French Class Tools and Links

What is “Galette des Rois” Made of and How Do You Buy One?Bonjour ! This episode is all about the traditional dessert called “La Galette des Rois”! This cake is entwined with the Three King’s Day or “l’épiphanie” celebrated every January. And that’s too bad, because the cake is delicious-and fun! Ever wondered what the delicious La Galette des Rois is made

Les Galettes des Rois: http://www.salutcestcool.com/2016/galette/

Translation help:http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/

Click here for the codes to type of the accent marks: Accent Marks

http://www.earthcam.com/

https://youtu.be/uPl8m1o-OIk

https://youtu.be/kYgpnZlktF8

https://youtu.be/kYgpnZlktF8

https://youtu.be/eN6LLOvd2MI

https://youtu.be/6bcHrMb7r_c

Click here for some other links: links

Freerice.com, en français!

http://freerice.com/#/french/13803

http://freerice.com/#/french/13817

Ecoutez La Radio!

A comprehensive list of French radio stations streaming live on the internet.

http://www.listenlive.eu/france.html

Montreal

http://www.ckoi.com/

http://www.neigefolle.com/

Larousses: Free access dictionaries

http://www.larousse.com/en/

National Foreign Language Week

Alpha Gamma Mu Honor Society

http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.html

Where is French Spoken?

Flags of French Speaking Countries

http://www.learn-french-help.com/flags-of-french-speaking-countries.html

Music:

Joyce Jonathan: Ça ira

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9qjq-YL0Os

Alizée: J'en ai marre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlILz6lBu9k&feature=related

J'en ai marre lyrics

http://alizee-reflections.net/jen_ai_marre.html

Aux Champs Elysees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3fhav0K9cg

Sur la pont d"Avignon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8EZ5092RU

Guillaume Cantillon: On aimerait bien

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IX08kwEInI

Eartha Kitt: C'est si bon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blz6-o9vQ5U

C'est si bon lyrics

http://artists.letssingit.com/eartha-kitt-lyrics-cest-si-bon-22jgdm6

Jessy Matador: Allez, Ola, Ole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvI7EKz0K2k

La Reine de Neige: Liberee, Delivree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQP9XZc2Y_c

Black M: Sur Ma Route

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29-alcoQ2Zk

Listen to Disney Princesses sing in their "native" languages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE24Q9KIpqU

Technology/SmartBoard

SMARTBOARD Resources for Teachers

http://denhames.lpsb.org/smartboard%20resources.htm

SMARTBOARD Game Resources

http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/2010/04/smartboard-game-resources.html

Free Technology for Teachers: Build Your Own Educational Games

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/10/build-your-own-educational-games.html

Classtools

http://www.classtools.net/

Cool Tools for School

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Tools+at+a+glance

Cool Tools: Create Your Own Learning Games for Free

http://www.libraryjournal.com/slj/printissuecurrentissue/888756-427/cool_tools_create_your_own.html.csp

Use of SmartBoard Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom

http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/1/7/3/9/5/p173954_index.html

Ideas to Inspire

http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/wordle.htm

SMART Board Resources

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/EDTECH/SB/SB.html

Super Teacher Tools

http://www.superteachertools.com/

Resources/Programs

http://animoto.com/

http://www.wordle.net/

http://prezi.com/

http://www.tagxedo.com/

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/index.cfm?campaign=flyout_teachers_puzzle

café

http://ah-bon-french.wikispaces.com/Ordering+in+Caf%C3%A9s+or+Restaurants

http://www.easy-french-food.com/grenadine-syrup.html

How to Behave in a French Restaurant

http://current.newsweek.com/budgettravel/2009/09/how_to_behave_in_the_paris_res.html

Is the French Café under threat?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/french-cafe-life-under-threat/10204.html

Café Etiquette

http://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowTopic-g187147-i14-k1849877-Cafe_Etiquette_in_Paris-Paris_Ile_de_France.html#11542854

Café Basics

http://www.slowtrav.com/france/cafes/

http://www.slowtrav.com/france/cafes/index.htm

http://www.slowtrav.com/france/cafes/index.htm

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/exupery.htm

ETC to be organized!

Try these sites for additional French learning:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

http://www.frenchpodclass.com/

http://ielanguages.com/french.html

Translator

Need help looking up a work, try the translator at av.com

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

http://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT

OR try this excellent resourse

http://www.french-linguistics.co.uk/

French Songs and Poems

http://www.momes.net/comptines/index.html

All Kinds of French Stuff

Lots of interesting information, games and puzzles, including the word of the day!

http://french.about.com/

Look here for the games!

http://french.about.com/library/begin/fun/bl-gameindex.htm

Games

Click here for French word games

http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/french/

The Mona Lisa puzzle

www.surfnetkids.com/games/monalisa-js.htm

The Arc de Triomphe puzzle

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/france-js.htm

Games, including "Who wants to be an millionaire"

http://home.freeuk.com/mflgames/frenchgamesindex.htm

Maps

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm

French History

http://www.uncg.edu/rom/courses/dafein/civ/timeline.htm

Click here to learn about some French holidays: Les Fêtes

Holidays

http://french.about.com/library/bl_fetes.htm

Halloween in France? Oui, c'est vrai!

Test yourself on Halloween in France: http://www.lawlessfrench.com/quizzes-and-tests/halloween-quiz/

http://french.about.com/library/bl-halloweeninfrance.htm

La Toussaninte

https://youtu.be/ELTheEPMSME

Le 11 novembre

https://youtu.be/0Y6i5bliJXQ

Thanksgiving...au Canada.

external image Turkey-Canada-t.jpg

http://french.about.com/library/vocab/bl-thanksgiving.htm

Noël

See Christmas lights, decorations and window displays in Paris: https://en.parisinfo.com/discovering-paris/major-events/christmas-in-paris

https://www.parisdiscoveryguide.com/paris-christmas-lights.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecp8YXGxN3E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC6aeGQz2iE

http://www.commeunefrancaise.com/joyeux-noel/?inf_contact_key=9f48b195a49086438d0f8456247c5754eab60a70a7b88b499b5f080ceebef6c8

How to Make a Bûche de Noël

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKAKMEooTxA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnTtRXPIxak&feature=fvsr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiWLAaHUovI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XtnqqJ9zMs

Directions on how to make a Bûche de Noël

http://www.joyofbaking.com/YuleLog.html?utm_source=Teacher+List&utm_campaign=0d0022c9b7-B%C3%BBche+de+No%C3%ABl+%21&utm_medium=email

http://www.vistasineducation.com/tresources/misc-resources/195-buche-de-noel-.html

Le Noël de Mickey

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xn60ij_walt-disney-le-noel-de-mickey-partie-1_fun

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xn60nc_walt-disney-le-noel-de-mickey-partie-2_fun

Listen to French Christmas carols here:

http://www.neigefolle.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLB3yhrXuAg

Noël

http://www.zuzu.org/fran.html

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/noel/angl/noel.htm

http://french.about.com/cs/culture/a/christmas.htm

http://gofrance.about.com/cs/festivals/a/francechristmas.htm

http://www.vivenoel.com/

Où est le Père Noël?

http://www.noradsanta.org/fr/index.html

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html

http://www.noradsanta.org/

Le Chandeleur

http://french.about.com/od/culture/a/chandeleur.htm

https://youtu.be/fk9m-DwbZDk

https://www.thelocal.fr/20180201/why-do-the-french-eat-crepes-on-le-chandeleur

Mardi gras

http://www.ducksters.com/holidays/mardi_gras.php

See Videos about Mardi Gras: https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/mardi-gras

http://www.mardigras.com/

http://www.mardigrasday.com/

http://www.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/mardi.html

http://goneworleans.about.com/od/festivals/a/MardiGras.htm

Pâques

http://www.frenchfriends.info/culture/easter_paques_traditions

Click here to learn more about French verbs: les verbes

les verbes Edit

French Verb Encyclopedia

http://french.about.com/library/verb/bl_verb.htm

Conjugate Verbs

Use this site to conjugate french verbs.

http://pax.apana.org.au/fverbs.html

French Verb Lessons

http://french.about.com/library/weekly/bltopicsub-v.htm

Verbix

http://www.verbix.com/languages/french.shtml

To practice -er verbs, see Chapitre 1 Faisons connaissance

To practice the verb avoir, see Chapitre 2 Vive l'école

To practice the verb aller, see

To practice the verb être, see Chapitre 7 La Famille

Practice the verb ALLER

http://quizlet.com/1587532/aller-flash-cards/

Practice être and avoir

http://www.learnanytime.co.uk/French/Verbs%20(2).htm

Vive la France!

French Prime Minister's Site

Visit the French Prime Minister's Website to learn all about France.

www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/en

French Embassy in the United States

See France's representative in the United States

www.info-france-usa.org

CIA World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html

La Marseillaise: The French National Anthem

http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa071400m.htm

Flags of the World

www.flagspot.net/flags

Map of French Speaking Countries

Click here to see all of the places where French is spoken!

http://home.earthlink.net/~mariefrance/map1.html

Maps! Maps! Maps! (French, Francophone)

http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/cartes.shtml

France

The Lonely Planet travel guide write up about France.

http://lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/france

Carcassonne

Visit the walled town of Carcassone, near the Spanish border.

http://www.carcassonne.culture.fr/

Montpellier

This is where Mlle Metallo lived when she spent a semester in France.

http://www.ville-montpellier.fr/index.php

Pont du Gard

One of my favorite places to visit in France!

http://www.pontdugard.fr/index.php?langue=GB

http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/France/Pont_du_Gard/ac821331.html

The American Cemetary in Normandy

Another one of my favorite sites...a little piece of the United States in France.

http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/no.php

See France Live

Webcams let you see what's happening in France, in real time.

http://www.paris-live.com

http://www.montpellier.fr/150-voir-montpellier-en-direct-gr-ce-aux-webcams.htm /

The Official Tourist Office Website

Be sure to click on USA

www.franceguide.com

The Website of the Prime Minister of Canada

http://www.pm.gc.ca/

ô Canada: National Anthem

en français

http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/anthem_f.cfm

et en anglais

http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/anthem_e.cfm

CIA Factbook: Canada

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html

Visitez Montréal

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/

Carnaval!

http://www.carnaval.qc.ca/

Vancouver2010: This is where the next Winter Olympic Games will be held.

http://www.vancouver2010.com/en

http://www.vancouver2010.com/fr O! Canada

So, you want to learn French?!

Level one World Language Expectations

(A student’s guide to choosing the study of a World Language)

Level I is the starting foundation for world (foreign) language learning. Memorization of vocabulary and grammar facts is essential. Students considering taking Level I of a foreign language should posses strong verbal and writing skills, as they will be required to read, write and speak in the world language.

Here is what you can expect when you sign up for Level I French, German or Spanish:

Lots of vocabulary! You want to be able to say all sorts of things!
Lots of grammar! Conjugating verbs, identifying parts of speech, making subject-verb agreements, etc.
Identifying the countries where the language is spoken!
Learning about the culture of the people!
Learning some of the history of the country!
Singing songs, playing games, and sharing of personal experiences!

Where do Languages come from

www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language

The Importance of Knowing French

www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/profren.shtml

www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/advofr.shtml

So, Why Should You Study French

http://faculty.kutztown.edu/dewey/why_french.htm

The Importance of French

http://faculty.kutztown.edu/dewey/why.html

Why Study French: Here are some fantastic reasons to learn French!

www.fll.vt.edu/French/whyfrench.html

Madame LOVES the Olympics and was fortunate to attend the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.

https://youtu.be/R5it-gous_k

https://youtu.be/4As0e4de-rI

https://youtu.be/R5it-gous_k

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