French 1 Scavenger Hunt

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    click on "informations" at top, then "acceuil information" to see headlines
http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/
http://www.louvre.fr/     click on "collection and louvre palace" for history info
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/
http://www.youssou.com/


When you are done, turn in your worksheet for a game website!

listening practice

1.     http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRG

2.     http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRJ

3.    http://tts.imtranslator.net/Mz77

4.     http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRS

5.     http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRV

6.    http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRY

7.    http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRb

8.    http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRd

9.     http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRf

10.  http://tts.imtranslator.net/MyRh

French 3: les appartements

Today you are going to find an apartment to rent in Paris, France.

1. First decide what quartier you want to live in. http://goparis.about.com/od/parisneighborhoods/tp/parisbyarrondissement.htm
2. Choose TWO apartments in different locations http://www.lodgis.com/fr/paris,location-meublee/


Open a word document for your assignment.  Include on the document information about both apartments:
1.  Arrondisement:

2.  Address of the apartment

3.  Nearest metro line, name, and number

4.  what floor it is on:

5.  How many rooms:

6.  size (square meters)

7.  Description - what it has, amenities, etc.  use vocabulary!!!  at LEAST 4

8.   3 monuments / places it is close to

9.  what side of the seine are you on?  rive gauche or rive droit?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rive_Gauche

10.  Description of the apartment in your own words

11.  Insert a couple of photos of the apartment.

 Your entry will look like this:

Je m'appelle ________________________

J'habite sure la Rive___________

J'habite dans le _________ arrondissement.

Mon address est ___________________________

Mon appartement est près de___________________________________________________

J'habite au _________ étage.

Mon appartment a ________ pièces.

Il mésure ______m².

Il y a  _________________________ (4 features)

La station de Métro la plus proche est _____________.

C'est la ligne numéro ________.

La ligne s'appelle ___________.

Mon appartement est_____________________

AFTER you have found 2 places, PICK which one you would choose - write a short couple of sentences why you would pick that one - price?  location?  je prefere...??? Parce que c'est....????

Due end of class today - we will print or email depending on the printer.

WHEN YOU ARE DONE:  

www.freerice.com - try the french quiz!
www. jeuxpourenfants.com - try the courses (racetrack)
www.poissonrouge.com - lots of games

French 1 Cafe Dialogue

 Here is a voki to help you practice for the ordering test next class:

http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=4519618&height=267&width=200

Some of your audio dialogues - listen and practice!


 

French 3 Sept. 24

 Lots to do today :)  Before lunch:
1.  go to www.quia.com/shared/french

Select the following subcategories: (don't select the textbook, it's not working)

L'imparfait
Passe Composee

passe compose verbes irregulier
  ***your next project is on past tense so review well!

After lunch:
 1.  take a couple of french tests to see how you do!  go to
http://french.about.com/library/weekly/bl-proficiency1.htm
select all 50  questions, take the test, and write down your score.

2. http://www.lemonde.fr/videos/
scroll through the french news videos and pick THREE to watch.  write down the title of the video and a brief summary.  you might have to watch it more than once!  test your listening skills!

COMMENT - comment below with your name, score on the test, names of videos you watched, and summaries for your grade today.


3.  Done???  go back to quia and practice passe compose and imparfait!

French 2 Trip Assignment Sept. 20/23

You are going to Paris!  Plan a trip to Paris for TWO DAYS.  Complete the info on the handout and turn in at the end of class. FIND WEBSITES FOR:

1.  Hotel - check room rates
2.  Restaurants for each day - SIX different places - be sure to find places that have a menu so you can estimate the cost for a meal - LIST what you are going to eat and the price
3.  Places to go / things to do - 5 things EACH DAY.  Write down the cost if there is one, some might be free!
4.  FOUR things to buy - write down the name of the store/place, what you are buying, and the cost.  BE SURE it is an actual store, NOT just a website.

EXTRA CREDIT:  find a high school in France or Belgium that has a decent website. COMMENT below this post with the website and your name for extra points.  You can't use a website someone else has already said!!!  reminder:  "high school" in france is "lycee."

Done?  go to www.toupty.com to play games :)
Bon Voyage!!

FRENCH 2 TIMELINE ASSIGNMENT

Today you will do all your research for your timeline on a famous french person. 

1.  go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_people and choose a person from the list.  YOU MUST COME SIGN UP FOR YOUR PERSON - NO ONE CAN DO THE SAME PERSON!

2.  Start researching your person and take notes in English on the worksheet. 
        1.  EVENTS - things they DID (actions) can include dates/years if available
        2.  DESCRIPTIONS - what they were, used to do, looked like, character, personality traits

Turn in worksheet at end of class today for a daily grade.
If you have time, begin collecting photos to use in your timeline - save to your hard drive. DO NOT print any photos today.
Bonne Chance!