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.
How to get the most out of French 3 (Advanced French), Part One with Nathalie Lapierre, DVM:
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First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.
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Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.
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Read assignments before class meetings
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Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.
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Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.
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Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Special Notes: This course only takes 12 students – register early to ensure a seat. This is Part One of a 2-part course. Students are expected to also sign up for Part Two in the spring.
Total Classes: 13
Duration: 75 minutes
Instructor: Nathalie Lapierre, DVM
Prerequisite: The knowledge of the material of French 2 (Intermediate French). If desired, a quiz confirming abilities to understand and use the material taught in French 2 will be available.
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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Week One Review: La vie courante: Bonjour!, le temps libre, Bon appetit!;
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Week Two: Review: Hier et avant: le weekend, en vacances, qu’est-ce qui se passe?
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Week Three: Review: Nous et les autres: L’amitié, Un garçon timide;
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Week Four: Unité 1: Au jour le jour: La description physique
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Week Five: Unité 1: Au jour le jour: La routine quotidienne
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Week Six: Unité 2: Soyons utiles! Les travaux domestiques
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Week Seven: Unité 2: Soyons utiles! Pour rendre service
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Week Eight: Unité 3: Vive la nature! Les vacances: plaisirs et problèmes
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Week Nine: Unité 3: Vive la nature! Quoi de neuf?
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Week Ten: Unité 4: Aspects de la vie quotidienne: Comment faire les achats
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Week Eleven: Unité 4: Aspects de la vie quotidienne: Au salon de coiffeur
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Week Twelve: Review
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Week thirteen: Noël
Course Materials: McDougal Littell Discovering French Nouveau: Student Edition Level 3 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0618035069 (https://amzn.to/3r51zxr)
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 for speech grading.
- Teacher: Nathalie Lapierre