Thursday, October 31, 2019

We worked with our vocab 1c today. I explained some of the details about the vocab since students simply copied it down yesterday. Then we practiced with our articles by completing the 1/2 sheet in their worksheets with un/une or le/la/l'. Then we did a listening practiced that models this part of their assessment next week. Then they completed page 3 (all of it) in their chapter 1 packet. This is homework if they didn't finish it.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Please stay in your assigned seats all hour. Remember to be great for the sub! Any names left will result in a VOE and phone calls home. 

1.    Copy Vocab 1c into your notebooks.

2.    Practice Vocab 1a, 1b & Adjectives on conjuguemos.com – You must take the quiz over this vocab first then you can do the activities or play the games. You can take the quiz more than once if you’d like and you can use your notes. This will be going in the gradebook, so be sure you complete it.

3.    Vocab 1a & Vocab 1b are separate sets on quizlet.com if you’d like to practice on that site AFTER you take the quiz on conjuguemos. Password for conjuguemos.com is still FrenchRocks!

À demain!!

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Students took their interpersonal speaking assessment today over describing someone. As they finished their assessment they used a chromebook to go to conjuguemos.com to practice vocab 1a, 1b and adjectives.

Monday, October 28, 2019

We worked with our adjectives and describing a famous person today. This is what they will have to do for their assessment tomorrow (speaking assessment). Students used their famous person sheet from Friday to practice with a partner. Then I had more pictures of other famous people and they practiced with those. They also could go to conjuguemos.com (password is still FrenchRocks!) and do vocab 1a, 1b, adjectives.
We took notes on ten new adjectives that they could use on their assessment:

More Adjectives:

Masc.       Fem.

1.          Strong  fort         forte (four, fort)

2.        Ugly      laid (lay)  laide (lead)

3.        Old       âgé          âgée (ah juhay)

4.        Young    jeune       jeune (juh un)

5.        Weak    faible       faible (faybluh)

6.        Plain      moche      moche (moe sh)

7.        Red      roux(roo)  rousse

Haired                       (roose)

8.         Handsome   beau (bo)

Good-Looking

9.         Pretty                      jolie  (jo lee)

10.   Beautiful                   belle (bell)

Assessment tomorrow - interpersonal speaking describing a famous person

Friday, October 15, 2019

We added 4 sentences to our notes so that we can make sentences negative.
I am not...Je ne suis pas...
You are not... Tu n'es pas...
He/She is not... Il/Elle n'est pas...

Students then completed page 1 of their chapter 1 packet describing each person with at least 4 sentences or more if they could. Then they complete the Des Celebres worksheet where they had to choose 4 famous people, say who they were, what nationality they were and say two adjectives they were and 2 adjectives they were not. This models the speaking assessment they will have next week.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

I collected the homework from last night if they didn't turn it in yesterday. Then, we took notes on vocab 1b today. This vocab introducing using he/she with adjectives and cities. We watched the intro video that goes with the textbook. Then students completed some questions based on some pictures I displayed from the textbook. They were describing the people in the pictures using their new adjectives.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

We practiced a little more with vocab 1a. We did a listening activity on page 5 part b of their lecon 1b packet. Then students wrote out the nationalities on page 7 and the sentences on page 8 part 3.  Then they completed activity 3 on "Communication Lecon 1B" worksheet following the example given.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

We updated our self-assessment sheets today with four scores. They had until next Friday to reassess if they wish because it's the end of the quarter. Then we worked with our vocab 1a today. We watched the video that goes with the textbook, then students practiced saying the lines of the dialogue with their table groups. Then we did a partner activity from the textbook that I had displayed on the board. It was practicing saying French and what city they were from. Then they completed Lecon 1B pg 3 worksheet - Activite 1 and Activite 2 on the front (the top two) and activite 2 at the top of the back page.

Monday, October 21, 2019

Students took their numbers listening assessment today. Then we did an introduction activity so that I could introduce our next set of vocab. Then we took notes on vocab 1a and students practiced saying what city they are from and what nationality they are. We will work with this vocab the next few days.

Friday, October 18, 2019

Students did their speaking assessment over numbers today. While students were assessing, they used the chromebooks to practice for the listening assessment on Monday by going to the websites below.

Here are some websites you can use to practice:
http://www.languageguide.org/french/numbers/

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/listening/numbers-100-999/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvXxECeq8Wc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbeys1158s

http://francaisextra.com/gateway/listening/listeningindex.htm

http://langpractice.com/french/

Quizlet.com - there are two sets here
Conjuguemos.com - password is FrenchRocks!
There are two sets on this site too


Upcoming assessment: Listening numbers 0-1000+ Monday, Oct 21st

Thursday, October 17, 2019

We practiced with our numbers today. Students wrote down 6 random digits between 0-100 or 1000 and rotated around the room saying the numbers other people wrote. Then we did the flyswatter game with numbers on the whiteboard.

Here are some websites you can use to practice:
http://www.languageguide.org/french/numbers/

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/listening/numbers-100-999/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvXxECeq8Wc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbeys1158s

http://francaisextra.com/gateway/listening/listeningindex.htm

http://langpractice.com/french/

Assessment tomorrow: Speaking numbers 0-100. 1000
Upcoming assessment: Listening numbers 0-1000+

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

We went over the homework. Then we did a practice listening with our numbers. Then students used chromebooks to practice numbers 0-100, 1000 on conjuguemos.com or quizlet.com. The password for conjuguemos is still FrenchRocks!

Upcoming Assessments:
Numbers 0-100, 1000 speaking - Friday, October 18th
Numbers 0-100, 1000+ listening - Monday, October 21st

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

First they voted on the 6th grade French students color pictures. Then we worked with numbers 0-100, 1000. We played a round of "mille" which is like dix and vingt we have played but we only used the tens. Then they worked with their table groups to pronounce some French city area codes. Then they completed the "Les Numeros 1-100" worksheet (both sections). They also created a 5x5 loto board on the back with digits 0-100, 1000. We will use this board to play loto tomorrow. We also changed seats in this class.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Students took their assessment on time, days, date. Then we took notes on numbers 70-100, 1000. We will work with these numbers for most of the week.

Friday, October 11, 2019

I collected their warm-up sheets today. Then we went over the homework, which was the review for the assessment Monday. Then they had the rest of class time to study how they wished by doing one of the following:

Here is the Flower Picture
conjuguemos.com the password is FrenchRocks!
quizlet.com

Upcoming Assessment: Time/Date/Days - Monday, Oct 14th

Thursday, October 10, 2019

We worked with days and months today. We updated our self-assessment sheets with our numbers 0-20 scores. Then we went over the homework. Then we watched the video that goes with the textbook. Students did a partner activity saying dates of holidays. Then they did activity #1 and #2 on page 48 of their lecon 4B packet. Then I gave them a review of time, days, months that models the assessment for Monday. This is homework if they didn't finish and we will review one more day tomorrow.

Upcoming assessment: Monday, Oct 14th - Time, day, date

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

We listened to our days of the week song. We played loto with our times and days of the week. Then we took notes on months of the year - vocab e part 2.  Then students completed part I 1-12 on their devoir #32 worksheet. This is homework if they didn't finish.

Upcoming Assessment: Time/Days/Date - Monday, October 17th

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Students received their materials for days of the week and months of the year. Then they completed a time partner activity and we did another listening practice for time. Then we took notes over vocab e - les jours (days of the week). And we listened to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MGlrogJkVk

Monday, October 7, 2019

I collected the time worksheet that was homework from last Wednesday. We worked with time again today. I played a time song for them and students wrote down the times they heard. Then we practiced listening where I said times to them and they wrote digitally, which models this section of their assessment they will have. Then they did a partner activity on page 42 part D of their lecon 4 packet. Then they wrote out pg 44 #2 in that same packet.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

We took notes on time with minutes today so we could practice any time. We used some time cards to practice asking and answering various times. Students had to find 3 different people to give the time on their cards. Then we did a practice listening in their lecon 4 packet on page 41 part c. Then they individually completed pg 43 in the same packet. Lastly, they completed the "Quelle heure est-il" worksheet (both sections matching on the top and spelling out the new times on the bottom). This is homework if they didn't finish.


Practice website: (this website is free after 4pm)
http://www.zut.org.uk/beginner/year7/10544.html