Friday, November 14, 2008

Christmas and French Class


A link to a French holiday/seasonal activity page. Word search, Christmas words, Noel word list for games...


Wednesday, November 5, 2008

A Quote from My Fair Lady

I thought this rather apt for French class...

Professor Henry Higgins: The French don't care what they do actually, as long as they pronounce it properly.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Nos Chapeaux



..at the close of today's French class, for Melbourne Cup Day.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Monet











A prelude to our visit to the Monet exhibition....
Biography in
English and in French.

Troisième Leçon

Proverbe
Little by little, the bird builds his nest.
Vocabulaire
1. son/sons
2. daughter/daughters
3. woman or wife
4. husband
5. father-in-law
6. mother-in-law
7. how?
8. which? or what?
9. and
10. cat
11 . dog
12 . bird/birds
Grammaire
Possessive adjectives:
________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________

Thursday, October 23, 2008

French Proverbs and Bookmarks



Make your own bookmarks, each with a French proverb.

Tel père,
tel fils.



Il ne faut pas juger de l'arbre par l'écorce.



Ce sont les tonneaux vides qui font le plus de bruit.



On ne fait pas d'omelettes sans casser d'oeufs.

Deuxième Leçon Quiz



Review your vocabulary and dialogue. Copy the quiz below onto paper and complete.



Proverbe
Long live difference!
Vocabulaire
1. mother
2. father
3. sister
4. brother
5. aunt
6. uncle
7. cousin/cousins
8. grandfather
9. grandmother
10. baby
Grammaire
List the definite articles: _________ _________ _________
List the indefinite articles: _________ _________ _________
Present tense of avoir:
________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________
________________________ ________________________