CAH @ Spearfish

French 2: Tuesday March 6 Lesson Plan

2012-03-05T09:41:00.002-07:00

DUE: Reflexive verb practice: Write out p. 175, exercises 28, 29, and 30.

{5 minutes} Oral Vocab Drill! around the room, each student asks next student a vocab word

Try it this way: student 1 gives word in English, student 2 has to think of French word

{10 minutes} Oral grammar practice! Students trio up, read Exs. 28–30 to each other, check answers.

CAH checks homework for points during this time!

{40 minutes} Review reflexive verbs with past tense!

Students write Exs. 28 and 29 on board.
Students read Ex. 30 paragraphs aloud; other students translate!

{20 minutes} New grammar: reflexive verbs in the imperative! p. 176

Go over affirmative and negative commands
Watch reflexive pronoun placement
Do Ex. 32 together
practice telling each other to do or not do certain things

Les Devoirs: pp. 176–177 Exs. 33 & 34

French 1: Monday March 5 Lesson Plan

2012-03-05T09:33:00.003-07:00

DUE: Text for slideshow! (see below for criteria)

{30 minutes} Vocab Quiz 5.2!

pp. 162, 163, 165, 170

Rest of class time available to revise and practice...

Les Devoirs: Travel slideshow! Create a slideshow depicting your ideal travel itinerary for the year... tout en français!. Minumum six slides:

First slide: Your name, plus a title.
Second slide: Spring destination, weather, and two activities
Third slide: Summer destination, weather, and two activities
Fourth slide: Fall destination, weather, and two activities
Fifth slide: Winter destination, weather, and two activities
Sixth slide: Summary of trip

All slides must have images and French text (at least five words, but no more than ten)!
When you talk about talk about the weather and the activities you are going to do, phrase them in the futur proche (p. 166): e.g., for your summer trip, you may say, Il va faire beau. Nous allons aller à la plage (allons aller means "we're going to go"). For your winter trip, you may say Il va neiger (note use of infinitive form neiger instead of conjugated for neige). Nous allons faire du snowboard.
Due Monday, March 12: full slide show, ready to present in class!

French 1 Student Posters: Pastimes!

2012-03-05T08:28:00.005-07:00

Disclaimer: posting does indicate endorsement of student vocabulary choices or grammatical structures! Challenge to students of the French language: If you can spot errors, indicate them—kindly—in the comment section!

French 2: Friday March 2 Lesson Plan

2012-03-01T08:55:00.004-07:00

DUE: rien! (but you should be studying for your Vocab Quiz 5.2, coming March 13, on words on pp. 170, 171, 173)

{30 minutes} Review passé composé (pp. 58, 60)

Glance back at pp. 58 and 60 for basic formation of past tense.
Students translate the following sentences au tableau:

I worked all morning.
You slept all morning.
She waited all afternoon.
We studied the whole evening.
You went to all the films.
They entered all the rooms.
All the monsters died.
All the students arrived at 8 o'clock.
I have stayed at all the hotels in Bismarck.
You ate all the cake!
Elise used all the soap.
We lost all of our toothpaste.
You took the bus.
Jean and Claude did all their homework.
Marie and Isadore knew all the answers.
I climbed all the mountains.
You went out to all the parties.
All my brothers were born in winter.
All my sisters were born in summer.
They put all the towels in the bathroom.

{30 minutes} Reflexive verbs in passé composé (p. 174)

Reflexive verbs act like verbs of motion: they all take être in the past tense!
One big difference from verbs of motion: the past participle agrees with the subject/reflexive pronoun only if there is not some other direct object (like the teeth being brushed, hair being combed, hands being washed) after the verb.
Examples:

Male speaking: Je me suis levé.
Female speaking: Je me suis levée.
Tu t'es rasé?
Marion s'est lavée.
Marion s'est lavé les mains. ("The hands" are a direct object; participle does not change to feminine to agree with subject Marion.)
Nous nous sommes habillés.
Mes filles, vous vous êtes habillées? (extra e and s: feminine plural!)
Les garçons se sont couchés a 10 h.
Les filles se sont brossé les dents. ("The teeth" are direct object, so participle does not agree with subject.)

Do p. 174, Ex. 27 together in class

Les Devoirs: Reflexive verb practice: Write out p. 175, exercises 28, 29, and 30.

French 1: Thursday March 1 Lesson Plan

2012-03-01T08:30:00.001-07:00

DUE: p. 166 Exs. 27 & 28. Don't just check the boxes in the online textbook; write out the complete sentences in both exercises!

{10 minutes} Lightning oral practice with avoir idioms (p. 170)

CAH prompts with a time or month or season or weather
First student answers with an avoir idiom (J'ai faim/soif/chaud/frois/sommeil)
Second student answers with either Tu as besoin de... or Tu as envie de....

{15 minutes} More oral practice!

Students in pairs trade, read, and translate each others' homework sentences (p. 166 Exs. 27 & 28).
CAH checks homework during this time.
Then go over Exs. 27 & 28 together.

{30 minutes} In-class writing practice! Fifteen original sentences!

Write six sentences in which you say "A is going to do B," where A is any person or pronoun and B is an infinitive verb.
Example: Elaine va chanter—"Elaine is going to sing."
you must use a different subject and a different infinitive in each sentence!
Write nine sentences in which you say, "If the weather is X, I am going to the Y."
Example: S'il pleut, Luc et Guillaume vont au musée.—"If it rains, Luc and Guillaume are going to the museum."
You must use a different weather condition (X) and a different destination (Y) in each sentence!
Use the vocab on pp. 162-163

After 25 minutes, every student will read one of each type of sentence aloud: first everyone reads a Si sentence, then everyone reads a futur proche sentence.

Les Devoirs:

Study for Vocab Quiz 5.2 (pp. 162, 163, 165, 170)! Quiz happens Monday, March 5!
Start working on travel slideshows! Create a slideshow depicting your ideal travel itinerary for the year... tout en français!. Minumum six slides:

First slide: Your name, plus a title.
Second slide: Spring destination, weather, and two activities
Third slide: Summer destination, weather, and two activities
Fourth slide: Fall destination, weather, and two activities
Fifth slide: Winter destination, weather, and two activities
Sixth slide: Summary of trip

All slides must have images and French text (at least five words, but no more than ten)!
When you talk about talk about the weather and the activities you are going to do, phrase them in the futur proche: e.g., for your summer trip, you may say, Il va faire beau. Nous allons aller à la plage (allons aller means "we're going to go"). For your winter trip, you may say Il va neiger (note use of infinitive form neiger instead of conjugated for neige). Nous allons faire du snowboard.
Due next time, Monday, March 5: written text of slides
Due Monday, March 12: full slide show, ready to present in class!

Tentative Student Numbers for AY2012-2013

2012-02-28T11:43:00.003-07:00

We have numbers on students who have signed up for French classes next year:

French I: 66
French II: 41
French III: 23

These numbers will fluctuate some as the Guidance Office pieces together schedules for all of you. However, if these numbers hold, we can expect three sections of French 1, two sections of French 2, and one section of French 3. If the schedule works out smoothly, we'll see about 20 students in each block.

French 2: Wednesday February 29 Lesson Plan

2012-02-28T09:23:00.003-07:00

Note: Maroon Block 2 gets special guest appearance by Marion Veauvy, French exchange student at BHSU!

DUE: Write all Vocab 5.2 words four times.

Dans la journée words and sentences on pp. 170–171.
Bold words in Exprimons-nous! p. 171
D'autres mots utiles p. 171
Bold words in Exprimons-nous! p. 173
Slang words in Entre copains p. 173

{20 minutes} Oral practice

Students respond to CAH questions using vocab (use quand, aimer...)
Students then ask each other questions using Vocab 5.2

{30 minutes} Do Exs. 21, 22, and 23 together in class

{20 minutes} Read Comparaisons p. 169

Students read quietly to themselves for 5 minutes.
Read through twice, first time with no stop or dictionary, second time lookup allowed.
Then we read aloud in class, respond to Et Toi? questions.

Les Devoirs: rien! ...but study Vocab 5.2 for quiz coming up on Tuesday, March 13, after spring break (but before spring actually arrives).

French 1: Tuesday February 28 Lesson Plan

2012-02-28T08:48:00.010-07:00

DUE: pp. 164–165 Exs. 21 and 24

Ex. 21: write complete sentences!
Ex. 24: highlight each Vocab 5.2 word/phrase you use!

{10 minutes} Oral Practice

In groups of four, students practice reading their Exercise 24 e-mails to each other, emphasizing Vocab 5.2 words and phrases. Make sure all of those vocab words are highlighted!
Get ready to read these e-mails out loud to the class!
CAH checks homework during this time.

{40 minutes} Oral presentation!

Students read Exercise 24 e-mails out loud to class.
Each time student reaches a highlighted Vocab 5.2 word, student raises the question mark card, stops, and waits for another student to offer definition. We'll go around the room in order to give these vocab answers.

{10 minutes} aller and the futur proche (the near future)

conjugate aller! to go!
Going practice: CAH asks "Vas-tu au cinéma ce soir?" Students answer with "Je vais" or Je ne vais pas."
Future practice: CAH asks "Tu vas faire quoi samedi?" Students answer "Je vais..." plus an infinitive verb!

Make-up work: All students who did not present the photo assignment last time do it and present this time! See February 24 lesson plan!

Les Devoirs:

Do p. 166, Exs. 27 and 28. Write out complete sentences!
Keep studying for Vocab Quiz 5.2, scheduled for Monday, March 5!

French 2: Monday February 27 Lesson Plan

2012-02-24T09:24:00.002-07:00

DUE: Do pp. 164-165 Exs. 12, 13

{25 minutes} Vocab Quiz 5.1!

All "morning routine" words (combing, brushing, washing, etc.)
bolded words in Exprimons-nous! on 159
d'autres mots utiles on 159
statements in Exprimons-nous! on 161
Entre copains words on 161

{10 minutes} Review tout, toute, tous, toutes

Écrivez Exs. 12 et 13 au tableau.

{20 minutes} Read Comparaisons p. 169

Students read quietly to themselves for 5 minutes.
Read through twice, first time with no stop or dictionary, second time lookup allowed.
Then we read aloud in class, respond to Et Toi? questions.

{20 minutes} Introduce Vocab 5.2! More daily routine language!

Dans la journée words and sentences on pp. 170–171.
Bold words in Exprimons-nous! p. 171
D'autres mots utiles p. 171
Bold words in Exprimons-nous! p. 173
Slang words in Entre copains p. 173

Les Devoirs: Write all of the above 5.2 Vocab four times.

French 1: Friday February 24 Lesson Plan

2012-02-24T08:41:00.003-07:00

DUE: Vocab Writing Practice! Write all 5.2 vocab listed below four times:

Places and weather (pp. 162-163)
Exprimons-nous! p. 163
Exprimons-nous! p. 165
Avoir idioms p. 170

{30 minutes} Listening/Speaking Practice!

CAH asks, "Où est-ce que tu aimes aller?"
Students respond, "J'aime aller à la/au..." with one of our 5.2 Vocab words!
CAH asks, "Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui/en hiver/en été/etc.?"
Students respond with approp. weather phrase.
CAH asks "Tu vas faire quoi samedi?"
Students respond with approp. phrase from p. 165
CAH asks "Ça va?"
Students respond with avoir idiom (p. 170)

{45 minutes} Question and answer practice!

Students work in pairs!
Find a really good picture of somebody doing something on the Internet.
Write six questions about the photo using the following queries:

Qui...?
Qu'est-ce que...?
Quand...?
Où...?
Pourquoi...?
Comment...?
Quel temps fait-il?
...or any other relevant question you (not Google Translate) can think of!

Write answers to each of those questions.
Practice saying those questions and answers
You get 30 minutes to write and practice, 15 minutes for all to present!
Present Q&A skit to class with picture on Smart Board! One person poses questions, other person answers! (Yes, you may use scripts.)

Les Devoirs: pp. 164–165 Exs. 21 and 24

Ex. 21: write complete sentences!
Ex. 24: highlight each Vocab 5.2 word/phrase you use!

French 2: Thursday February 23 Lesson Plan

2012-02-23T08:06:00.003-07:00

DUE:

Reflexive Verb Practice: Write ten original sentences using reflexive verbs pertaining to the morning routine.

Whenever possible, include a phrase starting with avec and specifying a word from Vocab List 5.1!
e.g.: Je ne me rase jamais avec mon rasoir électrique.
Chapter 4 Grammar Review: Translate the following sentences into French (see pp. 124 and 136 for assistance!):

Michel has been here for nine hours.
For nine years, we've been playing tennis.
Richard lost nothing.
Marcel only ate five candies?
Nobody listened to Sylvie.
Somebody is bothering the cat.
The printer did something.
Nobody saw anything.

{15 minutes} Review Chapter 4 Grammar sentences au tableau!

{25 minutes} Review original morning routine sentences!

Each student reads five sentences aloud!
Each student writes two sentences au tableau!

{25 minutes} tout, toute, tous, toutes! (p. 164)

Practice with "Je veux tout le..."
Do Ex. 11 together!

Les Devoirs:

Do pp. 164-165 Exs. 12, 13
Study for Vocab 5.1 Vocab Quiz on Monday!

All "morning routine" words (combing, brushing, washing, etc.)
bolded words in Exprimons-nous! on 159
d'autres mots utiles on 159
statements in Exprimons-nous! on 161
Entre copains words on 161

French 2: Tuesday February 21 Lesson Plan

2012-02-20T20:12:00.003-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs: p. 163 Exs. 8 & 9
{5 minutes} Reveillez-vous les cerveaux! Put the following trios of reflexive verbs in the proper chronological order (i.e., what would you do first, then second, then third?). Then when you're done, read your order to a neighbor, see if you agree!

s'habiller / se lever / se laver
se maquiller / s'en aller / prendre une douche
se sécher / se peigner / prendre un bain
déjeuner / se réveiller / se brosser les dents
se peigner / s'habiller /se réveiller

{20 minutes} Review homework on the board!

Students put their sentences on board.
Other students follow to change subjects!
Other students follow to negate the reflexives!

{25 minutes} Review Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz! (quelqu'un, quelque chose, ne... personne, ne... rien, ne... que; depuis, il y a... que, ça fait... que)

Review each class's quiz sentences on the board.
Ask students to change parts of each sentence aloud.

Les Devoirs:

Reflexive Verb Practice: Write ten original sentences using reflexive verbs pertaining to the morning routine.

Whenever possible, include a phrase starting with avec and specifying a word from Vocab List 5.1!
e.g.: Je ne me rase jamais avec mon rasoir électrique.
Chapter 4 Grammar Review: Translate the following sentences into French (see pp. 124 and 136 for assistance!):

Michel has been here for nine hours.
For nine years, we've been playing tennis.
Richard lost nothing.
Marcel only ate five candies?
Nobody listened to Sylvie.
Somebody is bothering the cat.
The printer did something.
Nobody saw anything.

French 1: Wednesday February 22 Lesson Plan

2012-02-17T09:41:00.003-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs: Complete review exercises on verb conjugation and use of adjectives as nouns.

Verbs to conjugate:

	je	tu	il/elle	nous	vous	ils/elles
attendre
voyager
commencer
promener
répéter
perdre
corriger
lancer
lever
préférer
vendre
encourager
prononcer
acheter
espérer

Sentences to complete:

—Tu as besoin des feuilles de papier. Quelles feuilles de papier veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the purple ones).
—Quel homme est ton père?
—Mon père est ______ (the strong one).
—Tu as besoin d'une nouvelle gomme. Quelle gomme veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the green one).
—Tu as besoin d'un cahier. Quel cahier veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the white one).
—Quelle fille est ta sœur?
—Ma sœur est ______ (the tall one).
—Tu as besoin de nouvelles baskets. Quelles baskets veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the black ones).
—Tu as besoin d'une régle. Quelle régle veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the green one).
—Quel garçons sont tes frères?
—Mes frères sont ______ (the short ones).
—Tu as besoin d'un dictionnaire. Quel dictionnaire veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the gray one).

{5 minutes} Brain wake-up! Drill conjugation of faire and question words.

{20 minutes} Review homework! Put above verbs and sentence completions on board.

{40 minutes} Question and answer practice!

Students work in pairs!
Find a really good picture of somebody doing something on the Internet.
Write six questions about the photo (Qui? Qu'est-ce que? Quand? Où? Pourquoi? Comment?).
Write answers to each of those questions.
Practice saying those questions and answers
Present Q&A skit to class with picture on Smart Board!

{15 minutes} Introduce Vocab 5.2!

Places and weather (pp. 162-163)
Exprimons-nous! p. 163
Exprimons-nous! p. 165
Avoir idioms p. 170
Listen and repeat in class

Les Devoirs: Vocab Writing Practice! Write all 5.2 vocab listed above four times.

French 1: Friday February 17 Lesson Plan

2012-02-17T08:51:00.001-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs!

Do p. 156 Ex. 11 (write complete sentences!)
Do p. 157 Ex. 13 (write questions and answers!)
Do p. 158 Ex. 17 (write questions and answers!)

{25 minutes} Vocab Quiz 5.1 (pp. 150-151)

Les sports et les passe-temps
les saisons et les mois

{25 minutes} Go over today's homework (Question words!) together out loud.

{25 minutes} Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz review

verb conjugation
"the green ones"

Les Devoirs: Complete review exercises on verb conjugation and use of adjectives as nouns.

Verbs to conjugate:

	je	tu	il/elle	nous	vous	ils/elles
attendre
voyager
commencer
promener
répéter
perdre
corriger
lancer
lever
préférer
vendre
encourager
prononcer
acheter
espérer

Sentences to complete:

—Tu as besoin des feuilles de papier. Quelles feuilles de papier veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the purple ones).
—Quel homme est ton père?
—Mon père est ______ (the strong one).
—Tu as besoin d'une nouvelle gomme. Quelle gomme veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the green one).
—Tu as besoin d'un cahier. Quel cahier veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the white one).
—Quelle fille est ta sœur?
—Ma sœur est ______ (the tall one).
—Tu as besoin de nouvelles baskets. Quelles baskets veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the black ones).
—Tu as besoin d'une régle. Quelle régle veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the green one).
—Quel garçons sont tes frères?
—Mes frères sont ______ (the short ones).
—Tu as besoin d'un dictionnaire. Quel dictionnaire veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the gray one).

French 2: Thursday February 16 Lesson Plan

2012-02-15T09:05:00.007-07:00

If you have not taken the Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz, you have until vendredi, 17 février, 15:30 to do so!

DUE: Vocab 5.1 writing practice! Write all words and phrases we practiced Tuesday on pp. 158-161 four times!

All "morning routine" words (combing, brushing, washing, etc.)
bolded words in Exprimons-nous! on 159
d'autres mots utiles on 159
statements in Exprimons-nous! on 161
Entre copains words on 161

Be ready for quiz on these Vocab words on lundi, 27 février!

{5 minutes} Hurry up! Wake-up drill!

In sequence, each student turns to neighbor and says one of the five "Hurry up!" phrases on p. 161:
1. Dépêche-toi!
2. Vous allez être en retard.
3. Tu es prêt? (masc.) // Tu es prête? (fem.)
4. Alors, on y va?
5. Arrête de traîner!

{15 minutes} Oral Practice: Morning Routine

First, practice in pairs, asking "Qu'est-ce que tu fais chaque matin?" and answering "Chaque matin, je..." with a statement or two about something you do each morning.

{20 minutes} More Vocab Practice: Do p. 160 Exs. 1, 2, & 3 together

{25 minutes} Reflexive verbs! p. 162!

Show conjugations of s'appeller, se laver, se lever on board (students should also write them down!)
Practice p. 162 Ex. 6 together

Les Devoirs: p. 163 Exs. 8 & 9

French 1: Wednesday February 15 Lesson Plan

2012-02-15T08:25:00.004-07:00

If you have not taken the Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz, you have until jeudi, 16 février, 15:30 to do so!

DUE: Write ten original questions!

Use each of the question words listed on p. 156 at least once.
Each question should include at least one vocab word/phrase from our current list; each sentence should refer to a different activity (no writing ten sentences all about faire du skate!).
Be prepared to ask these questions out loud (and answer other students' questions) in class aujourd'hui!

{5 minutes} Listening Practice: Students listen and respond to p. 157, Exercise 12.

{10 minutes} Oral Practice!

First, have each student read one question aloud from today's homework. CAH will correct as necessary.
After that group review, students in trios practice asking and answering questions written for today's homework assignment.
Be sure questions use est-ce que where necessary!

{30 minutes} More Oral Practice!

Split class into thirds.
Each student goes around his/her third and asks as many of his/her questions as make sense. One question per student; keep moving!
After thirds, bring class into one large group, go around the room with student questions.
Students in large group must pose their questions to someone not in their third.
Every student must answer three questions.

{10 minutes} Adverbs!

read Un peu plus on p. 158 together
give 5 minutes to write p. 159 Ex. 18, then read answers out loud (two rounds!)

Les Devoirs:

Study for Vocab Quiz 5.1, coming Friday!
Do p. 156 Ex. 11 (write complete sentences!)
Do p. 157 Ex. 13 (write questions and answers!)
Do p. 158 Ex. 17 (write questions and answers!)

French 2: Tuesday February 14 Lesson Plan

2012-02-14T08:07:00.003-07:00

DUE: Write a paragraph (en français, bien sûr!) on who's "right" in this story, L'Inspecteur or Mlle Isabelle.

{10 minutes} Warm-up: speaking and listening!

Students trio up, read each other their paragraphs
Each student must ask a question about each paragraph they hear; author must respond, all in French, of course!
CAH scores paragraphs during this time.

{40 minutes} Students present paragraphs at front of class.

After each paragraph, students ask questions from the floor. Each paragraph must get at least one question. Speaker must respond in French.

{20 minutes} New Vocab! List 5.1! pp. 158-161

Read and repeat all "morning routine" words
Practice Exprimons-nous! on 159 and 161, d'autres mots utiles on 159, and Entre copains words on 161

Les Devoirs: Write all vocab words and phrases practiced above four times.

French 1: Monday February 13 Lesson Plan

2012-02-13T09:01:00.003-07:00

DUE:

Do p. 153 Ex. 4.
Write 12 original sentences talking about doing certain sports and pastimes (from our 5.1 vocab list on pp. 151–152!) during certain times of the year.

Two sentences must have je as the subject.
Two sentences must have tu as the subject.
Two sentences must name one other person (Gustave, Murièle, etc.) as the subject.
Two sentences must have nous as the subject.
Two sentences must have vous as the subject.
Two sentences must name two or more other people as the subject.
All sentences must use conjugated forms of faire or jouer.
Each sentence must use a different activity.
Each sentence must use a different time of the year, either a month or a season.

{10 minutes} Oral warm-up! Reading, listening, and translating.

Students trade papers, read each other's sentences to each other; original writer should be able to translate each sentence back.
CAH scores homework during this time.

{5 minutes} Listening and Speaking Practice

Review p. 153 Ex. 4 out loud

{15 minutes} Writing Practice: faire/jouer, mois/saisons, activités!

Students (six at a time) write examples of sentences from second half of homework on board.
CAH sends new students to board to revise sentences given different subjects.

{30 minutes} Question Words! (p. 156)

Learn the Who/What/When/Where/Why/How of French:

who	Qui...?
what	Qu'est-ce que...?
when	Quand est-ce que...?
where	Où est-ce que...?
why	Pourquoi est-ce que...?
how	Comment est-ce que...?
with whom	Avec qui est-ce que...?

Don't use est-ce que with être: Où est ton frère? Comment est ton amie? Qui est le prof?
Notice French doesn't use a separate whom... but it is picky about not ending clauses with prepositions:

Avec qui est-ce que tu fais du ski? ("With whom are you going skiing?"... not the colloquial American "Who are you going skiing with?"
À qui est-ce qu'elle téléphone pour inviter à jouer à des jeux vidéo? ("To whom is she calling to invite to play video games?"... not "Who is she calling to to invite...."
De qui as-tu besoin? ("Of whom do you have need?"... not "Whom do you have need of?"

Practice in class with pp. 156-157, Exs. 11, 12, 13.

Les Devoirs: Write ten original questions!

Use each of the question words listed on p. 156 at least once.
Each question should include at least one vocab word/phrase from our current list; each sentence should refer to a different activity (no writing ten sentences all about faire du skate!).
Be prepared to ask these questions out loud (and answer other students' questions) in class Wednesday.

And keep studying for the Chapter 5.1 Vocab Quiz Friday, Feb. 17!

French 2: Friday February 10 Lesson Plan

2012-02-10T09:45:00.003-07:00

If you missed Wednesday's grammar quiz, be sure to get in today during Spartan Time to make it up!

DUE: p. 144 Exs. B & C

{60 minutes} Read and review "Intermezzo"

Students read together in pairs and trios, alternate lines and characters
Then we read and repeat together!
Discuss vocab, future tense!

Les Devoirs: Write a paragraph (en français, bien sûr!) on who's "right" in this story, L'Inspecteur or Mlle Isabelle.

French 1: Thursday, February 9 Lesson Plan

2012-02-09T08:35:00.003-07:00

DUE: Two Assignments!

Write each season and month four times.
Create a poster promoting your favorite activities:

You can list one or more activities.
Your poster must include at least 10 French words! Include adjectives, months, seasons, exclamations, and other words relevant to the activities.
You could use "Allons faire du...!" ("Let's do...!")
At least one key word must be big enough to be legible from across the room—catch the eye!
Poster must include at least one picture/image/graphic.

{15 minutes} Speaking and Listening Practice

Students go around the room, ask four different people What they do for sports or pastimes:
Qu'est-ce que tu fais comme sport?
Qu'est-ce que tu fais comme passe-temps?
Write down the answers.
Everyone reports to class what each person they talked to does! Bob fait du ski, Yolanda joue de la guitare....

{15 minutes} Drill Exprimons-nous on p. 151.

{20 minutes} More vocab practice!

Do p. 152 Exs. 1, 2, & 3 together as class.

{20 minutes} faire! p. 154

Learn this irregular conjugation!
je fais
nous faisons
tu fais
vous faites
il/elle/on fait
ils/elles font
practice with p. 154, ex. 6

Les Devoirs:

Do p. 153 Ex. 4.
Write 12 original sentences talking about doing certain sports and pastimes (from our 5.1 vocab list on pp. 151–152!) during certain times of the year.

Two sentences must have je as the subject.
Two sentences must have tu as the subject.
Two sentences must name one other person (Gustave, Murièle, etc.) as the subject.
Two sentences must have nous as the subject.
Two sentences must have vous as the subject.
Two sentences must name two or more other people as the subject.
All sentences must use conjugated forms of faire or jouer.
Each sentence must use a different activity.
Each sentence must use a different time of the year, either a month or a season.

Study for a quiz over Vocab List 5.1 to be given on Friday, February 17.

French 2: Wednesday February 8 Lesson Plan

2012-02-07T21:02:00.006-07:00

DUE: Translation of 15 sentences reviewing p. 124 and p. 136:

Bob did nothing.
Luc saw no one.
Liselle ate something bad.
Camille talked to someone.
Jean-Claude speaks only French.
We've been in Paris for five days.
Pierre and Antoine have taken math for ten years.
Pauline has been taking history for three months.
Someone has been using the phone for three hours.
Something has been making noise (faire du bruit) since midnight.
No one has been here for two hours.
No one has been here since two in the afternoon.
Nothing has been happening for two weeks.
I haven't seen anyone for three days.
I have been eating only bread and cheese since Monday.

{20 minutes} Review sentences on board!

Students place sentences on board five at a time, check for correct grammar.
Then send new students to board to change each sentence with new words, following patterns similar to what's written.

{30 minutes} Listening and Speaking practice: "Intermezzo" pp. 142–144

Listen to story twice on big speakers
Practice reading story aloud

{30 minutes} Grammar Quiz!

Les Devoirs: p. 144 Exs. B & C. Write the statements for each item as well as the correct response.

French 1: Tuesday February 7 Lesson Plan

2012-02-07T09:32:00.003-07:00

DUE: rien! Mais bien sûr, vous avez préparé pour...

{25 minutes} Grammar Quiz Chapter 4!

This quiz covers pp. 116 (-re verbs)...
p. 118 (-cer/-ger verbs)...
p. 128 (accent-switching -er verbs)...
and p. 130 (using articles and adjectives to refer to "the big one, the green one" etc.).
These items are summarized on p. 140 (the über-review page).

{35 minutes} New Vocabulary 5.1: Les sports et les passe-temps!

Écoutez et répétez phrases on pp. 150–151.
First do seasons and months: Quand est ton anniversaire? Mon anniversaire, c'est le 7 août!
Then do activities: conjugate jouer and faire first, then ask if folks do the activities.

Les Devoirs:

Write each season and month four times.
Create a poster promoting your favorite activities:

You can list one or more activities.
Your poster must include at least 10 French words! Include adjectives, months, seasons, exclamations, and other words relevant to the activities.
You could use "Allons faire du...!" ("Let's do...!")
At least one key word must be big enough to be legible from across the room—catch the eye!
Poster must include at least one picture/image/graphic.

French 2: Monday February 6 Lesson Plan

2012-02-06T07:32:00.006-07:00

Note #1: Late Start! 10:15!

Note #2: I grant full credit for assignments completed when I come around to take scores at the beginning of class. Starting today, assignments submitted on the due date but after we have gone over the answers out loud and/or on the board will receive reduced credit. Assignments submitted late (i.e., after 3:30 p.m. on the due date) will continue to receive half credit. Assignments submitted more than one week after the due date will continue to receive zero credit.

DUE: Practice quelqu'un, quelque chose, ne... personne, ne... rien, and ne...que! Translate the 21 sentences given last time:

Someone is here.
No one is here.
Something is happening [use arriver or se passer].
Nothing is happening.
I saw someone!
I saw nobody!
I saw nothing!
I saw only two boys [use ne... que].
Do you want something?
I want nothing.
They want someone.
We want no one.
Nobody wants anything!
I only want you.
Somebody ate my cake.
Nobody ate Beau's cake.
The travelers ate nothing.
I only ate your grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich for which the French are renowned.
Somebody knows something.
Nobody knows anything.
I only speak the truth [the noun I'm thinking of starts with a v]!

{15 minutes} Writing Practice!

Students put exercises on board while CAH takes scores. (Six at a time at board!)
After sentences are up, students remain at board to read sentences out loud.

{5 minutes} Listening Practice!

Do p. 124, Exercise 11 together (CAH reads script on p. 115E).

{15 minutes} Speaking and writing practice in pairs!

Figure out and write answers for p. 125 Exs. 13 & 14

{30 minutes} Listening and Speaking practice: "Intermezzo" pp. 142–144

Listen to story twice on big speakers
Practice reading story aloud
Be prepared to practice reading this story aloud and answer questions about it on Wednesday!

Les Devoirs: Review for a brief grammar quiz over p. 124 (quelque'un etc.) and p. 136 (depuis, il y a, ça fait) by translating the following sentences:

Bob did nothing.
Luc saw no one.
Liselle ate something bad.
Camille talked to someone.
Jean-Claude speaks only French.
We've been in Paris for five days.
Pierre and Antoine have taken math for ten years.
Pauline has been taking history for three months.
Someone has been using the phone for three hours.
Something has been making noise (faire du bruit) since midnight.
No one has been here for two hours.
No one has been here since two in the afternoon.
Nothing has been happening for two weeks.
I haven't seen anyone for three days.
I have been eating only bread and cheese since Monday.

We will quiz over these two grammar points Wednesday!

French 1: Thursday February 2 Lesson Plan

2012-02-02T09:12:00.003-07:00

DUE: pp. 138–139 Exs. 1, 2, 3 & 4: write out complete sentences with answers circled/highlighted.

{15 minutes} Verb Conjugation warm-up!

Each student gets a verb to conjugate on the board!
-re verbs (p. 116): attendre, entendre, perdre, répondre, vendre, rendre
-ger verbs (p. 118): manger, changer, échanger, corriger, déranger, encourager, voyager
-cer verbs (p. 118): commencer, placer, prononcer, remplacer, avancer, lancer
accent-adders (p. 128): acheter, amener, emmener, lever, promener
accent-changers (p. 128): préférer, espérer, répéter

{5 minutes} Oral Practice: Read p. 138 Ex. 1 answers aloud!

{10 minutes} Read Exercise 2 aloud, put proper verb forms on board.

{10 minutes} Read Exercise 3 aloud

Change sentences into questions, practice asking which one is Frédéric's
Students should respond with "The white one! The blue ones!" in French, as appropriate.

{10 minutes} Read Exercise 4 aloud

{20 minutes} Practice "the ___ one" statements! (p. 130)

Ask students to distinguish between items belonging to others:
"Quel sac à dos est à Marie?"
"C'est le gris/noir/rouge/vert...."
"Quelle personne est Alex?"
"C'est le grand/le petit/le blond/le brun...."

Les Devoirs: rien! But study the heck out of p. 140 (the über-review page) and pp. 116, 118, 128, and 130 for the Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz that we'll take next week Tuesday!

French 1: Tuesday January 31 Lesson Plan

2012-01-31T09:31:00.004-07:00

Oral Exam
Make-Up Deadline Thursday, Feb. 2!

DUE: p. 131 Ex. 35: Write out complete sentences. Note the structure La bleue est à Adèle = "The blue one is Adèle's."

{25 minutes} Vocab Quiz 4.2: pp. 124–125. Backpack items, colors, numbers (1–1000 are fair game!).

{25 minutes} Writing practice: Revisit these sentences from last Friday's practice translations:

I bring my sister to school on Mondays.
You (plural) bring your cousins to school on Thursdays.
Françoise is taking her niece to the library Saturday.
They are taking their friends to the movies Friday.
I am buying some red sneakers.
Are you (singular) buying the yellow pencil sharpener?
Guillaume is buying the big green calculator.
We are buying 500 sheets of paper.
You (plural) are buying 172 notebooks.
The teachers are buying 95 rulers and 72 erasers.

{10 minutes} Speaking Practice: read answers to today's homework, p. 131 Ex. 35

Les Devoirs: p. 138–139 Exs. 1, 2, 3, and 4

Write complete sentences, not just answers in blanks.
Prepare for a Grammar Quiz over Chapter 4 next week Tuesday, February 7!
To review, see all grammar items listed on page 140.

French 2: Wednesday February 1 Lesson Plan

2012-01-31T09:01:00.004-07:00

Oral Exam
Make-Up Deadline Thursday, Feb. 2!

DUE: rien! Just be prepared for...

{25 minutes}Vocab Quiz 4.2!

Computer terminology on pp. 130–131
verbs sauvegarder, ouvrir, fermer, sauvegarder
extra terms given when we introduced the lesson (l'onglet, faire défiler vers le haut/le bas)

{25 minutes} quelqu'un, quelque chose, ne... personne, ne... rien, ne... que (p. 124)

Discuss box on p. 124
Note use as subject (Personne ne...) as well as object.
Practice: Listen and respond to p. 124, Ex. 11
Practice: Write p. 125 Exs. 13 & 14 in class

Les Devoirs: Translate the following sentences into French (using your brain and a dictionary, not computer translation tools):

Someone is here.
No one is here.
Something is happening [use arriver or se passer].
Nothing is happening.
I saw someone!
I saw nobody!
I saw nothing!
I saw only two boys [use ne... que].
Do you want something?
I want nothing.
They want someone.
We want no one.
Nobody wants anything!
I only want you.
Somebody ate my cake.
Nobody ate Beau's cake.
The travelers ate nothing.
I only ate your grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich for which the French are renowned.
Somebody knows something.
Nobody knows anything.
I only speak the truth [the noun I'm thinking of starts with a v]!

French 2: Monday, January 30 Lesson Plan

2012-01-27T11:51:00.004-07:00

Oral Exam
Make-Up Deadline Thursday, Feb. 2!

DUE: Les Devoirs! pp. 134–135 Exs. 28 & 29. Write out all sentences!

{10 minutes} Vocab Review! Students pair up, turn on computers, drill each other with "Cliquez sur..." followed by one of our computer terms!

{30 minutes} Review suivre!

Written Practice: Students write sentences from Exs. 28 & 29 on board; corrigeons!
Oral Practice: Everyone go around and ask fellow students, "What courses are you taking next year?" and answer Je suis....

{25 minutes} Depuis/il y a... que/ça fait... que expressions de temps (p. 136)

Review time expressions (an, mois, semaines, jours, heures, minutes)
Discuss box on page 136
(note that past duration will use pendant/durant; future duration pour!)
Practice with p. 137 Ex. 35: students first practice in pairs, then out loud with class.

Les Devoirs: Nothing to hand in! Just study for Vocab 4.2 Quiz over computer terminology on Wednesday, February 1!

You should also read the grammar info on p. 124; we'll go over that on Wednesday!

plus: When to Pronounce the S

2012-01-27T08:48:00.007-07:00

I was looking up the e-mail closing expression À+ when I noticed a discussant's mention of the fact that, when saying à plus, one should pronounce the ending s. Really?

Yes, really:

A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi] [WordReference.com: French-English Dictionary entry for plus].

So if you are saying, "À plus!" to a friend, that plus is indeed at the end of your clause, and you do indeed say it.

One also pronounces the s on plus when using the word as a noun for the addition sign or for an advantage:

Le professeur a oublié le signe plus dans la formule; ainsi, il a prouvé, que la terre est plat.
Un jour de neige? C'est un plus pour les élèves qui n'ont pas fini les devoirs!

French 1: Friday, January 27 Lesson Plan

2012-01-27T08:25:00.001-07:00

Oral Exam
Make-Up Deadline Thursday, Feb. 2!

DUE: Les Devoirs! p. 128 Ex. 27: Write out the entire exercise, include every accent mark.

{10 minutes} check accent marks!

Note that the ending "A+" is a common e-mail abbreviation for à plus tard. Arguably, one could put an accent mark over the A: À+

{40 minutes} Verb conjugation practice! In class, students pair up and translate the following 20 sentences.

Divide the work! Have one student translate the first half in bold, the subject and verb, while the other student translates the rest of the predicate! Then combine the sentence parts and practice saying them when finished.

I prefer pencils.
Augustina prefers pens.
Do you (plural) prefer the paper or the computer?
The students repeat the sentences.
We repeat the words.
Are you (singular) rehearsing Romeo and Juliet?
Mom is walking the dog.
We walk the dog in the park.
Suzanne is raising her hand
You (plural) are raising some good questions.
I bring my sister to school on Mondays.
You (plural) bring your cousins to school on Thursdays.
Françoise is taking her niece to the library Saturday.
They are taking their friends to the movies Friday.
I am buying some red sneakers.
Are you (singular) buying the yellow pencil sharpener?
Guillaume is buying the big green calculator.
We are buying 500 sheets of paper.
You (plural) are buying 172 notebooks.
The teachers are buying 95 rulers and 72 erasers.

{15 minutes} Adjectives as nouns! p. 130

If we understand what noun we're talking about, we can drop it and just use the proper article and adjective that describes it.
Make sure articles and adjectives still reflect the gender!
la bleue: "the blue one" (some feminine noun!)
le vert: "the green one" (some masculine noun!)
les blanches: "the white ones" (referring to multiple feminine nouns)
les rouges: "the red ones" (referring to multiple nouns... can't tell whether feminine or masculine, since rouge has an -e on the end in both genders)
Practice with p. 130, Ex. 32

Les Devoirs:

p. 131 Ex. 35: Write out complete sentences. Note the structure La bleue est à Adèle = "The blue one is Adèle's."
Study for Vocab Quiz 4.2 over school supplies, colors, and numbers (be ready for multiplication!) on Tuesday, January 31.

French 2: Thursday, January 26 Lesson Plan

2012-01-26T08:08:00.003-07:00

Oral Exam
Make-Up Deadline Thursday, Feb. 2!

DUE: Les Devoirs! p. 132, Ex. 23: use the given phrases to create five questions. Then write answers to each question!

{10 minutes} Administrivia: French Club, French trip, 2012-2013 calendrier scolaire

{25 minutes} Homework sentences on board!

Each student puts one question and one response from his/her homework on board.
Practice pronunciation, review grammar!
Also show conjugation of savoir!

{25 minutes} Conjugating the verb suivre

note the similarities between this conjugation and savoir (and, if you really want to reach, devoir)
Red Alert! Je suis can mean "I follow" or "I am"! Je suis un camion is problematic! ;-)
Je suis m&eacutedecin vs. je suis un médecin.

Les Devoirs:

pp. 134–135 Exs. 28 & 29. Write out all sentences!
Also study for Vocab 4.2 Quiz over computer terminology on Wednesday, February 1!

French 1: Wednesday, January 25 Lesson Plan

2012-01-25T09:21:00.014-07:00

Oral Exam
Make-Up Deadline Thursday, Feb. 2!

DUE: Les Devoirs! Write three original dialogs (minimum four sentences each), one in which you tell someone you need something and ask to borrow it, two in which you are shopping for school supplies. Use the phrases we went over today on pp. 126–127!

{15 minutes} Notes on French Club, French trip meeting, 2012-2013 calendar

{20 minutes} Oral Warm-up: Present dialogues out loud!

Pick a partner.
Pick a dialogue from one of your papers.
Practice it out loud five times.
Present that dialogue in front of the class!

{10 minutes} Vocab Phrase Review:

Do p. 127, Exercise 23, in class. Write out all sentences with your responses!

{15 minutes} New verb conjugation: préférer & acheter! p. 128

regular -er conjugation, but with -è- in all three singular forms and the third person plural:

je préfère	nous préférons
tu préfères	vous préférez
il préfère	ils préfèrent

j'achète	nous achetons
tu achètes	vous achetez
elle achète	elles achètent

Practice with p. 129, ex. 28: students write on paper, read sentence out loud

Les Devoirs:

p. 128 Ex. 27: Write out the entire exercise, include every accent mark.
Study for Vocab Quiz 4.2 over school supplies, colors, and numbers (be ready for multiplication!) on Tuesday, January 31.

French 2: Tuesday, Jan. 24 Lesson Plan

2012-01-23T09:38:00.003-07:00

Oral Exam
Make-Up Deadline Thursday, Feb. 2!

DUE: Les Devoirs: Students should be prepared to deliver their...

{45 minutes} How-to Presentations!

Students should pair up and prepare presentations based on their "How-To" paragraphs submitted Friday.
Each pair will present one How-To Skit! Instead of each student reading his/her own paragraph separately, each pair will pick and choose from both of their paragraphs to make one presentation.
One student will read the text while the other student will listen and patiently, slowly demonstrate the actions on the Smart Board. (Think ahead about what windows you'll open, when you'll need to access the keyboard, etc.: I'll give you time to practice on Tuesday before your presentations.)
Presentation should last a couple minutes.
CAH will score presentations based on Pronunciation (speak up! use that French accent!), Information (can listeners get the gist?), and Grammar (say it correctly!)

{20 minutes} Do p. 132, Exs. 21 & 22 together

Les Devoirs:

p. 132, Ex. 23: use the given phrases to create five questions. Then write answers to each question!
Also study for Vocab 4.2 Quiz over computer terminology on Wednesday, February 1!

French 1: Jan. 23 Lesson Plan

2012-01-23T08:57:00.004-07:00

Oral Exam
Make-Up Deadline Thursday, Feb. 2!

DUE: Les Devoirs! Original sentences using each of the nouns and adjectives on pp. 124–125.

{5 minutes} Brain warm-up in pairs!

While CAH checks homework, students ask each other, "De quelle couleur..." about various items they have or that they see around the room. Try to ask at least one question for each color we have on the list!

{20 minutes} Review sentences on board!

half of class goes to board to write two sentences from homework; other half follows to make corrections; then change roles!

{20 minutes} New phrases! (pp. 125–126):

j'ai besoin de...
il me faut/il te faut...
tu pourrais me prêter...
...à me prêter...
je cherche... (-er verb!)
C'est combien?/Elle est à combien?
C'est dix-huit dollars quatre-vingt-cinq.
Elle est à dix-huit dollars quatre-vingt-cinq.
réponse à "Merci": Je vous en prie/À votre service.

{20 minutes} Do pp. 126–127 in class

Students get ten minutes to write out exercises, then we say them out loud together.

Les Devoirs: More writing!

Write three original dialogs (minimum four sentences each), one in which you tell someone you need something and ask to borrow it, two in which you are shopping for school supplies. Use the phrases we went over today on pp. 126–127!
Study for Vocab Quiz 4.2 over school supplies, colors, and numbers (be ready for multiplication!) on Tuesday, January 31.

French 2: Jan 20 Lesson Plan

2012-01-18T16:25:00.002-07:00

CAH gone! Show the sub some love!

DUE: Les Devoirs!

Annotated screen shot: students should have an image of their computer screen annotated with French terms from p. 130!
"How-to" outline: Students should have at least a paragraph, written in French, telling how to use a computer to research and write a paper for school. (If students forget what they can include in their instructions, refer them to the Jan. 18 lesson plan.)
Teacher will note on the rosters which students have completed this assignment.

{30 minutes} Vocab Practice!

Individual Practice (20 minutes):

Students should log in to their "my.hrw.com" online textbooks. (Passwords are available in yellow folder.) Students go to Chapter 4 vocab so they can listen to and practice repeating the vocab words we started practicing on Tuesday.
Students should click on the words on the vocab list (either pp. 130-131 or p. 149), listen to the audio, and repeat the words out loud (no whispering! no mouthing the words silently! Everyone should be emitting sound!

Pairs Practice (10 minutes):

Students pair up! At least one student should have a computer logged on to the Web.
Students should practice telling each other to "Cliquez sur..." (click on) various items on the screen. Each student gets a chance to tell the other to do the clicking.

{60 minutes} Work on "How-To" Computer Skits!

For next time, students should pair up and prepare presentations based on their "How-To" paragraphs submitted today.
Each pair will present one How-To Skit! Instead of each student reading his/her own paragraph separately, each pair will pick and choose from both of their paragraphs to make one presentation.
One student will read the text while the other student will listen and patiently, slowly demonstrate the actions on the Smart Board. (Think ahead about what windows you'll open, when you'll need to access the keyboard, etc.: I'll give you time to practice on Tuesday before your presentations.)
Presentation should last a couple minutes.
Presentations will happen Tuesday!

French 1: Jan. 19 Lesson Plan

2012-01-18T15:22:00.004-07:00

CAH gone! Show the sub some love!

DUE: Les Devoirs! Math homework! Multiplication drill!

Make a multiplication table for the numbers 5 through 15.
Write each product in each cell in words!
Assignment may be done either on paper or in MS Excel spreadsheet.

Students should have assignment written or typed out. Teacher will note on roster who has completed assignment.

Number Note!

According to this tutorial, some French speakers (including some Belgians and Swiss) use more logical forms for 70, 80, and 90:

70: septante
80: huitante
90: nonante

{25 minutes} Multiplication Practice!

First, students pair up. One student picks two numbers between 5 and 15; second student reads the multiplication product from his/her grid. Each student should ask the other five different pairs of numbers.
After five minutes of pairs practice, teacher goes around room with number cards. (Shuffle them first!) Student draws two cards, multiplies the numbers on them:
Student says (e.g.) "Sept fois onze: soixante-dix-sept!" (Translation: 7 times 11: 77.)
Do this with each student. (Students may refer to their homework, but note that the deck includes the numbers 5–20, which is more than they did on their grids!)

{30 minutes} Show and tell review!

Individual Practice: Students should log in to their "my.hrw.com" online textbooks. (Passwords are available in yellow folder.) Students go to Chapter 4 vocab so they can listen to and practice repeating the vocab words we started practicing on Tuesday.
Students should click on the words on the vocab list (either pp. 124-125 or p. 141), listen to the audio, and repeat the words out loud (no whispering! no mouthing the words silently! Everyone should be emitting sound!
After ten minutes, every student should pick three items in his/her bag/pockets/etc. to describe by color.
Students pair up! One student says, "Qu'est-ce que tu as dans ton sac à dos?" (What do you have in your backpack?) Other student responds (for example), "J'ai un crayon jaune, un classeur rouge, et une feuille de papier blanche."
Notice that when we describe things by color in French, the adjective goes after the noun! (Example: Le Moulin Rouge = The Red Mill!)
After five minutes practicing one-on-one out loud, each pair gets to stand up and present their very brief dialogue. Each student gets to ask; each student gets to answer and show three colorful things.

Les Devoirs: Homework!

Write sentences using each of the nouns and adjectives on pp. 124-125!
Don't forget the nouns on p. 125 under the numbers! (un portable, un mobile, etc.)
Each sentence should start with one of the following:
1. "J'ai..." (I have...)
2. "Je veux..." (I want...)
3. "J'ai besoin de..." (I need... literally I have need of...)
Each sentence should then have a noun followed by a color.

CAH will look at these sentences on Tuesday, Jan. 24!

French 2: Jan. 18 Lesson Plan

2012-01-17T08:28:00.003-07:00

Red Alert! Daily schedule changes with new semester!

All French 1 sections meet on White days (and Semester 2 starts with White Day).
All French 2 sections meet on Maroon days.
Many students switch sections; check your schedules!

{40 minutes} L'interface d'un ordinateur! Computer terms!

Écoutez et répétez!
Around the room: ask each student "Cliquez sur..."
Add "Ouvrez un nouvel onglet"; "Fermez l'onglet." (Open a new tab; close the tab!)
Add "faire défiler vers le haut/le bas." (scroll updown!)
Then expand, send students to board to label browser buttons en français!

{20 minutes} Do p. 132, Exercises 21-23 together!

Students get time to work on each in pairs, then we go through answers in large group.

Les Devoirs: Vocab Practice!

Take a screen shot of your Web browser. Label at least a dozen different items/icons in French.
Write a short "how-to" how to use a laptop computer to research and write a paper.
1. Start up the computer and the software.
2. Start up the browser.
3. Search for information, click on links, maybe download some files....
4. Open your word processor, write, write, write,
5. Save, shut it down (éteindre), take a break...
6. Reopen, correct, print...

Show these written items to the sub on Friday; be prepared to present the "how-to" essays as skits on Tuesday, January 24!

French 1: Jan 17 Lesson Plan

2012-01-16T20:51:00.002-07:00

Red Alert! Daily schedule changes with new semester!

All French 1 sections meet on White days (and Semester 2 starts with White Day).
All French 2 sections meet on Maroon days.
Many students switch sections; check your schedules!

{25 minutes} Qu'est-ce que tu as dans le sac à dos?

Practice school supplies vocab p. 124
Demonstrate with one volunteer's backpack
Go around entire room, ask student to name at least two items in his/her possession.

{25 minutes} De quelle couleur... tout l'arc-en-ciel!

Drill color vocab p. 125
Levez-vous! Touchez les couleurs autour de la salle!
Describe the items in your backpacks!

{20 minutes} Numbers 1-999 (p.125)

Drill new numbers (remind of examples on each page)
Do some simple math problems, ask for answers in French.

Les devoirs: Math homework! Multiplication drill!

Make a multiplication table for the numbers 5 through 15.
Write each product in each cell in words!
Assignment may be done either on paper or in MS Excel spreadsheet.
Stay tuned: I'll assign writing practice for the remainder of this vocab section next time

Friday Oral Exams Postponed! Schedule Your Make-up Time!

2012-01-13T12:33:00.010-07:00

Mes élèves! Je suis très désolé! I had to step out early today (Friday) due to illness; thus, all oral exams scheduled for today have been postponed!

Semester grades are due Wednesday, January 18, at 8 a.m. We will get all of these quizzes done in time to meet that deadline. I will be available to give you the oral quiz at the following times and places:

Saturday, January 14, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Spearfish Public Library.
~~Sunday, January 15~~ Update: cancelled! Public library is closed this Sunday!
Monday, Janaury 16 (in-service day), 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., my classroom.
Tuesday, January 17, 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., and 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., my classroom.

I'm no more fond of working on the weekend than you are, but we need to get these tests done by the end of the school day Tuesday. We can get these tests done in the times above, but you cannot all wait until Tuesday after school.

To sign up for a time, e-mail me at my school address: cheidelb@spearfish.k12.sd.us. I will post the taken times on this blog post. Bonne chance!

Day/Time	Student
Tuesday 08:00	Madison S.
08:05
----------15:15	Jair
15:20	CJ
15:25	Beau
15:30	Drew
15:35	Taylor F.
15:40
15:45
15:50
15:55

Semester Exam Schedule

2012-01-05T08:34:00.003-07:00

mercredi, le 11 janvier:

Maroon 1 French 2 written exam
Maroon 2 French 1 written exam
Maroon 3 French 2 written exam
orals by appointment!

jeudi, le 12 janvier:

Orals by appointment
Orals by appointment
White 2 French 2 written exam
Orals by appointment

vendredi, le 13 janvier:

White 3 French 1 written exam
White 4 French 1 written exam
Orals by appointment
Orals by appointment

French 1: Review Pages for Written Exam!

2011-12-21T15:22:00.002-07:00

Here's a list of pages you can review to prepare for the French 1 Examen semestriel—épreuve écrite! (Semester Exam—Written Test!)

Vocabulary:

10 (numbers 1–30)
35 (Chapter 1)
54 ("Entre copains")
69 (Chapter 2)
93 ("Entre copains")
107 (Chapter 3)
114 ("Entre Copains")
141 (Chapter 4: Vocab 1 only!)

Grammar:

14 (subject pronouns)
24 (indefinite articles and plurals)
26 (avoir and verb negation)
44 (definite articles)
46 (-er verbs)
56 (contractions with à)
58 (conjunctions et, mais, and ou)
82 (être)
84 (adjective agreement)
94 (possessive adjectives: mon, ma, mes,... notre, nos,...)
96 (contractions with de)
116 (-re verbs)
118 (-ger/-cer verbs)

French 2: Review Pages for Written Exam!

2011-12-21T11:34:00.003-07:00

Here's a list of pages you can review to prepare for the French 2 Examen semestriel—épreuve écrite! (Semester Exam—Written Test!)

Vocabulary:

37 (Chapter 1)
56 ("Entre copains")
73 (Chapter 2)
85 ("Entre copains")
97 (directions)
113 (Chapter 3)
121 ("Entre Copains")
149 (Chapter 4: Vocab 1 only!)

Grammar:

10 (avoir and être)
12 (adjective agreement)
22 (-er verbs)
24 (-ir and -re verbs)
46 (direct object pronouns)
48 (indirect object pronouns)
58 (past tense with avoir)
60 (past tense with être)
86 (de as partitive)
122 (object pronouns with past tense)

French 1: Dec. 22-Jan. 3 Lesson Plan

2011-12-21T09:30:00.002-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs!

-re verbs: p. 117 Ex. 10
-ger/cer verbs: p. 119 Exs. 13 & 14

{30 minutes} Review -re/-ger/-cer verbs!

Students write sentences on board, check grammar!

{30 minutes} Practice Semester Exam Oral Interview Questions!

See the French 1 Semester Exam Oral Interview questions here!

Les Devoirs: Write 20 original sentences using the -re/-ger/-cer verbs given on pp. 116 & 118!

Use each verb once (with the exception of rendre, which gets double duty in the phrase rendre visite à)
In each sentence, include either a time or a day of the week!

French 1: Semester Exam Oral Interview

2011-12-21T09:18:00.007-07:00

French 1 students, be prepared to answer the following questions in your Semester Exam Oral Interview:

Comment ça va?
Comment tu t'appelles?
Quel âge as-tu?
Dis-moi quatre choses, qu'on trouve dans la salle de classe.
Vous êtes combien dans votre famille?
Comment s'appellent ta mère et ton père?
Tu as combien de frères et de sœurs?
Comment s'appellent tes frères et tes sœurs?
Comment est ta mère/ton père/ton frère/ta sœur?
As-tu un animal domestique?
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire?
Qu'est-ce que tu détestes faire?
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes lire?
Quel type de musique est-ce que tu préfères?
Quelle est ta matière préférée?
Tu aimes étudier à la bibliothèque régulièrement?
Quelle heure est-il?
Quel jour est-il?
Que fais-tu samedi?
Pose au prof trois questions en français (et montre, que tu comprends ses réponses)!

French 2: Semester Exam Oral Interview Questions

2011-12-20T11:47:00.010-07:00

French 2 students, be prepared to answer the following questions in your Semester Exam Oral Interview:

Comment ça va?
Comment tu t'appelles?
Quel âge as-tu?
De quelle couleur sont tes yeux?
De quelle couleur est ta voiture?
Comment s'appelle ta mère/ton père?
Ta mère, elle est comment?
Ton père, il est comment?
Où est-ce qu'on peut acheter...? (any grocery item is fair game!)
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire cuire?
Qu'est-ce qu'il faut pour faire cuire du pain?
Quel est ton fruit préféré?
Dis-moi quatre légumes.
Où est-ce que tu aimes étudier? Pourquoi?
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire le week-end?
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire en juillet?
Qu'est-ce qu'il faut faire pour organiser une soirée/une fête/une boum/une teuf?
Quelle est ta fête préférée? Pourquoi?
Quels cadeaux est-ce que tu a donné pour le Noël?
Pose au prof trois questions en français (et montre, que tu comprends ses réponses)!

French 2: Dec 22-Jan 3 Lesson Plan

2011-12-20T11:27:00.006-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs: Translate the following sentences, paying close attention to the use of object pronouns and the agreement between participles and direct object pronouns.

I saw him.
I saw her.
I saw them.
The track? We went there.
The infirmary? Luc stayed there.
The laboratory? She died there.
The competition? Marie won it!
The competition? They lost it.
The quiz (interro)? We took it.
The test (examen)? We took it.

{30 minutes} Review the above translation sentences on the board!

Bonus practice: change one word in each of the above sentences, ask students to rewrite sentences on the board to reflect those changes.
Perhaps ask students to suggest changes to each sentence!

{10 minutes} Brief review of grammar pages (pp. 36, 72, 112, 148): all fair game for final exam (only first part of 148, on object pronouns and past tense, the grammar we are working on right now)!

{30 minutes} Practice oral exam questions!

See the French 2 Semester Exam Oral Interview questions here!

Les Devoirs: Translate the following sentences, paying close attention to the use of object pronouns and the agreement between participles and direct object pronouns.

They saw her.
She saw them.
We saw him.
He saw us.
I listened to them (fem.).
They (fem.) listened to me.
We listened to you (sing.).
You (sing.) listened to us.
The contest? Spearfish won it.
The sports complex? She found it.
The lunchroom? I liked it.
The infirmary? Yes, I drew it on the map.
The contest? We went to it.
The sports complex? She took a test there.
The lunchroom? I arrived there at 8 o'clock.
The infirmary? We returned there Monday.

French 2: Dec. 20-21 Lesson Plan

2011-12-19T15:29:00.005-07:00

DUE: Review passé composé! (past tense!) Translate the following sentences into French. Remember to form the past tense using avoir or être as appropriate!

Examples:

I won the contest: J'ai gagné la compétition.
My friends went to the supermarket: Mes amis sont allés au supermarché.

For a refresher on the grammar, see pp. 58 & 60. And focus on using vocab from Chapter 4, not Google Translate!

Sentences to translate:

Bob lost his safety glasses.
Rebecca took a test.
Jacques passed his English test. (be sure to use à after réussir)
We went to the gym.
Henri crammed for the biology test.
The girls were in detention.
The boys borrowed twenty-one books from the school library (use the fancy French abbreviation for school library... and spell out the number!)
We completely forgot the party!
After university, Giselle became a nurse.
Camille and Sophie stayed at the lab to finish an experiment.
The French teacher entered the lunchroom. (see this forum discussion of entrer dans and entrer à!)
Did you return your books to the library?

{20 minutes} Review past tense translations!

By random draw (Excel!), students place sentences on the board.

{40 minutes} Object pronouns in past tense!

Demonstrate placement before auxiliary verb.
Convert sentences from translation assignment: #1, 2, 7, 8, 12 go neatly with direct objects.
#3, 4, 10, and 11 allow us to use pronoun y to replace phrases starting with à!
We don't have any sentences like this above, but we can use en to replace phrases starting with de: Avez-vous des langoustes? Non, je n'en ai pas. Avez-vous vu beaucoup de professeurs? Non, je n'en ai pas vu beaucoup.
The kicker: When we add a direct object pronoun, we have to make the past participle verb agree with it.
Now this agreement can get confusing: when the past tense is formed with être, the participle as to agree with the subject: il est tombé... elle est tombée... Jean et Luc sont tomb&ecaute;s... Marie et Claire sont tombées!

Les Devoirs: Translate the following sentences, paying close attention to the use of object pronouns and the agreement between participles and direct object pronouns.

I saw him.
I saw her.
I saw them.
The track? We went there.
The infirmary? Luc stayed there.
The laboratory? She died there.
The competition? Marie won it!
The competition? They lost it.
The quiz (interro)? We took it.
The test (examen)? We took it.

French 1: Dec. 20-21 Lesson Plan

2011-12-19T08:53:00.002-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs! p. 116 Ex. 8: write out sentences, complete with proper conjugated form of given verb!

{10 minutes} -re conjugation practice!

Place the verbs attendre, entendre, perdre, répondre, vendre, rendre on the board, with space for conjugations below.
Each student must come to the board and fill in two of the blanks with properly conjugated verb forms.

	attendre	entendre	perdre	répondre	vendre	rendre
je
tu
il/elle/on
nous
vous
ils/elles

{10 minutes} Review p. 116 Exercise 8

{5 minutes} Listening Practice! Do p. 116 Exercise 7 together!

{15 minutes} Do p. 117 Exercise 9 in pairs

Some students get odds, some get evens!
8 minutes to compose logical sentences using the -re verbs on p. 116.
7 minutes to write sentences on the board under columns for each picture (each pair writes all three sentences!).

{15 minutes} -ger/-cer verbs!

Note that these verbs revisit the -er conjugation pattern (see p. 46)
The only difference is that to preserve the soft -g- and -c- before the -ons of the nous form, we need a couple spelling tricks!
To keep the -g- soft, we add an -e- before the -ons:
- mangeons
- changeons
- échangeons
- corrigeons
- dérangeons
- encourageons
- voyageons
To keep the -c- soft, we tack a cedilla on the c:
- commençons
- plaçons
- prononçons
- remplaçons
- avançons
- lançons
Note that commencer takes à before the infinitive for the activity we are starting:
- Nous commençons à travailler.
- Je commence à faire mes devoirs.
- Vous commencez à corriger nos interros de vocabulaire?

{15 minutes} Practice -ger/-cer verbs!

Do p. 118, Ex. 12 together

Les Devoirs:

-re verbs: p. 117 Ex. 10
-ger/cer verbs: p. 119 Exs. 13 & 14

French 1: Dec 16-19 Lesson Plan

2011-12-16T07:40:00.003-07:00

DUE: 12 translated sentences!

I have chemistry today at 11.
Jean has history tomorrow at 3.
Martin has music class now!
We have German class Friday at 8.
The girls have physics Monday at 7 in the evening.
The boys have computer class Tuesday at 7:45 in the morning.
You (sing.) have phys. ed. Thursday at 14:22.
Céline has biology (every) Wednesday at 11:55.
Luc has geography (this) Tuesday at 13:38.
My friends have Spanish (every) Monday at 19:15.
My brother has art class this Saturday at 12:10.
Your girl cousins have math class Sunday at 18:55.

{30 minutes} Review vocab in sentence translations on board!

{30 minutes} Vocab Quiz 4.1! p. 114 "Entre copains" and p. 141 Vocabulaire 1

{15 minutes} -re verb conjugation!

recall -er verb conjugation (p. 46)
compare to -re verb conjugation (p. 116)
example verbs: attendre, entendre, perdre, répondre, vendre, rendre....

Les Devoirs: p. 116 Ex. 8: write out sentences, complete with proper conjugated form of given verb!

French 2: Dec. 16-19 Lesson Plan

2011-12-15T09:29:00.008-07:00

DUE: Story presentations! Students will go to front of class in pairs. One student will read his/her 10-sentence/20-vocab-term story in French; other student will translate each sentence into English.

French reader may use script; English translator must speak without notes!
CAH evaluates each student: French speaker gets grade on pronunciation, English speaker gets grade on accuracy.

{45 minutes}: present stories!

{30 minutes}: Vocab Quiz 4.1! CAH says vocab terms in French, you write accurate English translations

p. 121, "Entre copains"
p. 149, Vocabulaire 1

Les Devoirs: Review passé composé! (past tense!) Translate the following sentences into French. Remember to form the past tense using avoir or être as appropriate!

Examples:

I won the contest: J'ai gagné la compétition.
My friends went to the supermarket: Mes amis sont allés au supermarché.

For a refresher on the grammar, see pp. 58 & 60. And focus on using vocab from Chapter 4, not Google Translate!

Sentences to translate:

Bob lost his safety glasses.
Rebecca took a test.
Jacques passed his English test. (be sure to use à after réussir)
We went to the gym.
Henri crammed for the biology test.
The girls were in detention.
The boys borrowed twenty-one books from the school library (use the fancy French abbreviation for school library... and spell out the number!)
We completely forgot the party!
After university, Giselle became a nurse.
Camille and Sophie stayed at the lab to finish an experiment.
The French teacher entered the lunchroom. (see this forum discussion of entrer dans and entrer à!)
Did you return your books to the library?

French 1: Dec. 14-15 Lesson Plan

2011-12-13T09:20:00.006-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs: Interview another student in class about her/his weekly schedule.

Ask one question about each day of the week: Qu'est-ce qu tu fait le lundi/mardi/mercredi....
Write down one sentence about one activity on each day of the week.
For at least five of the activities, tell what time the student does the activity.
Be prepared to present these answers out loud in class next time.

{45 minutes} Students present schedules aloud!

After each presentation, CAH asks students two questions from each schedule! Students chosen to respond must answer for points!
Possible questions:

Quand est-ce qu'il/elle...? (When does the person under discussion do a certain activity?)
Quel jour est-ce qu'il/elle...? (On what day...?)
A quelle heure est-ce qu'il/elle...? (At what time...?)
Qu'est-ce qu'il/elle fait lundi/mardi/mercredi...? (What does so-and-so do on a given day?)

{45 minutes} In-class translation practice! Write down translations for the following sentences:

I have chemistry today at 11.
Jean has history tomorrow at 3.
Martin has music class now!
We have German class Friday at 8.
The girls have physics Monday at 7 in the evening.
The boys have computer class Tuesday at 7:45 in the morning.
You (sing.) have phys. ed. Thursday at 14:22.
Céline has biology (every) Wednesday at 11:55.
Luc has geography (this) Tuesday at 13:38.
My friends have Spanish (every) Monday at 19:15.
My brother has art class this Saturday at 12:10.
Your girl cousins have math class Sunday at 18:55.

Les Devoirs: Show CAH these written translations!

Also: Study for Vocab Quiz 4.1 ("Entre Copains" p. 114 plus Vocab List #1 on p. 141)

French 2: Dec. 14-15 Lesson Plan

2011-12-13T09:08:00.003-07:00

DUE: rien! (lucky students!)

Complete any remaining oral grocery quizzes for absentees!

{30 minutes} Vocab Practice!

Do pp. 120-121 Exs. 1, 2, and 5 ensemble

{60 minutes} Story presentation and translation practice!

In pairs, students practice reading and translating their 10-sentence/20-vocab term stories.
During this time, CAH meets individually with students to read and correct their stories.

Les Devoirs:

Story presentations! On Dec. 16-19, students will go to front of class in pairs. One student will read his/her story in French; other student will translate each sentence into English.
- French reader may use script; English translator must speak without notes!
Study for Vocab Quiz 4.1! Dec. 16-19 quiz will cover the "Entre Copains" phrases on p. 121 and the regular 4.1 vocab list on p. 149.

Le Pain Perdu Crew!

2011-12-10T21:06:00.006-07:00

Samedi nous avons vendu du pain perdu au lycée pour gagner de l'argent pour notre voyage en France en mars 2013. C'était un grand succès! Je remercie tous les élèves (29!), qui ont travaillé!

Le pain perdu? Can do!

Je crois, que j'y vois le visage de la Vierge Marie...

ou peut-être Charles de Gaulle!

Vous avez soif? Nous avons les solutions!

Quelles responsables!
(Regardez: Tyler cours si vite, que
l'appareil photo ne peut pas le capturer!)

French 1: Dec. 12-13 Lesson Plan

2011-12-09T09:24:00.002-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs: Clock Practice!

Draw 12 analog clocks (not digital!). Under each clock, write what time it is (en français!).
At least six of the clocks must show hard time (i.e., a time that isn't exactly on the hour, a time that includes some minutes).

{10 minutes} Reveillez les cerveaux français! Quelle heure est-il?

Go around the room and ask five different people, "Quelle heure est-il?" Ask once for the current time, then ask for the time indicated on one of the clocks you drew for today's devoirs!

{10 minutes} Review telling time: CAH drills!

{20 minutes} Practice days of the week, with aujourd'hui, hier, demain, "Avant-hier" et "après-demain"

{20 minutes} "Un peu plus" p. 120: lundi vs. le lundi

J'ai anglais le vendredi = "I have English on Fridays" (regularly)
J'ai anglais vendredi = "I have English on (this) Friday" (one imminent instance)
CAH drills students, ask each to make two statements, one about what they are doing on a specific day coming up, one about what they do regularly on certain days of the week.

Les Devoirs: Interview another student in class about her/his weekly schedule.

Ask one question about each day of the week: Qu'est-ce qu tu fait le lundi/mardi/mercredi....
Write down one sentence about one activity on each day of the week.
For at least five of the activities, tell what time the student does the activity.
Be prepared to present these answers out loud in class next time.

Also study for Vocab Quiz 4.1 (including the "Entre Copains" words on p. 114) two meetings from now (Dec. 16 & 19).

French 2: Dec. 12-13 Lesson Plan

2011-12-09T09:05:00.002-07:00

DUE:

Maroon 1 & 3 (Dec. 12): Écrivez une histoire utilisant au moins 10 phrases et 20 mots/expressions du Vocabulaire 4.1 (you may include words from the "Entre Copains" section on p. 121). Highlight all Vocab 4.1 words!
White 2 (Dec. 13): rien! But bring your stories!

{30 minutes}: Make up all remaining Oral Grocery Quizzes!

{15 minutes} In trios, read your stories to each other and practice translating. Prepare to read out loud in class!

{45 minutes} Individual practice with CAH reading stories aloud

Les Devoirs: Prepare with a partner to read your vocab story out loud to the class. Your partner will provide the English translation... without notes!

Also prepare for a vocab quiz over List 4.1 (including Entre Copains words) two meetings from now, Dec. 16 & 19!)

French 2: Dec 8-9 Lesson Plan

2011-12-08T08:12:00.003-07:00

Note! Schedule is messed up! We'll get back in synch next week. But for now...

Maroon 1 & 3, December 8: We take the oral quiz!

White 2, December 9: Guest Speaker! Marion, BHSU exchange student from France

Les Devoirs! Everyone! Écrivez une histoire!

Students must write a mininum ten-sentence story in French.
The story must use at least 20 words/phrases from Vocab List 4.1 (top half of page 149, plus four phrases in "Entre copains" on p. 121).
Students must highlight all terms from Vocab List 4.1.
Students may type or handwrite this assignment.
Due Date Maroon 1 & 3: Monday, Dec. 12.
Due Date White 2: Friday, Dec. 9

Spartan Time Lunchtime Solution Survey

2011-12-06T12:02:00.002-07:00

Hey, Freshmen! Take this survey during Spartan Time!

French 1: Dec. 8-9 Lesson Plan

2011-12-06T11:53:00.003-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs! Do pp. 114–115 Exs. 1 and 5.

Ex. 1: write out both the given sentence and the given response, not just the letter of each answer.
Ex. 5: never mind the time; just write your opinion of each course you choose (fascinant, intéressant, ennuyeux

{20 minutes} Day Practice!

Practice days of the week, with aujourd'hui, hier, demain, "Avant-hier" et "après-demain"

{30 minutes} Vocab and time

Do p. 114 Ex. 2 listening exercise together
Put clocks on board with different times, practice telling time with variety of numbers
emphasize et quart/moins le quart, et demie (demi with minuit and midi)

Les Devoirs: Clock Practice! Draw 12 analog clocks (not digital!). Under each clock, write what time it is.

At least six of the clocks must show hard time (i.e., a time that isn't exactly on the hour, a time that includes some minutes)

French 1: Dec. 6-7 Lesson Plan

2011-12-05T09:41:00.004-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs: Vocab 4.1 writing practice! Handwrite four times each vocab word and phrase on Vocab List 4.1 (top half of p. 141) and each word in the "Entre copains" box on p. 114.

{15 minutes} Reveillez les cerveaux français!

Students drill each other on new vocab while CAH checks homework.

{20 minutes} Review Chapter 3 Grammar Quiz! Make sure everyone is on top of...

p. 82: conjugation of être
p. 84: adjective agreement
p. 94: possessive adjectives
p. 96: contractions with de

{30 minutes} Vocab Practice

Quels cours as-tu? Ask students to list the courses they are taking this semester. (Be ready for les arts industriels, le dessin....)

Les Devoirs: Do pp. 114–115 Exs. 1 and 5.

Ex. 1: write out both the given sentence and the given response, not just the letter of each answer.
Ex. 5: never mind the time; just write your opinion of each course you choose (fascinant, intérresant, ennuyeux

French 2: Dec. 6-7 Lesson Plan

2011-12-05T09:24:00.002-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs: Handwrite three times all vocab words and phrases in Vocab List #1, p. 149, plus the four "Entre copains" phrases on p. 121. (Check pronunciation on Google Translate or online textbook at my.hrw.com as you write!)

{10 minutes} Students practice oral interview questions and answers with each other while CAH checks homework for points.

{60 minutes} Oral Interview Quiz!

CAH will ask you five questions about where one can buy certain groceries (Où est-ce qu'on peut acheter...?).
To get full credit, you need to respond in a complete sentence saying where one can buy such things (On peut acheter... à ...).
You can use le supermarché in no more than one response. The rest of your responses must use terms for specific shops.
CAH will ask you two questions about whether you like shopping, who in your family does the shopping, and/or what items you enjoy shopping for.
You must then ask CAH one grocery-related question. CAH will respond in second-year French. You will translate his response into English.

While students take quiz in hall, students in classroom work on...

Les Devoirs! Écrivez une histoire!

Students must write a mininum ten-sentence story in French.
The story must use at least 20 words/phrases from Vocab List 4.1 (top half of page 149, plus four phrases in "Entre copains" on p. 121).
Students must highlight all terms from Vocab List 4.1.
Students may type or handwrite this assignment.

French 1: Dec. 2-5 Lesson Plan

2011-12-01T11:32:00.003-07:00

Note: CAH gone on Friday, December 2!

DUE: rien, parce que vous aurait dû etudier pour...

...{30 minutes} Chapter 3 Grammar Quiz!

Quiz is on Moodle!
Page 106 has the summary of all four points. See also:

p. 82: conjugation of être
p. 84: adjective agreement
p. 94: possessive adjectives
p. 96: contractions with de

{30 minutes} Chapter 4 Vocab Introduction!

Draft a student volunteer to hook her/his computer up to (a) the speakers on my desk and (b) Google Translate!
Students turn to pp. 112–114, practice new vocab!
Student on speakers enters each vocab word into Google Translate (pay attention: include accent marks using Virtual Keyboard! see image below!)
Play the audio of the word on the speakers, all students repeat sound together; repeat three times.
Do this process with every word and phrase highlighted on pp. 112 and 113, as well as the vocab words in the "Entre copains" box on p. 114

Les Devoirs: Vocab 4.1 writing practice! Handwrite four times each vocab word and phrase on Vocab List 4.1 (top half of p. 141) and each word in the "Entre copains" box on p. 114.

French 2: Dec 2-5 Lesson Plan

2011-12-01T10:40:00.003-07:00

DUE: Les Devoirs! Write eight possible questions and answers that you might hear in the oral interview grocery quiz you have next class period (Dec. 6-7)!

{15 minutes} Practice in pairs!

Students pair up, ask each other the questions they have written.
Student should rotate to practice with at least two different partners.
Remember: you can only use au supermarché once in your answers!

{45 minutes} More Q&A Listening and Speaking Drill!

Each student comes to the front of the room to play teacher.
Each student picks four students at random, asks each of them one of his/her questions; chosen students respond (yes, all in French!).
Each student, while playing teacher, should indicate whether the student has answered correctly and point out any pronunciation errors he/she perceives.
If in doubt, students should consult Google Translate audio! Have one student standing by with Google Translate open and with my desk speakers plugged into his/her laptop. Use that student's computer to check pronunciation when desired. Students entering French text into Google Translate for audio check should be sure to include accent marks on Google Translate, since accent marks will affect pronunciation!

{30 minutes} Les Devoirs:

Handwrite three times all vocab words and phrases in Vocab List #1, p. 149, plus the four "Entre copains" phrases on p. 121. (Check pronunciation on Google Translate as you write!)
Study for the Dec 6-7 Oral Interview Quiz!

CAH will ask you five questions about where one can buy certain groceries (Où est-ce qu'on peut acheter...?).
To get full credit, you need to respond in a complete sentence saying where one can buy such things (On peut acheter... à ...).
You can use le supermarché in no more than one response. The rest of your responses must use terms for specific shops.
CAH will ask you two questions about whether you like shopping, who in your family does the shopping, and/or what items you enjoy shopping for.
You must then ask CAH one grocery-related question. CAH will respond in second-year French. You will translate his response into English.

French 1: Nov 30-Dec 1 Lesson Plan

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DUE: Les Devoirs! p. 104 Exs. 1 & 2 (write complete sentences!)

{10 minutes} Finish any remaining/make-up slideshows!

{20 minutes} Review Exs. 1 & 2

Put sentences on board, correct errors

{10 minutes} Do Ex. 4 together, reviewing possessive adjectives

{15 minutes} être and adjective agreement review

CAH gives sentences in English students translate into French on paper and on the board.

I am tall.	You (sing.) are short.	She is not smart.
He is not elderly.	We are annoying.	You (pl.) are not serious.
They (m.) are blond.	They (f.) are not brunette.	Jean-Luc is strong.
Marianne is not thin.	Bob and Richard are fat.	My sisters are nice.
My cousins are not mean.	Your uncle is fantastic!	You (pl.) are very generous.
The cat is black.	I am creative.	You (sing.) are not funny.

{15 minutes} de contractions

Give students phrases in English to translate on board.

the mother's MP3 player	the father's radio	the child's grandfather
the children's chocolate	the husband's dog	the wife's cat
the sister's car	the brother's computer	the sisters' drawing
the boy's parents	the boys' parents	the girl's books
the girls' books	the teacher's newspaper	the teachers' magazines
the nephew's fries	the grandmother's music	the student's vacation

Les Devoirs: Study like crazy for the Grammar Quiz which happens next time!

Page 106 has the summary of all four points. See also:

p. 82: conjugation of être
p. 84: adjective agreement
p. 94: possessive adjectives
p. 96: contractions with de

French 2: Nov 30-Dec 1 Lesson Plan

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DUE: Les Devoirs! "Le Petit Nicolas" p. 108 Ex. C

Note to students: please reclaim your grocery and store signs! If you want to keep your signs, please take them home. CAH will dispose of all signs remaining on the shelves and walls on Monday, Dec. 5.

{45 minutes} Read and translate "Le Petit Nicolas"

Pick up where we left off last time.
Review answers to Exs. B & C.

{45 minutes} Prep for Oral Quiz #2!

Two meetings from now (Dec. 6-7), we will do another one-on-one oral interview in the hall.
Eight questions total!
CAH will ask you five questions about where one can buy certain groceries (Où est-ce qu'on peut acheter...?).
To get full credit, you need to respond in a complete sentence saying where one can buy such things (On peut acheter... à ...).
You can use le supermarché in no more than one response. The rest of your responses must use terms for specific shops.
CAH will ask you two questions about whether you like shopping, who in your family does the shopping, and/or what items you enjoy shopping for.
You must then ask CAH one grocery-related question. CAH will respond in second-year French. You will translate his response into English.

Les Devoirs: Write eight possible questions and answers that you might hear in this oral interview! Write them down, be prepared to practice them out loud next time.

je fais	nous faisons
tu fais	vous faites
il/elle/on fait	ils/elles font