To work on:
- Section A/B : practicing adjective agreement and placement
- Pour parler d'un produit : practicing ce/cet/cette/ces
- Tes marques préférées : to talk to your partner about your favourite brands of different items

Answer key to the activities in class today are under the cut:
Please check your answers AFTER you have finished the activity. 

End of the year assessments!

Day 1
Listening: June 16th (Using vocabulary learned this unit)
Speaking: June 19th / June 21st (Entrevue Flash)
Reading: June 26th (Using vocabulary you've learned this year, multiple choice questions)
Writing: June 26th (Pt.1: Adjective agreement + placement // Pt.2: I will provide you with a selection of questions, you will choose one and write using all your skills learned this year!)

Day 2
Listening: June 15th (Using vocabulary learned this unit)
Speaking: June 20th / June 22nd (Entrevue Flash)
Reading: June 23rd (Using vocabulary you've learned this year, multiple choice questions)
Writing: June 23rd (Pt.1: Adjective agreement + placement // Pt.2: I will provide you with a selection of questions, you will choose one and write using all your skills learned this year!)

Adjective PowerPoint (BAGSO)

Please be sure you are
1) Doing Duolingo!
2) Reviewing vocabulary from your notes and Quizlet!

1. Aujourd'hui we did Entrevue Flash (**reminder: you will be assessed on this at the end of the year, which is fast approaching!! please be practicing at home, and come see me if you need help forming an answer, or working on pronunciation**)

2. We reviewed BAGS(O) adjectives (the ones that go before the noun)

3. Disney sheet (describing different Disney characters using BAGS(O) adj, making sure to do agreement)

4. Kahoot to practice

Powerpoint on Present tense + 2 verbs

You finished your Grand Voyage projects! We are currently reviewing some of what we've done this year, before we move onto the final mini unit.

We are reviewing the present tense, and adding 2 verbs (helper verb + infinitive)

Our last unit it on consumerism and products, so I put a fun "spin" on how to conjugate verbs (review) using t-shirts, price tags, and accessories.

Here is the powerpoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J7y224mKw9PftusuUmm3Q2TYHZAx9DKa9qWv1UaFNtI/edit?usp=sharing

We are also reviewing some common questions you should be able to answer at this point using vocabulary and grammar points learned.

Voyagez à Paris!
Allez à vélo, en automne
Mangez la spécialité de la France, les macarons, ils sont délicieux!
Visitez des musées, vous pouvez voir des squelettes de dinosaures!
Apportez un passeport.
Bonnes vacances!

> You had some time to study for the listening test today, using Quizlet.
We reviewed as a class, then you studied in your table groups.
I reminded you of the "star" feature on Quizlet. You can star the terms you need to remember!

> We completed the listening test

> We practiced some more vocabulary: things you should bring with you on vacation.
Presenting them in the Imperative- commands
"Voyagez à (city), Apportez (item)" 

> Taking turns (partner A/B) I projected images and you figured out what city it was, and what item(s) to bring

> Your ticket out the door was to tell me what you have to bring when you go on vacation.
Je dois apporter... 

We've been working on the unit "Le grand voyage!" (The big trip!)

To practice our listening skills we've been watching this movie

and doing some activities with new and learned vocabulary.

We have completed 3 activity sheets:

1 - "Le Petit Nicolas, un classique de la littérature française" the magazine article with Sandrine

2 - Vocabulary matching, and matching descriptions to people from the movie

3 - Reading a postcard and answering questions on it.

You will have a listening test next class

it is based on the vocabulary learned in the activity sheets.

DAY 2: Thursday

DAY 1: Friday 

I will post a translation of the postcard below, under the cut. 

Keep working on Duolingo!

After the listening test we will be reviewing all of the grammar points learned this unit along with some vocabulary, and then you will get started on your final projects for the unit!

We have been working with modal (also called helper) verbs! You completed this person "BINGO" by walking around and asking people in the class travel questions.

Reminder: 
Helper verbs "help" the sentence by giving more information!

Some helper verbs:
Vouloir (to want)
Devoir (to have to)
Pouvoir (to be able to)
Aimer (to like)
Aller (to go)
Préférer (to prefer)
Détester (to hate)

E.g.
Je danse => Je veux danser
I dance => I want to dance

The helper verb is conjugated in the present tense, the second verb in the sentence is unconjugated, it is in the infinitive! (meaning it ends in -ER, -RE or -IR)

Extra practice:
Add a helper verb to these sentences to make them match the English translation.
*Remember: Helper verb (present) + Verb 2 (infinitive)*

e.g.
Question: Je nage dans l'océan : I hate swimming in the ocean
Réponse: Je déteste nager dans l'océan

1. Je voyage à Tokyo:  I want to travel to Tokyo.
2. Tu aimes ma valise: You have to like my suitcase.
3. Ils choisissent un voyage: They can choose a trip.
4. Nous avons les billets: We like to have the tickets.
5. Vous allez en France: You prefer to go to France

Answers under the cut.

Irregular verbs!

1. Je (avoir) une idée
2. Tu (aller) au cinéma
3. Je (faire) de l'art.
4. Vous (être) gentils!
5. Je (aller) à Paris
6. Nous (devoir) faire nos devoirs
7. Je (vouloir) aller au centre d'achats
8. Elles (pouvoir) danser
9. Je (devoir) chanter
10. On (faire) des biscuits
11. Je (pouvoir) jouer au soccer
12. Sally (vouloir) aller à l'école
13. Je (être) étudiant

1. Reviewed conjugating -ER, -RE, and -IR on the board
2. Played Kahoot
3. Played "le jeu de la moustache" (verb game)
4. Did a QR code reading/scavenger hunt activity

QUIZ NEXT CLASS
Mon (day1)
Tues (day2)

- You filled in a work habits sheet for your Interims.
- We reviewed the present tense today (including the irregular ones from your sheet.)

There will be one more day of practice before a quiz on the present tense next week!
Come and see me for extra help if you need it!

Present tense!

- Reflected on the unit so far.

- This is what we went over in class today: the Present tense! 

- We did a Kahoot afterwards to practice.

** We also went over verbs ending in -GER, and how the "nous" conjugation is different **

e.g. VOYAGER

Je voyage

Tu voyages 

Il/Elle/On voyage

Nous voyageons

Vous voyagez

Ils/Elles voyagent

The "e" is added there for pronunciation purposes! 

This is the same for any verb ending in -GER (includ. Manger) 

For homework: use the website in the previous post to write out present tense conjugations for the irregular verbs (these are verbs that do not follow the rules below) + Duolingo :)

Irregular verbs

http://la-conjugaison.nouvelobs.com

We went over the answers to the homework sheet. I asked you comprehension questions as we marked it. Next class (Wednesday Day1, Thursday Day2) you will have a reading test following the same format -- fill in the blank with correct imperative, and answer some comprehension questions

To practice our reading, we looked at a text on Arizona, with some questions
(using the highlighting technique to help us.)
> Highlight all the French words you know in one colour
> Highlight all the English words (or looks like English word) in another colour
** READ THE WHOLE SENTENCE AT A TIME**

Final activity was a listening activity about Arizona.

Devoirs: Duolingo

We presented the mini-projects for a speaking mark. If you were away, please come and see me as soon as possible to arrange a day and time to present to me. Collages should be e-mailed to me!

At the end of class I handed out a fill-in-the-blanks activity using Imperatives. This is for homework, just try your best! I will give ou a few minutes at the beginning of next class to compare with your partners, to see if it all makes sense. We will go over the answers together before moving away from Canada.

Reminder: Duolingo is daily homework on days where we have school.

Bon weekend!

Reminder: Infinitive vs. Imperative

In your projects, instead of saying "voir les montagnes!" 
you should say "voyez les montagnes!" 

Why is that? 

Because:
In the first example, you said "to see the mountains!"
In the second, you said "see the mountains!"

Voir = to see (this is an infinitive)
Voyez = see (this is an imperative)

Below I will post what we have gone over in class for your reference.

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An infinitive is the full form of the verb, the unconjugated form.
Infinitives end in -ER, -RE, or -IR
It means "to do something"

E.g.
Voyager = to travel
Faire  = to do
Voir = to see

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An imperative is a command.
Imperatives end differently depending on the verb!
As learned, imperatives are conjugated using only three subjects: tu/nous/vous
We are focusing on vous because of the nature of our unit: travel agent!
(Vous can be used to talk to one person for polite-ness, or a group of people). 

Just like in English, when giving commands,
instead of saying "you travel" simply say, "travel" 

1. Conjugate the verb in the present tense
2. Find the vous form 
2. Take away the vous!

How do I conjugate in the present tense?
For Regular -ER verbs it's easy! You've learned how to do this.
You take off the -ER and add the endings.

je -e
tu -es
il/elle/on -e
nous -ons
vous -ez
ils -ent

For unfamiliar verbs (-IR and -RE) and irregular verbs (ones that don't follow the rules), you can use the website http://la-conjugaison.nouvelobs.com to help you.

e.g.

Verb: Voyager (to travel)

Vous voyagez -> Voyagez
You travel      -> Travel

 Verb: Faire (to do/make)

Vous faites -> Faites
You do/make-> Do/Make








Verb: Voir (to see)

Vous voyez -> Voyez
You see       -> See

Mini-project

Reminder: things you need!

1. List (le pays: ___________, la province__________, un moyen de transport___________ etc.)
2. Collage (photocollage.com) Please send me an e-mail with your picture!
3. Conversation piece (reminder: you are getting a speaking mark for this!)

TRAVEL AGENT: Bonjour, bienvenue à l'agence de voyage "Fleetwood Park." Comment est-ce que je peux vous aider?

1. Client: J’aime voyager (à/en)_______ (transport)

Agent de voyage: Voyagez (en/au/aux/à)_______  (place)

2. Client: Qu’est-ce que je peux voir (en/au/aux/à)_______  (place)

Agent de voyage: Voyez _________ (see)

3. Client: Qu’est-ce que je peux faire (en/au/aux/à)_______ (place)?

Agent de voyage: Faites ______ (activity)

4. Client  Est-ce que vous avez un conseil de voyage?

Agent de voyage: Apportez ________ (bring)

or

Voyez ________ (see)

or

Appréciez______ (appreciate)

CLIENT: Merci beaucoup, je vais y penser 

We reviewed the Travel Agent conversation (see previous post) using La Colombie Brittanique, L'Alberta et L'Île du Prince Édouard as examples. We did a "mix n' mingle" activity where you walked around and then stopped to talk with someone who had a different coloured bead than you (acting as client/agent de voyage.)

I introduced the imperative (l'impératif) - Commands!
We looked at the ones in the Travel Agent activity, and then learned how to form it.

It's easy! 

1. Conjugate the verb in the present tense (imperative is only used with the subjects  Tu/Nous/Vous)

2. Take away the Subject (Tu*/Nous/Vous). 

3. You're done! Fini!

*with the tu form, -er verbs, you take away the "s" as well (e.g. Tu voyages -> Voyage!)

We will be focusing on the "Vous" form because we are acting as travel agents in this unit, and it is the more polite way to address an individual (and is used for a group!) Reminder: "Vous" translates to "You"

So instead of "You travel to Toronto!" (Vous voyagez à Toronto!)
you'll say "Travel to Toronto!" (Voyagez à Toronto!)

We will be reviewing this concept again, including some irregular verbs (ones that don't follow the rules) -- Here is a Quizlet of some common Imperatives you will use in this unit



I then gave you a mini-project to complete for a speaking mark.
- I assigned partners and you chose a province from a hat (Away? I chose for you. See me next class!)
- You were asked to write on a separate piece of paper the same information as the example ones (La Colombie Brittanique, L'Alberta et L'Île du Prince Édouard) - le pays, la province, le moyen de transport... etc.)
- You then used https://www.photocollage.com or a similar application (PicCollage) to create a flyer with pictures for your province (similar to the example ones we looked at)
- You will hand in the written work, and send a copy of the flyer/poster
- You will present the travel agent conversation again for a speaking mark- changing the imperatives if necessary, and switching roles (Partner A will be the Client first, and then switch roles and will be the Travel agent)
** I will be looking to see if you are able to correctly use en/au/aux/à (places), and en/à (transport), as well as some of the imperatives we've looked at, as well as pronunciation, French R, making English words sound French... things that we have been practicing!**

Agent de voyage (travel agent)

1. Client: J’aime voyager (à/en)_______ (transport)

Agent de voyage: Voyagez (en/au/aux/à)_______  (place)

2. Client: Qu’est-ce que je peux voir (en/au/aux/à)_______  (place)

Agent de voyage: Voyez _________ (see)

3. Client: Qu’est-ce que je peux faire (en/au/aux/à)_______ (place)?

Agent de voyage: Faites ______ (activity)

4. Client  Est-ce que vous avez un conseil de voyage?

Agent de voyage: Apportez ________ (bring)

or

Voyez ________ (see)

or

Appréciez______ (appreciate)

E.g.

1. Client: J’aime voyager en traversier (transport)

Agent de voyage: Voyagez en Colombie-Brittanique  (place)

2. Client: Qu’est-ce que je peux voir en Colombie-Brittanique  (place)

Agent de voyage: Voyez le parc Stanley (see)

3. Client: Qu’est-ce que je peux faire en Colombie Brittanique (place)?

Agent de voyage: Faites du surf des neiges à Whistler (activity)

4. Client  Est-ce que vous avez un conseil de voyage?

Agent de voyage: Apportez un parapluie (bring)

You were quizzed on places (en/au/aux/à) and transport (à/en)
If you are still having trouble with this concept, please come and see me for extra help!!

We did a listening activity with some different advertisements (advertising different travel destinations in Canada), and then read about the same destinations and filled in a little "info-travel" sheet.

We did not finish filling in the sheet, we will do this next class (and go over the answers together.)
We will also be doing the conversation-piece that you got last week (Bob, travelling to France) so please bring that with you as well.

Duolingo is daily homework! 

https://quizlet.com/79371064/des-moyens-de-transport-flash-cards/
Quiz on en/au/aux/à (places) + en/à (transport)
NEXT CLASS!!

Day 1 - Monday (JAN 30)
Day 2 - Tuesday  (JAN 31) 

Aujourd'hui... (23/24 janvier)

- You had your en/au/aux/à quiz today

- We did a quick Kahoot before the quiz to practice

- We a listening activity with this song and learned some new vocabulary

- You filled in this work habits sheet to hand in to me regarding your work habits mark (note that Duolingo is daily homework, and counts as part of your work habits mark!) 

- We finished the class learning a bit about transport!

>> We used the prepositions à/en/au/aux when travelling TO a place,

>> We use the prepositions en/à for traveling TO or WITHIN a place. (translates to "by") 

Try to figure out the rule! Answer under the cut. 

EN

en bateau (boat)

en canot (canoe)

en hélicoptère (helicopter)

en auto (car)

en métro (metro- like skytrain)

À

à bicyclette (bike)

à motocyclette (motorcycle)

à pied (foot)

à cheval (horse)

- Your ticket out the door today was to tell me how you want to travel 

"Je veux voyager à pied" (I want to travel by foot)

"Je veux voyager en auto" (I want to travel by car) 

Don't forget to do your daily homework of Duolingo! 

We continued with our travel unit today!

- We reviewed some vocabulary that we learned from the Canada videos (see Quizlet)
- We learned when to use the prepositions en/au/aux/à (meaning "to")

En
- feminine (la)
- masculine but starts with a vowel

Au
- masculine (le)

À
- cities
- islands

Aux
- plural (les)

e.g.
If you want to say "I want to travel to _______ "
Le Canada = Au Canada
La Nouvelle-Écosse = En Nouvelle Écosse
Victoria = À Victoria
Les Territoires-du-Nord-Ouest = Aux Territoires-du-Nord-Ouest
* Replace the le/la/les with the preposition! 
Just like in the last unit: Jouer au volleyball NOT jouer à le volleyball

Je veux voyager au Canada
Je veux voyager en Nouvelle-Écosse
Je veux voyager à Victoria
Je veux voyager aux Territoires-du-Nord-Ouest

- We reviewed how to add the negative (like headphones around verb1)

e.g. Je ne veux pas voyager au Nunavut
(*Tip! To sound more 'French' we don't pronounce the "e" on "ne." Sounds like: Je n'veux pah)

- We did a mini-speaking activity and listening activity with your maps of Canada.
Don't forget to pronounce places à la française, putting emphasis on the end of the word.
e.g.
instead of VANcouver -> we say VancouVER
instead of EDmonton -> we say EdmonTON
instead of OTTawa -> we say OttaWA

We finished class with a Kahoot to practice!

Don't forget to do your daily homework of Duolingo!

We started the class with a goal setting sheet. It outlined the grammar points you are going to learn, and you had space to write an achievable goal and write how you're going to improve your vocabulary and speaking skills. You are going to keep this sheet until the END of the unit. If you think you might lose it, take a picture! I want you to keep it so that you can be sure you are keeping on top of the grammar points and your goal :)

We watched the Canada video again- this time stopping after every two provinces/territories. You matched the activities learned from last class to the provinces. We went over the pronunciation of the different provinces and territories: the emphasis is on the end! Instead of Alberta, it's Alberta.




You labelled your map of Canada in French (includ. capital cities!)
We learned how they are pronounced in French thanks to a video made by a native French speaker

Devoirs: Duolingo

Le Grand voyage! - Le Canada

Today we started our new unit: Le Grand voyage! We started in Canada, and will be travelling our way through the USA, Europe, and then countries of Africa!

We did a Kahoot to start- we reviewed the provinces and territories of Canada!

You watched this video and highlighted on a map the province or territory you would most like to visit based on the content of the video. You then did some matching of screenshots of the video to sentences describing the activity shown. We went over the answers together.

Devoirs: Duolingo!

Montre et raconte (Show and tell) - Presentation example!

https://quizlet.com/178450567/mosaique-montre-et-raconte-show-and-tell-project-example-flash-cards/

To make it read slower go to: Flashcards -> Options -> Audio -> Advanced Audio -> SLOW

Presentations are this week! I will give you some time at the beginning of next class to ask me any questions, and then you will present. You are getting a speaking mark for this.