French 3 Chapter/Vocab Sequence Survey

French 3 students, please complete the following survey to help me pick the sequence of chapters and vocab lists we will cover during the rest of the semester. Vote early, but vote once. I will ignore duplicate submissions.

Take the survey by clicking this link or by filling out the form below. Be sure to hit "Done" after doing the rankings on the second page to submit your vote! Survey remains open until Monday, February 11, 15:30 MST.

Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool.

French 2: Chapter 5 Oral Quiz

Chapter 5 Oral Quiz! Wednesday, February 13!

On Wednesday, February 13, I will ask you one of these two questions:
  • Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier soir? OR
  • Qu'est-ce que tu as fait ce matin?
You will answer by stating three things that you did, using vocab from Chapter 5. I will then ask a follow-up question to your response. I may ask whether you did another activity; I may ask what you did before or after what you mentioned; I may ask pourquoi? about the activities you mentioned. You need to answer in a complete sentence, not just oui or non.

I will then give you four commands based on the verbs in Chapter 5. You will respond not by speaking but by acting out the action commanded. Possible commands:
  1. lève-toi
  2. réveille-toi
  3. couche-toi
  4. endors-toi
  5. brosse-toi les dents
  6. brosse-toi les cheveux
  7. peigne-toi
  8. coiffe-toi
  9. habille-toi
  10. déshabille-toi (remember, mime it, don't actually do it!)
  11. lave-toi les mains
  12. lave-toi la figure
  13. lave-toi les cheveux
  14. sèche-toi
  15. sèche-toi les mains
  16. sèche-toi les cheveux
  17. sèche-toi les yeux*
  18. maquille-toi avec le rouge à levres
  19. rase-toi
  20. dépêche-toi
*Think about what I'm asking here!

You then ask me two questions—not ça va or comment tu t'appelles or anything else to which you already know the answer, but preferably questions related to Chapter 5 vocabulary. I will respond en français; you will prove you understand my response (probably by translating my statement back into English).

French 2: Tuesday February 5 2013 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs! Reflexive Verbs in Past Tense, p. 175 Exs. 28, 29, & 30.

Also happening today: Vocab Quiz 5.2!

[5 minutes] Finish Presentations remaining from last time.

[50 minutes] Go over Reflexive Verb Homework au tableau!

[30 minutes] Vocab Quiz 5.2!

Les Devoirs: rien! But be studying the oral quiz questions for February 13 (that's next week Wednesday, three times from now!)

French 3: Tuesday February 5 2013 Lesson Plan

Les Devoirs: Write a brief (at least five sentences) history of your life (including your future death!) using at least ten terms from Vocab 4.2!
  • Highlight the vocab you use.
  • Be prepared to read these stories aloud for others to listen and translate.
[10 minutes] Verb Tense Practice!
  • Everyone to the board; each students does present, past, imperfect, future, and conditional of the "we" form of one of the verbs from Vocab List 5.2 (note the fine assortment of regular, -cer/-ger, verbs of motion, and reflexive verbs to make the past tense exciting!).
[30 minutes] Reading/Listening Practice
  • Students read future life histories out loud.
  • Fellow students ask questions about each story
[10 minutes] Vocab 4.2 Face-to-face drill!
[40 minutes] Théâtre de vocabulaire!
  • Students pair up to compose and perform skits combining their life-story vocab with the polite expressions on p. 149
  • When presenting (scripts allowed!), students should say with great emphasis the words on this vocab list.
  • Present this class period! For points!
Les Devoirs: rien! mais étudiez fort pour l'examen de vocabulaire 4.2 pp. 146–149

French 1: Wednesday February 6 2013 Lesson Plan

Early Release: Short Periods!

DUE: rien!... parce que tout le monde étudiait pour...

[30 minutes] Vocab Quiz 5.1! pp. 150–153 plus the five -oir verbs and the seven question words/phrases!

[30 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: Monday February 4 2013 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs: Two things!
  1. Write questions and your answers to p. 157 Ex. 13.
  2. Write a question for each of the above seven question forms that you could logically ask another student in class. Be ready to use those questions in oral practice next time!
[5 minutes] -oir Verb Practice
  • Randomly assign savoir, pouvoir, vouloir, voir, and devoir.
  • Throw in faire to shake up brains!
  • Students put conjugation up on board!
  • CAH checks homework during this time
[15 minutes] Review last grammar quiz, on the -oir verbs

[30 minutes] Question Word Practice: qui, qu'est-ce que, est-ce qu, quand, comment, pourquoi, and
  • Students read p157 Ex13 aloud, check for right question words!
  • Students read me their original questions, I offer answers.
  • Then students pair up, ask each other their questions, offer answers; CAH/TA circulate, guide, correct.
[40 minutes] Vocab Practice
  • First CAH/TA ask, "Tu aimes..." plus one of the activities, one of the seasons, or one of them months. Students respond with, "Oui, j'aime... mais je préfère..." and another activity/season/month... or "Non, je n'aime pas.... Je préfère...."
  • Then face-to-face drill of all Vocab 5.1 and the -oir verbs!
Les Devoirs: rien... mais étudiez pour l'examen de vocabulaire 5.1!
  • Quiz qill include all activities, seasons, months, and other terms on pp. 150–153!
  • Quiz will include the five -oir verbs!
  • Quiz will also include the seven question words (p. 156)

French 3: Friday February 1 2013 Lesson Plan

DUE: Vocab 4.2 writing (each word/phrase four times!)

[25 minutes] Vocabulary Practice!

  • First, quiz the words orally with Q&A.
  • Next, do pp. 148–149 Exs. 23, 24, and 25 in pairs and out loud.
  • Think vocab quiz not next time, but time after!
[15 minutes] Grammar Check! Verb Practice!
  • Each student picks a verb, writes the ils/elles form of five tenses—present, past, imperfect, future, and conditional—on board!
[35 minutes] Reading/Translation Practice!
[5 minutes] Lacey does presentation!

Les Devoirs: Write a brief (at least five sentences) history of your life (including your future death!) using at least ten terms from Vocab 4.2! 
  • Highlight the vocab you use.
  • Be prepared to read these stories aloud for others to listen and translate.