FINAL EXAM
The final exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions, and has a time limit of 35 minutes. After 35 minutes have passed, you may still submit answers, but 5 points (out of the total 100) will be deducted for each minute after the initial 35.
The test must be taken in one sitting, and only the first attempt at the exam will count toward your grade. The exam is set to allow multiple attempts, but this is only done so that you will not be "locked out" of the exam if you navigate away from the exam page. After completing the exam, you may log in again and re-take it, but this will only be for practice and again, only the first attempt will count toward your grade.
Bonne chance!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Week 14
Learning Objectives, Week XIV
- understand, appreciate and reflect upon the situation of Muslims in modern-day France and the controversy surrounding Muslim veils and headscarves
- begin review and consolidation of the semester's grammar and structures, using a clip from the French film "Paris, je t'aime" as a topic
Week 14: France and Islam
An essential concept in French society is that of "laïcité", or a "lay society", something like our notion of "separation of church and state", but taken to a greater extreme. For a general overview of "laïcité", see this article:
Laïcité
The veils worn by some Muslim women are seen by some French as contradictory to the values of laïcité, as they are a public display of religious affiliation, and the case of the "burqua", or the full facial veil, has provoked considerable debate. For a brief overview of the arguments for and against, see this short clip:
For and against the burqa
This past summer, the French government decided to ban the burqa in public places:
Burqa ban
Obviously, the decision was a controversial one. The co-existence of Muslims with other French people has often been a difficult one. For a more in-depth and recent debate on the veil question, see the video below:
Paris, je t'aime - "Quais de Seine"
In the following segment, you will see an except from the film "Paris, je t'aime", which takes on not the question of the burqa, but rather the more general issue of the acceptance and integration of Muslims into French society.
Paris, je t'aime is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities including American, British and French. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements. The 22 directors include Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Joel and Ethan Coen, Gerard Depardieu, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Nobuhiro Suwa, Alexander Payne, Tom Tykwer, Walter Salles and Gus Van Sant.
In this clip, "Quais de Seine", Francois, a French teenager, becomes attracted to a Muslim girl. In a rather light-hearted way, the question of Islam in France is raised.
Quais de Seine - click here to watch
WRITTEN HOMEWORK:
1. Review the grammar and vocabulary from chapters 0-5 in the Online Textbook.
2. Using structures and vocabulary you have learned this semester, write a description of what takes place in the Paris, je t'aime - "Quais de Seine" clip. You can describe and talk about any aspect of the clip you like, but don't go beyond the grammar and structures from chapters 0-5 (for example, no past tense, etc.).
3. Submit your description (150 words minimum) by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Fourteen". Make your postings as original as possible, without "copying" sentences from other postings.
Study list for Exam V and Final Exam
Below is the list to study for Exam V and for the Final Exam, in the order that it appears in the online textbook. The material will also appear in roughly the same order on both exams. Note that there are hyperlinks to all material listed below. If you right-click on these links and choose "open in a new window", you won't lost this page, which might make your studying easier.
CHAPITRE PRÉLIMINAIRE
Je me présente
Les matières
L'alphabet
CHAPITRE 1
1.1 subject pronouns
1.2 the verb ETRE
1.4 definite articles
1.5 indefinite articles
1.7 "il y a" (don't worry about "voila")
Les salutations
Cardinal numbers
La date
CHAPITRE 2
2.1 the verb AVOIR
2.2 -ER verbs
2.3 possessives
2.4 questions
2.5 basic negation
2.8 adjectives
2.9 adjectives
Questions personnelles
La famille
Les mots interrogatifs
Les passe-temps
Les adverbes
Continents, countries and nationalities
CHAPITRE 3
3.1 the verb FAIRE
3.2 Expressions with FAIRE
3.5 the verb ALLER
3.6 le futur proche
3.7 prepositions with places
Le temps
Les saisons
La géographie
Les activités
Les transports
Les nombres 70-100
*Numbers 100 and greater
CHAPITRE 4
4.2 irregular adjectives
4.3 adjectives that precede the noun
Les couleurs
Le portrait morale (adjectives)
CHAPITRE 5
5.1 partitive articles
Au marché, au supermarché
Au café
CHAPITRE 6
6.3 demonstrative determiners
La ville
S'orienter
Les nombres ordinaux
CHAPITRE 8
A la maison
Les pièces
Dans la chambre, la salle de bains, la salle de séjour, la salle à manger
Dans la cuisine, dans la buanderie
Les tâches domestiques
CHAPITRE 10
La mode
Les passe-temps
CHAPITRE 11
Les matières et les cours
CHAPITRE 12
Les métiers
EXAM V
As promised, Exam V is a review for your final exam, which will be available next week. Exam V is untimed, and has 100 fill-in-the-blank questions. You can use any resources you like, but it must be completed in one sitting, so make sure you have time to do it all before you open the exam.
The study guide posted above will take you chapter-by-chapter through what you need to review, and the questions in Exam V are in the same order as the material on the study list. If you right-click on the "EXAM V" link above, and choose "open in a new window", you can keep both the study list page and the exam page open at the same time.
NOTE: DO NOT CLICK THE "SAVE" BUTTON AFTER ENTERING YOUR ANSWERS. JUST COMPLETE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, AND THEN CLICK "SUBMIT" AT THE END OF THE EXAM.
Good luck, and let me know if you run into any problems!
- understand, appreciate and reflect upon the situation of Muslims in modern-day France and the controversy surrounding Muslim veils and headscarves
- begin review and consolidation of the semester's grammar and structures, using a clip from the French film "Paris, je t'aime" as a topic
Week 14: France and Islam
An essential concept in French society is that of "laïcité", or a "lay society", something like our notion of "separation of church and state", but taken to a greater extreme. For a general overview of "laïcité", see this article:
Laïcité
The veils worn by some Muslim women are seen by some French as contradictory to the values of laïcité, as they are a public display of religious affiliation, and the case of the "burqua", or the full facial veil, has provoked considerable debate. For a brief overview of the arguments for and against, see this short clip:
For and against the burqa
This past summer, the French government decided to ban the burqa in public places:
Burqa ban
Obviously, the decision was a controversial one. The co-existence of Muslims with other French people has often been a difficult one. For a more in-depth and recent debate on the veil question, see the video below:
Paris, je t'aime - "Quais de Seine"
In the following segment, you will see an except from the film "Paris, je t'aime", which takes on not the question of the burqa, but rather the more general issue of the acceptance and integration of Muslims into French society.
Paris, je t'aime is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities including American, British and French. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements. The 22 directors include Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Joel and Ethan Coen, Gerard Depardieu, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Nobuhiro Suwa, Alexander Payne, Tom Tykwer, Walter Salles and Gus Van Sant.
In this clip, "Quais de Seine", Francois, a French teenager, becomes attracted to a Muslim girl. In a rather light-hearted way, the question of Islam in France is raised.
Quais de Seine - click here to watch
WRITTEN HOMEWORK:
1. Review the grammar and vocabulary from chapters 0-5 in the Online Textbook.
2. Using structures and vocabulary you have learned this semester, write a description of what takes place in the Paris, je t'aime - "Quais de Seine" clip. You can describe and talk about any aspect of the clip you like, but don't go beyond the grammar and structures from chapters 0-5 (for example, no past tense, etc.).
3. Submit your description (150 words minimum) by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Fourteen". Make your postings as original as possible, without "copying" sentences from other postings.
Study list for Exam V and Final Exam
Below is the list to study for Exam V and for the Final Exam, in the order that it appears in the online textbook. The material will also appear in roughly the same order on both exams. Note that there are hyperlinks to all material listed below. If you right-click on these links and choose "open in a new window", you won't lost this page, which might make your studying easier.
CHAPITRE PRÉLIMINAIRE
Je me présente
Les matières
L'alphabet
CHAPITRE 1
1.1 subject pronouns
1.2 the verb ETRE
1.4 definite articles
1.5 indefinite articles
1.7 "il y a" (don't worry about "voila")
Les salutations
Cardinal numbers
La date
CHAPITRE 2
2.1 the verb AVOIR
2.2 -ER verbs
2.3 possessives
2.4 questions
2.5 basic negation
2.8 adjectives
2.9 adjectives
Questions personnelles
La famille
Les mots interrogatifs
Les passe-temps
Les adverbes
Continents, countries and nationalities
CHAPITRE 3
3.1 the verb FAIRE
3.2 Expressions with FAIRE
3.5 the verb ALLER
3.6 le futur proche
3.7 prepositions with places
Le temps
Les saisons
La géographie
Les activités
Les transports
Les nombres 70-100
*Numbers 100 and greater
CHAPITRE 4
4.2 irregular adjectives
4.3 adjectives that precede the noun
Les couleurs
Le portrait morale (adjectives)
CHAPITRE 5
5.1 partitive articles
Au marché, au supermarché
Au café
CHAPITRE 6
6.3 demonstrative determiners
La ville
S'orienter
Les nombres ordinaux
CHAPITRE 8
A la maison
Les pièces
Dans la chambre, la salle de bains, la salle de séjour, la salle à manger
Dans la cuisine, dans la buanderie
Les tâches domestiques
CHAPITRE 10
La mode
Les passe-temps
CHAPITRE 11
Les matières et les cours
CHAPITRE 12
Les métiers
EXAM V
As promised, Exam V is a review for your final exam, which will be available next week. Exam V is untimed, and has 100 fill-in-the-blank questions. You can use any resources you like, but it must be completed in one sitting, so make sure you have time to do it all before you open the exam.
The study guide posted above will take you chapter-by-chapter through what you need to review, and the questions in Exam V are in the same order as the material on the study list. If you right-click on the "EXAM V" link above, and choose "open in a new window", you can keep both the study list page and the exam page open at the same time.
NOTE: DO NOT CLICK THE "SAVE" BUTTON AFTER ENTERING YOUR ANSWERS. JUST COMPLETE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, AND THEN CLICK "SUBMIT" AT THE END OF THE EXAM.
Good luck, and let me know if you run into any problems!
Friday, March 23, 2012
Week 13
Learning Objectives, Week XIII
- continue describing and elaborate upon weekend activities
To begin the lesson for Week 13, click on the video links below and notice the uses of the verb "FAIRE" in each clip:
Remember that you can switch between French and English using the buttons below the dialogue box:
BBC French - "Le Temps à Annency" (be sure to right-click and open in a new window)
BBC French - "Le Temps à Chambéry" (Click START to begin the activity - be sure to right-click and open in a new window - you can then use "Guess the Words", "Build Sentences" and "Speak and Write" to get extra practice.)
Blake - "Le Temps"
Laila - "Le Temps"
J-C - "Le Temps"
Stephanie - "Le Temps"
BBC French - "Le Temps à Annency" (be sure to right-click and open in a new window)
BBC French - "Le Temps à Chambéry" (Click START to begin the activity - be sure to right-click and open in a new window - you can then use "Guess the Words", "Build Sentences" and "Speak and Write" to get extra practice.)
Blake - "Le Temps"
Laila - "Le Temps"
J-C - "Le Temps"
Stephanie - "Le Temps"
When you are ready, study the expressions using FAIRE below:
WRITTEN AND SPOKEN HOMEWORK
SPOKEN HOMEWORK:
1. Complete the self-correcting exercises on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. When you have correct answers for the exercise, practice reading each complete sentence aloud.
3. When you are satisfied with your reading of the sentences, record yourself reading the aloud using the Audio Drop Box (click on the "Spoken Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this page).
WRITTEN HOMEWORK:
1. Review the weather-related expressions and the four seasons of the year using THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. Choose a vacation destination you would enjoy in France and research its climate in the four seasons. Use any resources you like for your research.
3. Compose a paragraph (75 words minimum) describing the weather at your destination in each of the four seasons. You will use the following expressions:
En automne...
En hiver...
Au printemps...
En été...
and then describe the weather in each of those seasons. Feel free to also incorporate vocabulary from the video clips above in your own paragraphs.
4. Submit your paragraph by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Thirteen".
1. Complete the self-correcting exercises on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. When you have correct answers for the exercise, practice reading each complete sentence aloud.
3. When you are satisfied with your reading of the sentences, record yourself reading the aloud using the Audio Drop Box (click on the "Spoken Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this page).
WRITTEN HOMEWORK:
1. Review the weather-related expressions and the four seasons of the year using THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. Choose a vacation destination you would enjoy in France and research its climate in the four seasons. Use any resources you like for your research.
3. Compose a paragraph (75 words minimum) describing the weather at your destination in each of the four seasons. You will use the following expressions:
En automne...
En hiver...
Au printemps...
En été...
and then describe the weather in each of those seasons. Feel free to also incorporate vocabulary from the video clips above in your own paragraphs.
4. Submit your paragraph by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Thirteen".
Week 12
Learning Objectives, Week XII
- understand and correctly use expressions of weather
- correctly express what activities you engage in on weekends
EXAM IV
- understand and correctly use expressions of weather
- correctly express what activities you engage in on weekends
EXAM IV
In this exam, you will be watching audio-visual files and giving answers based on what you hear. The exam has 34 questions, and is designed to be completed in 30 minutes, and Blackboard will keep track of how much time you spend working on the exam. After 30 minutes have passed, you will still be able to submit answers, but five points (out of 100) will be deducted from the final exam grade for each minute you spend working beyond the 30 minute limit.
WRITTEN AND SPOKEN HOMEWORK
WRITTEN HOMEWORK:
1. Review the vocabulary on THIS PAGE of your online textbook – see “les tâches domestiques”.
2. Review the verb FAIRE on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
3. Compose a paragraph (50 words minimum) saying who does what household chores in your house.
4. Submit your paragraph by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Twelve".
1. Review the vocabulary on THIS PAGE of your online textbook – see “les tâches domestiques”.
2. Review the verb FAIRE on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
3. Compose a paragraph (50 words minimum) saying who does what household chores in your house.
4. Submit your paragraph by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Twelve".
SPOKEN WORK:
1. Review the verb FAIRE, using the text and the sound files on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. Complete all 24 self-correcting exercises at the bottom of the page.
3. When you have these answers correct, record yourself reading them using the Audio Drop Box as usual (you can put them all in one recording, there’s plenty of space - click on the "Spoken Homework button in the left-hand toolbar of this page).
1. Review the verb FAIRE, using the text and the sound files on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. Complete all 24 self-correcting exercises at the bottom of the page.
3. When you have these answers correct, record yourself reading them using the Audio Drop Box as usual (you can put them all in one recording, there’s plenty of space - click on the "Spoken Homework button in the left-hand toolbar of this page).
Week 11
Video Menu and Learning Objectives, Week XI
(VIDEO 1)
- understand and appreciate the essential events and circumstances of Vichy France (France occupied by Germany during World War II)
- understand and appreciate the nature of the French Resistance
- understand and appreciate the role and importance of the city of Lyon in the French Resistance
- understand and correctly use vocabulary used to ask for and give directions
(VIDEO 2)
- understand and correctly use vocabulary used to talk about household chores
- understand and correctly use the present tense of the verb FAIRE
- understand and appreciate the nature and process of weekly shopping in France
- correctly express which household tasks you like and don't like doing
- understand and appreciate the essential events and circumstances of Vichy France (France occupied by Germany during World War II)
- understand and appreciate the nature of the French Resistance
- understand and appreciate the role and importance of the city of Lyon in the French Resistance
- understand and correctly use vocabulary used to ask for and give directions
(VIDEO 2)
- understand and correctly use vocabulary used to talk about household chores
- understand and correctly use the present tense of the verb FAIRE
- understand and appreciate the nature and process of weekly shopping in France
- correctly express which household tasks you like and don't like doing
STUDY LIST FOR EXAM IV
Chers tous:
the study list for Exam IV (to be completed by Sunday night, Nov. 14th along with the Week 12 homework is as follows:
1. The numbers 100 and greater on THIS PAGE.
2. The ordinal numbers, using THIS PAGE.
3. The demonstrative adjectives (CE, CET, CETTE and CES) on THIS PAGE.
4. Clothing vocabulary HERE.
5. The basic colors HERE.
6. The suffixes -ci and -là HERE.
7. The verb BOIRE HERE.
8. The verb PRENDRE HERE.
9. The partitive articles "du", "de la" and "des" HERE.
10. The vocabulary for "S'orienter" HERE.
11. The verb FAIRE HERE.
12. Domestic tasks HERE.
The test will be available this Sunday evening along with the other content for Week 12. Let me know if you have any questions!
the study list for Exam IV (to be completed by Sunday night, Nov. 14th along with the Week 12 homework is as follows:
1. The numbers 100 and greater on THIS PAGE.
2. The ordinal numbers, using THIS PAGE.
3. The demonstrative adjectives (CE, CET, CETTE and CES) on THIS PAGE.
4. Clothing vocabulary HERE.
5. The basic colors HERE.
6. The suffixes -ci and -là HERE.
7. The verb BOIRE HERE.
8. The verb PRENDRE HERE.
9. The partitive articles "du", "de la" and "des" HERE.
10. The vocabulary for "S'orienter" HERE.
11. The verb FAIRE HERE.
12. Domestic tasks HERE.
The test will be available this Sunday evening along with the other content for Week 12. Let me know if you have any questions!
Week 10
Video Menu and Learning Objectives, Week X
WRITTEN AND SPOKEN HOMEWORK
(VIDEO 1)
- understand and correctly use demonstrative articles
- understand and correctly use the suffixes -ci and là
(VIDEO 2)
- correctly use demonstrative determiners with vocabulary used to talk about clothing
- understand and correctly use demonstrative articles
- understand and correctly use the suffixes -ci and là
(VIDEO 2)
- correctly use demonstrative determiners with vocabulary used to talk about clothing
WRITTEN AND SPOKEN HOMEWORK
First, you might find this NPR piece on All-Saints' Day in France and the Cemetery of Pere Lachaise:
CLICK HERE (right-click and open in a new window if the link doesn't work at first)
If you click HERE you can take a virtual tour of Pere Lachaise.
SPOKEN HOMEWORK:
1. Study/review the demonstrative adjectives (CE, CET, CETTE and CES) on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. Use the sound files on the page to listen to and practice the pronunciation of the articles.
3. Complete the self-correcting exercises at the bottom of the page.
4. When you have these answers correct, record yourself reading them using the Audio Drop Box as usual (click on the "Spoken Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this page").
WRITTEN HOMEWORK:
For this week's written homework, you'll do some self-study with food vocabulary and learn some new structures for discussing what you eat and drink.
1. Begin by watching the following videos. Remember that these files work best in Internet Explorer (as opposed to Firefox, etc.). You can switch back and forth between French and English by using the buttons below the dialogue box.
Franck
Virginie
Jean-Christophe
Stephanie
2. Study the structure and use of the verb PRENDRE on THIS PAGE of your online textbook. Notice that PRENDRE can be used in French to mean either eating or drinking, and would translate roughly as "to have".
EXAMPLE: "Je prends du café" = "I have (some) coffee"
3. Study the structure of the verb BOIRE on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
4. Study the use of the "partitive articles" on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
5. Compose a paragraph (100 words minimum) describing what you eat and drink at breakfast ("Au petit déjeuner"), at lunch ("Au déjeuner") and at dinner ("Au dîner"). Use MANGER, BOIRE and PRENDRE at least one time each. You may use the four videos above as examples and guides for your composition.
6. Submit your paragraph by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Ten".
CLICK HERE (right-click and open in a new window if the link doesn't work at first)
If you click HERE you can take a virtual tour of Pere Lachaise.
SPOKEN HOMEWORK:
1. Study/review the demonstrative adjectives (CE, CET, CETTE and CES) on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. Use the sound files on the page to listen to and practice the pronunciation of the articles.
3. Complete the self-correcting exercises at the bottom of the page.
4. When you have these answers correct, record yourself reading them using the Audio Drop Box as usual (click on the "Spoken Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this page").
WRITTEN HOMEWORK:
For this week's written homework, you'll do some self-study with food vocabulary and learn some new structures for discussing what you eat and drink.
1. Begin by watching the following videos. Remember that these files work best in Internet Explorer (as opposed to Firefox, etc.). You can switch back and forth between French and English by using the buttons below the dialogue box.
Franck
Virginie
Jean-Christophe
Stephanie
2. Study the structure and use of the verb PRENDRE on THIS PAGE of your online textbook. Notice that PRENDRE can be used in French to mean either eating or drinking, and would translate roughly as "to have".
EXAMPLE: "Je prends du café" = "I have (some) coffee"
3. Study the structure of the verb BOIRE on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
4. Study the use of the "partitive articles" on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
5. Compose a paragraph (100 words minimum) describing what you eat and drink at breakfast ("Au petit déjeuner"), at lunch ("Au déjeuner") and at dinner ("Au dîner"). Use MANGER, BOIRE and PRENDRE at least one time each. You may use the four videos above as examples and guides for your composition.
6. Submit your paragraph by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Ten".
Week 9
EXAM III
In this exam, you will be watching audio-visual files and giving answers based on what you hear. The exam has 45 questions, and is designed to be completed in 45 minutes, and Blackboard will keep track of how much time you spend working on the exam. After 45 minutes have passed, you will still be able to submit answers, but five points (out of 100) will be deducted from the final exam grade for each minute you spend working beyond the 45 minute limit.
NOTE: THIS EXAM MUST BE TAKEN IN THE FCC TESTING CENTER OR ANOTHER CERTIFIED TESTING FACILITY. IF YOU HAVE NOT CALLED THE TESTING CENTER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE TEST, PLEASE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND CONTACT ME WITH ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS.
CLICK HERE for the Testing Center hours and phone number.
Video Menu and Learning Objectives, Week IX
In this exam, you will be watching audio-visual files and giving answers based on what you hear. The exam has 45 questions, and is designed to be completed in 45 minutes, and Blackboard will keep track of how much time you spend working on the exam. After 45 minutes have passed, you will still be able to submit answers, but five points (out of 100) will be deducted from the final exam grade for each minute you spend working beyond the 45 minute limit.
NOTE: THIS EXAM MUST BE TAKEN IN THE FCC TESTING CENTER OR ANOTHER CERTIFIED TESTING FACILITY. IF YOU HAVE NOT CALLED THE TESTING CENTER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE TEST, PLEASE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND CONTACT ME WITH ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS.
CLICK HERE for the Testing Center hours and phone number.
Video Menu and Learning Objectives, Week IX
(VIDEO 1)
- understand and appreciate the basic circumstances and events of the French Revolution and its importance in French history
- understand and correctly use numbers greater than 100
- understand and correctly express dates in French
(VIDEO 2 is self-contained, on the French Revolution)
(VIDEO 3)
- become familiar with the principal monuments of the city of Paris
- become familiar with the organization of Paris into "arrondissements", or neighborhoods
- understand and correctly use the cardinal numbers in French
- understand and appreciate the basic circumstances and events of the French Revolution and its importance in French history
- understand and correctly use numbers greater than 100
- understand and correctly express dates in French
(VIDEO 2 is self-contained, on the French Revolution)
(VIDEO 3)
- become familiar with the principal monuments of the city of Paris
- become familiar with the organization of Paris into "arrondissements", or neighborhoods
- understand and correctly use the cardinal numbers in French
WRITTEN AND SPOKEN HOMEWORK
WRITTEN HOMEWORK:
1. Review the family vocabulary on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. Review the possessives "mon" and "ma" on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
3. Review the numbers greater than 100 on THIS PAGE.
4. Compose sentences about seven members of your family, saying what year they were born. Remember that we use the phrase "Je suis né(e) en..." to say "I was born in..." and "Il/elle est né(e) en..." to say "He/she was born in..."
SAMPLE SENTENCE:
"Ma mère est née en mille neuf cent quarante et un."
etc.
Submit these sentences by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Nine"
SPOKEN HOMEWORK:
1. Review the "ordinal numbers" using THIS PAGE of your online textbook (scroll down to "les nombres ordinaux".)
2. Study the map of Paris and its "arrondissements" on THIS PAGE (click on "view original image" in the upper left-hand corner of the page).
3. Locate the following places:
- La Gare du Nord (CLICK HERE for a photo)
- La Maison de Radio France (CLICK HERE for a photo)
- La Bibliothèque de France (CLICK HERE for a photo)
- La Géode de la Villette (CLICK HERE for a photo)
4. When you have located these four landmarks, determine which "arrondissement" they are in, and compose a sentence for each.
SAMPLE SENTENCE:
"La Tour Eiffel est dans le septième arrondissement."
5. Practice reading your four sentences aloud.
6. When you are satisfied with your reading of the sentences, record yourself reading them aloud using the Audio Drop Box (click on the "Spoken Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this page).
1. Review the family vocabulary on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
2. Review the possessives "mon" and "ma" on THIS PAGE of your online textbook.
3. Review the numbers greater than 100 on THIS PAGE.
4. Compose sentences about seven members of your family, saying what year they were born. Remember that we use the phrase "Je suis né(e) en..." to say "I was born in..." and "Il/elle est né(e) en..." to say "He/she was born in..."
SAMPLE SENTENCE:
"Ma mère est née en mille neuf cent quarante et un."
etc.
Submit these sentences by clicking on the "Written Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this screen, and then click on "Written Homework Week Nine"
SPOKEN HOMEWORK:
1. Review the "ordinal numbers" using THIS PAGE of your online textbook (scroll down to "les nombres ordinaux".)
2. Study the map of Paris and its "arrondissements" on THIS PAGE (click on "view original image" in the upper left-hand corner of the page).
3. Locate the following places:
- La Gare du Nord (CLICK HERE for a photo)
- La Maison de Radio France (CLICK HERE for a photo)
- La Bibliothèque de France (CLICK HERE for a photo)
- La Géode de la Villette (CLICK HERE for a photo)
4. When you have located these four landmarks, determine which "arrondissement" they are in, and compose a sentence for each.
SAMPLE SENTENCE:
"La Tour Eiffel est dans le septième arrondissement."
5. Practice reading your four sentences aloud.
6. When you are satisfied with your reading of the sentences, record yourself reading them aloud using the Audio Drop Box (click on the "Spoken Homework" button in the left-hand toolbar of this page).
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