Due to the nature of the course material, answer keys are not available. This course is only recommended if you sign up for Instructor Access or if you are working with a private tutor. Instructor Access with Dr. Lapierre will be available in the future, but is not currently offered.
Master French, the international language of cooking, fashion, theatre, dance, and literature. A strong command of French gives you access to great works of fiction and poetry in the original French Language.
Special Notes: This is Part One of a 2-part course. Students are expected to also sign up for Part Two.
Total Classes: 13
Duration: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: The knowledge of the material of French 2 (Intermediate French). If you are unsure which French course to take, you can email Dr. LaPierre at hsc.nathalie@gmail.com.
Suggested Grade Level: 10th to 12th grade
Suggested Credit: One full semester Advanced French or Foreign Language
Instructor: Nathalie Lapierre, DVM
Instructor Email: hsc.nathalie@gmail.com
Course Description: More than 220 million people speak French on all five continents. Therefore, the ability to speak French is an advantage on the international job market. It is a culture that has influenced the Western World, and the Americas, and it is a beautiful and fun language to learn. At this level, the student is ready to engage and use the language in basic conversations.
In Part One, the first three weeks are invested in the review of basic skills such as greetings, describing ourselves or others, what to do to answer basic needs, what we like to do in free time, where/what to eat and drink, what happened last weekend, during vacations, friendships, relationships. The following ten weeks will go through these topics: physical descriptions, personal hygiene, physical conditions, feelings, how to inquire about someone, how to answer, how to ask for help, how to accept or refuse, how to recount a past event, how to talk about the weather, how to buy supplies/services, how to use pronouns, using reflexive verbs, present, past, imparfait, passé composé, subjunctive, faire + infinitive verb tenses.
Course outline
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Class One Review: La vie courante: Bonjour!, le temps libre, Bon appétit!;
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Class Two: Review: Hier et avant: le weekend, en vacances, qu’est-ce qui se passe?
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Class Three: Review: Nous et les autres: L’amitié, Un garçon timide;
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Class Four: Unité 1: Au jour le jour: La description physique
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Class Five: Unité 1: Au jour le jour: La routine quotidienne
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Class Six: Unité 2: Soyons utiles! Les travaux domestiques
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Class Seven: Unité 2: Soyons utiles! Pour rendre service
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Class Eight: Unité 3: Vive la nature! Les vacances: plaisirs et problèmes
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Class Nine: Unité 3: Vive la nature! Quoi de neuf?
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Class Ten: Unité 4: Aspects de la vie quotidienne: Comment faire les achats
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Class Eleven: Unité 4: Aspects de la vie quotidienne: Au salon de coiffeur
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Class Twelve: Review
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Class thirteen: Noël
Course Materials: McDougal Littell Discovering French Nouveau: Student Edition Level 3 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0618035069 (https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/discovering-french_rebecca-m-valette_dc-heath/444343/item/4099365/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-pCVBhCFARIsAGMxhAfAaI7-HPvT_iFYl1kaxz_YVyLlDfrj_7ftoKLwHTLxEfUMHm6OC2QaAovGEALw_wcB#idiq=4099365&edition=2493019)
Homework: Learning a second language is demanding. Depending on your goals, a minimum of 30 minutes a day is recommended. To help the memorization of the vocabulary words and grammar rules, different exercises have been developed for this class. There are recordings for the vocabulary words, or the lesson of the week, the student can listen and repeat what he hears to develop his speech; quizzes on Moodle; and of course, the exercises from the Student book. Quizlet sets can be developed for some supplemental help. Students will need a headset and the ability to record their homework so they can listen to it back. (Note that the teacher is not available to grade recorded speech, but it may still help students to be able to hear their own pronunciation back for comparison.)
- Teacher: Nathalie Lapierre