FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• worked through an interpretive reading on p 24-25, made note of new vocab and answered the questions
• completed the remaining written activities on p 14 
• worked through oral tasks on p 16

To be ready for tomorrow

• review new vocab & concepts
• make sure class work is complete

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• reviewed interpretive work from yesterday
• shared their fables with partners
• started the interpretive work about Jean de la Fontaine using this video

  To be ready for class tomorrow

• take notes on p 48 of your unit to show everything you understand about Jean de la Fontaine

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• read the text on p 20 & discussed the question “Quelle est la connexion entre la culture, l’économie et l’appropriation culturelle?”
• read the text about ‘les selfies’ on p 22 with partners & discussed whether selfies are art

To follow up tonight

• Review new vocab from the texts we read in class
• Write 5 sentences to share your personal opinions on the topics discussed. Challenge yourself to use new vocab and phrases for sharing opinions 

Questions from the board:

1. Quelle est la connexion entre la culture, l’économie et l’appropriation culturelle?
2. Est-ce que les selfies sont de l’art?
3. Selon toi, est-ce que c’est acceptable de poser pour des selfies devant les tableaux dans les musées d’art?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• read the dialogue & completed the questions on p 12
• prepared their own partner dialogue to present orally using structures & vocab from the unit 

To be ready for tomorrow

• Please complete activities 12 & 13 on p 14

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• asked & answered partner questions about the tapisserie de Bayeux
• worked on their interpretive listening skills using the following Alice Ayel videos & the questions on p 46-47

To be ready for tomorrow

• Make sure you are prepared to discuss the fables
• Prepare a ‘sketch & talk’ of a fable that you remember from your childhood or make up one of your own to share 
  • Fold a sheet of paper into 6 squares. 
  • In each square, write some simple sentences to tell the fable you have chosen. 
  • Roughly sketch out parts of the story or vocab that will help your partner understand any unknown language in your fable (Pictionary-style! Colouring & fine-lining etc are not required.) 

***Tell the story in your own words, using language structures and vocabulary we have practised in class. You can look up a maximum of 5 words that are essential to telling your story. Please note them on your paper. 

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• discussed stereotypes & biases based on yesterday’s video
• watched the following video on cultural appropriation & wrote notes to show understanding & to answer the question on p 17 of their unit
  

  Qu'est-ce que l'appropriation culturelle et pourquoi c'est grave ? On vous explique : pic.twitter.com/Mk1ozO4XEN

  — AJ+ français (@ajplusfrancais) February 22, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• continued to discuss Jean-Paul et ses amis with partners
• practised summarizing the story
• reviewed work from before the break & shared their advice for partners from p 7 of unit 
• practised pronunciation & fluency with reading of short texts on p 9 of unit

To be ready for tomorrow

• Make sure to complete the activities on p 9-10 of your unit

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• continued to review “Un Royaume en danger” with partners & orally summarized the novel
• shared their practise sentences using the plus-que-parfait
• read La Tapisserie de Bayeux text in p 35-36 

To be ready for tomorrow

• Review the text about the tapestry & write 5 questions to ask a partner about it
• Try to ask questions that will encourage your partners to use new vocabulary or structures from the text

***Bring a device & earbuds for interpretive listening work tomorrow in class

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• taught each other about well-known French figures who have influenced culture & life
• discussed cultural stereotypes & responses to the question on p 16 of unit

To be ready for tomorrow

• watch the following video & take notes on p 16 to show what you understand https://squat.telequebec.tv/videos/13102

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• participated in conversations about the break using starter questions & answers as appropriate from p 42
• asked & answered questions with partners, chapter by chapter, about Jean-Paul et ses amis
• practised summarizing the story

To be ready for tomorrow

• Make sure you bring your novels & unit packages 
• Be prepared to finish talking through the novel & summarizing the story

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• participated in conversations about the break
• reviewed “Un Royaume en danger” with partners 
• practised making sentences about a past event that is more past than the general timeline of the conversation. Example: When I arrived at school this morning, I had already eaten breakfast. Quand je suis arrivée à l’école ce matin, j’avais déjà mangé le petit-déjeuner. Review on p 12 of unit

To be ready for tomorrow

• Make sure you have completed your 5 practice sentences 
• Bring your novel and both unit packages to class tomorrow

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• participated in conversations about the break
• reviewed the “Si j’étais ministre de la culture” book & discussed why Winston Churchill asked, “What are we fighting for?” when his advisors wanted to cut the arts budget
• C’est quoi un stéréotype?

To be ready for tomorrow

• Watch the “C’est quoi un stéréotype?” video above and answer the question on p 16 of your unit package
• Make sure you are prepared to teach us about your research and to ask & answer/share opinions on a variety of different people who have had an impact on French culture and life

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• reviewed the pronunciation of vocabulary for the unit on p 1
• read ’10 trucs faciles’ p 4   & completed partner activities on p 5-7

In preparation for after the break

• Finish reading ‘Jean-Paul et ses amis’
• Write one question & answer for each page of the novel. Take time to check your question structure & use the novel to write a full-sentence answer. These will be used for a conversation task on the first day back. 

*** Consider playing some games on The Language Gym. You can go to the Games Room & choose your own level & topics to practice previously learned vocabulary or verb patterns or making sentences, etc. 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

 

For class today, students

• continued reading ‘Royaume en danger’ with partners & working through comprehension tasks
• conferenced with Mme about their current level of achievement after recent assessments

In preparation for after the break

• please finish reading the novel
• complete all of the comprehension/vocab activities related to the chapters (NOT the extra non-fiction texts or activities)

*** Consider

• playing some games on The Language Gym. You can go to the Games Room & choose your own level & topics to practice previously learned vocabulary or verb patterns or making sentences, etc. I have added a few activities as requested. 
• practising your listening skills by watching Alice Ayel tell stories on YouTube or watching some French cartoons on YouTube (Petit Nicholas or Trotro) or Alice in Paris en français (if you haven’t already seen them)

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• reviewed & discussed yesterday’s interpretive listening activities
• read & discussed Si J’etais Ministre de la Culture  Text on p 9 of your unit.

In preparation for after the break

• Do some research on people who have had a significant influence on French life & culture (art, theatre, music, film, science, literature ….)
• Be prepared to teach classmates about them … make some notes, save some screenshots or video clips or print photos, etc. You do not have to spend time making a fancy document! This will be a speaking/listening task. You will not hand in anything. 
• You will present (en français, bien sûr!) in small groups of 3-4 people 

Consider engaging in some of the following:

1. B1 level interpretive activities on a variety of topics that you can choose depending on personal interests       https://apprendre.tv5monde.com/en/exercices/b1-threshold
2. The Language Gym online – I have extended dates on recently added assignments that would be useful to you in making more complex sentences. You can also go to the Games Room, select your level (Intermediate, Higher or Advanced depending on your current level of comfort) & then choose the type of activity. Sentence trainer & Rockclimbing provide excellent practice with for communicating in sentences. Consider some of the vocab-building activities to improve your word choice/ learn vocabulary to discuss different topics (ex. environment)
3. Start reviewing/learning the vocabulary & phrases to express opinions & engage in more debate p 10 – 15  *We will be looking at these in class during the first week back.
4. Watch a French-language film or series! There are plenty on Netflix & some full-length films on YouTube. If you liked the look of L’école Buissonière, you might like the Belle et Sébastien movies. The film I showed in class that is available on YouTube is called Louis Cyr, but there are lots of other choices 🙂
5. Read a book en français!

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• reviewed vocabulary for the new unit
• worked with partners through the questions on p 2 & wrote their answers
• started to read the novel, Jean-Paul et set amis, with partners

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• discussed what they learned about the Notre Dame Cathedrale & shared questions or sentences with new vocabulary from the text
• started to read the novel, Un Royaume en danger

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• discussed the First Peoples’ Principals of Learning & cultural quotes p 4-5
• finished incomplete work from yesterday
• read this short text, in English, about culture from Alice Ayel & watched her video at the end

French the natural way: un peu de culture

• watched this short film trailer in French

• listened to Alice Ayel talk about the film here

• completed the work on pages 6-7 of your unit package & prepared to discuss

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• completed their end of unit write

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• worked through a challenging interpretive reading task about the Cathédrale Notre Dame

To be ready for tomorrow

• choose 5 new words & use them in questions to ask a partner tomorrow

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• orally summarized & discussed the Roch Carrier story
• started a new unit looking at the place of culture in our lives  p 2-5
• watched this video

For tomorrow

• Listen to the video again if you’d like to practise your interpretive skills when listening to Québécois speakers.
• Read the quotes about culture on p 5. Choose one that resonates with you the most and be prepared to discuss 
• Click on this link and work through the activities https://apprendre.tv5monde.com/en/exercices/b1-threshold/definition-de-la-culture?exercice=4
• Go to the Maillardville website and make a list of 5 things people can do in French in our community (to be discussed in class) https://maillardville.com/activites/?lang=fr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• orally worked through the key questions to talk about when they were younger p 81
• had time to work on the online Language Gym tasks

To be ready for class tomorrow, please

• review the vocab & structures from the unit to prepare for your end of unit write
  • sentence builders include key structures & vocabulary
  • short texts throughout the package include connecting words & show how to combine ideas to make some complex sentences

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• discussed the 6 symbols of France that they had researched
• watched the following video about taking care of one’s heritage
  

  C’est quoi, le patrimoine ?

• read the transcript on p 6 for comprehension & vocabulary

To be ready for class tomorrow

• review the new vocabulary you’ve been exposed to so far in this unit

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• finished reading the Roch Carrier story “Le joueur de basket-ball”

For tomorrow

• review new vocabulary & structures from the story
• be prepared to discuss the events of the story & it’s cultural relevance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• continued to work through activities to practise “Talking About When You Were Younger”p 79-80

To be ready for class tomorrow, please

• make sure class work is complete
• set aside time to review unit vocab & structures to prepare for the end of unit write (Wednesday)
• bring a device to work through the online Language Gym tasks

***Online Language Gym assignments have been added to practice “Talking About When You Were Younger”. Please work through them before Wednesday.

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• had another opportunity to demonstrate their interpretive skills (reading from the intro unit)
• started the new unit & learned about the evolution of the French language
• watched this video
  

  Comment est née la langue française ?

• read the transcript with partners on p 3 of the unit package
• looked at some examples of how French has changed on p 4-5

To be ready for class tomorrow

• do some quick research on the 6 symbols of France shown on the cover of your new unit & take notes so that you are ready to discuss in class tomorrow

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• started reading & discussing the Roch Carrier story “Le joueur de basket-ball”

For tomorrow

• make sure you have highlighted & written notes on the page for new vocabulary or structures
• write questions (minimum 3/page) to ask partners & discuss in class tomorrow – up to end of p 26
• be prepared to discuss the story with the whole group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• continued to work through activities to practise “Talking About When You Were Younger”p 75-78

To be ready for class next week, please

• make sure class work is complete
• set aside time to review unit vocab & structures to prepare for the end of unit write (Wednesday)

***Online Language Gym assignments have been added to practice “Talking About When You Were Younger”. Please work through them before Wednesday.

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• continued to share their infographics and participate in end of unit partner conversations
• self-assessed their conversation skills 

To be ready for class next week

• rest up! We are starting a new unit on Monday 🙂 
• consider doing some review/practising your verbs with the online Language Gym

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• finished up their end of unit letters
• participated in evaluated partner conversations & self-assessed their skills

For next week

• review/study vocabulary & structures from the last two units (structures/phrases/words to level up)