Mrs. Rousseau's classes

French 8

2010-06-11T15:02:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-10T14:52:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-09T16:37:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-08T16:33:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-07T16:40:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-04T16:01:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-03T14:58:00.000-07:00

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!

French 8

2010-06-02T17:38:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Je suis jaune dedans et blancs dessus. Qu'est-ce que je suis?

2) pop quiz - les verbes

3) le cahier: We read our articles for the final task and then worked on page 34 of "le cahier". This is a graphic organizer to help you pick out the important information from your article. Everybody worked individualy, and then got into their group and shared their information. Pages 26 and 27 in your workbook are very useful. Make sure you check them out.

French 8

2010-06-01T17:24:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Passé ou présent?

a) Sabrina a vu un monstre marin.
b) J'aime beaucoup le ski nautique.
c) Nous avons peur.
d) Il a écrit un article de journal.
e) Il a marché rapidement.
f) Je veux faire du ski nautique.

2) Reading comprehension assessment - Manipogo: Le Monstre Du Manitoba Please see me if you were absent.

3) le cahier: page 28 - working with adverbs

4) le livre: We read page 23 in our book. This is a script version of the story we read yesterday about crop circles. Take note of how it is written, as you will start writing your scripts tomorrow.

5) Today we chose our groups for "la tâche finale". Make sure that you connect with your group.

French 8

2010-05-31T17:21:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Which word does not belong

a) lentement, mystérieusement, parlent, puis
b) tout à coup, gros, puis, toujours
c) rapidement, aiment, doucement, lentement

2) pop quiz on the present, past and future tense of verbs. There will be another one this week, so make sure you study!

3) le livre - We read pages 20 and 21. This was a story about crop circles (cercles de culture). As a class we used the question words: quoi, qui, quand and où to help us understand the story.

4) Cahier - page 29 - La bonne question

French 8

2010-05-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Chose the correct pronoun for each of the following sentence

a) (I, he, they) ______ a vu le film.
b) (he, we, they) ______ avons refusé.
c) (she, we, you) ______ as travaillé.
d) (I, we, they) ______ ai acheté un chien.
e) (you, we, they) ______ ont voyagé en France.

2) le livre - page 18. We read this story in partners. We identified all the adverbs. In partners we answered the following questions: qui, quand, où.

3) We read a story about a sasquatch sighting and answered the following questions: qui, quand, où, comment. This work was passed in for evaluation. If you were absent, please see me for a copy of this story.

French 8

2010-05-27T14:59:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Translate

a) J'ai parlé français.
b) Tu as dansé.
c) Il a regardé la télé.
d) Elle a chanté au concert.
e) Nous avons attendu cinq minutes.
f) Ils ont fini.

2) cahier - page 24 the present tense. If you need some help, turn to page 40 in your cahier.

3) Adverbs - words that describe verbs. To form an adverb in French, we take the feminine form of an adjective and add - ment.

soudaine + ment = soudainement
rapide + ment = rapidement

ATTENTION! There are exceptions. The following words are also adverbs: puis, vite, ensuite, tout à coup.

4) adverb worksheet. Please see me to make sure that you get a copy of this handout.

5) le livre - read the story on page 16. How many adverbs can you find?

French 8

2010-05-25T09:50:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Write the following expressions in French. Pay attention! What tense is it?

a) I am not watching tv.
b) I am studying.
c) We do not work here.
d) He has eaten.
e) Finish!
f) I am going to speak.
g) I have not eaten the apple.

2) Cahier - page 21; working with the present tense.

3) le livre: pages 12 and 13. We read the article and the script about a UFO sighting. Notice the tense that is used - passé composé for the article and the present tense for the script.

4) Cahier - page 22; changing the tense from the past to the present.

French 8

2010-05-20T16:05:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Substitute the proper form of the adjective

a) Une maison (gris).
b) Une (beau) pomme.
c) Un (vieux) chapeau.
d) Linda est (petit).

2) Quiz on the passé composé. If you were absent, make sure you see me on Tuesday to write this quiz.

3) cahier - pages 17, 18, 19 and 20. If you did not finish page 20 in class, please make sure you finish it over the weekend.

Have a wonderful May long weekend!

French 8

2010-05-19T13:35:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour:
a) a)Ils (remarquer) des lumières bleues et blanches.
b) Nous (marcher) rapidement.
c) Elle (finir) le livre.
d) M. Jones (vendre) la voiture.
e) Hélène (choisir) un jolie chapeau.
6) M. et Mme Paquet (choisir) une nouvelle voiture.

2) Verb sheet: Conjugate the following 6 verbs in the: présent, passé composé et futur proche.

chanter rougir vendre avoir être fermer

3) cahier - pages 15 and 14

French 8

2010-05-18T13:35:00.000-07:00

No class today!

French 8

2010-05-17T13:29:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Conjugate in the passé composé

danser - to dance finir - to finish vendre - to sell

2) Passé composé review - find examples in the story on page 7.

3) Passé composé worksheet - completed during class. If you were absent, make sure you see me to get your copy of this practice sheet.

4) le livre - page 8. We read the story and talked about Canadian monters.

French 8

2010-05-14T14:42:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Change to the plural or singular, according to what is given.

a) Elles chantent.
b) Elle attend.
c) Je vends.
d) Tu finis.
e) Nous mangeons.

2) cahier page 13 - partie A

3) Passé Composé - to talk about an action in the past. To form the passé composé, we use 2 verbs. In the majority of cases we use the present tense of the verb "avoir" + the past participle (participe passé). e.g. Sabrina a perdu connaissance.

To form the past participle:

- of "er" verbs, we replace the "er" with "é": aimer - aimé
manger - mangé
marcher - marché

- of "ir" verbs, we replace the "ir" with "i": choisir - choisi
réussir - réussi

- of "re" verbs, we replace the "re" with "u": vendre - vendu
répondre - répondu

French 8

2010-05-13T18:00:00.002-07:00

1) la question du jour: Fill in the missing words with iether "qui", "que", or "qu'est-ce que"as required.

a) _____ parle?
b) _____ est à la porte?
c) _____ mangez-vous?
d) _____ vous mangez?
e) _____ faites-vous?
f) _____ arrive?

2) livre: page 7 - Ogopogo: légende ou réalité? We read this newspaper account of a young girl's sighting of Ogopogo, the famous monster of Okanagan Lake. We then worked on page 11 of our cahier answering questions about the story.

3) 5 question words: qui - who
quoi - what
où - where
quand - when
comment - how

4) Complete the word search on page 4 of your cahier.

French 8

2010-05-12T17:08:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: C'est un fruit. Il a la couleur rouge ou jaune ou verte. Qu'est-ce c'est?

2) a quick review of the futur proche - remember to study the verb "aller"

3) Cahier: page 8 parts A and B and page 7.

4) Les Phénomènes Canadiens - this was a listening assessment. Please make sure that you see me to complete this assessment.

5) Vocabulary review - the fly swatter game

French 8

2010-05-11T15:56:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Write the appropriate form of the demonstrative adjective in each sentence.

a) Je mange (ce, cet, cette, ces) soupe.
b) Donnez-moi (ce, cet, cette, ces) livre!
c) Nous allons au cinéma avec (ce, cet, cette, ces) garçons.
d) Donnez-moi (ce, cet, cette, ces) gâteau!
e) (Ce, Cet, Cette, Ces) homme est grand.

2) We began work on our last, and final unit for the year - Phénomènes canadiens. We worked in our cahier on page 3, using the information found in our textbook on pages 2, 3, 4, and 5.. We also listened to a promotional piece for a show called Zone X.

3) Today we learned about "futur proche". This is a form of future tense. To form the "futur proche" we use the present tense of the verb "aller" + the infinitive of another verb.

Je vais manger. - I am going to eat.
Tu vas parler. - You are going to talk.
Il va voyager. - He is going to travel.
Nous allons chanter. - We are going to sing.
Vous allez écouter. - You are going to listen.
Ils vont dormir. - They are going to sleep.

To create a negative statement, wrap "ne pas" arounf the verb "aller". e.g. Tu ne vas pas parler. - You are not going to talk.

4) Handout - futur proche. We worked on this together in class. If you were absent today, please make sure you see me to get your copy of this worksheet.

French 8

2010-05-10T16:08:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Choose the adjective that does not belong in the group.

1. a) beau b) sec c) gros d) longue
2. a) neuve b) furieuse c) dernière d) beaux
3. a) belles b) grise c) fraîches d) blanches
4. a) beau b) longs c) sec d) blanc

2) Demonstrative adjectives - used to indicate a specific object (this, that, those).

- With a masculine noun, we use "ce" - e.g. le bâton - ce baton
- If the masculine noun begins with a vowel or a mute "h", we use "cet" - e.g. l'objet - cet objet
- With a feminine noun, we use "cette" - e.g. la machine - cette machine
- With plural nouns, we use "ces" - e.g. les meubles - ces meubles

3) cahier: pages 25, 26, and 28

French 8

2010-05-07T15:51:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: conjugate

aimer, finir, vendre

2) Irregular verbs: prendre - to take and mettre - to put

prendre: je prends
tu prends
il prend
nous prenons
vous prenez
ils prennent

mettre: je mets
tu mets
il met
nous mettons
vous mettez
ils mettent

3) cahier - pages 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19

French 8

2010-05-06T15:22:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour:

a) Il (aller) au cinéma.
b) Nous (aller) à l'école.
c) Je (aller) jouer au football.
d) Tu (aller) sortir plus tard?

2) cahier - page 5 corrected. Pages 6 and 7 completed and corrected.

3) recyclable: an object that will be made into something else or remade into the same thing.
réutilisable: an object that can be used for other purposes without undergoing another manufacturing process.

4) cahier - page 9

5) flyswatter game - vocabulary review

French 8

2010-05-05T09:51:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour:

a) une _____ fille _____ (beau)
b) les _____ pneus _____ (noir)
c) une _____ voiture _____ (vieux)
d) un _____ panier _____ (vide)

2) cahier: pages 3 and 4 - completed and corrected. Complete page 5 for homework and we will correct it tomorrow.

3) flyswatter game - vocabulary review

French 8

2010-05-04T16:17:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour:

a) Il y a deux (beau) filles.
b) Elle est (gros).
c) La (petit) fille est (poli).
d) Le garçon est (fier).
e) Cette femme est (vieux).
f) Des chapeaux (gris).
g) Les (petit) chiens sont (beau).

2) Presentations

3) Cahier - pages 3 and 4.

French 8

2010-05-03T16:04:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: translate

a) When you (pl.) are in Italy, you must visit Rome.
b) In Egypt we can explore the pyramids.
c) In Quebec we must speak French.

2) Review of unit test

3) Adjectives - review. The following are some irregular adjectives that you must know:

M F MP FP
beau belle beaux belles
blanc blanche blancs blanches
favori favorite favoris favorites
gros grosse gros grosses
long longue longs longues
sec sèche secs sèches
vieux vieille vieux vieilles

In French, adjectives are mostly placed after the noun - but there are exceptions:

B - beauty
A - age
G - goodness
S - size

4) Cahier - La guerre aux déchets - pages 1 and 2

French 8

2010-04-30T15:38:00.000-07:00

1) Unit Test - if you were absent please make sure you see me so that you can make arrangements to write this test.

2) Group work - final preparations for presentations on Tuesday.

French 8

2010-04-29T15:28:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour:

J'ai un cou très long et je peux voir les autres animaux de très haut. Qui suis-je?

2)Paragraph - translate into French:

Hello. My name is _____. I am _____ years old. I live in Squamish, in British Columbia, in Canada. I like to __________________ and __________________. I go to Don Ross Secondary school.

3) cahier - page 27

4) group work on presentation.

5) Flyswatter game - vocabulary review for the unit test.

French 8

2010-04-28T16:49:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Translate into French

a) I can work.
b) You (pl) can buy a car.
c) We can dance.
d) You (sing.) can't go to France.

2) Les Mots Croisés - If you were absent today, make sure you see me to pick up a copy of this handout.

3) cahier - page 23 - Est-ce que tu connais l'Afrique?

4) group work - cahier page 28 - preparing for your presentation.

French 8

2010-04-27T15:37:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Translate into French

a) I want to go to the cinema.
b) He wants to travel in Canada.
c) We want to swim in the lake.
d) The boys want to eat.

2) Animaux Amusants - pages 2 and 3

3) le livre - read pages 18 thru 21 - Me voici en Afrique!

French 8

2010-04-26T16:45:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Translate into French

a) You (sing.) must sing.
b) He must speak.
c) The students must listen.
d) We must read this book.

2) cahier - pages 20 and 21.

3) The Flyswatter game - verbs

4) Bring in the information on the country you have chosen to research for the final task.

French 8

2010-04-23T15:37:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Je vole comme un oiseau. Qu'est-ce que je suis?

2) Practice package - devoir, pouvoir and vouloir

3) Animaux amusants - worksheet for reading comprehension and sentence construction.

If you were absent today, please make sure that you get both of these handouts.

Bonne fin de semaine!

French 8

2010-04-22T16:39:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

a) Aimez-vous faire des voyages?
b) Aimez-vous les avions ou les trains?
c) Aimez-vous regarder les avions dans le ciel?

2) Review and worksheet on prepositions with cities and countries.

3) cahier - pages 17 and 18.

French 8

2010-04-21T14:25:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour:

a) Deux et deux font _____.
b) Huit et neuf font _____.
c) Six moins quatre font _____.
d) Vingt et quarante font _____.
e) Cinquante divisés par deux font _____.

2)Les États-Unis! - A vocabulary and reading comprehension exercise. (handout)

3) Notes: Prepositions with Countries and Continents

- If we want to say "to or "in" when we talk about countries, in French, we have to decide if the name of the country is masculine or feminine.
- If the name of the country is masculine, we use "au" - au Canada -Il va au Canada.
- If the name of the country is feminine, we use "en" - en France - Il va en France.
- If the name of the country is plural, we use "aux" - aux Pays-Bas
- All of the continents are feminine, therefore we use "en" - en Europe.

4) Notes: Pouvoir et devoir

In French, when we say it is possible (we can)to do something, we use the verb "pouvoir" + a verb in the infinitive. e.g. Vous pouvez visiter les sites de Paris.
The verb "pouvoir" must be conjugated.

To say it is necessary to do something (you must), we use the verb "devoir" + a verb in the infinitive. e.g. On doit voyager en train. The verb devoir must be conjugated.

Pouvoir:
je peux
tu peux
il/elle/on peut
nous pouvons
vous pouvez
ils/elles peuvent

Devoir:
je dois
tu dois
il/elle/on doit
nous devons
vous devez
ils doivent

Planning 10

2010-04-20T17:03:00.000-07:00

1) Healthy Relationships - handout

2) Jen and Mark - a case study. To be handed in.

3) Who's Got the Power? - brainstorming exercise. Identifying power imbalances in our society. Abuse is the misuse of power.

4)Take a Stand - An exercise in identifying abuse.

French 8

2010-04-20T16:42:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Write the following expressions in French -

a) I am not watching tv.
b) You (sing.) are answering.
c) We do not work here.
d) I am studying.
e) Finish!
f) They are studying.

2) cahier - pages 15 and 16

3) Video - Nous Sommes En Europe!

French 8

2010-04-19T18:29:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Je suis toujours au milieu de Paris. Que suis-je?

2) cahier - pages 10 and 11

3) Vocabulary: Key words you must know from this unit. Check with a friend for the complete list.

4) Completion of posters - due tomorrow!

Planning 10

2010-04-19T16:50:00.000-07:00

Healthy Relationships:

1)We defined the term "relationship" and discussed the many types of relationships we have in our lives.

2) As a class we listed the benefits of relationships.

3) Group work - healthy relationships versus unhealthy relationships. We brainstormed as many characteristics as possible and compiled a list.

4) Discussion questions: How do you feel in a healthy relationship? How do you feel in an unhealthy relationship? Why do some people stay in unhealthy relationships?

5) Dating relationships were discussed. Do you think there is pressure to date? If so, where does it come from? Do you think males and females have similar expectations about dating?

6) Group work - Each group thought about what they want from a dating partner in terms of qualities and characteristics (e.g. sense of humour, good listener, etc.)

7) Discussion Questions: If you had to rank the qualities in order of importance, which would be first? Are these qualities the same for males and females? How do we learn about the qualities we want in a partner?

French 8

2010-04-16T18:23:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour:

a) Il (aller) ______ au cinéma avec ses amis.
b) Nous (aller) _____ à la montagne.
c) Je (aller) _____ sortir ce soir.
d) Elle (aller) _____ à l'école.
e) Vous (aller) _____ à la piscine.

2) cahier - pages 12 and 13

3) word search - Les Transports

French 8

2010-04-15T14:01:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Let's order people around! Using the imperative.

a) (regarder) ___________ la télé!
b) (expliquer) ____________ la leçon!
c) (parler) _____________ plus fort!
d) (aller) _____________ à la gare!

2) Pop quiz - les articles des pays

3) Worksheet - Vive Le Canada!

4) cahier - page 10 part A

5) Group work on posters and brochures.

French 8

2010-04-14T13:35:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Answer the following questions in the negative, using a pronoun in your answer. e.g. Est-ce que vous finissez la leçon? Non, je ne finis pas la leçon.

a) Est-ce que Henri désobéit?
b) Est-ce que tu finis la leçon?
c) Est-ce que Monsieur Paquet choisit une auto?
d) Est-ce que Monsieur et Madame Rodin bâtissent une maison?

2) corrections made to page 8 in the cahier. Check with me or a friend to get these answers.

3) Prepositions with Canadian provinces and territories:
- When we want to talk about where to go in Canada, we use the following prepositions:

au, en, à, and dans

- When the name of the province is masculine, we use "au" in front of the province; au Québec (in Quebec).
- When the name of the province is feminine, we use "en"; en Nouvelle-Écosse (in Nova Scotia).
- But there are exceptions. We say à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, en Ontario, est dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

4) Produire une affiche ou un dépliant: Create a poster or a brochure of a Canadian province or territory. Faites un brouillon (make a rough copy). Use your criteria sheet. If you have lost your sheet or never recieved one, then make sure you speak to me.

French 8

2010-04-13T11:42:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Write the correct French form

a) He is afraid.
b) She is thirsty.
c) I am cold.
d) They are right.
e) We are hungry.
f) She is fourteen years old.

2) cahier - pages 7 and 8

3) les devoirs: choose a province, find information and pictures and bring to class for Wednesday.

French 8

2010-04-12T17:08:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: Write the correct French form for the following expressions:

a) You (pl.) are speaking.
b) They work.
c) He sells.
d) I lose.
e) She likes.
f) You (sing.) work.
g) You (pl.) are finishing.

2) cahier - page 6

3) "er" worksheet corrected and handed in.

4) livre: read pages 6 through 11

5) To direct or encourage people, we use the imperative (l'impératif). To form the imperative we take the "vous" form of the verb: visitez, explorez, apportez, prenez, regardez. e.g. Visitez le parc Stanley!

French 8

2010-04-09T15:58:00.000-07:00

1) la question du jour: le Brésil, les États-Unis, la France, l'Irlande, l'océan Pacifique, l'océan Arctique.

- Regardez la carte du monde aux pages 2 et 3 de votre livre.
- Est-ce que ces endroits sont au nord, au sud, à l'est ou à l'ouest du Canada?
- Par example, l'Irlande est à l'est du Canada.

2) "re" verbs worksheet. Finish for homework, to be corrected on Monday.

Planning 10

2010-04-09T15:38:00.000-07:00

1. Group work: Read the dilemma. What would you do? Justify your response and answer the following 3 questions.
1) Which values conflict in this situation?
2) How will the person feel if he chooses option A? Option B?
3) Which option would you choose? Why?

Dilemma !: You are out shopping and notice a girl you know from school stuffing a t-shirt into her bag. Do you report her or do you just ignore the situation? Are there other options?

Dilemma 2: You are walking down the street and find a wallet lying on the sidewalk. You open the wallet to find out who it belongs to. You discover that it belongs to Bill Gates and that it contains $1000.00 cash. Do you send the wallet back to him with the cash intact or without the cash?

2. Take a Stand - Values Voting - Being able to take a stand shows we are clear about our values. People who truly value something are willing to tell others.

French 8

2010-04-08T18:38:00.000-07:00

1. la question du jour: Put the following nouns in the plural form.

a) le cheval
b) la voix
c) la tasse
d) le manteau
e) la fourchette
f) l'homme
g) la montagne

2. In French, when we speak about countries we use the prepositions le, la, l' or les in front of the country. Generally the names of countries that end in "e" are feminine: la France, la Suède. The other names of countries are masculine: le Canada, le Maroc.
Some countries have names that require a plural preposition: les Philippines, les États-Unis. When the name of a country begins with a vowel, we use l': l'Égypte. But be careful! There are exceptions to these rules: le Mexique, le Zimbabwe

The names of all the continents are feminine!

3. la rose des vents - the compass rose: le Nord, le Sud, l'Ouest, l'Est

4. cahier: pg. 4

Planning 10

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Discussion on people we know or people in the media who have felt very strongly about something and acted on it because of their values. e.g. Dr. Martin Luther King, Ghandi, etc.

Values and our Behaviour: We make decisions based upon our values.
We stand up for our values.
We feel guilty if we behave contrary to our values.

Values and Decisions: Dilemma - a situation where a person has to make a difficult decision. We all face dilemmas in our life and have to make tough decisions. Paying attention to our values can help us to make the right decision.

French 8

2010-04-07T17:32:00.000-07:00

1. la question du jour: change to the singular or plural, depending on which is given.

a) les pères
b) les hommes
c) une table
d) le fils
e) le journal
f) les chevaux
g) les élèves
h) le pay

2. oral presentations

3. new unit - Le grand voyage - remember to bring in your book from the last unit Mosaïque

4. cahier: pgs. 1, 2, and 3

Planning 10

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Values: things you are for ( or against ).
things you have chosen freely.
things you believe in and are willing to stand up for.
they guide your behaviour and your life.

- The importance of family in the formation of values.

- Handout - "How Does Your Family Feel About..."

- Questions: 1) Were you aware of your family's values on all of these topics?
2) What are some of the nonverbal ways your family members
communicate their values to you?
3) Do the men and women in your family give you different values
messages? On what topics?
4) If you have children later in life, what is one family message
that you want to pass on to them? Why?
5) Is there a family message you will not communicate to a son or
daughter? Why?

French 8

2010-04-01T09:56:00.000-07:00

1. la question du jour: Quelle est la question?

a) Je m'appelle Jean.
b) J'ai 13 ans.
c) J'habite à Squamish.
d) C'est le 6 avril.

2. la tâche finale: oral presentations

3. "re" verbs

vendre - to sell

je vends
tu vends
il/elle/on vend
nous vendons
vous vendez
ils/elles vendent