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Syllabus for 8C French 2013-14
Class Notes
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Class Procedures
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First Semester Aug - Dec 2013
Content 12/08-16/08 (1 week)
Review class procedures and rules; rules for using the lab; Course outline and Standards; explore and set up Edmodo; review talking about likes and dislikes; review conjugating and using ER verbs to talk about activities; review asking and answering questions; extending accepting and declining invitations; describing people and things; review "il est" vs. "c'est"
Content 19/08-06/09 (3 weeks)
U5L13: La ville et la maison
Learn about French cities, street names; describe your city, identify public buildings and places of interest; Talk about where you live; identify places in your neighbourhood; give your address, ask for and give directions; use a street map to give directions; describe your home; identify and describe parts of the house.
Project: Create an imaginary town and present it on poster board
Video, Listening and Writing activities; Chapter test; PBA
U5L13: La ville et la maison
Learn about French cities, street names; describe your city, identify public buildings and places of interest; Talk about where you live; identify places in your neighbourhood; give your address, ask for and give directions; use a street map to give directions; describe your home; identify and describe parts of the house.
Project: Create an imaginary town and present it on poster board
Video, Listening and Writing activities; Chapter test; PBA
Content 09/09-27/09 (3 weeks)
U5L14: Weekend a Paris
Learn about Paris and its monuments; Talk about where you and others are going/not going; conjugate and use the verb “aller”; imperative expressions with “aller”; use contractions of “à” in speech; talk about places to go and things to do in town; use “chez” to talk about going to someone’s (house, place); discuss future plans using “aller” and
infinitive
Video, Listening and Writing activities; Chapter test; PBA
U5L14: Weekend a Paris
Learn about Paris and its monuments; Talk about where you and others are going/not going; conjugate and use the verb “aller”; imperative expressions with “aller”; use contractions of “à” in speech; talk about places to go and things to do in town; use “chez” to talk about going to someone’s (house, place); discuss future plans using “aller” and
infinitive
Video, Listening and Writing activities; Chapter test; PBA
Content 30/09-25/10 (4 weeks)
U5L15 Au cafe de l'Univers
Conjugate and use the verb "venir" to say who is
coming to an event; invite friends to come along; talk about where people are
coming from; use contractions of "de" in speech; talk about leisure activities -
sports, games, music; use stresed pronouns to refer to people; describe people and objects with noun phrases.
Video, Listening and Writing activities; Chapter test; PBA
U5L15 Au cafe de l'Univers
Conjugate and use the verb "venir" to say who is
coming to an event; invite friends to come along; talk about where people are
coming from; use contractions of "de" in speech; talk about leisure activities -
sports, games, music; use stresed pronouns to refer to people; describe people and objects with noun phrases.
Video, Listening and Writing activities; Chapter test; PBA
Content 28/10-15/11 (3 weeks)
U5L16 Mes Voisins
Talk about your family;identify family members and relationships; exprwess possession using the preposition "de"; compare Fr
possession with Eng apostrophe s; identify possessive adjectives according to gender and number of nouns; use possessive adjectives in conversation to identify people and things; express ownership; point out friends, relatives and things you own; indicate sequence with ordinal
numbers.
Video, Listening and Writing activities; Chapter test; PBA
U5L16 Mes Voisins
Talk about your family;identify family members and relationships; exprwess possession using the preposition "de"; compare Fr
possession with Eng apostrophe s; identify possessive adjectives according to gender and number of nouns; use possessive adjectives in conversation to identify people and things; express ownership; point out friends, relatives and things you own; indicate sequence with ordinal
numbers.
Video, Listening and Writing activities; Chapter test; PBA
Content 18/11-22/11 (1 week)
Entracte Unit 5
Reading skills development; vocabulary expansion; development of cultural awareness: French cinemas and cartoons; city of Paris video tour
Culture Day
See letter to be sent home. Everyone will be asked to contribute French food items to make the experience as authentic as possible!
Entracte Unit 5
Reading skills development; vocabulary expansion; development of cultural awareness: French cinemas and cartoons; city of Paris video tour
Culture Day
See letter to be sent home. Everyone will be asked to contribute French food items to make the experience as authentic as possible!
Thanksgiving Break November 25-29
Happy Thanksgiving!
Content 02/12-20/12 (3 weeks)
U6L17 Achat des vetements
Talk about clothing and accessories; make shopping plans; talk about what you wear to events; describe clothing and related activities; get help in a store; ask about items and
prices; discuss clothes and purchases with a friend; review numbers;
Project: Create a poster advertising clothing and accessories
U6L17 Achat des vetements
Talk about clothing and accessories; make shopping plans; talk about what you wear to events; describe clothing and related activities; get help in a store; ask about items and
prices; discuss clothes and purchases with a friend; review numbers;
Project: Create a poster advertising clothing and accessories
Winter Break December 23 - January 06
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!