le vendredi 17 janvier 2014

note:  Verify that your First Class account works well to make submission of the oral exam on Fri. Jan. 17 as easy as possible.

Concert: Buzz Cuivres le 25 janvier.  See blog post for details: Concert: Buzz Cuivres
FIF 1D

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment mieux écouter, parler, lire et écrire.  

• exams: written - period 2 - Thurs Jan 23, 10 am - 12 noon
• period 4 - Mon Jan 27, 10 am - 12 noon
• Please see post FIF 1D1I l'examen écrite janvier 2014 for more details.
• listening - Thurs Jan 16, in class
• speaking - Fri Jan 17, in class.  Please see blog posting l'examen oral for more ideas and details.
• l'examen oral
• Work/study time: prepare for exams.  Use iPads to find practice activities.
• l'examen écrit - la grammaire, la production écrite (make plan for written reflection paragraph)
• Révisez la grammaire: re-faites les notes, faites les "fiches de tricher", regardez les fiches de travail et les tests.  On a fait: les adjectifs, les verbes au présent, réfléchis, le passé composé, le futur proche et les pronoms.
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine, mais students are encouraged to spend some time reviewing French to prepare for exams.  Some possibilities:
• Au revoir les enfants: watch film again Au revoir les enfants
• review for exam - organize binder, re-do notes, practice activities or tests, find practice activities or games on internet...

FSF 3U
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment mieux écouter, parler, lire et écrire.

• Crêpe day: Tues Jan 21
• exams: written -Fri Jan 24, 10 am - 12 noon.  Please refer to blog post FSF 3U l'examen écrit janvier 2014 for more details.
• listening - Thurs Jan 16, in class
• speaking - Fri Jan 17, in class.  Please see blog posting l'examen oral for more ideas and details.
• Forum national des jeunes ambassadeurs:  Opportunity for leadership training in promoting bilingualism Aug 7 - 12, 2014 in Sudbury, Ontario.  National forum for young ambassadors - apply in February but think about it now. 
• l'examen oral
• Work/study time: prepare for exams.  Use iPads to find practice activities.
• l'examen écrit - la grammaire, la production écrite (make plan for written reflection paragraph)
• Révisez la grammaire: re-faites les notes, faites les "fiches de tricher", regardez les fiches de travail et les tests.  
• Compréhension écrite: DELF B1 - handout pgs. 30 - 37.  Complete for end of week.  There will be a similar type of question on the written exam.
• les expressions impersonnelles & le subjonctif -2 handout packages -  Review & work on practice activities over the next week.  Worked on "le livret pour les nuls" project - "booklet for Dummies".  Written & oral presentations for last couple of days of classes using impersonal expressions & le subjonctif.  Please submit electronic copies of your sentences to me by Sunday evening so that I can put them together and make copies for the whole class.
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine, mais students are encouraged to spend some time reviewing French to prepare for exams.  Some possibilities:
• 2 handout packages
• "le livret pour les nuls"
• Compréhension écrite - do one or 2 activities
• review for exam - organize binder, re-do notes, practice activities or tests, find listening and writing practice activities or games on internet...