Tentative Student Numbers for AY2012-2013

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

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

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

French 2: Monday February 27 Lesson Plan

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

{25 minutes} Vocab Quiz 5.1!
  1. All "morning routine" words (combing, brushing, washing, etc.)
  2. bolded words in Exprimons-nous! on 159
  3. d'autres mots utiles on 159
  4. statements in Exprimons-nous! on 161
  5. 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

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:
    1. Qui...?
    2. Qu'est-ce que...?
    3. Quand...?
    4. Où...?
    5. Pourquoi...?
    6. Comment...?
    7. Quel temps fait-il?
    8. ...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

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!):
      1. Michel has been here for nine hours.
      2. For nine years, we've been playing tennis.
      3. Richard lost nothing.
      4. Marcel only ate five candies?
      5. Nobody listened to Sylvie.
      6. Somebody is bothering the cat.
      7. The printer did something.
      8. 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!
    1. All "morning routine" words (combing, brushing, washing, etc.)
    2. bolded words in Exprimons-nous! on 159
    3. d'autres mots utiles on 159
    4. statements in Exprimons-nous! on 161
    5. Entre copains words on 161

French 2: Tuesday February 21 Lesson Plan

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!
  1. s'habiller / se lever / se laver
  2. se maquiller / s'en aller / prendre une douche
  3. se sécher / se peigner / prendre un bain
  4. déjeuner / se réveiller / se brosser les dents
  5. 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!):
      1. Michel has been here for nine hours.
      2. For nine years, we've been playing tennis.
      3. Richard lost nothing.
      4. Marcel only ate five candies?
      5. Nobody listened to Sylvie.
      6. Somebody is bothering the cat.
      7. The printer did something.
      8. Nobody saw anything.

French 1: Wednesday February 22 Lesson Plan

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:
  1. —Tu as besoin des feuilles de papier. Quelles feuilles de papier veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the purple ones).
  2. —Quel homme est ton père?
    —Mon père est ______ (the strong one).
  3. —Tu as besoin d'une nouvelle gomme. Quelle gomme veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the green one).
  4. —Tu as besoin d'un cahier. Quel cahier veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the white one).
  5. —Quelle fille est ta sœur?
    —Ma sœur est ______ (the tall one).
  6. —Tu as besoin de nouvelles baskets. Quelles baskets veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the black ones).
  7. —Tu as besoin d'une régle. Quelle régle veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the green one).
  8. —Quel garçons sont tes frères?
    —Mes frères sont ______ (the short ones).
  9. —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

DUE: Les Devoirs!
  1. Do p. 156 Ex. 11 (write complete sentences!)
  2. Do p. 157 Ex. 13 (write questions and answers!)
  3. 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:
  1. —Tu as besoin des feuilles de papier. Quelles feuilles de papier veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the purple ones).
  2. —Quel homme est ton père?
    —Mon père est ______ (the strong one).
  3. —Tu as besoin d'une nouvelle gomme. Quelle gomme veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the green one).
  4. —Tu as besoin d'un cahier. Quel cahier veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the white one).
  5. —Quelle fille est ta sœur?
    —Ma sœur est ______ (the tall one).
  6. —Tu as besoin de nouvelles baskets. Quelles baskets veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the black ones).
  7. —Tu as besoin d'une régle. Quelle régle veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the green one).
  8. —Quel garçons sont tes frères?
    —Mes frères sont ______ (the short ones).
  9. —Tu as besoin d'un dictionnaire. Quel dictionnaire veux-tu?
    —Je veux ______ (the gray one).

French 2: Thursday February 16 Lesson Plan

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

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!
  1. Use each of the question words listed on p. 156 at least once.
  2. 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!).
  3. 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:
  1. Study for Vocab Quiz 5.1, coming Friday!
  2. Do p. 156 Ex. 11 (write complete sentences!)
  3. Do p. 157 Ex. 13 (write questions and answers!)
  4. Do p. 158 Ex. 17 (write questions and answers!)

French 2: Tuesday February 14 Lesson Plan

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

DUE:
  1. Do p. 153 Ex. 4.
  2. 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.
    1. Two sentences must have je as the subject.
    2. Two sentences must have tu as the subject.
    3. Two sentences must name one other person (Gustave, Murièle, etc.) as the subject.
    4. Two sentences must have nous as the subject.
    5. Two sentences must have vous as the subject.
    6. Two sentences must name two or more other people as the subject.
    7. All sentences must use conjugated forms of faire or jouer.
    8. Each sentence must use a different activity.
    9. 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:
  • whoQui...?
    what
    Qu'est-ce que...?
    when
    Quand est-ce que...?
    where
    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:
    1. 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?"
    2. 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...."
    3. 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!
  1. Use each of the question words listed on p. 156 at least once.
  2. 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!).
  3. 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

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

DUE: Two Assignments!
  1. Write each season and month four times.
  2. 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:
  1. Do p. 153 Ex. 4.
  2. 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.
    1. Two sentences must have je as the subject.
    2. Two sentences must have tu as the subject.
    3. Two sentences must name one other person (Gustave, Murièle, etc.) as the subject.
    4. Two sentences must have nous as the subject.
    5. Two sentences must have vous as the subject.
    6. Two sentences must name two or more other people as the subject.
    7. All sentences must use conjugated forms of faire or jouer.
    8. Each sentence must use a different activity.
    9. Each sentence must use a different time of the year, either a month or a season.
  3. Study for a quiz over Vocab List 5.1 to be given on Friday, February 17.

French 2: Wednesday February 8 Lesson Plan

DUE: Translation of 15 sentences reviewing p. 124 and p. 136:
  1. Bob did nothing.
  2. Luc saw no one.
  3. Liselle ate something bad.
  4. Camille talked to someone.
  5. Jean-Claude speaks only French.
  6. We've been in Paris for five days.
  7. Pierre and Antoine have taken math for ten years.
  8. Pauline has been taking history for three months.
  9. Someone has been using the phone for three hours.
  10. Something has been making noise (faire du bruit) since midnight.
  11. No one has been here for two hours.
  12. No one has been here since two in the afternoon.
  13. Nothing has been happening for two weeks.
  14. I haven't seen anyone for three days.
  15. 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

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:
  1. Write each season and month four times.
  2. 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

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:
  1. Someone is here.
  2. No one is here.
  3. Something is happening [use arriver or se passer].
  4. Nothing is happening.
  5. I saw someone!
  6. I saw nobody!
  7. I saw nothing!
  8. I saw only two boys [use ne... que].
  9. Do you want something?
  10. I want nothing.
  11. They want someone.
  12. We want no one.
  13. Nobody wants anything!
  14. I only want you.
  15. Somebody ate my cake.
  16. Nobody ate Beau's cake.
  17. The travelers ate nothing.
  18. I only ate your grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich for which the French are renowned.
  19. Somebody knows something.
  20. Nobody knows anything.
  21. 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:
  1. Bob did nothing.
  2. Luc saw no one.
  3. Liselle ate something bad.
  4. Camille talked to someone.
  5. Jean-Claude speaks only French.
  6. We've been in Paris for five days.
  7. Pierre and Antoine have taken math for ten years.
  8. Pauline has been taking history for three months.
  9. Someone has been using the phone for three hours.
  10. Something has been making noise (faire du bruit) since midnight.
  11. No one has been here for two hours.
  12. No one has been here since two in the afternoon.
  13. Nothing has been happening for two weeks.
  14. I haven't seen anyone for three days.
  15. 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

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!