In this post: French 2, Unit 1: Vacations – what I’ve done so far and what I’ve learned. I’m excited about this unit because of my new and improved order of events. Last year, the first lesson of each unit was always a giant vocabulary presentation. I usually got the words from the textbook, found a picture for each one, and put two or three … Continue reading Les vacances
I used this handout on the first day of French 2. For the activities and food sections, I projected pictures familiar vocabulary and asked them to name the words with a partner. They did better than expected! Then we played flyswatter. Throughout the activity, we reviewed questions like “Comment est ta famille?” “Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?” and “Qu’est-ce que tu aimes manger?” and they discussed … Continue reading Je me présente
I use this story (see page 1 only) in French 3 to review/practice narrating and describing with passé composé and imparfait. How the lesson goes: The students identify all the parts of a tortoise. (Last year they got strangely excited about this!) (This slideshow.) I point out how the tortoise’s shell is “en morceaux.” I introduce the characters in the story and some new vocabulary. I use … Continue reading Pourquoi la tortue a une carapace en morceaux ?
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