NT: devoirs from 10/29/15

1.  Complete the next two pages in the booklet.
2.  Read the new vocabulary lesson (handout).
3.  Read the handout on the four regions of France.
4.  Continue to practice your roles for RG, changing your voice for each of the different animals.

devoirs from 10/22/15

1.  Practice pronouncing all the roles for RG.
2.  Complete the next two pages in the booklet.

devoirs from 10/15/15

1.  Continue to revise and expand the last scene of RG.
2.  Complete pages 1-2 of the booklet.
3.  Complete the clock worksheet.

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!

devoirs from 10/1/15

1.  Continue practicing the "Roule Galette" script, particularly the last scene.
2.  Continue practicing the French alphabet; I will post some online games to this blog soon.
3.  Answer the questions about French-speaking countries, using the photocopied map.

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).

devoirs from 9/15/15

1.  Read and repeat the "Roule galette" script (I will email your dad the audio file today or tomorrow).
2.  Answer the new "Observer and analyser" questions about RG.
3.  Add "connaître" to the verb chart and complete as many other squares as possible (use your dictionary or a site like wordreference.com).