TA: ressources pour commencer (beginning resources)

Bienvenue (welcome) to my new students!  Since there's no point trying to pronounce words in any language if you don't know what the letters sound like, let's start with the alphabet....

"Military-style French Alphabet": An English-speaking French teacher walks you through her version of the alphabet, set to the rhythm of a familiar military cadence ("I don't know but I've been told…").  This ten-minute video is very thorough and offers opportunities to practice single lines at a time slowly and then build up to saying the whole chant more quickly:

Want someone to walk you through the alphabet ? Tom from easytolearnfrench.com is a young Frenchman who earnestly teaches Anglophone viewers.  Do watch this at least once so that you hear a native speaker pronouncing the letter names:

devoirs from 10/8/15

1.  Revise the last scene of "Roule galette."  Add more details that reveal information about the two characters.  If you don't know how to say something in French, just take notes in English and we'll work on it together next week.

2.  Complete the "Me voici" worksheet.

3.  Read the handout about telling time in French.

4.  Keep practicing the alphabet with the online games and videos

5.  And, as always, practice reading RG aloud!

alphabet français III : jouez !

Practice your listening comprehension and improve your pronunciation with these online French alphabet activities:

Alphabetical order: Choose a category, click on a word to hear it pronounced, and drag-and-drop it to reorder the words alphabetically.

Matching game: Turn over the cards to match the word (spoken aloud) with the picture.  (This will also teach new vocabulary and reinforce words you already know.)

Spelling game: Click on a category, listen to the speaker read the word, then drag and drop the letters in order to spell the word.  The speaker can say each letter name multiple times.

More to come!

l'alphabet français II : répétez !

Okay, so you have listened to more French alphabet songs than you'd ever thought possible.  Enough listening!  You won't learn the sounds and the names of the letters until you get comfortable pronouncing them.  So clear your throat, take a long drink of eau, and try these out:

"Military-style French Alphabet": An English-speaking French teacher walks you through her version of the alphabet, set to the rhythm of a familiar military cadence ("I don't know but I've been told…").  This ten-minute video is very thorough and offers opportunities to practice single lines at a time slowly and then build up to saying the whole chant more quickly. Watch this quick example first:

l'alphabet français I : chantez !

It's time to learn the French alphabet!  Let's start with some chansons (songs)... First, some traditional alphabet songs feaaturing Mozart's familiar melody….

La chanson de l'alphabet, featuring a man's voice accompanied by a calm acoustic guitar:

The letters appear on screen, along with the lyrics at the end of the song: "Maintenant je les connais/Toutes les lettres de l'alphabet."

devoirs from 9/22/15

1.  Continue practicing the "Roule Galette" script.
2.  Continue working on the new entry in the vocabulary chart.
3.  Finish writing the last page of the RG script.
4.  Practice the alphabet using the videos (which I will post soon).