Francais 3 comic strip

Objective: create a comic strip for the reflexive story you wrote in class last time. you have TWO days in the lab to finish so do a good job!
go to www.toondoo.com and sign in - create a new account. When you are done you will need to SAVE your toondoo, title it and make it private. To turn it in you will email it to me at elisabeth.howell@fortbend.k12.tx.us
You need at least 20 frames with at least one complete sentence per frame!
This is a major grade!

ALL LEVELS - Textbook codes!

To sign in to the textbook online: go to www.classzone.com

select world languages high school
select YOUR textbook - discovering french bleu (1) blanc (2) or rouge (3)
after you register they will ask you for an activation code:
french 1: 2633296-10 (the 10 will go in the second blank)
french 2:2633296-20
french 3: 2633296-30

you should be able to click on the book and get into the online textbook and the flashcards. enjoy!!!

AP / French 3 Lab sept. 10

TODAY: you will do these activities then comment on this blog with your scores for each, keep a microsoft word document open to take notes in then copy it into the comment box. Bonne Chance!

1. Log onto the BBC Languages French page http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/gauge/ for a 12-question multiple choice test to get a basic idea of your French level. Although it is not an exact assessment tool, the site notes that the test will give you an “approximate indication of your knowledge.” Include your score in your comments. You can take the test again for a better score if you wish! :)

2 Visit the ESL Language Studies Abroad site http://www.esl-languages.com/en/study-abroad/online-tests/french-test/index.htm for a more in-depth multiple choice test comprising 40 questions designed to test your grammar skills. At the conclusion of the test you will be assigned a level from beginning to advanced. include your score in your comments.

3 Test your comprehension skills by logging onto Radio France International’s (RFI) French language page http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/pages/001/accueil_exercice_ecoute.asp to listen to extracts of French radio reports followed by multiple choice questions (also in French). Write down what you listened to and how you did on the quiz. Do at least 2 of them!

4 Grow your vocabulary by logging onto http://www.french-flashcards.com/ In addition to interactive flashcards, the site also offers written drills to enhance your comprehension and writing skills. you will need to sign up for free, and they will send you daily emails for practice! try some and comment on what you think?

5 AP only!!! Log on to http://www.test-my-french.com/ for a comprehensive test of your written, reading and oral comprehension skills. Composed of seven sections and conducted entirely in French. try it and comment with your score!

French 2 lab sept 9/10

TODAY we are working on review of things we learned last year:

1. Go to http://www.classzone.com/ and follow my instructions
authorization code is 2633296-20 BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORD - i do not have access to it!
play the Unite 1 flashcards (20 minutes)

2. go to http://www.french-flashcards.com/ and sign up for a free account. click on "words by level" and test yourself. try basic, then see if you can do the harder ones! (20 minutes)

3. go to www.quia.com/shared/french and work on things you need to review from last year - be sure to do the passe compose since we are starting that next!!! (20 minutes)

IF everyone behaves i will give you a french game site at the end of class. (10 minutes)
Bon weekend!

FRENCH ONE LAB SEPT. 7/8

Today you are going to go on an "internet scavenger hunt" and travel to France and Senegal! Follow your worksheet and use the following links:
http://www.tv5.fr/
http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/
http://www.louvre.fr/
http://www.monster.com/
http://www.lemonde.fr/
http://www.galerieslafayette.com/
http://www.flickr.com/

http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.orbitz.com/
http://webworld.unesco.org/goree/en/index.shtml
http://www.weather.com/
http://www.congocookbook.com/

When you are done, turn in your worksheet for a game website!
http://www.youssou.com/

FRENCH ONE exam review

Today you have a couple of assignments - keep this blog open for your instructions!
DO THESE ACTIVITIES or you will be shut down. at the end of class I will give you an arcade website to play IF you have done all the work.

1. YOU HAVE 40 MINUTES TO Create a French speaking avatar for yourself! go to http://www.voki.com/
don't register - just click on CREATE at the top
go through the faces, clothes, backgrounds, etc and create an avatar for yourself
for speech, select "text to speech"
type in your writing prompt for the exam you did on the review last class - 5 sentences about yourself
select FRENCH for the language
select the voice you want - experiment with different voices
click play to hear how you sound!
click on PUBLISH - X out the register screen, you don't have to do this
select SEND TO FRIEND
email to me at elisabeth.howell@fbisd.k12.tx.us

2. EXAM PRACTICE - 30 MINUTES! go to www.quia.com/shared/french
under subcategories select:
avoir-present tense
etre
food and cafe vocab
foods
aller - present tense
faire - present tense
passe compose

You can get onto quia at home to practice too!