Today we looked at some new vocabulary about les Divertissements (see Quizlet)
We listened to a report on Olivier Dion's fans, and answered Qui/Quoi/Quand/Où/Comment/Pourquoi (answers under the cut)
You then picked 2 celebrities (qui), one place (où), one event (quoi), one adverb (comment), and one day of the week (quand.) I will explain what you are going to do with the information next class -> Prepare your best ETalk Daily voice 😄
- You spent some time reviewing vocabulary on Quizlet
- We did Quizlet Live
- You read an article called "Quel printemps!" (What Spring!) that used some of the new vocabulary learned, talking about the weather in springtime in a variety of different regions in France, as well as different years.
- You answered some comprehension questions on the reading
- You then put some sentences into the Futur Proche (Avoir + Infinitive)
* Remember, for the negative, the ne/pas headphones go around Verb1
e.g. Il va pleuvoir -> Il ne va pas pleuvoir
- You then were given a sheet with weather symbols all over France, broken up into the different regions (départements), There's L'île-de-France (where Paris is), La Corse, L'Alsace... etc.
- You took turns in pairs asking questions about the weather in different regions, trying to give your best weather report based on the symbols provided.
- We listened to another weather report after learning all this new vocabulary
Devoirs: Duolingo 10XP, Please review Quizlet (la météo)
Friday, 4 November 2016
- We had the rest of the presentations
- You listened to another weather report
- Reviewed faire expressions
- We did some interactive activities as a class
- "Quel temps fait-il" partner activity (add three cities of your own using meteomedia.com, listening activity)
Have a good long weekend! Don't forget to do Duolingo!
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Aujourd'hui-
We started with weather terms!
Prior knowledge: you watched this video and you shared in groups the words you understood
We also did a quick review of the Futur Proche (the near future)
Aller (present tense) + infinitive
Aujourd'hui, il fait du soleil (Today, it is sunny)
Demain, il vafaire du soleil (Tomorrow, it will be sunny)
You did your own mini presentations in groups.
We travelled around the world hearing about the weather!
"Aujourd'hui à _____ (city name) il fait ______, il fait _#_ degrés.
Demain, il va faire _#_ degrés et il va faire ______
Et maintenant, les conditions météorologiques avec __________ (name)."
Feedback from today:
- You all pronounced "les conditions météorologiques" correctly! BRAVO!
- Degrés: the accent IS an accent aigu (apologies, I believe I wrote an accent grave on the board) just make sure you are trying to say that French R and that it's not "eee" at the end, but "eh"
- il pleut and il neige are not one of our faire expressions: to make it futur proche you have to use the verbs (pleuvoir and neiger) e.g. il pleut -> il va pleuvoir; il neige -> il va neiger.
2. We then read an article on turquoise pumpkins. You worked in groups and used your different reading strategies to scan through it.
3. You then answered some questions on the reading, we shared the answers with the class.
4. We had some discussion questions:
>> As-tu des allergies? À quoi? (OU est-ce que tu connais quelqu’un qui a des allergies? Qui? À quoi?)
>> Est-ce que tu penses que les citrouilles turquoises sont une bonne idée? POURQUOI?
5. In your groups you decided on causes you thought were important, and what colour you could associate with them. "Dans ton groupe, pense à une autre cause (et une couleur pour ta cause) pour les citrouilles pour l’Halloween prochain."
Modèle: “Nous avons décidé de promouvoir la cause de…. Nous avons choisi la couleur…. Nous pensons que c’est important parce que…”
Here is what you came up with!
orange = candy, turquoise = allergies
purple = disabilities, green = homeless, red = obesity in children, brown = vegan/vegetarian, light purple = only for small kids (under 16),white = pets,yellow = people with braces, pink = diabetes.
Monday, 31 October 2016
We started with "C'est l'halloween!" and you sang along!
We threw the ball around the room and found out what everyone was dressed up as for Halloween:
Q: _______(nom), Quel costume est-ce que tu portes pour l’halloween?
A: Je porte un costume de… (chat/sorcière/Lady Gaga)
We watched 2 Têtes à Claques videos on Halloween (Québec), and practiced your listening skills
You had another mini conversation piece about being scared! In French, just like with age, you HAVE (avoir) it. e.g. J'ai 15 ans = I have 15 years (meaning: I am 15 years old), J'ai peur = I have fear (I am scared)
Q: De quoi as-tu peur?
A: J'ai peur des vampires!
You learned the expression "ça me fait peur" (that scares me)
