French 2: Tuesday December 4 2012 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs:  Write a short "how-to" en français on how to use a laptop computer to research and write a paper. Phrases to include:

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.
5. Write, write, write,...
6. Save, shut it down (éteindre), take a break...
7. Reopen, correct, print (or just e-mail!)...
8. Give the paper to the teacher.

[10 minutes] Vocab Practice! Around the horn: each student must demonstrate performing one of the vocab actions on his/her computer and say what he/she is doing!

[30 minutes] How-To Presentations!

• Students get five minutes to prepare, test equipment on Smart Board, etc.
• Students present! CAH corrects!

[30 minutes] New Grammar: suivre p. 134

• Practice conjugation!
• Note the possible confusion with je suis.
• Note past participle suivi.
• Practice with pp. 134–135 Exs. 27, 28, 29

Les Devoirs: 

1. Write sentences for p. 135, Exercise 30.
2. Write six original sentences using different forms of suivre.