French 2: Dec 8-9 Lesson Plan

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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
  

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French 1: Dec. 8-9 Lesson Plan

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

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...

1. p. 82: conjugation of être
2. p. 84: adjective agreement
3. p. 94: possessive adjectives
4. 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

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

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:
1. p. 82: conjugation of être
2. p. 84: adjective agreement
3. p. 94: possessive adjectives
4. 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

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:

1. 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!)
   
2. 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.