Classe du 29 mai 2014

Bonsoir !

Voici la classe d'aujourd'hui :

Révisions:

- Révision du dialogue 1 page 1 (transcription page 16)

- Révision : la fiche visiteur (I ask you to fill a visitor form)

 On travaille:

 - Dialogue 2 "Dans une réception" page 3 (transcription page 16) et les exercices 1 et 2

- Vocabulaire de "Manières de dire" et exercice page 3

- Conjugaison des verbes en -ER page 4 / How to conjugate the 1st group verbs that end with -ER = this is very important to learn how to conjugate them ! please learn them by rote!

Devoirs / Homeworks:

- Apprendre les conjugaisons des verbes comme "travailler", "parler", "présenter" / Please learn by rote how to conjugate verbs like "to work", "to talk" and "to introduce".

Bon courage et bon week-end!

Classe du 27 mai 2014

Bonjour !

Aujourd'hui, nous commençons la nouvelle unité 1 / Today we started the new unit and we did a lot!

- Dialogue 1 "A l'accueil" page 1/  We worked on a dialogue called "A l'accueil", page 1. This was the first time we worked on this type of document and this was a little difficult. Don't worry, this is completely normal if you don't understand everything! :-) I sent the track by email in order you listen at home.

- On travaille pages 1 à 3 jusqu'à "Manières de dire" / We worked on pages 1 to 3, until the end of "Manières de dire".

Devoirs / Homeworks:

- exercice "Remettez le dialogue dans l'ordre" page 3 / Exercise "Remettez le dialogue dans l'ordre - Put the dialogue in the correct order"

- apprendre par coeur le vocabulaire et les conjugaisons / Learn by rote new vocabulary and conjugations

Classe de dimanche 25 mai

Bonjour !

Aujourd'hui, vous avez eu le test de l'unité 0... Bravo !

As a reward here is a nice French alphabet !

Bon courage !

Classe du 20 mai 2014

Bonjour !

Voici la classe d'aujourd'hui :

- we repeated some very usefull sentences for the class ("Excusez-moi!" / "Vous pouvez répétez, s'il vous plaît?" / "Je ne comprends pas!", etc).

- we did 2 exercises about nationalities (page 10)

- we learnt how to ask with "Quel ... / quelle..." (page 14).

- we repeated how to basically introduce ourselves in order to interact with the French Ambassador tomorrow afternoon ;-)

I would remind you that Thursday we won't have class but next Sunday you'll have the test for all this unit 0... So please learn by rote your conjugations and vocabulary, and all we did together...The test will be in 2 parts : written part and speaking part.

If you want another link to practise on line : http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/en/learn-french/grammar-verb-etre-and-verb-sappeler?exercice=1#exercice_top.  Don't tell this is too difficult, just try! ;-)

Classe du 18 mai 2014

Bonjour !

Today, we worked hard and you did well!

We revised many things:

- to conjugate "AVOIR", "ETRE", "S'APPELER" in present time.

- some very usefull objects (page 8 + exercise done in class)
- numbers from 0 to 20...And even to 30! :-)

We learnt :

- the national adjectives ( nationalities - page 9 and 10)

- sentences to interact in French in class (page 11)

Pay attention, on Tuesday you'll have a short test at the beginning of the class. So please, be on time because I really want to start the class at 3.30pm.

Bon courage!

Classe du 15 mai 2014

Bonjour !

What did we do today?!

We repeated how to count from 0 to 20 and played a little with figures ;-)

We learnt:
- how to introduce yourself with 2 short dialogues - (page 6 + exercise)
- many professions, in masculine and feminine  (page 7)
- how to conjugate the verb "AVOIR" (to have - page 8), "ETRE" (to be)  and "S'APPELER" (to be called - page 6)
- some vocabulary (page 8)

For next Sunday, please:
- learn to conjugate "AVOIR" with this video. And don't forget to learn how to write it, this is also important!

 

- learn to conjugate the verb "ETRE" with this following video:

- And don't forget also to learn to conjugate the verb "S'APPELER" and the objects we saw page 8.

- Last but not least, another video, to repeat the subjective personal pronouns (I, you, she/he, we, they)

You should have received by email the tracks of the dialogues ... Feel free to listen to them as often as you can ! :-)

Bon courage et ...

Classe du 14 mai 2014

Bonjour !

Today, we reviewed:
- the French alphabet
- how to count from 0 to 10
- very basic and usefull words : merci, bonjour, au revoir, ça va, etc.

We learnt:
- how to give your name and spell it
- the difference between the formal and the informal way to introduce yourself
- how to count from 11 to 20

And we talked about the French-speaking world (the Francophonie).
If you want to know more about it, please go to this website : http://www.francophonie.org/Welcome-to-the-International.html

For tomorrow:
- repeat how to count from 0 to 20 with this video:

- repeat and repeat again how to pronounce the French alphabet !

Bon courage! / Good luck !

Classe du 11 mai 2014

Bonjour !

After each class, you'll find on this blog the recap of what we did together and what you have to do for the next class.

Today, we did :
- a brainstorming about French words you already know.
- we learnt how to (basically) greet someone.
- we learnt the French alphabet
- we learnt numbers from 0 to 10

Homeworks :

- Repeat the French alphabet :

- Learn how to count to 10 :

10 interesting facts about France and the French language

Bonjour !

Here is a brief overview to learn more about France and the French language...  

1. The French language is spoken by 75 million native speakers and 220 million speaking as a foreign or secondary language.
2.  Besides France, it’s the official language in 29 countries, including Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’lvoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo and Vanuatu.  Other areas where it’s used to different degrees include Algeria, Cambodia, French Polynesia, Laos, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, New Caledonia, Pondicherry, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Syria, Tunisia, the US (New Orleans), Vietnam and Wallis & Futuna.
3. From the shape of France, it’s sometimes referred to as l’Hexagone or the Hexagon and includes seven mountain ranges and five major river systems.
4. France is home to the famous Lascaux caves, human paintings from approximately 18,000 BC.
5. Some French inventions include the bicycle, the Chanel suit, pencil, refrigerator, sewing machine, film animation, canned goods, photography, the aqua-lung (from Jacques Cousteau), the neon lamp and others.
6. French cuisine is known for a variety of foods, flavors and dishes, there are 300-400 different types of cheeses, many types of seafood, sauces, breads, chocolates, pastries, coffees and much, much more. 
7. French wine is produced throughout France, is the largest wine producer worldwide and has traces of production going to back to 600 BC. 
8. Famous writers from France include Fontaine for his fables, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Charles Perrault and philosophers including Descartes, Voltaire and more recently Baudrillard (influential for some ideas in the popular Matrix movies). 
9. With about 80 million tourists or visitors to France a year, France is the #1 destination for visitors worldwide.  Popular attractions include Paris, Mont Saint Michel, various art galleries, wines, cheeses, seafood and more.
10. Things to do in Paris include seeing the Eiffel Tower, checking out the various street markets, visiting the Louvre, hanging out at any of the 1,000’s of coffee shops and pubs, walking along the Seine, seeing the Moulin Rouge, walking through the catacombs, checking out the resting place of Jim Morrison and staying up until dawn at any of the 100’s of different nightlife activities.

(source : http://blog.odysen.com/2013/06/12/10-interesting-facts-about-france-and-the-french-language/)