FRENCH EXAM! YAY!

1. Listening test - a dictée and a text/or two smaller texts - you will write answers to questions demonstrating your global comprehension and recognition of significant details.
2.  Reading test - there are 4 texts which you should study - in Tapis Volant student book p. 85, p. 86, 89, 91 - 92.
3.  Writing - a choice of 4 essays topics on health, holidays, personal life etc  You may be asked to write an email, journal entries, a speech script or a conversation script. 
4.  There will be no grammar section.

ESSAY TASK DUE 11/11/11

Topic: You are an exchange student in France and have been asked to make a speech to your class telling them about yourself, your family, your interests and your hobbies.
Write the script for your speech - refer to the text type sheet handed out in class.
200 words
Use: 4 'avoir' expressions
Rhetorical question
Preceding Direct and Indirect Object pronouns
Avant de + infinitive
Apres avoir + past participle
Negative expressions
Connectors such as A mon avis, En plus, En conclusion

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

For those who would like to improve their skills over the holidays may I suggest the following site:  http://www.polarfle.com/   Scroll down the first page and click on 'Commencer'. Work your way through the levels, attempting exercises on the left hand side of the page to consolidate your understanding of grammar points.

HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY 17/8/11

Use the menus on these sites as a basis for creating a script about two (or more) friends dining out.  The waiter can also be included. 
Discuss the food.
Use comparatives and superlatives.
Use a variety of tenses.
180 words.
http://www.procope.com/carte-et-menus/
http://www.bouillon-chartier.com/index.php/en/menu
http://www.cafelouisphilippe.com/

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY 12/8/11

Edit your stories please.  I have made corrections in the comment box.  Please follow them.  After this is done, I will assess.

Au restaurant

Homework for Monday 8/8/11 - Transcribe this conversation.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY 5/8/11

Please complete table, print and hand in on Friday.
http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/file.php/44/tABLE_1.5.doc

A GOOD GUIDE TO THE USE OF ADJECTIVES

POSITION OF ADJECTIVES

Adjectives AFTER the noun

In English we usually put most adjectives before the noun.  In French, however, most adjectives come after the noun, including:

1.       Adjectives indicating colour or shape

Une robe rouge  -  a red dress

2.       Adjectives of origin, religion, profession, classification or those that refer to the arts

Une fille française  -  a French girl 

3.       Those formed by a past or present particIple

La semaine passée  -  Last week

Le jour fatiguant  - the tiring day

Adjectives BEFORE the noun

The following adjectives usually go before the noun. 

Autre (other)	Petit (small)
Jeune (young)	Vilain (ugly, naughty)
Même (same)	Bon (good)
Haut (high)	Grand (big, great)
Joli (pretty)	Gros (fat)
Mauvais (bad)	Long (long)
Méchant (bad, naughty)	Gentil (nice)
Meilleur (better, best)	Beau (handsome, beautiful)
Vieux (old)	Nouveau (new)
	Vrai (true)

When 2 adjectives have the same position they can be joined by the conjunction ‘et’

Une femme intéressante et intelligente            An interesting and intelligent woman

If an adjective is an integral part of the noun, another adjective can follow it without using ‘et’

Un petit jeune homme      A small young man

Adjectives that change meaning according to position

Some adjectives have a different meaning depending on whether they precede or follow the noun

Eg Un triste livre  - a poor worthless book

    Un livre triste – a sad book   

HOMEWORK DUE MONDAY 1 AUGUST

In class we have read the poem 'Déjeuner du Matin' by André Prévert, and the three prose short stories  I wrote that derive from this poem.  The short stories use the same characters and plot, but employ a twist to change the meaning of the original storyline. 

Your task is to do the same.  In 180 words, write your own short story. The following criteria apply:
1. Your story must have a TITLE
2. Your story must have an AUTHOR eg par A. Fish
3. You must establish a POINT OF VIEW ie either 1st person or 3rd person
4. The following GRAMMAR must appear:

• negative constructions
• past, present, future tense verbs - also the present participle
• direct object pronouns
• avoir expressions
• rhetorical questions
• adverbs
• set expressions I've taught you, or found by you in the dictionary

5. Remember to recycle language you already  know eg weather, health, meetings.
YOU SHOULD UPLOAD YOUR STORIES ONTO YOUR BLOGS PLEASE.
Déjeuner du matin http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=14262
Attendons l'amour  http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=14263

Au restaurant italien

Homework for Monday 25 July - transcribe this conversation.

BY THE WAY...

Have you been watching the Tour de France?  If you're up and watching, check out the start - Gabriel Gaté sums up the cuisine of the area, including specialities and a recipe.  Might be a good idea to tape one on the region of your choice - then when I ask you to do a presentation, you'll have a lovely visual!
ALSO, looking forward to seeing you on the Wiki during these hols!!!!

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK!

Map of France
On the map of France you were given, fill in the names of all the regions IN FRENCH, and the capital of each region.  Don't do departments, there are too many (100) and you will go mad.
Choose a region
Choose ONE region and research its cuisine. 
These are key points to research: 
1. What fresh produce is the region particularly noted for?  eg Normandy - apples (amongst others.) 
2. What specialities of the region are made from this fresh produce?  eg cider. 
3. What cheese(s) are particular to the region?  What are they like?  How made?  From which animal's milk?  etc
4. Is there a notable wine of the region?
5. Is the regional cuisine influenced by its proximity to another country, or the sea etc?  And how so?
6. Find a couple of interesting regional dishes, and their recipes.  The French tend to eat animals and bits of animals that are unfamiliar to Australians - that makes for interesting dishes!
ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE POSTED ON YOUR BLOG BY THURSDAY 21 JULY.

Bonnes Vacances!

Another great song by Manu Chao - sing along with the lyrics to improve your listening and speaking

'J'ai besoin de la lune' by Manu Chao - great listening practice!

YOUR SEMESTER ASSESSMENT

WHAT AM I ASSESSING?
1. All the classwork, tests and homework you've done this semester.
2. SPEAKING - Your MP3 speaking task; your structured speaking task in class about going out  with friends and health; your general (French) speaking participation in class.
3. LISTENING - Your general listening ability over the semester ie your comprehension of French spoken in class and exercises done in class; your results on the listening part of the exam.
4. READING - Your results on homework reading assessments over the course of the assessment; your responses to reading questions during class; your results on the reading part of the exam.
5. WRITING - Your blogs; your engagement in the editing process of your blogs; your results on the writing part of the exam; translation exercises done for homework over the semester.
6. CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - Your engagement in discussions about French news and culture eg DSK, smoking and cannabis use in France, legal issues around Muslim women wearing the burqua and hijab, the French school system - and how the French cultural perspective differs from the Australian.

WHAT WILL BE ON THE EXAM
1. A listening text - questions to be answered in ENGLISH
2. A listening dictée
3. A verb table
4. A series of multiple choice exercises on the passé composé
5. A reading comprehension task - questions to be answered for the most part in ENGLISH
6. A English-French translation of two journal entries about health - specifically smoking.
7. A third journal entry of 100 words, following on from the first two, to be written in FRENCH.

HAPPY REVISING!

Homework due Thursday 16/6/11

You have a verb table to complete and an English to French translation - don't  leave them til the last minute, they will take time!

http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=13830

http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=13829

anti-tabac en Belgique

quelque chose de délirant

quelque chose de stupide

Homework due Thursday 9 June

Click on the link, download and complete.
http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=13697

Homework due Monday 6 June

Get verb table handout from me.

conversation - la santé

You should open an Audacity file and record your conversation.  When satisfied with it, click file, export, and save as an MP3 file.  You should then go to topic 14 on Moodle - La Santé conversation and upload it under all names in your group. 
See me for help if required.

For those who missed Wednesday 25/5/11 class

Go to this site and complete the reading task asap.

http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/mod/hotpot/view.php?id=13486

Thank you

Homework for Thursday 2 June

Verb table - http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=13515
Reading Comprehension - http://moodle.vermontsc.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=13516

Click on the connections, print off sheets and complete.  It may be a good idea to save the sheets, complete them on Word and then give them to me in wordprocessed form - easier for me to correct.

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Homework dueThursday 26 May

Download the 2nd verb table from Topic 11 on Moodle and complete.
Complete translation handout given on Thursday 19 May in class.  If you are not in class on this day, please see me asap.
Amusez-vous bien!!

Homework for Thursday 19 May

1. Go to Moodle Topic 11, print off the verb table and complete it by Thursday 19 May.
2. Read the text on pages 26 & 27 of your Tapis Volant Textbook, and answer the comprehension questions on pages 34 & 35 of your work book - also for Thursday 19 May.

SEND ME YOUR URLS ASAP

Please message me your urls asap please so that I can find your blogs.

Homework Term 2 Week 3

Due Thursday 12 May - pages 40 - 42 Tapis Volant Workbook, THE PERFECT TENSE, Exercises 1 - 5
Due Monday 16 May - your second journal entry to be uploaded

Bienvenue a fishyfrench

Today you are going to start your own blog/digital portfolio.  This is an essential learning tool for you, and an easy way for me to assess your progress.

Your first task is to create a journal called 'Journal d'un(e) hypochondriaque'. 
This will consist of 5 journal entries over Term 2.
The first two journal entries will consist of 100 words each, and the other three will consist of 150 words each.
You should paragraph.
You should write informally.
Each journal entry should have a date.
Each journal entry should be in French.
Each successive journal entry should show increasing range and ability.