaining in class watched videos on French Greetings, numbers 1-20, and the French alphabet.  Assigned as Extra Credit:  Complete the word search of countries around the world in which French is spoken (handout).  Textbook exercises #3 and #4 from page 25 are due Monday, Sept. 16.

In class (9-12-19):  Corrected homework.  Orally reviewed and practiced numbers 0-69.  Reviewed how the French greet one another and take leave of one another.  Listened to a recording of the lesson 1C dialogues on p.22 and students repeated.  Went over the vocabulary and Cultural Note on textbook p.23.  Completed orally textbook exercise #1 p.24.  Introduced how the French ask about and respond to questions about health in general (How are you?).  Assigned:  Study textbook pages 22-25.  Write out textbook exercises #3 and #4 p.25 (both the question and the answer).  Due tomorrow, Sept. 13.

In class (9-11-19):  Reviewed conversationally our names, where we are from, and our nationalities.  Orally practiced the masculine/feminine forms of nationalities.  Corrected homework.  Students practiced reading aloud for pronunciation the Lesson 1B dialogues on p.18.  Worked on listening comprehension with CD and workbook pages 5-6.  Introduced numbers 20 through 69.  Assigned:  Complete the crossword puzzle on numbers 20-60 (handout).  Also complete the Activités pour tous 1B worksheet (handout).  Due tomorrow, Sept. 12.

In class (9-10-19):  Reviewed and practiced numbers 0-20.  Corrected homework.  Watched the lesson 1B DVD and listened to and repeated the dialogues on p.18.  Went over the vocabulary and cultural note on p.19.  Practiced conversationally giving our name, where we are from, and our nationalities.  Students completed orally with a partner textbook exercises #2 p.20 and #3 p.21.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 7-8.  Due tomorrow Sept.11.

In class (9-9-19):  Orally reviewed and practiced numbers 0-20.  Reviewed and practiced with partners how to give one's name and inquire about someone else's name.  Reviewed and practiced how to talk about where we are from and our nationalities.  Listened to the Lesson 1B dialogues from textbook p. 18.  Went over pronunciation and meaning.  Assigned:  Study pages 18-21 in your book.  Complete the worksheet "La Rentrée". Due tomorrow Sept. 10. 

In class (9-6-19):  Corrected homework.  Reviewed and orally practiced numbers 0-20.  Reviewed vowel sounds and the alphabet.  Introduced and practiced the pattern of silent final consonants in pronunciation (textbook p.21).  Introduced how the French talk about where they are from and also nationalities.  Went over textbook vocabulary from p.19.  Assigned:  Complete the "Activités pour tous" worksheet (handout).  Also write out 3 times each of the yellow box vocabulary words from textbook p.19.  Due Monday Sept. 9.

In class (9-5-19):  Conversational review and practice giving names of other people.  Reviewed and practiced the vowel sounds, the alphabet, and numbers 0-10.  Introduced numbers 11-20.  Students worked on listening comprehension with CD and workbook pages 1-2.  Assigned:  Complete workbook pages 3-4 (handout) and also the worksheet on numbers 11-20.  Due tomorrow.

In class (9-4-19):  Conversational review and practice of language we have learned.  Reviewed and practiced the vowel sounds in French, the alphabet, and numbers 1-10. Assigned:  Complete the alphabet word search (handout).  Due tomorrow.  Syllabus signature forms are due Friday Sept. 6. 

In class (9-3-29):  Conversational review and practice covering greetings and names. Introduced and practiced the vowel sounds in French as well as the alphabet.  Introduced accent marks used in the French language.  Introduced numbers 1-10.  Assigned:  Complete the worksheets and crossword on the alphabet and numbers 1-10 (3 worksheets/handouts).  Due tomorrow.  

In class:  Corrected the homework assignment on the geography of France and went over those countries in the world where French is spoken.  Watched an introductory video on where French is spoken in the world.  Reviewed conversationally vocabulary that has been introduced over the last two days, and students selected a French name to be used in class.  Watched the video for lesson 1a.  Read through and repeated the Lesson 1a dialogue and vocabulary on textbook pages 14-15.  Discussed how the French greet each other with either a handshake or a "bise".  Assigned:  Read over and study pages 1-15 in your textbook.

In class:  Went over classroom procedures and the course syllabus.  Corrected homework.  Reviewed and orally practiced how the French greet each other and give their names. Went over a list of expressions we have covered focusing on definitions (handout). Read over textbook pages 10-11 on French names and practiced their pronunciation. Assigned:  Choose a French name for yourself from textbook pages 10-11, if you so desire.  Complete the handout on the geography of France.  Due tomorrow. 

Welcome to French 1!  Introduced how the French greet each other, take their leave, and give their names.  Handed out textbooks.  Went over some common French words that are a part of the English language (handout).  Discussed how we will learn language in this class.  Assigned:  Complete the worksheet/textbook scavenger hunt (handout) to become familiar with your textbook. Read over the handout on what you can do with the French language. Due tomorrow.