Bonjour tout le monde, voila la page en ligne de notre classe est ouverte. Comme notre theme ces derniers temps etait "parler de son cadre de vie et de sa ville" je vous propose un lien vers une video de l'artiste de slam Grand Corps Malade sur Saint Denis, sa ville bien aimee (voir le deuxieme useful link plus bas) et les paroles de la "chanson"
SAINT DENIS GCM(dites moi ce que vous en pensez). Ainsi qu'un article sur Vancouver, la 1ere ville au classement mondial des villes les plus agreables a vivre. VANCOUVERet finalement vous trouverez le lien sur la video que nous avons vue en classe sur "Un Francais qui habite au Cap" si vous souhaitez la revoir. En grammaire nous avons etudie le pronom "en" et nous avons fait tous les exercices en classe, excepte 3,4 et 5 qui sont a faire en devoirs a la maison (voir PRONOM EN 1). PRONOM EN 1
PRONOM EN 2
Si vous avez le temps, et l'envie, je vous invite a regarder les exercices en ligne de 7 jours sur la planete (CE N'EST PAS UN DEVOIR mais c'est tres bien pour faire des progres en comprehension). Bon weekend. Patricia. JEUDI 26 NOVEMBRE. Yesterday we did some revisions on the Passe compose and the Imparfait. The homework for next Wednesday is to answer the questions on the document "BEST WEEKEND OUTSIDE LONDON" and write about your favorite place in the UK (when did you go there, who with etc...the point of the exercise is to use the Passe compose - to talk about what you did- as well as the Imparfait -to say how is was-).
WEEKEND OUTSIDE LONDON
We also watched a video on the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean and we red the programme of a trip to La Reunion offered bty the French travel operator Nouvelles Frontieres. REUNIONAs a homework you can imagine that you have taken part in the trip and write about it (once again taking care to say what you did using the passe compose and describing the hotel and the activities using the imparfait). The link to the video is the 4th useful link below. All these exercises will give you a good practice before the end of term (and end of Elementary 4 level) evalualtion. As discussed in class we'll do the written comprehension next Wednesday (so there is no preparation involved and that gives you an extra week to revise if you like to :-) Bon courage et un excellent weekend. Patricia.
13 JANUARY 2010. Hello Everyone and a very happy new year. I was very happy to see some faces from last term in class this morning. A warm welcome to the new students. Today we did some introduction exercises. We then talked about "travelling". Please see ABECEDAIRE DES VOYAGES for some vocabulary on the theme and read the article on film director Louis Malle talking about the best journey of his lifeLOUIS MALLE. the homework for next week is to list 20 or so questions Daniele Heymann, the journalist who wrote the article might have asked Louis Malle (ex: Quel a ete le plus beau voyage de votre vie? Ou etes vous alle? Avec qui avez vous voyage? En quelle annee etait-ce? etc...).
We also watched a video in class about a man looking for a travel companion via internet. The website "www.voyagesforum" was mentionned in the video. If you follow the 5th link (in the useful links below) you can take a look at this website. As a homework you can select an add and reply to it (of course you don't have to do that online) or write your own add looking for a travel friend (explain where you would like to go, when you would like to travel, what you would like to do and see etc...). Have a great week. A mercredi. Patricia
20 JANUARY. Today we did lesson 21 in Taxi and had a close look at the past participle (with "etre" the past participle agrees with the subject - ex: elle est allee, il est alle, - with "avoir" the past participle agrees with the direct object complement when it is placed before the verb- ex: les villes que j'ai preferees sont toutes en Asie). For homework please do exercise 2 (lesson 21) in the "cahier d'exercices". After the mid morning break we watched a video called "le slip c'est chic" from TV5 7 jours sur la planete (see 6th link below and click on yellow tab "regarder la sequence" in the top right corner to watch the video :-). Finally if you want to give your listening comprehension a boost do take a look at Radio France Internationale (RFI) Website, listen to the report on "l'aide medicale a Haiti" in the program called "Le fait du jour" then try to answer the questions, check your answers and finally read the transcript (it's all on the last link below). Je vous souhaite un tres bon week end et vous dis a la semaine prochaine. Patricia
26 JANUARY. Bonjour tout le monde! Today we did lesson 22 in Taxi2. The grammatical topic was "le plus que parfait". If you were not in class today please open PQP GRAMMAIRE BLEUEand PQP EXERCISESplease do ex 2,3 and 4PQP EXERCICES and please do ex 4,5 and 6 page 47 in the cahier PQP cahier p47.PQP EXERCISE CAHIER TAXI We also watched a video clip by slam artist Grand Corps Malade (see 8th link below to watch the clip) and read the song lyricsGCM LYRICS VOYAGES EN TRAIN and here is an article about slam (with lots of useful foot notes to help you understand easyly the meaning of new words) GCM ARTICLE 1andGCM ARTICLE 2 . Finally to boost your listening comprehension I recommend you visit the brillant website of Radio France Internationale and listen to the report on "l'aide medicale a Haiti" (follow the last link below to RFI Le fait du jour home page and then select the report on Haiti by clikng on the little photo). To listen to the report click on "ecouter" 1 minute 30 with the small headphone logo- it's located under the small picture of Haiti, do the exercise, check your answers and read the transcript. That's all, je vous souhaite un tres bon weekend et vous dis a la semaine prochaine. Patricia.
3 FEBRUARY
Today we devoted most of the class to talking about major life events and we focused on how to write a short biography using the Passe Compose. We then watched a documentary on the life and work of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. The homework for next class is 1/ Activite 3 on the worksheetYSL about the YSL video (there is no link to this video as it is no longer available online). The aim of the exercise is to rephrase the data using verbs in the passe compose. Ex: "1955-57: Assistant de Christian Dior" = de 1955 a 1957 il a travaille comme assistant de Christian Dior. 2/ present a short biography of another fashion designer or anyone you find interesting. Bon weekend et a mercredi. Patricia
10 FEBRUARY
Today we studied the "pronoms complements directs et indirects". The homework for next class is: 3,4,5 p 125 and 2,4 p127 in the following documentPRONOMS COMPLEMENTS. We also watched a video about a little boy with a big problem. Please read the article CONNOR ARTICLEon Connor and answer all the questions. CONNOR QUESTIONS Bon weekend et a mercredi prochain. Patricia.
17 FEBRUARY
Today we corrected the exercises on the use of "les pronoms personnels" and in the second part of the class we translated the following text
PRET A MANGER. As a homework for next time please follow the last 3 links below and have a go at the exercises, you can then check your answers online (and get use to the "music" of the sequence of pronums) and redo the exercises several times until you feel more confortable with the order of the words in the sentences then please answer the questions in the 2nd column using a pronom PRONOMS PERSONNELS 2ND COLONNE Bonne chance et a mercredi.
24 FEBRUARY
Today we talked about food and watched a video about the creation and evolution of the "Guide Michelin" (see MICHELIN TRANSCRIPTION ). For homework please write about a restaurant you like or describe a bad restaurant experience. See "activite" 4 in the following document. MICHELIN . A Mercredi. Patricia
10 MARCH
Bonjour tout le monde! Today we have met our new best friend : Le Subjonctif! We use the Subjonctif what we want to express the obligation, the doubt, the will, a wish etc, ex: Je veux que tu fasses tes devoirs, or , Je voudrais que tu fasses tes devoirs (I would like you to do your homework, or I want you to do your homework). What is important to remember is that in order to use the subjonctif you must have 2 different subjects in the sentence, for instance if you want to say : "I want to go to Paris" you will say in French "Je veux aller a Paris", you can not use the subjonctif because "You" want and "you" go to Paris, "you" is the same subject for both verbs "want" and "go", so in French you must then say "Je veux aller a Paris". But if you say "I want you to go to Paris", you have 2 different subjects "I" and "you" therefore in French you can (and you must!) use the subjonctif and say "Je veux que tu ailles a Paris". Simple non?!?
The homework for next class is too do all the exercises on both documentsSUBJONCTIF 1 and SUBJONCTIF 2. If you don't feel too at ease with "Le Subjonctif" don't worry and ask me all your questions in class. Je vous souhaite une bonne fin de semaine. A mercredi. Patricia
14 AVRIL
Hello Everyone. Today we carried on talking about mobile phones and we translated the questions on the following document QUESTIONS SUR LES PORTABLES. We also watched a TV5 7 Jours Sur la Planete video on Franglais (see last "useful link below" and click on "voir la sequence" in the top right corner to launch the video - then as a homework, please write 100 words on "Est ce que les anglicismes menacent la langue francaise?). We listened to several recorded telephone conversations (see the following document) and please do all the exercises for homework. TELEPHONE CPF 1TELEPHONE CPF2. Have a great weekend. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. Patricia.
21 APRIL. Today we talked about "la fete du cinema" and we did lesson 33 in Taxi. The homework for next class is ex 3p68 and 4p69 in the Cahier d'exercices and ex 1 p 217 in the blue grammar book. Bonne semaine. Patricia
27 APRIL
Today carried on talking about cinema an watched a video about French extras playing in Bollywood movies. Next week the theme will be "les medias" so please read the following documents PRESSE VOCABULAIRE1andPRESSE VOCABULAIRE2and do all the exercises. Bonne semaine. A mercredi. Patricia.
5 MAY
Today we talked about the French press and had a close look at Liberation, Le Figaro and Le Monde. If you want to get more familiar with French papers follow the last useful link below, take your pick, and read them online. Enjoy! THe homework for next time is to write a 150/200 word essay on :Sommes nous mieux informes aujourd'hui qu'il y a 100 ans?
12 MAY
Today we talked about the general election and we red and article from Liberation on the importance of television in the electoral campaign, we watched a video about the queen (to see it again simply click on the latest link below). I will shortly put the Liberation article onn Quia, juste un jour ou deux...A mercredi. Patricia
26 MAY
The homework for today is to read the article LES PETITS ALSACIENS 1and PETITS ALSACIENS 2 and to answer the questions PETITS ALSACIENS QUESTIONS. Last week we studied "le passif", the homework is ex 1,3 and 4 PASSIF. We also had a look at some verbs with prepositions, please do ex 1 and 4 on the following documentVERBES ET PREPOSITIONS. I look forward to seeing you in class. A la prochaine. Patricia
2nd JUNE
Bonjour tout le monde. You will find in the latest useful link a list of French verbs with prepositions, the list is rather long and should be used as a reference, there is also in the link before a 20 question quiz you can do on line to test your knowledge on French verbs and prepositions, give it a go and see the answers at the end. Have fun! Patricia
16 JUNE
Today for the 1st class of our special 6 week summer term we did a revision on the "conditionnel", please see LES UTILISATIONS DU CONDITIONNEL and the homework is ex 3, 4 and 5 EXERCICES SUR LE CONDITIONNEL. We also talked about "La fete de la musique" please follow the last useful link below, read the informations about "la fete de la musique" on French Wikipedia and then write a 150 word presentation of "la fete de la musique, finally write another short presentation about a festival, or special celebration which takes place in your country. A mercredi. Patricia
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