Vendredi 26/02

We went over our new questions word vocabulary and discussed how to put questions together.  We also played a team game conjugating verbs using the white boards. 

Objectif:  Students will learn to form and answer questions in French

A Faire:   Respond to the following questions in French in complete sentences :

     1.      Est-ce que tu aimes étudier ?

     2.      Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?     

     3.      Où est-ce que tu habites ? 

     4.      En général, à quelle heure est-ce que tu manges le dîner ?

     5.      Comment est-ce que tu joues au basket ?

     6.      Quand est-ce que tu nages ?

Devoirs :  pg 121 #4 (write complete sentence answers to questions!), study verb meanings/conjugations, question words, practice out loud!

Mercredi 24/02

We reviewed for the quiz with speaking/writing practice and a whiteboard game.  Then we took the quiz.

Objectif:  Students will review then demonstrate knowledge on a quiz.

A Faire:   pg 115 #4 (réponses only!  Practice in partners with question)

Devoirs :  Take notes yellow box pg 120, pg 121 #1 answers only, say where each person lives,  conjugate “habiter” + à + place in parentheses)

Lundi 22/02

We reviewed conjugation and infinitive construction.  We corrected some homework and did a listening activity.  Quiz next class! (If you will be absent during class Wednesday because of a field trip, you must take the quiz during tutorial!!)

Objectif:  Students will refine their understanding of infinitive construction.

A Faire:   pg 117 #3 (look at the lockers and write at least 2 sentences for each saying what they like to do.  Conjugation of “aimer” + infinitive!)

Handouts :  Listening/ER practice.

Devoirs :  back of listening handout, study for quiz next class (ER verb vocab, conjugation, affirmative/negative sentences, infinitive usage, expressions pg 114)

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Jeudi 18/02

We reviewed conjugation, negation and expressions as well as learned infinitive construction.  We finished dialogue presentations and played “Battleship” with verbs.

Objectif:  Students will learn to use infinitive construction.

A Faire:   pg 116 #2

Handouts :  Navire de Guerre/Worksheet

Devoirs :  pg 115 #15 (conjugate aimer for the people given then add the  infinitive, say the people LIKE doing the activity they are doing in the sentence given), Worksheet on back of Battleship (look at pictures and conjugate the appropriate verb!)

Mardi 16/02

We practiced conjugating in affirmative and negative sentences and adding useful expressions to express how often or well people do certain activities.  We had time to practice dialogues and presented most of them.

Objectif:  Students will practice adding useful expressions to give more precise information.

A Faire:   pg 114 #3 Write your answers to the questions.  In #1 & 2, use one of our new words from the yellow box, in #3-6 make your sentences affirmative or negative as appropriate.  Practice in partners and give a “super!” or “dommage!” after your partner responds.

Devoirs :  pg 117 #4 (rewrite the whole thing replacing images with verb correctly conjugated! Crossed out means negative.)

Jeudi 11/02

We listened to our song, reviewed conjugations and making negative sentences, did dress rehearsals for dialogue presentations (starting Tuesday!) and played a review game using Kahoot.

Objectif:  Students will practice conjugating ER verbs.

A Faire:   pg 113 #11 (1 affirmative and 1 negative sentence for each person given.)

Devoirs :  Study and take notes over yellow boxes pg 114.  Do pg. 114 #12 (rewrite sentences using the word that makes the most sense for you in the blank.) Practice dialogues!!  Presentations start Tuesday!!  Study verbs/conjugations

Mardi 09/02

We learned to make sentences expressing what people don’t do.  We had a chance to practice dialogues and finished learning about Mardi Gras.

Objectif:  Students will learn to make negative sentences using ER verbs

A Faire:   Use the activities pg 113 #9 to say 3 things you don’t do.  Also write what the following people don’t do (use the same choices or invent your own):

       1.       Tu                          2. Summer et Megan      3. Elaine          

       4. Madame Reid et moi          5. Vous           6. Rahsaan 

TEC (Travail en Classe):  Take notes over the Mardi Gras PowerPoint (you are responsible for content!)

Handouts :  PowerPoint: Mardi Gras

Devoirs :  Practice dialogues! (Presentations start Tuesday !!)  pg 113 #10—say what each person isn’t doing today (aujourd’hui) 

Vendredi 05/02

We listened to our song, reviewed conjugating ER verbs, had time to practice dialogues, and started learning about Mardi Gras.

Objectif:  Students will practice conjugating ER verbs.

A Faire:   pg 111 #7 (Match the times with the images of clocks/activities to say what activities the people are doing.  Watch your conjugations!

TEC (Travail en Classe):  Take notes over the Mardi Gras PowerPoint (will be posted when we finish next Tuesday!)

Devoirs :  Practice dialogues, pg 111 #8 (Attention:  Different directions than the book!)  For each person choose 3 things they do in Paris and write out the sentences, make sure you are using all the activities at one point or another, watch your conjugations!)

Mercredi 03/02

We listened to our song, reviewed conjugating ER verbs and talked about some exceptions (manger/voyager and the use of “à” after some verbs).  We also got time to work on dialogues in groups (Final script due Friday when you arrive to class!!)

Objectif:  Students will practice conjugating ER verbs.

A Faire:   Put the following sentences together using using the verb given in parentheses as the “glue” for the two parts.  Make sure to conjugate your verb for the person you’re talking about.  Also give the English meaning of each completed sentence.

       1.      Ricardo/Paris (aimer)

       2.      Nous/ à Portland (habiter)

       3.      Vous/des copains (inviter)

       4.      Violet et Maisie/une soirée (organiser)

       5.      Mes parents/l’Angleterre (visiter)

TEC (Travail en Classe):  Work time on partner/group dialogue (see handouts from 28/01 for criteria)

Devoirs :  pg 110 #3 (Use the names of the people in your sentences, say what each person is doing by conjugating the appropriate verb), pg 111 #5 (Choose the correct subject pronoun and rewrite the whole sentence.), Final dialogue script TYPED—1 copy for me and 1 for each member of the group (delegate who does what!) when you arrive to class!!

Lundi 01/02

We listened to our song, reviewed invitations and declining them, and learned to conjugate ER verbs.  We also had some time to work on our dialogue mini-project.

Objectif:  Students will learn to conjugate ER verbs.

A Faire:   pg 95 #2—write out both sides of the dialogue.  *dommage/C’est dommage-It’s too bad.

TEC (Travail en Classe):  pg 108 #1—follow the example and write questions and “Oui” answers for all the activities given.  Make sure you change your verb endings to reflect who you are talking to!!  Practice orally in partners.

Devoirs :  109 #2 (choose the verb that makes the most sense for the sentence then conjugate it appropriately for the subject/who you’re talking about!)