September Reprise Be able to... conversations - talk about school activities, courses, & schedule & about personal impressions of school. short notes & other writing Grammar - react to other students impressions of school assignments - def./indef. articles (agree/disagree). - def. articles w/ a, de tell time & give the day & date. games - er verbs talk about the weather & the clothing you & others are wearing. listening comprehension: Vocabulary - read a weather forecast in French. - weather - school describe what you & others are doing using - time regular er verbs. reading comprehension - weather say you re going to /coming from a certain place. - numbers internet - weather - dates - clothing tests Culture - (NYS 2) - schooling in France - holidays - 24 hour clock - Celsius vs. Fahrenheit * All four communication skills are addressed in each content area. ** Content areas that involve culture are labeled NYS 2.
October Reprise & Lecon 1 Be able to... conversations - give verbal directions using a map/be able to listening comprehension Grammar - follow directions. reading comprehension - ll y a - invite others to engage in an activity. tests - possessive adjectives - accept or refuse invitations. games - interrogative adjectives - tell what you like to/can/have to do. birth announcement - demonstrative adjectives - talk about ownership. poster: vouloir - imperative - point things out. Halloween activity - ir/re verbs - present - ask questions. - forming questions - make suggestions or give advice using - stress pronouns commands - describe where things are located. Vocabulary - - describe what you & others are doing using - prepositions of place regular ir or re verbs. - places & directions - birth and other types of announcements - nationalities - personal information - family November Lecon 2 & 3 Grammar - Be able to... conversations - etre - talk on the phone & leave messages. pen-pals - etre en train de - describe others or pictures. creation of a wanted poster - adjectives - find out what is bothering someone. listening comprehension - C est vs. ll/elle est tests - avoir expressions
November Vocabulary - (continued) - professions - giving advice - phone - personal description Culture - (NYS 2) - Bonjour magazine - French phone system - Text video - French in Action video December Lecon 3 & 4 (some lecon 7 & 8) Be able to... conversations - read for comprehension & enrichment - Grammar - an African legend. written activities that - faire - talk about sports & leisure activities. incorporate the past tense - faire & sports - aller Follow directions in French to - venir make snowflakes. - venir de & infinitive - use of depuis games - verbs like venir - Passe Compose : w/etre test Vocabulary - - sports - expressions of time - expressions with faire pen-pals (write letters to)
December Culture - (NYS 2) conversations (cont d.) - Christmas customs in France & craft: make santons written activities that - regions of France incorporate the past tense - holidays - French legends follow directions in French to - text video make snowflakes - video: Mickey s Christmas Carol (French version) games - Christmas carols test pen-pals (write letters to) January Lecons 7 & 8 Be able to... Read story & act out (verbs w/ - describe what you did yesterday, last week- etre) Grammar - end, last Summer. crossword (etre verbs) - passe compose with etre - talk more generally about what happened in homework practice - negative w/passe compose the past. interpret a poem (P.C.) - past - verbs conjugated with avoir - use both regular & irregular verbs in the tense - asking questions using the P.C. past. games - irregular passe compose - make negative sentences & questions in the tests - deja/jamais (P.C.) past. Mid-term project: - quelqu un/personne - use the past tense with both etre & avoir. - Research a region of France & - quelquechose/rien - use dormir, sortir, partir, (irregular verbs) in write about an imaginary trip - dormir,sortir,partir the present. you took there. Then, report to class about your trip & point out location on your map you have drawn.
January Vocabulary - Read African legend & answer (cont d.) - verbs with etre questions to test comprehension. - story vocab. Legend Culture - (NYS 2) - text videos - crepes - African legend - Raffi music video - Regions of France February Unit 3 - Lecons 5, 6, & 9 Be able to... internet activity: - describe weekend activities. - visiting Paris Grammar - - talk about leisure activities. Write about a trip to the city - articles to use with food - use public transit system (follow directions or country. - pouvoir, devoir, vouloir in French). reading comprehension - describe what you see in the country. tests homework practice games conversations Vocabulary - - Ask for food, make comments, give thanks Role play an invitation to - public transportation & praise at a dinner in a French home. dinner at a French home. - household chores - country & city - Valentines expressions - place settings/food
February Culture - (NYS 2) partner interview (cont d.) - French subway system - crepes Write a story based on a - text video picture. - eating customs - types of foods Narrate action of video. - Canadian food differences - etiquette - French cheese (sample) - song Chevalier de la Table Ronde March Lecons 10-12 & 23 Be able to... games - make suggestions. letters to pen-pals Grammar - - read dialog that uses slang. speaking tasks: food/eating - use of y and en - talk about food related topics. crossword - stem changing verbs - use stem changing verbs. homework practice - boire - use the other past tense (imparfait) & distinguish picture story: Translate some - forms of tout it from the passe compse. lines - then retell with story - ll faut board and dialog. - imparfait Vocabulary - - quantity expressions - vocab. from video - expressions: pour reussir a l ecole - vocab. story - pg. 184-188
March Culture - (NYS 2) - (cont d.) - text video - Scholastic magazine - Foreign Language Week - idiomatic food expressions April Lecon 13 Be able to... homework practice - describe and discuss types of entertainment conversations Grammar - - discuss types of movies you like writing assignments - passe compose vs. imparfait - talk about favorite stars baby picture project - extend, accept, turn down invitations comprehension of film - write about what you used to do/be like a child internet activity: French films Write letter about a film you saw. Vocabulary - Read & discuss story - pages - types of entertainment & 324-325. related vocabulary (films, Read French film critiques & songs, plays, etc.) answer comprehension quest. Listen to French films & Culture - (NYS 2) answer questions. - where French youth go in Reading comprehension their free time activity: French leisure activities - preferred entertainment - titles for films in French - Cannes film festival - Forrest Gump: French version - text video - Switzerland video
May Lecons 13, 14, 21-22 Be able to... conversations Grammar - - ask for help. games - direct & indirect obj.pn s - talk about things you can t find. crossword - imperative w/obj.pn s listening activities - reflexive verbs writing: your home - connaitre vs. savoir writing: your best friend Be able to... tests Vocabulary - - talk about your house (the rooms homework practice - parts of a house & furnishings). reading comprehension: - furnishings & appliances - describe daily activities using - French home reflexive verbs. interview partner about Culture - (NYS 2) - use object pronouns, especially in commands. his/her home - French types of homes - distinguish between the 2 verbs to know- - text video connaitre & savoir.
June Lecons 16, 17, 22 Be able to... tests - talk about your daily routine homework practice Grammar - - give opinions practice drills for Final - lire, ecrire, dire - tell what s wrong with your health games - savoir - use reflexive verbs in the past Final Exam - passe compose w/ - use lire, ecrire & dire reflex. verbs Vocabulary - - things you read, write, say - review vocab. for Final - vocab. of opinions - sports w/faire - body parts - health/exercise Culture - (NYS 2) - text video - sports in France