more practice

Here are the answers to the practice final we went over on Wednesday. Here's another old final and an answer key if you want more review. I'm thinking about doing another review session next Wednesday. If you're interested in participating, please send me an email and let me know if morning or evening is better for you. I can meet any time that day.

Here is the transcript to Exam 5's comprehension auditive that some of you were asking for:

Ahmed habite à Saint-Denis, une banlieue de Paris.  Il a onze ans.  Ses parents sont venus d’Algérie
pour travailler en France.  Ils ne se sont pas exactement enrichis.  Puisque ce sont des immigrés, les
opportunités de travail ne sont pas exceptionnelles.  La famille habite une HLM, c’est-à-dire, une
habitation à loyer modéré.  Il y a pas mal de délinquance dans le quartier.  Ahmed, c’était un enfant
sage quand il était petit ; il ne causait jamais de problèmes.  Mais il a eu du mal à s’adapter en France.  Il n’aime pas l’école, il ne veut pas bien apprendre le français, ses notes sont tout à fait mauvaises.  Il a le mal du pays ; l’Algérie lui manque.  Il est tombé sur une bande de petits délinquants qui l’ont accepté.  Maintenant, il commence à voler, simplement pour s’amuser, et plaire à ses copains.  Sa mère est vraiment inquiète à son sujet.  Déjà il s’est fait arrêter par la police.  On a laissé tomber, mais ce ne peut pas continuer.

for the last day of class

**REMINDER!! Composition Re-writes are due Wednesday, 12/10. Please type, double space and turn in with the original. ** (Here are my composition correction abbreviations)

Here's the study guide for the final exam. Please complete it for class Wednesday. I hope you are all proud of what you've accomplished this semester - you've come a long way and you're almost there!!

FINAL EXAM : Thursday, December 18th 10:15-12:15 in SCEN 101 (Science and Engineering Building)

practice test

Here is a Lesson 5 Practice test.  Answer key. Please bring it to class completed on Friday.  Remember you'll also have a quiz Friday on pronoun order.

Here is fun version of La Poupee qui fait non that I found! (Michel Polnareff was famous for having big hair and sunglasses, hence the weird look.)

les devoirs pour le 3 decembre

A rendre en ligne:
L'ordre de pronoms: "A remplacer" & "Réécriture"

Please also complete order of pronouns worksheet #2 (posted in previous entry) for next time.

Interrogation vendredi: l'ordre des pronoms

                                        *Composition revisions due Wednesday, Dec 10th* 
                            

les devoirs pour les vacances de Thanksgiving

Here are some worksheets over the order of pronouns, the final grammar section of
Chapter 5. The first one was handed out it in class today and we'll go over the second one when we get back.

                                               ordre de pronoms wksht 1
                                     
                                               ordre de pronoms wksht 2

Extra help: here's a chart that summarizes how to choose the correct pronoun(s) and put them in the right order.

Please watch the Lesson 5 short film (court metrage) "Samb et le commisaire" and complete the online activities "A choisir," "A definir" and "A ordonner."

Also read Lesson 5 "Imaginez" and answer the Vrai ou Faux questions online.

Y and En quiz Monday Dec 1st

Order of Pronouns quiz Friday Dec.5th

Exam 5 Monday Dec. 8th

                                                                  Bons vacances!

devoirs pour le 24 novembre

à rendre en ligne:
Les pronoms y et en: "Combien y en a-t-il?"  "A completer" et "Questions et reponses"

Bon week-end!

Les devoirs pour le 21 novembre

Your only homework is to complete this y and en worksheet handed out in class today, as well as the negation worksheet I posted in the previous entry.

Partitives quiz Friday.

les devoirs pour le 19 novembre

a lire/étudier:  Partitives, 172-173; The pronouns y and en, 176-177

à rendre en ligne:
vocabulaire: L'intrus, Dans le contexte, A choisir

partitives: Un weekend à Lomé, A compléter

Judging from the test, it looks like we need to spend a little more time on negation! Please print off and begin working on this review sheet. It is due on Friday. Don't give up - you can do it! Just one more month to go!

les devoirs pour le 10 novembre

Here is the practice test we'll go over on Monday. (If you'd like some more negation review, here's a powerpoint recap.)

Your other assignment is to choose:

1 verb from the bottom of page 96
1 verb from page 100
1 reflexive verb
and 1 irregular -ir verb from page 142-143

...and write out the COMPLETE conjugation (je, tu, il/elle/on, nous, vous, ils/elles)* of each verb in
a) the present  b) the passe compose  c) the imperfect  d) the plus-que-parfait

Yes, it is a bit tedious but it will help you learn (and avoid confusing!) your tenses. To that end, I will collect this for a grade!

Bon week-end!

* for il/elle/on and ils/elles, you can just choose whichever subject pronoun strikes your fancy :)

devoirs + negation/indefinite practice

a rendre en ligne: "Completez" (ir verbs)
Flashcards due 11/12 

Here is some more fun with negation and indefinite expressions. Here are the answers.
Note - the word bank words are all squished together but the choices are: plusieurs, autres, chaque, chacun, quelque chose, plupart

Also, since chapter 4 is about les Antilles, here's a handy map of the Antilles that I found. Test your geography skillz here: http://world-geography-games.com/countries_north-america.swf

Negation quiz Friday
Ir verbs quiz Monday
Exam 4 Nov 12th
Composition 2 moved to Nov 14th

les devoirs pour le 5 novembre

Please complete this negation worksheet we started in class today. Be ready to write these on the board next time! Please also read over the grammar section on irregular -ir verbs and the "Galerie de Createurs" cultural reading. online homework: Galerie de Createurs: "Vrai ou Faux?"  ir verbs: "A completer"

les devoirs pour le 3 novembre

à rendre en ligne:
Le plus-que-parfait: "Première fois"
Negation: "Positif et négatif"

Here is the worksheet we started in class. See if you can negate each sentence - we’ll go over it next time. Bonne fête de Halloween!
Interrogation lundi: le plus-que-parfait

REMINDER: Today is the last day to sign up for orals!! If you haven't signed up yet, you'll sign up with Avery Ricks. Make sure you note the date, time and place of the exam.

les devoirs pour halloween

à rendre en ligne:

Haïti, soif de liberté: “Compréhension,” “Le bon ordre”  

Le plus-que-parfait: “Un prix Nobel”

Interrogation vendredi: le vocabulaire de la justice et la politique (pg. 120)

les devoirs pour le 27 october

à rendre en ligne:
Synonymes et antonymes
Qui est-ce?
Definissez

Composition rewrites due Monday 10/27. Please type, double space and include your original copy and feedback sheet. Bon week-end!

practice test

Here is the practice test we'll use for our review on Wednesday. Please also review the Imaginez section over Quebec.

les devoirs pour le 17 octobre

Here are the sentences we started working on in class over the passé composé and the imparfait. (I added a few more!) We'll go over them on Friday.

 A rendre en ligne:
Le passé composé vs. l’imparfait: “A compléter”
Flashcards due 10/24

Composition rewrites are due Monday, October 27th and must be typed and double spaced (or I will take off a letter grade!) Here's a list of the correction abbreviations I use. Please ask me if you have any questions about any of my corrections.

les devoirs pour le 15 octobre

à lire/étudier:
le vocabulaire à la page 84, le dialogue à la page 87
"The passé composé vs. the imparfait," pages 104-105

à regarder:
Watch the court métrage (short film) for this chapter, "Emilie Muller." Make a two-column table of the verbs you hear in a) the passé composé and b) the imparfait.

à rendre en ligne:
“Le sac,” "Les objets" et “Résumer”

Here's an optional worksheet if you want more practice forming verbs in the passé composé and in the imparfait. Answer key

(You'll notice the book assumes you remember how to form the imperfect tense. Here's a brief explanation in case you're rusty : http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/imperfect_2.htm


Interrogation mercredi: the passé composé with être vs. avoir (you will have to decide if the verb takes être or avoir in the passé composé and make the past participle agree (add e, s or es) if it takes être)

les devoirs pour le 13 octobre

à rendre en ligne: "La verité" et "Des accusations"

Please also print off start working on this worksheet. We will go over parts A and B on Monday.

Interrogation lundi: The passé composé with avoir (you will need to know all the irregular past participles on pg. 96)

devoirs pour le 10 octobre

lire et étudier:
Imaginez: Le Québec (pg.90-91)
The passé composé w/avoir (pg.96-97) & The passé composé w/être (pg.100-101)

à rendre en ligne:
Imaginez (Québec) : Vrai ou Faux
The passé composé w/avoir: "A compléter"
The passé composé with être: "Le Passé"


Interrogation vendredi: le vocabulaire de l'univers médiatique, pg.82

Voici une chanson de Béatrice Martin, ou "Coeur de Pirate." C'est une quécbécoise de Montréal qui chante en français. Elle est reconnue, selon le Montreal Mirror, "[for] bringing la chanson française to a whole new generation of Quebec youth".

 

les devoirs pour le 8 octobre

Etudiez/lisez:
"L'univers médiatique," pg. 82
A rendre en ligne:
"Les analogies"
"Quelques nouvelles"
"A choisir"

Interrogation vendredi: le vocabulaire de l’univers médiatique, p.82

Vocab flashcards due 10/24

Reminder! Next extra credit film opportunity will be this Wednesday at 7 PM in JB Hunt 216. The film is "Le fils de l'epicier," or "The Grocer's Son." I hear good things!

practice test answer key

Here is the answer key to the practice test.

Review session for 7:30 class in Kimpel tonight from 5-6. I will post the room number on the door of Kimpel 204A (the TA office).

les devoirs pour le 29 septembre

à rendre en ligne:
J’attendrai le suivant : Compréhension
Adverbs: Le bus
Flashcards (due 10/3)

Here is an old exam to help you prepare for Friday’s test. Please complete it and bring it to class on Wednesday for our review. Bon week-end!

les devoirs pour le 26 septembre

à rendre en ligne:
adjectives: “La description”
adverbes: “Les adverbes”
court métrage vocab: “Un marché de dupes”

Please watch the court métrage (short film) “J’attendrai le suivant.” You can find it on the supersite under Media Resources –> Streaming Video —> Lesson 2 , or within the Vtext.
As you watch, make a list of all the adjectives and adverbs you hear. We’ll use these in class next time!

les devoirs pour le 24 février

à rendre en ligne: 
Descriptive adjectives and adjective agreement: "Les Niçois" et "Mon appartement"

Here is the take-home quiz that will be due in the beginning of class Wednesday. Please print off and complete!

Please also study Adverbs, pgs. 64-65.

les devoirs pour le 22 septembre

Etudiez "Descriptive adjectives and adjective agreement" pgs.60-61

à rendre en ligne (supersite):

Reflexive and Reciprocal Verbs: "Le lundi matin" et "Réflexif ou pas?"
Marseille et Lyon: "Vrai ou faux?" et "Quelle ville?"(read the Imaginez text first)

à rendre en classe: Choose five verb pairs from the list on pg. 57 and write one reflexive and one non-reflexive sentence for each. (Example: La serveuse sert les clients. /  Elle se sert d'un plateau.) Be creative with your sentences and try to vary the subjects (je, nous, ils, ma soeur, etc). I will collect these next time!

Interrogation lundi: Reflexive and Reciprocal Verbs

les devoirs pour le 19 septembre

 If we didn't finish the sheet I passed out in class, please review the Vélib’ clip and answer the remaining questions.

Write out the answers to the comprehension questions (ex. 1, pg. 53) in complete sentences. I will collect these at the beginning of class.

Read pages 56-57, Reflexive and reciprocal verbs and complete the online activity, Un quartier animé.

Reminder: Extra credit opportunity tonight from 7-9 in JB Hunt 216. "Polulaire"

Interrogation vendredi: Vocabulaire du Leçon 2 p.79

les devoirs pour le 17 septembre

Etudiez le vocabulaire du Leçon 2, p.79

à rendre en ligne (supersite):
En ville: Corréspondances, À la une, À finir


Some students have told me in the past that they can’t get the drop down menus on the vocab activities to work. If you have this problem, you can turn them in on a sheet of paper - you’ll just have to guess the right word without the help of the drop down list! 

Interrogation vendredi: Vocabulaire p. 79

devoirs pour le 12 septembre

Here is some extra practice with quel, lequel and inversion. You can check your answers here.

Please prepare this practice test for next time. We'll go over it on Friday.

Supersite: Les Francophones d’Amérique: “Compréhension” et “A finir” are due by 9/15 at the latest. I’ve also assigned the online flashcard activity to encourage you to review your vocab before the exam!

Interrogation vendredi : Forming questions (interrogative words, quel, lequel, and inversion)

devoirs pour le 10 septembre

à rendre en ligne (supersite):
 “Les copains” (forming questions)

“Définitions” et “Logique ou illogique?” (Preparation for Le Pont Mirabeau)

Please also complete the inversion worksheet I handed out in class today.


Interrogation vendredi: forming questions (inversion, interrogative words, quel and lequel)

les devoirs pour le 8 septembre

Please print off and complete this extra interrogatives practice for Monday.

à rendre en ligne (supersite) :

"Vocabulaire" et "Histoire de Famille" (preparation for Cajun cultural reading)

Interrogation lundi: The irregular verbs être, avoir, faire and aller (and their idiomatic expressions)

les devoirs pour le 5 septembre

Préparez exercice 2, pg. 24, “Au musée”

Lisez pp. 32 - 34, “Les Francophones d’Amérique”
(Please write down or underline a few words in each paragraph that you think are important, and write down a heading for each paragraph that you think summarizes its main idea. This is just a preliminary reading so I don’t expect you to understand every word. We will discuss the reading either on Friday or Monday.)

Lisez pp. 26-27 “Forming Questions”

les devoirs pour le 3 septembre

Etudiez pp.22-23, "The irregular verbs être, avoir, faire and aller"

A rendre en ligne: "Le mariage," "Au pluriel," et "Épreuve" (Une amitié historique)


A rendre en classe: ex. 2 pg. 14 "Que sais-je?" (Ecrivez des phrases complètes!)

Interrogation #2 mercredi le 3 septembre: Spelling-change verbs (pp.18-19)

Bon week-end et bonne fête!

les devoirs pour le 29 août

Révisez pp.18-19 et lisez pp. 12-13

A rendre en ligne sur le supersite:
“Les fiancés,” “La surprise,” “A conjuger,” et “Vrai ou Faux” (Les Etats-Unis: Une amitié historique)

Interrogation #1 vendredi: tout le vocabulaire du Leçon 1 (voir pg. 39)

les devoirs pour le 27 août

Etudiez le vocabulaire à la page 4 et préparez les exercices 1 et 2 à la page 5.

Note - I've also assigned these activities online on the supersite. Please register for online access and try submitting the assignments just to familiarize yourself with the site.

Interro #1 Vendredi le 29: Vocabulaire pg. 39

Soyez la bienvenue!

Pendant l’année scholaire, j’afficherai les devoirs à notre blog de classe. Ici vous trouverez aussi des dates et des ressources importantes. J’ai hâte de vous rencontrer et de commencer nos études!

(Here's a link with instructions for registering for the online component of our course:)

7:30 class: http://imaginez2e.vhlcentral.com/instructions.php?view=instructor&cid=222161&sid=261747

10:45 class: http://imaginez2e.vhlcentral.com/instructions.php?view=instructor&cid=224073&sid=264303