Garden City Public Schools Garden City, New York Course: French 3R/H Overview of Course This third level course will complete Checkpoint B of the state syllabus and culminates in a comprehensive Regents examination, which will be offered in June. The aim of the course is to increase communicative proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammatical skills. Instructional Philosophy The Department of World Languages believes that the primary goal of second language learning is the achievement of functional communication in the context of the target language. Language learning is also an invaluable asset to students who will be taking their place in the world today. To achieve this goal, the aim of the department is twofold: To teach students the skills necessary for effective communication in the foreign language; i.e.: listening, speaking, reading and writing. To provide students with the insight into and appreciation of the foreign culture in order that they become more informed and understanding citizens of the world. Knowledge and Skills Objectives Students will be able to use a language other than English for communication. Listening and Speaking are primary communicative goals in modern language learning. These skills are used for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information, expressing personal feelings and opinions, and getting others to adopt a course of action. Reading and Writing are used in languages other than English for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information, expressing personal feelings and opinions, and getting others to adopt a course of action. Students will develop cross-cultural skills and understandings. Effective Communication involves meanings that go beyond words and require an understanding of perceptions, gestures, folklore, and family and community dynamics. All of these elements can affect whether and how well a message is received.
Units of Study Unité 1. Au jour le jour Describing what a person looks like Explaining what they do to make themselves looking good Talking and describing curtain aspects of their daily activities Describing how they feel in different circumstances Expressing their feelings and changes of mood Inquiring about other people s feelings A. L article avec les parties du corps Article with body parts B. Les verbes réfléchis Reflexive verbs C. Le passé composé des verbes réfléchis Reflexive verbs in the past tense D. L usage idiomatique des verbes réfléchis Idiomatic usage of reflexive verbs Culture : La révolution impressionniste The Impressionist Movement Quelques peintres impressionnistes The greatest painters of Impressionism : Manet, Pissarro, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, etc
Unité 2: Soyons utiles! Talking about various chores and activities around the home Asking others to help them Giving excuses if they cannot be of service to others Describing objects: their shape, dimensions, weight Expressing opinions about situations and events A. La formation du subjonctif Present subjunctive regular B. L'usage du subjonctif après il faut que The usage of subjunctive after il faut que C. Le subjonctif: formation irrégulière Present subjunctive irregular D. Le subjonctif après certaines expressions impersonnelles Subjunctive after impersonal expressions E. L'usage du subjonctif après vouloir que The usage of subjunctive after vouloir que Reading : La Couverture (medieval tale) Culture : L'histoire de France (jusqu'en 1453) - Early French history Important events: the Roman conquest, the Holy Roman Empire, the Norman Conquest of England, the Hundred Years War Important people: Vercingétorix, Charlemagne, Guillaume le Conquérant, Aliénor d Aquitaine, Jeanne d Arc
Unité 3: Vive la nature! Talking about vacations activities Describing the natural environment and how to protect it Talking about the weather and natural phenomena Narrating a sequence of past events Describing the setting of these past events A. L imparfait et le passé composé The imperfect vs. Present perfect B. Le passé simple The simple past Reading : Le Corbeau et le renard (La Fontaine) Culture : La Renaissance & le Grand Siècle (1453-1715). The Classical Period of French History French castles as witnesses of French history Cyrano de Bergerac. French-language film with subtitles.
Unité 4: Aspects de la vie quotidienne Shopping for various items, buying stamps and mailing items at the post office Having items fixed or cleaned Having one s hair cut Asking for a variety of services at the cleaners, the shoe repair shop, the photo shop,etc. Describing actions that people have others do for them Talking about numbers of people and things without specifying exact quantities A. Les pronoms y et en The pronouns en and y B. Expressions indéfinies de quantité Indefinite expressions of quantity C. Les pronoms le, la, les, lui, leur The pronouns le, la, les, lui, leur D. L ordre des pronoms. The pronouns and their order E. La construction Faire + l infinitif The construction faire + infinitive Culture : Céline Dion-D'amour ou d'amitié Opera: Carmen (Bizet) Patricia Kaas-Mon mec à moi
Unité 5: Bon voyage! Planning a trip abroad Making travel arrangements Purchasing tickets Going through customs Traveling in France by plane, by train, the TGV and the Eurotunnel A. Les expressions négatives Negative expressions B. L'expression ne... que The expressions ne que C. Le futur The future tense D. L'usage du futur dans les phrases avec si. Use of the future tense with si E. L'usage du futur après quand. Use of the future tense after quand F. Le Conditionnel The conditional tense Reading Le mystérieux homme en bleu Culture Histoire de France (1715-1870). The French Revolution and the Napoleonic era Important people: Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Napoléon The history of the Marseillaise Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Unité 6 : Séjour en France Deciding where to stay when traveling Booking a hotel room Asking for services in a hotel Asking for an alternative Pointing out people and things Indicating possession Comparing people and things A. Le comparatif Comparisons B. Le superlatif Superlatives C. Le pronom interrogatif lequel Interrogative pronouns lequel D. Le pronom démonstratif celui Demonstrative pronouns celui E. Le pronom possessif le mien Possessive pronouns le mien Reading Une étrange aventure Culture Histoire de France (1870 au présent). French history (1870- present) Important people: Marie Curie and Charles de Gaullle
Unité 7 : La forme et la santé Going to the doctor s office Describing symptoms Understanding the doctor s prescription Following the doctor s instructions Expressing feeling, fear or doubt Le concept du subjonctif. The subjunctive mood Les verbes croire et craindre. The verbs croire and craindre L'usage du subjonctif: émotions et sentiments. The use of subjunctive: emotions and feelings Le subjonctif après les expressions de doute. Subjunctive mood after expressions of doubt Le passé du subjonctif. The past subjunctive Culture Western and Central Africa in the francophone world & French-speaking Carribean Islands (history, important people, Haitian art)
Unité 8 : En ville Making a date and fixing a time Explaining where one live and how to get there Discussing the advantages, and disadvantages of city life Describing their neighborhood Making wishes or suggestions Formulating polite requests Narrating past actions in sequence Indicating what they will do in certain circumstances La construction si + imparfait. The construction si + imperfect Le plus-que-parfait The pluperfect tense Le conditionnel dans les phrases avec si The conditional tense in the sentences with si Le conditionnel: autres usages The other uses of the conditional tense Le conditionnel passé The past conditional Reading Les Pêches (Theuriet) Culture Joe Dassin - Et si tu n'existait pas
Unité 9 : Les relations personnelles (Optional) Talking about friends and acquaintances Explaining how people get along with one another Congratulating people on their success, comforting and expressing sympathy for others Describing phases of a person s life expressing feelings toward others Talking about how people interact with each other A. Les verbes réfléchis: sens réciproque The reciprocal use of reflexive verbs B. Les pronoms relatifs qui, que et dont The relative pronouns: qui, que & dont Culture The Franco-American relations in history Important people : Jacques Cartier, La Fayette The French in North America (past and present) French Louisiana& French Acadia End-of-Year: Intensive NYS Regents Review. Major Resources Reference materials that you can review when completing exercises will be provided in class as well as on the teacher website. Included are glossaries of grammatical terms, grammar references, verb charts, and other helpful information. Discovering French. Rouge textbook Discovering French. Rouge workbook Barron's Regents Exams & Answers French by Christopher Kendris Ph.D. http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/lotegre/regentfren.html