Wednesday, February 15, 2012

C'est vendredi, le dix-sept février


'Le plus grand faible des hommes, c'est l'amour qu'ils ont de la vie.'
Man's greatest weakness is his love of life.
Molière.

7th grade:
  • Snap!
  • Sentences with Les Simpsons
  • L'arbre de famille!
8th grade:
  • Adjective Flashcards!
  • Vocabulary Beeee
  • Practiquez!




Tuesday, February 14, 2012

C'est mercredi, le quinze février



'Toute méchanceté vient de faiblesse.'
Meanness comes from weakness.
Rousseau.


Question quiz: World famous prehistoric cave paintings were discovered in this French town 1940:

a.) Lascaux
b.) Montparnasse
c.) Strasbourg
d.) Lyon

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7th grADE:
  • PETIT QUIZ!
  • Notre ARBRE DE FAMILLE :-)
  • In pairs, write 15 sentences describing how people on our family tree are related!
ex: Gage EST le mari DE Abby :-)

  8th grade:
  • Demain, nous allons passer UN QUIZ des adjectives!!
  • PARLEZ! 5 minutes
  • Listening activity
  • Finish Qui suis-je activity OR Comment est-elle activity!

Monday, February 13, 2012

C'est mardi, le quatorze février

Le prix d'Amour, c'est seulement Amour. [...] Il faut aimer si l'on veut être aimé.

The price of Love, is simply Love.... One must love if one wants to be loved.
Honoré d'URFÉ, La Sylvanire ou la Morte-vive, fable bocagère, acte I, scène I

Les Cartes de Saint-Valentin!

http://cartesvirtuelles.canoe.com/Canoe_Fr/Fonds/valentin.html  If you would like to try and send an E-Valentine in French, cliquez ici!

Friday, February 10, 2012

C'est lundi, le treize février


'C'est à cause que tout doit finir que tout est si beau.
'It's because everything must end that everything is so beautiful.'
Charles-Ferdinand RAMUZ, Adieu à beaucoup de personnages (Les Cahiers vaudois)


Question Quiz: One of my favorite flavors of ice-cream in France is 'Cassis.' What is this flavor is English?

a.) raspberry
b.) black currant
c.) cherry
d.) blackberry

7th grade:
  • lil' half sheet Quiz
  • L'arbre de Famille
  • 15 sentences about our class 'family.' :-)
8th grade:
  • In groups of 3-4 discuss the character you have received from Mrs Manley :-
  • Face Time.
Qui suis - je????

Stick your character to your head!
People will tell you things about yourself! You have to try and guess who you are!
DO NOT TELL THE PERSON WHO THEY ARE!!
- Tell them what they look like...hair, skin color...height...weight...their profession...their personality etc
- Tell them using TU ES...


MORT- Dead
chanteur/euse- singer
athlète professionale
politicien
prof- teacher
patron- boss
acteur/actrice
dessin animé - cartoon
femme- woman
homme- man

Thursday, February 9, 2012

C'est vendredi, le dix février


Il faut que le monde soit clair. Si les coeurs étaient clairs, le monde serait clair.
Jacques AUDIBERTI, Le Mal court, acte III
The world has to be clear. If hearts were clear, the world would be clear.

France has won the most Nobel prizes in what?

7th grade:
  • Mon/Ma/Mes sheet
  • Feuille de Vocabulaire
  • Chez Mimi
  • L'arbre de famille <3
http://surfacelanguages.com/language/French/reviewwords/Family.html - practice speaking/listening!
http://www.allgemeinbildung.ch/fach=fra/Famille_01a.htm - L'Arbre de Famille
http://lexiquefle.free.fr/famille0.swf - Notre arbre de famille :-)
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/c4modernlanguages/mimi/main/french_main_menu.asp - Chez Mimi!

8th grade:
  • Comment est...??? avec les photos
  • Check les devoirs
  • Quels que phrases...

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

C'est jeudi, le neuf février


Le genie est une longue patience.
Genius is patience.
Buffon.


Question quiz: France is the country that has won the most Nobel prizes for THIS (13 as of 2005, with the last prize going back to 1985). Winners include André Gide, François Mauriac, and Jean- Paul Sartre.
a.) The Peace Prize
b.) Literature
c.) Physics
d.) Economics

7th grade: LA FAMILLE!!




  • Crack the Code!
  • La Famille de Simpson :-)
  • Les feuilles de vocabulaire
8th grade: Encore les adjectives!
  • Exercise A- Le copain de Mireille
  • Qui veut gagner des millions??
  • Turning Point - Quelle adjective?

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

C'est mercredi, le huit février



                                              




                                                              
8th grade:

January 30-Feb 3 - About Me Glogs Class presentation lundi, mardi le 6 & 7 février

http://www.realfrench.net/grammar/games.php?function=choose_game&s=1&u=1&d=&1n3n1=1

http://www.sunderlandschools.org/estrellas/Resources/Matching/adjagree/adjagree.html

Above are GÉNIAL practice games for adjective agreement <3


- Discuss differences between feminine/masculine/singular/plural adjectives.

Do you even know what an 'adjective' is?!?! (I hope so...)

Antonio est intelligent.

Bailey est intelligente.


Eric est gentil.


Emily est gentille.


Christian et Kevin sont sportifs.


Ashley et Nayeli sont sportives.

Brianna est timide.
Devon n'est pas timide.

  • Little activity: Which form of adjective to use? LE COPAIN DE MIREILLE
  • Vocabulary Sheet- dig it out :-)
All these things/people are Canadian (Canadien) ! How would you spell canadian in each case?
Le portable ____________
Les ordinateurs ____________
La jeune fille ________________
Les copines ____________________
L'ordinateur portable ________________
Les sacs ___________________
Devoirs: Page 2 of Packet Activities 2 et 3 ONLY.