Personal Identification

Mid-January

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. greet one another in the target language

   2. discuss their moods

   3. exchange telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1.  the familiar and the formal address

   2. use masculine, feminine and gender-neutral adjectives

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1.  that the second person address “you” can be formal or familiar, singular or plural

   2. that country-code top level domains such as .fr, .be, .ch, .ca, etc. may indicate the country of origin of a particular website or e-mail address. 

   3. that telephone numbers in the target cultures are often said in double-digits

1.  Tu t’appelles comment ? / Comment vous appelez-vous ?

2.  Comment ça va ?  / Comment allez-vous ?

3.  Comment est-ce qu’on écrit ton (votre) nom ?  / Comment est-ce qu’on écrit ton (votre) nom de famille ?

4.  Quelle est ton adresse e-mail ?

5.  Quel est ton numéro de téléphone ?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and writing in the target language

alphabet

numbers up to 100

Quizzes

Graded dialogue

• Power Point notes
• Bien Dit! DVD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains

www.quia.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/

http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/french.html

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Days, Dates, Weather, Time

February

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. discuss today’s, tomorrow’s and yesterday’s day and date

   2. discuss their birthdays, birthdays of loved ones, and other important dates

   3. add, subtract, multiply and divide in French

   4. discuss age

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. third person singular conjugation of être (est, a été) to discuss dates

   2. use avoir + # to discuss age

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that dates in the target cultures are written dd/mm/yy

   2. that students in some countries celebrate their Saint’s Day in addition to their birthday

   3. that commas and decimals switch places when writing prices  (e.g. 1,5 € = one euro and fifty cents)

1. Quelle est la date ?
2. Quel jour est-il ?
3. Quand est ton (votre) anniversaire ?
4. Quand est________?
5. Tu as (vous avez) quelle âge ?

days of the week

months

numbers up to a million

plus

moins

multiplié par

divisé par

avoir + ans

Combien coute-il ?

Quiz

Calendar Project

• Power Point notes
• Bien Dit! DVD

www.earthcalendar.net

www.quia.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/

http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/french.html

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Physical Environment

 March

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. discuss the weather and temperature

   2. understand a written or video weather forecast

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. Il est and Il fait with weather vocabulary

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1.  That temperature is measured in Celsius in many French-speaking countries

1.  Quel temps fait-il ? 
2. Quelle est la température ?
3. Quel est la prévision de temps ?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and writing in the target language

Il est ensoliée

Il fait froid

Il fait frais

Il fait chaud

Il fait d'orgage

Il fait bon

Il fait mauvais

Il est couvert / nuageux

Il pleut

Il neige 

Quiz

Weather Index Project

edpuzzle of weather forecasts

• Power Point notes
• Bien Dit! DVD

http://www.meteofrance.com/accueil

www.quia.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/

http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/french.html

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Time

March

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. discuss the current time

   2. discuss the time of various events

   3. understand a schedule from the target culture

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. Il est to discuss time

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that the twenty-four hour clock is often used in the target cultures

   2. that the time is different in different time zones

1. Quelle heure est-il ? 

2.  À quelle heure est ____________ ?

3. Quelle heure est-il à ________?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and writing in the target language

• Telling time on a 24-hour clock

Expressions of time

Il est....

midi

minuit

du matin

de l'après-midi

du soir

de la nuit

Quiz

Power Point Presentation of daily life activities

• Power Point notes
• Bien Dit! DVD

www.quia.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/

http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/french.html

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Family Life

April

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. describe themselves and others (personality and physical characteristics)

   2. describe the people in their families

   3. describe nationalities of various people

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. être verb conjugations

   2. noun / adjective agreement in number and gender

   3. definite and indefinite articles plus an adjective to discuss a person

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that certain adjectives take different connotations in different cultures

   2. the difference between nationality and national origin. 

   3. the importance of the extended family in many French-speaking countries

1. Tu es comment ?  / Comment est_________? 
2. Tu es (vous êtes) d’où ? / D’où est ____________? 
3. Quelle est ta (votre) nationalité ?
4. Comment est ta (votre) famille ?
5. Il y a combien de personnes dans ta (votre) famille ?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and writing in the target language

• Conjugate the verb ÊTRE

• Noun-adjective agreement in number and gender

amusant(e)

beau(x)

belle(s)

bête

blond(e)

brun(e)

généreux(euse)

grand(e)

gros(se)

honnête

intelectual(le)

intelligent(e)

laid(e)

marrant(e)

marrant(e)

mince

parasseux / parasseuse

petit(e)

roux / rousse

sérieux(euse)

sincère

sympa(thique)

travailleur(euse)

beau-fils

beau-frère

beau-père

belle-mère

belle-mère

cousin(e)

femme

fils

frère

grand-mère

grand-père

mari

mère

neveu

nièce

oncle

père

petite-fille

petit-fils

sœur

tante

aîné(e)

cadet(te)

unique

Quiz

Graded Dialogue

Power Point Presentation about family  / family tree project

• Power Point notes
• Bien Dit! DVD

www.quia.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/

http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/french.html

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

House and Home

May

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. describe their houses and the rooms inside them

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. nouns and adjectives that agree in number and gender

   2. être to describe, to discuss location and condition

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that living situations vary around the world

   2. that the “first floor” is the equivalent to the American understanding of the second floor.  The street-level is called the “ground floor”.

1. Où habites-tu ? / Où habitez-vous ?　

2. Comment est ta (votre) maison　?

 3. Avec qui habites-tu　? / Avec qui habitez-vous　?

 4. Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta maison　?

 5. Aimes-tu ta maison　? / Aimez-vous votre maison　?

 6. Quelle est ta pièce favorite　?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and writing in the target language

• Conjugate the verb ÊTRE

• Noun-adjective agreement in number and gender

appartement

arrière-cour

balcon

chambre à coucher

cuisine

escalier

étage

garage

jardin

maison

pièce

piscine

rez-de chaussée

salle à manger

salle de bains

salle de séjours

salon

sous-sol

toilette

W.C.

bon marché

cher

classique

grande

luxueux(euse)

meublé 

moderne

nouveau / nouvelle

petit(e)

propre

raisonnable

sale

simple

vieux / vieille 

armoire

baignoire

bureau

canapé

chaise

cheminée

cuisinière

douche

évier

fauteuil

four

foyer

lampe

lavabo

lave-vaisselle

lit

meubles

miroir

ordinateur

réfrigérateur / frigo

table

table de chevet

tapis

téléviseur

toilette

Leisure Time

May

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1.  discuss their likes and dislikes

   2. discuss their favorite hobbies and pastimes

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1.  aimer and adorer to discuss things that they like to do

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that teens in the target cultures enjoy some of the same activities as teens in the U.S.

1. Qu’est-ce que tu aimes (vous aimez) faire ?

2. Qu’est-ce que tu aimes (vous aimez) faire ?

3. Quel est ton (votre) passe-temps favori ?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and writing in the target language

aimer and adorer present tense conjugations

base-ball

basket 

comédies

films d’action

films d’épouvante

films romantiques

football (foot)

football américain

fruits

glace

hip-hop

jeux-vidéo

légumes

livres / histoires

musique

musique classique

musique classique

nourriture

nourriture américaine

nourriture chinoise

nourriture française

nourriture italienne

nourriture mexicaine

nourriture traditionnelle

prêt-à-manger

rock

sports

• Power Point notes
• Bien Dit! DVD

www.quia.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/

http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/french.html

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

World Cultures

June

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:
   1.  use regional vocabulary to discuss foods, festivals and geography

1. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:
   1. Previously-learned structures to discuss target cultures

1. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:
   1. Similarities and differences between and among World Cultures

Compare and contrast various world cultures with life in New York, and among one another. 

• Access documentary-style videos and authentic texts to discern information about world cultures

• Compare and contrast familiar and unfamiliar customs and practices of various world cultures

• Power Point notes
• Bien Dit! DVD

www.quia.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/

http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/french.html

http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/videos/beyond-borders/

http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/videos/home-and-abroad/

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams