FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

• write 10 questions to ask your partner at the beginning of class tomorrow
• find your unit packages for last year to review
• set up your Language Gym account

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

• make sure you can introduce & tell us about your partner
• set up your Language Gym account

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

To be ready for class tomorrow

• re-read Chapters 1 & 2 with attention to new vocabulary
• be prepared to ask & answer questions about the story
• make sure you have registered for The Language Gym 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

In class today

• End of semester interpretive assessment
• Pronunciation practice of new vocabulary (household chores) on p 89
• Oral partner practice with new vocab – Guess Who? on p 91
• Oral partner practice using full sentences & frequency words (souvent, jamais, rarement, tous les jours, etc) – Part B on p 96-97

***Extra time for partner/independent review to prepare for final on Friday

***Last chance to fill out & hand in self-assessment of ‘French Use in Class’ 

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

In class today

• learning check ins for Chapters 9. 10, 11
• read Héros ou Assassin? p 43 in unit and answer ‘Qu’en penses-tu?’ questions orally
• read the powerpoint about the Acadians in Louisiana with your partner 
• read the last two chapters & work through the comprehension questions

***End of semester final interpretive & written assessments are scheduled for Friday

 

 

 

 

 

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

In class today

• we reviewed the new learning from p 87-88
• we practised asking & answering questions with the new vocab while working with partner on p 89
• we reviewed & practised the structures on p 91-92 
• I added some optional language gym activities on the theme of clothing

***Students took time to catch up on any missed practice work, to clarify, to study and to prepare for the final on Thursday. Students also worked through the remaining unit in the Listening Workbook and handed them in. 

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

In class today

• we reviewed the new learning from p 87-88
• we practised asking & answering questions with the new vocab while working with partner on p 89
• we reviewed & practised the structures on p 91-92 
• I added some optional language gym activities on the theme of clothing

***Students took time to catch up on any missed practice work, to clarify, to study and to prepare for the final on Thursday. Students also worked through the remaining unit in the Listening Workbook and handed them in. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

1. Focus on pronunciation & review of prepositions, describing word placement & pronouns

• • la maison vocab & structures p 67-69 (practise pronunciation together)
  • review words for position & placement – Complete p 70
  • review prepositions & adjective placement – p 71
  • conversation starters – p 72
  • opinions & ‘les pronoms toniques’ p 74-75
  • Do p 79 – 81 (p82 – 83 are optional – great vocab for level up & p 83 shows good examples of sentence complexity)
  • Read ‘la vente du garage’ p 84-86 with partners & complete the questions on p 87-88

***End of semester listening, reading & writing assessments are scheduled for Wednesday/Friday 

To be ready for class on Wednesday

• review concepts & vocabulary for ‘la maison’ and ‘la nourriture et les repas’
  • the reading assessment will cover both food & house vocab and concepts

***The final writing assessment on Friday will give you an opportunity to use all the language that you have learned this year in a creative way.

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

• learning check ins for Chapters 6, 7, 8
• read chapters 9-11 & complete the unit activities

***Learning check ins for chapters 9-11 on Wednesday

***End of semester final interpretive & written assessments on Friday

 

 

 

 

 

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

• Review ‘Qu’est-ce qui se passe?’ & ‘Quoi de neuf?’ for new vocab/phrases on p 70
• Expressing what we like to do, want to do, can do & must do  Practise #4-5 p 71
• Sentence Builder p 72 – Saying what we can do & giving reasons
• Sentence Builder p 76 – Communicating what we do, play & where we go + frequency words. Complete p 77-78
• Sentence Builder p 79 – Talking about the weather + free time. Complete practice on p 80-85.

By next Tuesday:  Complete p 87-88. Start reviewing earlier unit books to prepare for final next Friday. 

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

• Review ‘Qu’est-ce qui se passe?’ & ‘Quoi de neuf?’ for new vocab/phrases on p 70
• Expressing what we like to do, want to do, can do & must do  Practise #4-5 p 71
• Sentence Builder p 72 – Saying what we can do & giving reasons
• Sentence Builder p 76 – Communicating what we do, play & where we go + frequency words. Complete p 77-78
• Sentence Builder p 79 – Talking about the weather + free time. Complete practice on p 80-85.

By next Tuesday:  Complete p 87-88. Start reviewing earlier unit books to prepare for final next Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

1. Focus on oral communication by

• • sharing p 47 paragraphs with partners
  • completing the oral practice on p 60-61 (Part B) – if not done on Tuesday
  • completing oral practice on p 62-63 (Part C & D)
  • participating in a role play to choose between the two restaurants in Québec City

     2. Watch the following video & complete the activity on p 73 of the unit book

 

***End of unit interpretive assessment for foods/meals was today

***More end of semester assessments are scheduled for Wednesday/Friday next week

To be ready for class on Monday

• review the sentence builder on p 76 & do the activities on p 77-78

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

• review learning check ins for Chapters 1, 3 & 5
• review of chapter work up to the end of Chapter 5
• read Évangéline p 24 
• watch/listen to this version of the song & fill in the blanks on p 25
•     watch/listen to this version with the English subtitles to hear the whole song & understand it better
•    read Chapter 6 & do p 22-23

For class on Monday

• Read Ch 7 – 9 & complete the unit package activities to improve comprehension

 

 

 

 

 

FR 9    Bloc 2 

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

• End of unit Napoléon interpretive reading assessment
• Retelling of the stories with partner
• Review verb patterns on p 93-95 of the ‘Moi, Ma Famille & Mes Amis’ unit book. Write the past tense for each in the ‘je’ form. Then, practise!
• Listening Workbook: continuing work on unit 11, 12 or 13 (depending on what you have already completed)

By Friday:  review new learning from today & continue with listening practice

 

FR 9    Bloc 4

French 9 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

• End of unit Napoléon interpretive reading assessment
• Retelling of the stories with partner
• Review verb patterns on p 93-95 of the ‘Moi, Ma Famille & Mes Amis’ unit book. Write the past tense for each in the ‘je’ form. Then, practise!
• Listening Workbook: continuing work on unit 11, 12 or 13 (depending on what you have already completed)

By Friday:  review new learning from today & continue with listening practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

French 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

1. Do interpretive task on p 45 http://www.le-petit-dejeuner.fr/petit-dejeuner-americain.php

  2. Complete the oral activity & graphic organizer on p 46

  3.  Lesson on “all or some” on p 48-49

• • Then, how to make negative statements p 50. Do p 52.

  4.  Lesson on “en” p 51. Do p 51, 52 & 53 & review together 

  5.  Fill in the blanks on Activity B p 62 (video is unavailable).

  6.   Check out the following two restaurants in Québec City

Le Cochon Dingue

https://www.lapinsaute.com/#/

By Thursday:  

• Write a paragraph on p 47 describing your favourite meal ever! Don’t forget to explain why. 
• Do this interpretive activity (Le Restaurant) on p 61-62 
• Be prepared to discuss the two restaurants we looked at in Québec City

***Please note that you will also do some ‘end of food unit’ interpretive listening on Thursday

 

FR 11  Bloc 5

French 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today

1. If you haven’t already, watch the two short videos included in the link below. Can you answer these questions orally?

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr/article/histoire-de-lacadie

• Qui sont les Acadiens?
• Est-ce qu’Acadie existe toujours? Explique.
• Raconte 5 faits importants dans l’histoire des Acadiens que tu as appris dans les deux vidéos.
• What did you notice about the Acadian French that you heard in the videos?

     2.  Read & discuss chapters 1-3 & complete work in your unit book up to/including p 11

     3.   Watch the following videos to learn about Chiac & Brayon 

• Discussion & follow up with reading of p 13 in unit package

      4.  Read Chapter 4 & complete the activities in the unit

• • p 14  pre-discussion questions
  • p 16 question & p 17 words to review (chronological order/sequencing)
  • p 18  Qui a dit/dirait?
  • p 19  Read journal extract

By Thursday:  Read Chapter 5 & do questions on p 21