{20 minutes} More practice with the passé composé (past tense)!
- Focus on avoir forms (p. 58).
- First activity: in pairs, translate the following sentences:
- We are choosing the music.
- We chose the music yesterday.
- Are you decorating the room?
- Did you decorate the room?
- I am wrapping the presents.
- I wrapped the presents Monday.
- Louise is sending the invitations.
- Louise sent the invitations Tuesday.
- Second set:
- Mom and Dad are grocery shopping.
- Mom and Dad did the grocery shopping yesterday.
- Mr. H., are you organizing a party?
- Mr. H., did you organize a party last year?
- We are tidying up the house.
- We tidied up the house.
- Robert is doing the housework.
- Robert did the housework.
- Write on board, read aloud.
- CAH displays flash cards on screen, students compete to respond first
- Perhaps try one round showing French and asking for the English, then flipping to show English and ask for French.
- Include some vocabulary from the first half of the chapter!
- Flash cards available on Moodle in Microsoft Ink Flash Card format!
- Reminder: Vocab Quiz 2.2 happens next meeting (Oct 12-13)!
- DUE next meeting (Oct 12-13): submit script via Moodle; prepare 1-minute skit to present in class.
- In pairs: Discuss a party! It can be a great party, a bad party, real party, imaginary party, whatever way you want to take it.
- Use the vocabulary in Chapter 2! Use this skit to review and reinforce current vocab.
- You are welcome but not required to use the past tense. Whether you recount a past event or plan a future event, be consistent in tense.
- Skits must run at least one minute long.
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