le mardi 11 janvier 2011

Listening exam Thurs. Jan. 13 in class. Oral exam Mon - Wed Jan 17 - 19 in class. Written exams Jan.24 - 28.
FSF 1D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment comparer les choses.
• Took up cahier pg. 114.
• lesson: bon/bien, meilleur/mieux: livre 126 & did examples in cahier 115 - 116.
• Prepared for test/quiz tomorrow: les pronoms d'objet direct.  Did "cut-up sentences".  Do and check pre-test. Use booklet, notes, cahier and/or links to internet games posted in yesterday's blog entry to help.
• Devoirs:
• Study for test/quiz tomorrow: les pronoms d'objet direct. 
• Prepare for oral exam.

FSF 2D

• le but d'apprentissage:  Comment mieux communiquer.
• Prepare for tomorrow's test on object pronouns.  Did "cut-up sentences".  Do booklet, pre-test, cahier pages, pronoun wheel or note (can be used for test), SmartBoard games...
• Reading: Choose an article from your text that interests you and read it alone or with a group.  Answer "As-tu compris" questions orally.
• Devoirs: 30 min. French (study pronouns, prepare for oral exam).

FSF 1P

• le but d'apprentissage:  Comment parler du passé.
• lesson: le passé composé + avoir: livre 110 - 111, cahier pg.138. Discussion, examples, spoken practice, note, listening, writing.
• vocabulary building: livre 112 - 113 and some students started cahier 142.
• Time in class to work on oral exam preparation.
• Devoirs: Prepare for oral exam (see handout given Mon and posted in First Class).
  

le lundi 10 janvier 2011

Listening exam Thurs. Jan. 13 in class. Oral exam Mon - Wed Jan 17 - 19 in class.  Written exams Jan.24 - 28.
FSF 2D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment mieux écrire.
• lesson: le passé composé et l'objet direct.  Cahier pgs. 80 - 82.  Discussion, examples, practice (answer keys posted in classroom).
• Continue work from last week and check answers:
• cahier pgs.67-8, 77, 94, 110, 143
• pronoun booklet and pre-test
• Test: les pronoms d'objet direct et indirect: Wed. Jan. 12.
• Gave handout (also posted in First Class) for oral exam and went over it. Be ready for Mon.Jan.17.
• Check the posting for FSF 1D below for links to games to practise direct object pronouns.
• Devoirs: 30 min. French.

FSF 1D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment comparer les choses.
• reading and listening: livre pgs. 122-124
• lesson: le comparatif & le superlatif: livre 125 & cahier 114.
• work time:
• oral exam preparation (handout).  Be ready for Mon.Jan.17.
• les pronoms: worksheets (cahier and booklet) from last week and check answers
• re-read livre 122- 124 and answer questions orally.
• Try these on-line quizzes 1 2 3 4 to practise using French Direct Object Pronouns.
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  .Devoirs: 20 min. review/study

FSF 1P

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment parler du passé.
• Oral exam guidelines (handout and also posted in our First Class conference).  We went over them in detail and listened to the audio tracks for the reading passage.
• lesson: le passé composé + avoir: livre 110.  Discussion, examples, spoken practice.
• Devoirs: Prepare for oral exam.  Answer at least 2 of the questions and practice the reading passage you have chosen.

le vendredi 7 janvier 2011

Joyeux Noël! (Eastern Orthodox).
Listening exam Thurs. Jan. 13 in class.  Oral exams Mon Jan 17 - Wed. Jan. 19 in class interviews.  Written exams Jan 24 - 28.
FSF 1D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment dire les dates.
• Reviewed how to write dates and did handout (check answer key posted in classroom).
• Continued with work from yesterday: livre 114 - 116, cahier 109 - 110, cahier 197-199 ex. A, B, C, and pronoun booklet to end pg. 6 and checking with answer keys.
• DVD: The Rocket (Maurice Richard).  Voted one of the best hockey movies ever made.
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine - but - it is recommended that students spend some time preparing for exams.

FSF 2D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment mieux communiquer.
• écoute: cahier pg. 78 ex. B & C & 79.
• Continue work on: pronoun booklet and pre-test (test is Wed Jan 12), cahier pgs. 67-8, 77, 94, 110, 143 - all self-checking with answer keys posted in classroom), pronoun wheel (can use for test).
• DVD: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis.
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine - but - it is recommended that students spend some time preparing for exams.

FSF 1P

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment parler des préfénces musicales.
• vocabulary activity: Fiche #13 poster in groups.
• Speaking activity (interview) about music preferences using fiche # 14.
• livre 100-101 7 cahier pg. 126.
• DVD: Godzilla.
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine - but - it is recommended that students spend some time preparing for exams.
  
  

le jeudi 6 janvier 2010

Listening exam will be in class next week on Thurs. Jan. 13 and oral exam the week after that.  Details to come...
FSF 2D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment mieux communiquer.
• lesson & practice: les pronoms - position and order from pronoun booklet pgs. 14 to end. Complete and check with answer keys.  Complete pronoun wheel (or other note).  Test next week - Wed. Jan. 12.  Can use pronoun wheel for test.  Also gave pre-test to help prepare for test (check with answer key).
• lesson & practice: le pronom "en": cahier pg. 66, then do cahier pgs. 67 - 68.
• cahier pg. 77
• continue: les mots de liaison: cahier pgs. 93, 94, 110, 143 (complete and check with answer keys).
• Devoirs: 30 min. of French (complete above work, or other review).

FSF 1D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment éviter la répétition.
• Read and listened to livre pgs. 114 - 116 together in class, then re-read and answered questions by self or with group.
• cahier pgs. 109 - 110, 197-199 ex. A, B, C and pronoun booklet pgs. 5 & 6 and checked answers using answer keys posted in classroom.
• Devoirs: Spend 20 - 30 minutes on French.  Complete activities above or review les verbes au présent using chart from earlier in semester and/or internet games.

FSF 1P

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment faire des suggestions pour la musique.
• fiche # 15 - l'impératif des verbes irréguliers
• Reviewed l'impératif: cahier pgs. 122 - 124 then quiz (open book).
• Fiche #13 (vocabulary building) in groups.
• Devoirs: Fiche # 26 (mots croisés).

le mercredi 5 janvier 2011

Listening exam will be next week on Thurs. Jan. 13 during class time.
FSF 1D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment éviter la répétition.
• Took up cahier pgs. 106 - 107.
• Review: les pronoms sujets: cahier pg. 108.
• lesson: les pronoms d'objets directs: livre pgs. 117.
• Devoirs: Review cahier pgs. 106 - 108.

FSF 2D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment mieux communiquer.
• lesson: les mots de liaison:  cahier pg. 93 & discussion, practice - cahier pgs. 94, 110, 143 (complete for tomorrow and check with answer keys).
• lesson: les pronoms "y" & "en" from pronoun booklet pg. 11.  Complete pgs. 12 & 13 and check with answer keys.
• Worked on "la roue des pronoms".
• Devoirs:
• Complete cahier pgs. 94, 110 and 143 by Thurs.
• Les pronoms: work on booklet to end pg. 13 and La roue des pronoms.

FSF 1P

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment faire les suggestions.
• l'impératif: cahier pgs. 123 - 124.
• Speaking activity (interview) about music preferences using fiche # 14 - Checked that column "moi" filled in with your preferences.
• Devoirs: Review l'impératif des verbes réguliers for quiz tomorrow.

le mardi 4 janvier 2011

Listening exams will be next week during class time.

FSF 2D

• les buts d'apprentissage: Réviser le conditionnel et Eviter la répétition.
• écoute: c.104
• lesson: le pronoms d'objets indirects: booklet pgs. 7 & 8, practice using pgs.9 & 10, started making "la roue des pronoms".
• Devoirs:
• review "le conditionnel".
• Finish to end of pg. 10 of pronoun booklet.

FSF 1D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment évitez la répetition.
• Reviewed le passé composé then edited "Mes vacances d'hiver - au passé".  Hand in when done.  Can be handed in tomorrow.
• écoute: cahier pgs. 105 - 106.
• écrivons: cahier pgs. 106 - 107.  Started together in class.
• Devoirs: Complete cahier pgs. 106-107.
• Review le passé composé.
• Complete "Mes vacances d'hiver - au passé" if not already done.

FSF 1P

• le but d'apprentissage: How to make suggestions or commands.
• lesson - l'impératif: livre pgs. 98 - 99, cahier pgs. 122 (note & écoute) &amp.  More practice then quiz (open book) tomorrow.
• Devoirs:
• Speaking activity about music preferences using fiche #14. Just answer "moi" column.
• fiche # 11 mots croisés.

le lundi 3 janvier 2011

Bienvenue!  Bonne Nouvelle Année!
Note: please hand in parent/guardian signature part of mark update given on Dec. 16.
FSF 1D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment éviter la répétition (les pronoms).
• Returned assignment "Mes vacances d'hiver" and discussed how to improve and how to do next part (Re-write sentences using le passé composé to say what you did/didn't do).
• Speaking activity - group brainstorming and presentation of a photo.
• Lesson: le pronom objet - direct - using handout booklet (given before holidays), discussion of pg. 4.
• Devoirs: Re-write "Mes vacances d'hiver" into le passé composé to say what you did/didn't do. This will be handed in tomorrow for assessment.

FSF 2D

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment éviter la répétition (les pronoms).
• Speaking activities
• talking about what you did during the break (passé composé)
• group brainstorming and presentation of a photo.
• Lesson and practice: le pronom objet - direct- using handout booklet (given before holidays), discussion of page 4, practice pages 5 & 6, self and peer assessment. 
• Devoirs:
• Continue work on booklet of pronouns - review pg. 4, do pgs. 5 & 6, preview pg.7.
• Journal/blog - overdue - must hand in with note signed by parent/guardian.

FSF 1P

• le but d'apprentissage: Comment parler des concerts.
• livre 96-97 & vocabulary handout, Cahier pg. 120.
• écoute cahier pg. 121
• introductory lesson - l'impératif: livre pgs. 98
• devoirs: Either: find list of top 10 hits (music) in Quebec or France, read some food packages to increase vocabulary or do 10 - 15 minutes of French practice (internet games, DVD, TV,...)