French 8

1) la question du jour: Translate the following sentences into French.

a) I play the drums.
b) We play basketball.
c) They play soccer.
d) You (s) waterski.
e) He plays the saxophone.

2) We did a vocabulary review from unit 1.

3) Pop quiz on être, faire, aller, and avoir. This quiz did not count for marks, but was a tool to guage whether or not you know your irregular verbs.

4) Practice test - a multiple choice test on many of the concepts covered this year. We talked about how to prepare for and take a multiple choice test.

French 8

1) la question du jour: Unscramble the following sentences

a) Quinze ans j'ai.
b) Heure est quelle il?
c) Aujourd'hui date la est quelle?
d) Trente heure et une est il.

2) Review: We reviewed the expression we use when talking about playing a musical instrument - jouer de

We also went over the use of - faire de or jouer à - when we talk about physical activities.

We first learned how to use these expressions in our first unit of study Mosaïque. Look at your notes and review your cahier to test yourself on the use of these expressions.

French 8

1) la question du jour: Conjuge le verbe faire.

2) Today we worked in our groups finishing off our scripts and rehearsing for tomorrow's presentations. I am looking forward to everyone's performance.

3) Review: We reviewed "les types de personnalité". We went over the rules for adjectives - they must agree in number and gender and are usually placed after the noun. In order to recognize which adjectives are placed before the noun, we use the following helpful device - Beauty
Age
Goodness
Size

BAGS


À demain!

French 8

1) la question du jour:

a) J'(aimer) ________ le français.
b) Vous (chanter) ______ bien.
c) Janine (étudier) ______ beaucoup.
d) Vous (choisir) ______ une leçon facile.
e) Nous (finir) ______ les devoirs.


2) Worksheet: Être au passé composé.

3) Worksheets: Adverbs - we completed this package as a review of adverbs. We learned many new adverbs today! If you were absent, please see me to pick up your copy of this worksheet.

French 8

1) la question du jour: Write the plural form

le journal
le gâteau
le jeu
le garçon
le fils
la voix
l'homme
le nez


2) Mini quiz on être and avoir: We have begun to review. Do you have your irregular verbs memorized?

3) We also worked on a worksheet to reinforce using the verb "avoir" in the passé composé as well as the futur proche. Please see me to get your copy of this worksheet. It is a great way to see if you know how to use this verb in its various tenses.

Remember to study a little every night, so that you avoid cramming the night before the exam!

French 8

1) la question du jour: Write the past participle (participe passé) for each of the following verbs

a) vendre -
b) avoir -
c) finir -
d) mettre -
e) choisir -
f) être -
g) jouer -
h) faire -
i) défendre -
j) danser -


2) Today we wrote our final unit test for the semester!

3) Group work - creating a script (un scénario). We will continue work on our scripts on Monday and Tuesday. Presentations will begin on Wednesday.

French 8

1) la question du jour: Match the following

a) De qui parlez-vous?
b) Que dites-vous?
c) Qui aimez-vous?
d) Qu'est-ce que vous mangez?
e) À qui parlez-vous?
f) Qui parle?

_____ Who is talking?
_____ Whom do you love?
_____ Whom are you talking to?
_____ About whom are you talking?
_____ What are you eating?
_____ What are you saying?


2) Reading comprehension assessment - Questions et Réponses. Please see me if you were absent.

3) le cahier: We completed pages 31 and 32. Don't forget that your last unit test is tomorrow. Make sure that you study!