le 15 (quinze) septembre

HOMEWORK:
1. Memorize the three phrases from Classroom survival phrases--Quizlet
2. Memorize spelling of all words in exercise 5 on page 17.
Homework, by definition, means work that is done at home or any other place before class starts next time :}
Memorize, last time I checked, means to commit to memory flawlessly, and spelling is, uh, all of the right letters in the right order, including accent marks.
No, there will not be a test over these tomorrow, but you will likely be required to know these phrases and it could be a bit awkward if you don't know it }B^)

Bonjour, classe! Je suis très enthousiaste. La classe est bon et vous êtes chouettes. Merci. Vous comprennez? Use context to try to figure out what this says. Don't feel bad if you don't understand all of it. Just remember that a lot of these words sound like their English equivalents.

Classwork:
Take out your Getting to Know You sheet. If you  have 1/2 page of space left on the back, you will do the following exercise there. If you don't have space, use a separate sheet of paper and staple it to your sheet at the end of the period.

Introduce yourself in French. I have listed page numbers that cover the phrases.

Hello (page 15)
Bonjour bo(n) zhoor (don't pronounce the "n" as strongly as in "bone" but do a little--nasal)
My name is (15)
Je m'appelle
zhuh mah pell
I am American (or other nationality) (19)
Je suis américain(e)
zhuh sweez ah mare ee ken
I am from Salem (19)
Je suis de Salem
zhuh swee de Sahlem
I am 14 years old (page 37)
J'ai quatorze ans
Zh'ay cat oars on PLEASE don't pronounce the "s" for "ans"
I like + something(s) you like (J'aime=I like). Foods are on page 45. Or choose other things in the text's dictionary! (blue pages at the back of the book)
J'aime la pizza et le steak
zhem la peetzuh ay le steak
The word "and" is "et"
I like to + verb  Things people do are on page 117
J'aime danser et j'aime parler français.
zhem dahn say ay zhem parl ay frahn say
Je t'aime =  I love you (I you love)
What is your name? (15)
Ko mah tah pell too?
What do you like? I'll give you this one:
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes? (literally, what is it that you like?)
kess kuh too em?


Watch DVD introductions
Watch "hamburger" from The Pink Panther

You will always have homework in this class and I deeply apologize for not giving you homework over the weekend ;}
You will be learning all of the phrases from these Quizlet decks. The pace is as follows:
1 phrase on Mondays; 2 on the next day of the week; 2 the last day of the week; 2 over the weekend.
That's one per day, or 365 per year. And that, my friends, is the fast track toward fluency. One phrase per day. It gets harder as time goes on, of course, because you have to remember all of them.

Classroom survival phrases--Quizlet
Classroom directions--Quizlet
Classroom student questions--Quizlet
Dinner table phrases
Dinner table phrases--longer list
Conversational words and phrases for realistic conversation