Monday, January 10, 2022

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

  • practise reading the last Napoléon story of the unit & complete the questions on p 46
  • take some time to reflect on your learning throughout the unit on p 47
  • In ‘Moi, Ma Famille, Mes Amis’ unit – review ‘J’aime’ & ‘Je n’aime pas’ with food words p 60
  • Review other forms of negative statements on p 61
  • Practise talking about food likes/dislikes with the sentence builder on p 62
  • Work through independent food practice on p 63-69 *Skip #5-6 on p 67

For extra practice/homework:  Do unit 11 in your listening workbook

To be ready for your interpretive reading assessment on Wednesday

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

  • practise reading the last Napoléon story of the unit & complete the questions on p 46
  • take some time to reflect on your learning throughout the unit on p 47
  • In ‘Moi, Ma Famille, Mes Amis’ unit – review ‘J’aime’ & ‘Je n’aime pas’ with food words p 60
  • Review other forms of negative statements on p 61
  • Practise talking about food likes/dislikes with the sentence builder on p 62
  • Work through independent food practice on p 63-69 *Skip #5-6 on p 67For extra practice/homework:  Do unit 11 in your listening workbookTo be ready for your interpretive reading assessment on Wednesday

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, December 17, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class after the holidays

For those students who asked for ways to stay connected with French over the holidays, you can …

  • Continue working through the Listening Unit Book: We have completed work on units 1 – 10. You can do a review of daily routine vocab & structures with Unit 16 Listening.
  • Complete assignments on the Language Gym that I have selected for you
  • Go to the Games room on the Language Gym & choose what you would like to do (choose Beginner level)
  • Find some French music that you like or look for children’s cartoons in French on YouTube.
  • Search for Alice Ayel on YouTube and watch her tell & draw simple stories for you. Choose from Saison 1 or 2 as they get harder through the seasons. 
  • Spend time reviewing your unit books & re-reading the short texts. Pay attention to words & topics that you haven’t looked at for a while.

IT’S A HOLIDAY! Rest, spend time with your family & do things that you love to do. 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

Have a wonderful break!

For those asking for ways to practise or stay connected to French through the holidays

  • I have posted some assignments on the Language Gym that are related to our food topic
  • You can also select your own activities for practise. Go to Games > select the type of activity from the tiles > choose your level > then choose your topics  🙂
  • Review your unit books & re-read short texts 
  • Consider watching more Alice in Paris episodes to practise listening. Search for Alice in Paris Saison 1 on YouTube to find it in French. There is also a Saison 2.
  • You can also search for Alice Ayel on YouTube. She is a French teacher who tells simple stories & draws pictures to help you understand. 
  • Make a plan to practise speaking French with a friend from class over the holidays
  • Look for French- language films, tv shows or music that you like

REMEMBER:  You are on holidays! Take time to sleep in, spend time with family & do things that you love…and come back to school rested & ready to learn on Jan 4th 🙂

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class after the holidays

For those students who asked for ways to stay connected with French over the holidays, you can …

  • Continue working through the Listening Unit Book: We have completed work on units 1 – 10. You can do a review of daily routine vocab & structures with Unit 16 Listening.
  • Complete assignments on the Language Gym that I have selected for you
  • Go to the Games room on the Language Gym & choose what you would like to do (choose Beginner level)
  • Find some French music that you like or look for children’s cartoons in French on YouTube.
  • Search for Alice Ayel on YouTube and watch her tell & draw simple stories for you. Choose from Saison 1 or 2 as they get harder through the seasons. 
  • Spend time reviewing your unit books & re-reading the short texts. Pay attention to words & topics that you haven’t looked at for a while.

IT’S A HOLIDAY! Rest, spend time with your family & do things that you love to do. 

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

Joyeuses fêtes à tous! 

Je vous souhaite plein de bons moments avec vos familles & vos amis. Prenez le temps de vous reposer et de vous amuser 🙂

To be ready for class on January 4th

  • please remember to bring any books that you have borrowed & your new unit materials & the novel handed out on the last day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, December 16, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today – page 38 et 39

Alice in Paris – un pique-nique

les donuts français

le meilleur pain pita de tous les temps

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • complete the interpretive activities on p 38 – 39

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class 

 

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

  • Do a quick search about Frédéric Back (artist & film maker)
  • Write a point form list of 5-7 interesting facts about him to share in conversation tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class 

  • make sure that you completed the Napoléon questions on p 16 
  • review the Napoléon story we read today Napoleon est prisonnier
  • Je suis désolée, les amis! The audio file for this story isn’t working.***Remember: we are doing a new story each day this week! You will have an interpretive reading assessment on Wednesday, January 5th (second day back after the holidays)

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

After reviewing your portfolios today, you should have a good idea of how well you are doing in French class at this time. 

  • You can use this evening to set goals for your skills after the break or to practise the food unit vocab in your unit package. 

***You should expect some assessment of your skills for the food unit during the first week after the holidays!

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class 

  • make sure that you completed the Napoléon questions on p 16 
  • review the Napoléon story we read today Napoleon est prisonnier
  • Je suis désolée, les amis! The audio file for this story isn’t working.***Remember: we are doing a new story each day this week! You will have an interpretive reading assessment on Wednesday, January 5th (second day back after the holidays)

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • review the questions & vocabulary from the pages of the story that you read with  partners today
  • reread the story to further develop your comprehension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • bring all of your packages & a device
  • work on your Unit 8 listening (if not already complete)

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today p 41

  1. 2. p 42

3. p 43

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • bring all of your packages & a device
  • work on your Unit 8 listening (if not already complete)

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • make sure you have ready the first 3 pages of Le Chandail de Hockey & answered the comprehension questions that go along with those pages
  • review/fill in the vocabulary on the last page as you read
  • think about how you would talk about the story (up to this point) in your own words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, December 13, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • review your Napoléon work (interpretive assessment tomorrow)
  • try to at least start Unit 8 of the listening book 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • make sure you have completed class work on p 34-35
  • spend some time reviewing verb structures & vocab you need to discuss the foods you eat & how to explain why you like/don’t like certain foods

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • review your Napoléon work (interpretive assessment tomorrow)
  • try to at least start Unit 8 of the listening book 

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

In class today, we read the legend of ‘La dame blanche’ from the Montmorency Falls region of Québec and we watched the short film of the legend called ‘La chasse-galérie’.

If you were absent, please ask me for your copy of the story. You can watch the film here https://www.nfb.ca/film/legende_du_canot_decorce/ so that you know what we are referring to in conversations this week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, December 11, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class next

***Mid-unit writing assessment on Monday…show me a little bit of everything you know how to say at this point in the year!

***BRING A DEVICE & EARBUDS FOR MONDAY

***Napoléon interpretive assessment (Books 5 – 8) on Tuesday

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class next week

  • make sure you have completed class work on p 28 – 32
  • spend some time reviewing verb structures & vocab you need to discuss your mealtime routines & the foods you eat

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class next

***Mid-unit writing assessment on Monday … show me a little bit of everything you know how to say at this point in the semester!

***BRING A DEVICE & EARBUDS FOR MONDAY

***Napoléon interpretive assessment (Books 5 – 8) on Tuesday

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for next week

  • listen to Alice Ayel talk about Jeanne Mance & take notes to show your understanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, December 9, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

***Mid-unit writing assessment on Monday

***Napoléon interpretive assessment on Tuesday

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for tomorrow

  • make sure you have reviewed the sentence builder for talking about food on p 26 & completed p 27
  • review the “food dictionary” on p 15 – 22, then add your own foods to the blanks on page 23

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

***Mid-unit writing assessment on Monday

***Napoléon interpretive assessment on Tuesday

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

Day 2 / final day of your writing assessment is tomorrow 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • please finish your class work today on p 56 & 58
  • use the sentence builders & the activities to study verb endings and vocabulary

***Mid-unit writing assessment at the beginning of next week 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for tomorrow

  • make sure you have finished Activité 4 on p 10 – 11

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • please finish your class work today on p 56 & 58
  • use the sentence builders & the activities to study verb endings and vocabulary

***Mid-unit writing assessment at the beginning of next week 

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

Tomorrow is the day! End of unit writing assessment!

  • Go to bed early
  • Bring lunch & snacks so you aren’t hungry in Block 5
  • Fill your water bottle before class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • please finish your class work today on p 53 – 55

***Mid-unit writing assessment next week 

***No ESS block for French 9 tomorrow

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today…

Alice in Paris

  • Re-watch the video to work through the activities on p 8-9 with your partner(s)

***If you are coming to ESS tomorrow to work on your end of unit writing, be sure to bring your Intro unit from this semester

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

  • please finish your class work today on p 53 – 55

***Mid-unit writing assessment next week

***No ESS block for French 9 tomorrow

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

*** End of unit reading interpretive is tomorrow!

***End of unit writing is scheduled for Thursday and Friday

  • review important vocabulary and structures from your unit package