Chez Mme Santos

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that

you wrote your list of strategies for managing stress (en français) on p 91
you finished reading the paragraph on building self-esteem on p 92 & responded to the questions

FR 10 Block 4

Make sure that

you wrote your list of strategies for managing stress (en français) on p 91
you finished reading the paragraph on building self-esteem on p 92 & responded to the questions

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for the rest of the week

Tuesday: Listening interpretive

Wednesday: Reading interpretive (using phrases and vocab from your unit booklet)

Thursday (possibly Friday): End of unit Writing

Friday, December 1, 2023

Posted on November 30, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for next week

Make sure that you completed the work for the first Napoléon story on p 4-5

You can re-read the story here Le petit Napoleon

You can listen to the story here

*** Some Unit 2 review & assessment will be happening next week. Spend some time reviewing the vocabulary and structures you learned throughout the unit.

FR 10 Block 3

To be ready for next week

Make sure that you finished writing 10 questions to ask a partner on the topic of the article on p 90 about balancing school, part-time work and sleep.
- Try to use some new vocab from the article & more recent texts
- Try to use the conditional
- Try to ask questions that provide opportunities to use more than one word or sentence to respond

FR 10 Block 4

To be ready for next week

Make sure that you finished writing 10 questions to ask a partner on the topic of the article on p 90 about balancing school, part-time work and sleep.
- Try to use some new vocab from the article & more recent texts
- Try to use the conditional
- Try to ask questions that provide opportunities to use more than one word or sentence to respond

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for Monday

Make sure that you complete your mini-castle research & are prepared to share with partners on Monday

- Find an interesting castle in France
- write down 5-10 interesting facts in English (including the location) … more detail is better than not enough things to talk about
- save at least 5 screenshots to your phone to help your partner to visualize and understand the details you share

***The purpose is to practise sharing details & facts, to explain and describe, and to make comparisons with your partner’s castles. Make sure that you have the vocabulary needed to say what you want to say. Focus on unit vocabulary & structures (rather than looking up vocabulary that no one has learned yet). Accuracy with past/present tense is expected + some use of conditional.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Posted on November 30, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you completed the listening practice today on p 24-26

FR 10 Block 3

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished writing 5 tips for what people “should” do to eat well
Take a look at the infographic on p 89 … What is the main idea? Do you think the infographic is representative of the majority of your age group?

FR 10 Block 4

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished writing 5 tips for what people “should” do to eat well
Take a look at the infographic on p 89 … What is the main idea? Do you think the infographic is representative of the majority of your age group?

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished the reading on p 41-44 & the interpretive work on p 45-46

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you completed yesterday’s practice work on p 21-22 & today’s practice on p 23 using the sentence builder on p 20

***Bring your earbuds and a device tomorrow for listening practice

FR 10 Block 3

***You will be learning a new structure and have additional Language Gym tasks this week. Make sure you’ve completed the online Language Gym tasks.

FR 10 Block 4

***You will be learning a new structure and have additional Language Gym tasks this week. Make sure you’ve completed the online Language Gym tasks.

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished working through the text about Jeanne d’Arc on p 15-16 & completed the questions on p 17

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you completed the practice on p 21-22 using the sentence builder on p 20

***Learning check-in is tomorrow … you write the RE/IR verbs in French and use some of them in sentences

FR 10 Block 3

To be ready for tomorrow

Try to complete the online Language Gym tasks if you haven’t already.

***You will be learning a new structure and have additional Language Gym tasks this week

FR 10 Block 4

To be ready for tomorrow

Try to complete the online Language Gym tasks if you haven’t already.

***You will be learning a new structure and have additional Language Gym tasks this week

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished your Venn Diagram sentences on p 39 & your paragraph on p 40

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Posted on November 22, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for next week

Set aside time to study writing the IR and RE verbs in French … the learning check in will be Wednesday, Nov 29th
- Make sure you can use them in sentences with the correct endings/conjugations

FR 10 Block 3

To be ready for next week

Work hard to incorporate current unit structures, food unit vocabulary and previous learning into your restaurant skits.

Remember to check the handout for things to include/do
Try to finish the 4 food-related assignments in your online Language Gym class

FR 10 Block 4

To be ready for next week

Work hard to incorporate current unit structures, food unit vocabulary and previous learning into your restaurant skits.

Remember to check the handout for things to include/do
Try to finish the 4 food-related assignments in your online Language Gym class

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for next week

Make sure that you continue to review language structures and vocabulary from this unit

There are online Language Gym tasks to help you to review tenses
Review the pages at the end of the unit package & keep trying to incorporate structures or vocab into your own sentences … I can check these next week in ESS
End of unit assessment is coming up!

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Posted on November 21, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for tomorrow

Set aside time to study writing the IR and RE verbs in French … check in will be next week!
- Make sure you can use them in sentences with the correct endings/conjugations

FR 10 Block 3

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you completed the following interpretive activities on p 76-77

A. la cantine scolaire

***I have added 4 food-related assignments to your online Language Gym class

FR 10 Block 4

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you completed the following interpretive activities on p 76-77

A. la cantine scolaire

***I have added 4 food-related assignments to your online Language Gym class

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you completed the interpretive reading on p13 and 10 questions to ask a partner about the text

Monday, November 20, 2023

Posted on November 20, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished writing questions to ask a partner using the new verbs at the end of your unit booklet. We’ve been working on these for a while. You should have about 40 questions!

FR 10 Block 3

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished p 71 (Please don’t use a translator! If you don’t know it, leave it blank)

***I have added 4 food-related assignments to your online Language Gym class

FR 10 Block 4

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished p 71 (Please don’t use a translator! If you don’t know it, leave it blank)

***I have added 4 food-related assignments to your online Language Gym class

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for tomorrow

Make sure that you finished listening to Alice Ayel talk about Jean de la Fontaine
Take notes to show what you understood. Include all the details that you can on p 49

Review p 54-55 at the end of your unit …. there are some great reminders about structures you’ve learned, some grammar, vocabulary, etc. Keep practising to use these in sentences of your own.

***In ‘Idiomatic Expressions’ there is an error! It should read “Ça ne vaut pas LA peine”

Friday, November 17, 2023

Posted on November 17, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for next week

Make sure that you finish the listening practice on p 56-58 & work through the short dialogue and 10 questions on p 60 ***You will need to use the 24 hour clock to understand the train schedule and recognise that dep = departure (départ) and arr = arrival (arrivée)
Keep studying the meaning of IR and RE verbs on p 45 (Learning Check-in is on Monday)

FR 10 Block 3

To be ready for next week

Make sure that all of your practice work & listening is complete from Thursday’s class
Finish working through the structure and vocabulary practice on p 72-75 … all answers written in full sentences, please 🙂

EXTRA TIME? You should be studying vocabulary so that you can use/understand lots of details by the end of the unit

***I have added 4 food-related assignments to your online Language Gym class

FR 10 Block 4

To be ready for next week

Make sure that all of your practice work & listening is complete from Thursday’s class
Finish working through the structure and vocabulary practice on p 72-75 … all answers written in full sentences, please 🙂

EXTRA TIME? You should be studying vocabulary so that you can use/understand lots of details by the end of the unit

***I have added 4 food-related assignments to your online Language Gym class

FR 11 Block 5

To be ready for next week

Make sure that you completed the listening work on p 47-48 using the following videos

Review p 54-55 at the end of your unit …. there are some great reminders about structures you’ve learned, some grammar, vocabulary, etc. See if you can use some in sentences of your own.

***In ‘Idiomatic Expressions’ there is an error! It should read “Ça ne vaut pas LA peine”

Thursday, Nov 16, 2023

Posted on November 16, 2023 by mmesantos

FR 9 Block 2

To be ready for tomorrow

make sure that you finished the practice in class on p 53-55
study the meaning of IR and RE verbs on p 45 (Learning Check-in is next Monday)

***Bring a fully charged device and earbuds for listening activities tomorrow

FR 10 Block 3

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/idiomatic-expressions-to-express-the-notion-of-half-demi-moitie-etc

To be ready for tomorrow

make sure that you completed the interpretive work on p 67-68 with the following http://www.le-petit-dejeuner.fr/petit-dejeuner-americain.php
watch the Trotro videos and complete the work on p 63

EXTRA TIME??? Study food vocabulary and start focusing on the details!

***I have added 4 food-related assignments to your online Language Gym class

Les amis, I found a good explanation of the difference between moitié and demi(e) … see below 🙂

FR 10 Block 4

make sure that you completed the interpretive work on p 67-68 with the following http://www.le-petit-dejeuner.fr/petit-dejeuner-americain.php
watch the Trotro videos and complete the work on p 63

EXTRA TIME??? Study food vocabulary and start focusing on the details!

***I have added 4 food-related assignments to your online Language Gym class

FR 11 Block 5