French 1: Monday May 7 Lesson Plan

DUE: p. 239, Ex. 31: For each verb, write two original sentences, one saying someone is doing the action (present tense), another saying that same person did the action yesterday (past tense). Use a different subject for each verb. Also include some phrase following the verb (direct object, prepositional phrase. In all, you will write nine pairs of sentences, eighteen sentences total.

{15 minutes} Les phrases au tableau! Students write two of their past tense sentences on the board.

• CAH checks homework for points during this time!

{15 minutes} Oral Vocab Practice: "Qu'est-ce que tu voudrais pour ton anniversaire?" CAH gets question rolling, then students ask each other. Respond using vocab in 7.2 list!

{20 minutes} Practice irregular past tense forms (p. 240)

• avoir → eu
• boire → bu
• être → été
• faire → fait
• lire → lu
• mettre → mis
• pleuvoir → plu
• prendre → pris
• voir →vu
• vouloir → voulu

1. Have students compose orally simple sentences using these irregular past forms.
2. Do p. 240 Exs. 32 & 33 together.

{20 minutes} Combo grammar practice! Students translate the following sentences:

1. You had which bike?
2. I had that blue mountain bike.
3. Alain bought which belt?
4. Alain bought this black belt.
5. The girls saw which necklaces?
6. The girls saw those elegant diamond necklaces (think "necklaces elegant in diamond").
7. The teachers wanted which hiking boots?
8. The teachers wanted those new hiking boots.

Les Devoirs:

1. Étudiez comme un fou pour l'examen de vocabulaire 7.2 la prochaine fois!
2. Do p. 239 Ex. 30 et p. 241 Ex. 34. Write complete sentences. Always.
   

French 2: Friday May 4 Lesson Plan

C'est le Jour de Star Wars. Détruisez une Étoile de la Mort!

DUE: Les Devoirs: Skit! Live promo for a television program!

• Work in pairs or trios.
• Prepare an ad for any kind of TV program (a series, soap opera, documentary, news program, whatever!).
• Tell viewers what the show is about, why they must watch!
• Include "clips" or "scenes" from the show.
• Props and video are welcome but not required.
• At least five sentences from each player are required! 
• Use this chapter's vocab!
• Present live in class during second half of period today!

{5 minutes} Grammar warm-up! Students practice conjugating reflexive verb on board in present, past, imperfect, and future!

{10 minutes} Autour du monde! Take students in pairs, give vocab word, see who can offer the translation  fastest. We'll go one round where I give the word in French and students must give the word in English, then a round where I give English, students give French.

{5 minutes} Preview Oral Final Exam!

{35 minutes} Prep time for promo skits! Print scripts; check for technical difficulties; practice, practice, practice!

{35 minutes} Promo skits! Students present, CAH scores, good time is had by all!

Links:

1. M2 Ciera, Amber, Riley
2. M3 Machayla & Ashley

Les Devoirs: rien! Mais étudiez comme des fous pour l'examen de vocabulaire 9.2 mardi!

French 1: Thursday May 3 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs: Write all vocab terms covered on pp. 234–237 four times!

{5 minutes} Pronunciation Practice! Écoutez et répétez le vocabulaire 9.2 (pp. 234–237).

{5 minutes} Student Oral Practice: In pairs, students quiz each other on the words while CAH checks homework for points.

{5 minutes} Listening Practice: Do p. 236 Ex. 23 together.

{10 minutes} Writing Practice: Students write answers to p. 236 Exs. 22 & 24. (Write complete sentences for Ex. 24!)

{5 minutes} Preview Oral Final Exam!

{45 minutes} New Grammar: The past tense! Le passé composé! (p. 238)

• Put chart on p. 236 on board.
• Emphasize two parts: conjugate avoir, then add past participle (-é in French is like -ed in English).
• Emphasize pronunciation difference in first-person singluar between present and past.
• Do Exs. 27, 28, 29, and, as time allows, 30 together in class.

 Les Devoirs: Look at the verbs on p. 239, Ex. 31. For each verb, write two original sentences, one saying someone is doing the action (present tense), another saying that same person did the action yesterday (past tense). Use a different subject for each verb. Also include some phrase (direct object, prepositional phrase. In all, you will write nine pairs of sentences, eighteen sentences total.

For example, suppose you have the verb chanter. I want to see two sentences, present and past:

1. Nous chantons l'hymne nationale au match de basketball.
2. Nous avons chanté l'hymne nationale au match de basketball.

French 2: Oral Final Exam

The French 2 Oral Final Exam will consist of two parts.

Part 1, CAH will ask you as many questions from the following list as possible. You must answer each question with at least one complete sentence. You should also be prepared to answer any follow-up questions that CAH may logically construct from your responses to these questions.

1. Où est-ce qu'on peut acheter...? (any grocery item is fair game!)
2. Dis-moi quatre fruits.
3. Dis-moi quatre légumes.
4. Qu'est-ce que tu aimes étudier? Pourquoi?
5. Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire le week-end?
6. Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire en [un mois]?
7. Qu'est-ce qu'il faut faire pour organiser une soirée/une fête/une boum/une teuf?
8. Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier soir?
9. Qu'est-ce que tu as fait ce matin?
10. Pour faire du camping, qu'est-ce que tu apportes?
11. Quel animal te symbolise? Explique!
12. Parle-moi de ton film préféré.
13. Parle-moi de ton livre préféré.
14. Parle-moi de ton émission télé préférée.
15. Parle-moi de ta musique préférée.

In Part 2, you must Pose au prof cinq questions en français (et montre, que tu comprends ses réponses: traduis immediatement en anglais)!

• CAH will not count simple questions like "Ça va?" "Comment vous appelez-vous?" or "Quel âge avez-vous?"
• You may not ask any of the questions posed to you by CAH in Part 1.
• Do not rehearse questions translated from English to French on Google Translate. Compose questions of interest to you from the vocabulary we have studied.

CAH will administer the Oral Final Exam in ten-minute one-on-one interviews with each student May 14–May 18 and May 21–22. Oral Final Exams will take place before school, during lunch, during Spartan Time, after school, and during other times when CAH is available. Students are responsible for signing up for their own exam appointment times on the master schedule in CAH's classroom and for remembering to show up at their chosen times.

French 1: Oral Final Exam

The French 1 Oral Final Exam will consist of two parts.

In Part 1, CAH will ask you as many questions from the following list as possible. You must answer each question with at least one complete sentence.

1. Quelle heure est-il?
2. Quel jour est-il?
3. Quel temps fait-il?
4. Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire [en été/en automne/en hiver/au printemps]?
5. Qu'est-ce que tu détestes faire?
6. Quand est ton anniversaire?
7. Quelle est ta matière préférée?
8. De quoi tu as besoin pour la classe de français?
9. Qu'est-ce que tu as dans ton sac à dos?
10. Qu'est-ce que tu aimes porter au lycée?
11. De quelle couleur...?
12. [un nombre aléatoire 30-50] plus [un autre nombre aléatoire 30-50] font ____. (To be clear: CAH will pick two random numbers from 30 to 50 and ask you to add them; e.g.: CAH may say "46 plus 30 font ___," and you will need to respond with a complete sentence: "Quarante-six plus trente font soixante-seize.")
13. [un nombre aléatoire 5-15] fois [un autre nombre aléatoire 5-15] font ____. (To be clear: CAH will pick two random numbers from 5 to 15 and ask you to multiply them; e.g.: CAH may say "9 fois 11 font ___," and you will need to respond with a complete sentence: "Neuf fois onze font quatre-vingt-dix-neuf.")
14. Qu'est-ce que tu vas manger pour [le petit déjeuner/le déjeuner/le dîner] [aujourd'hui/demain]?
15. Qu'est-ce que tu me conseilles de faire au Collines Noires?
16. Où est-ce que tu me conseilles de manger au Collines Noires? Pourquoi?

In Part 2, you must Pose au prof cinq questions en français (et montre, que tu comprends ses réponses: traduis immediatement en anglais)!

• CAH will not count simple questions like "Ça va?" "Comment vous appelez-vous?" or "Quel âge avez-vous?"
• You may not ask any of the questions posed to you by CAH in Part 1.
• Do not rehearse questions translated from English to French on Google Translate. Compose questions of interest to you from the vocabulary we have studied.

CAH will administer the Oral Final Exam in ten-minute one-on-one interviews with each student May 14–May 18 and May 21–22. Oral Final Exams will take place before school, during lunch, during Spartan Time, after school, and during other times when CAH is available. Students are responsible for signing up for their own exam appointment times on the master schedule in CAH's classroom and for remembering to show up at their chosen times.

French 2: Wednesday May 2 Lesson Plan

DUE: Vocab 9.2 Writing Practice: Write all vocab words covered today four times!

• Words depicted and listed on pp. 322–323
• Exprimons-nous pp. 323 & 325
• Entre copains p. 325 

{10 minutes} Brain Grammar Warm-up! Students write full conjugation of a chosen verb, then translate one three relative pronoun sentences.

• CAH takes points for vocab at this time

{25 minutes} Listening and Speaking Practice: CAH asks students about favorite TV programs and music genres.

{5 minutes} Listening Practice: Do p. 324 Ex. 20

{15 minutes} Writing and Speaking Practice: Do p. 324 Ex. 21

• Students write answers.
• We check answers together.
• Then students pair up, practice going through the dialogue together.

 Les Devoirs: Skit! Live promo for a television program!

• Work in pairs or trios.
• Prepare an ad for any kind of TV program (a series, soap opera, documentary, news program, whatever!).
• Tell viewers what the show is about, why they must watch!
• Include "clips" or "scenes" from the show.
• Props and video are welcome but not required.
• At least five sentences from each player are required! 
• Use this chapter's vocab!
• Present live in class during second half of period Friday!

French 1: Tuesday May 1 Lesson Plan

DUE: Translate the following sentences, paying close attention to proper use of interrogative (quel!) and demonstrative (ce!) pronouns:

Example:

• Which vest is Mr. H. wearing? 
• Quel gilet porte Monsieur H.? 
• He's wearing that purple silk vest.
• Il porte ce gilet en soie violet.

1. Which blouse do you prefer?
2. I prefer this white silk blouse.
3. Which boots do you want?
4. I want those black leather boots.
5. Which jacket does Bob like?
6. Bob likes that blue denim jacket.
7. Which socks are you wearing to the mountains?
8. I'm wearing these gray wool socks.
9. Which shirts do Louis and Frédéric want?
10. They want those blue linen shirts.
11. Which sweater are you wearing to the club?
12. I'm wearing this loose green sweater.
13. Which pants are you wearing to the party?
14. I'm wearing those tight black pants.

But first...

{25 minutes} Vocab Quiz 7.1! pp. 222–225!

{25 minutes} Homework on board! Students write the above 14 sentences in corresponding pairs on board for class review.

• CAH checks homework for completeness and records quiz scores at this time. 
• Have students correct each other's sentences, then practice pronunciation in dialogue format!

{25 minutes} Introduce last new vocab list! 7.2! 

• pp. 234–235 (note the difference between la bague et l'anneau!)
• p. 236 (mille et million... but note the big discussion of milliard and billion)
• p. 237 Exprimons-nous.

Les Devoirs: Write all vocab terms covered on pp. 234–237 four times!