Monday, December 14, 2015

Noël en France

GO OVER UNIT 2 TEST.
EVERYONE WILL RETAKE WHEN WE GET BACK (Tue or Wed)

Rick Steves French Christmas (9 minutes long)
Rick Steves European Christmas full movie (55 minutes long)

French Christmas Carols--Les chants de noël
Il est né le divin enfant
Vive le vent (French version of Jingle Bells with different words)
How Christmas is celebrated in France
Christmas Traditions in France
Christmas Traditions
HOMEWORK!!!
Pages 62, 63 in the workbook (see page 78 in the text to help with page 63)
Homework:
1. Memorize all verbs on pages 74, 75
2. Memorize all words on page 78.
3. If you haven't done so already, finish the workbook exercises on pages 62, 63
All vocabulary is found in this Quizlet deck: Leçon 5



Monday, December 7, 2015

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Aujourd'hui, c'est le trois décembre

! I just found this YouTube video of an extremely cute little kid in France telling the story of Winnie the Pooh
French Cute Kid Tells Story  Listen just for the accent and see if you can recognize some words!

Aujourd'hui
Lis ton lettre à la classe! (Read your letter to the class)

1. Cahier: Les pages 48 et 49 sont finis? (are finished).
2.Verb charts at back of book. Etre, avoir, parler
3.Avec un partenaire, practique les dialogues aux pages 56, 58, 60, 62, et 64
4.Quizlet leçon 4 A
5.  Cahier: 53, 54
6. Parler (To speak/speaking) 65: 1,2; 67: 6

It's time to learn days of the week.
lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche
Moonday, Marsday, Mercury day, Jupiter day, Venus day, Saturn day, Lord's day
(The days of the week are named after the planets in French and English)
Quizlet leçon 4 A
Writing and listening activities in workbook:
Lesson 4B
Truly interesting blog entry explaining the origin of the words used for months and days of the week in French. And, yes, the article is in French!
Assignment: Write down 20 words minimum that you learn from reading the article. Some will be words you figure out on your own; others will be words I define for you.
L'origine du nom des mois et des jours

Aujourd'hui (today):
HOMEWORK:
Write a letter to someone in this class or to a person you know. Include the following:
Cher (name)  = dear _______      For girls, it's Chère (name) 
Hi/hello
Tell them your name
And your age
Your birthday, day of the week this year, and month 
(Mon anniversaire est samedi, le dix-sept janvier)
State your astrological sign (see below)
   Here is a link to a description of your personality based on your sign!
Write one sentence describing yourself (le page 165)
Something you like to do (J'aime ______) (le page 74)*
Tell how many brothers and sisters you have and your pets 
Describe one of these people/animals (le page 165)
Tell the astrological sign of one of the people or animals (!)
Sincerely = Amitiés

Learn the Zodiac in French... les Signes du zodiaque..
Aries BélierTaurus Taureau Gemini GémeauxCancer CancerLeo LionVirgo ViergeLibra BalanceScorpio ScorpionSagittarius SagittaireCapricorn CapricorneAquarius VerseauPisces Poissons
The French say, "Je suis Gémeaux."I am Gemini.Je suis né sous le signe du Taureau.
I was born under the sign of Taurus.

*Honors level challenge: Figure out how to say that it makes sense that you like to do what you do because people with your sign are supposed to have a certain personality!
"C'est logique parce que. . . (it is logical/makes sense because . . .)
"C'est ironique parce que. . . (it is ironic because . . .)

DEVOIRS (homework): Cahier 54-58