Français III

FRENCH III Syllabus & Grading Policy

Tully Central School District

Department of World Languages


Mlle Altmann 2020-2021

Course: French III

Time: period 1 Room 125

maltmann@k12.tullyschools.org

Textbook: Bien dit! French 2, HOLT McDOUGAL

Summative Assessment: Regional Exam administered during Regents Week


Student Learning Objectives:

Speaking: Student oral responses will be comprehensible and appropriate demonstrating competence in pronunciation and intonation.

Listening: Student will demonstrate understanding of in-class instruction, audio activities and videos.

Reading: Student will incorporate various reading strategies to actively read and demonstrate understanding of authentic documents, short stories and reading passages.

Writing: Student will write well-developed essays on various topics demonstrating competence of vocabulary, syntax and organization.


Grading Policy:

Class Participation 15%

Homework 15%

Quizzes 30%

Tests/Projects 40%


Coursework Overview:

Chapter 6

Vocabulary: Childhood Activities

Comparing Country Life & City Life

Grammar: Formation & Usage of the Imperfect Past Tense

Usage of the Imperfect & Passé Composé Tenses

Adverb Placement

Comparatives with adjectives & adverbs

Superlatives with adjectives & adverbs


Chapter 7

Vocabulary: Camping

Nautical Sports

Nature & Animals

Outdoor Activities

Describing Circumstances

Expressing What You Will Do

Wondering What Will Happen

Grammar: Usage of the Imperfect & Passé Composé

Être en train de…

Future Tense of Regular & Irregular Verbs

Conjugations of COURIR


Chapter 8

Vocabulary: Body Parts

Injuries & Illnesses

Expressing How You Feel

Describing Symptoms

Improving One’s Health

Giving Advice & Sympathizing with Someone

Grammar: Subjunctive of Regular & Irregular verbs

Conditional Tense

Si clauses


Chapter 9

Vocabulary: Describing Movies & Books

Asking For & Giving Information

Television Shows & Music

Recommending & Advising Against Something

Grammar: Relative Pronouns: qui, que & dont

Present Participles

C’est vs Il/ Elle est

Interrogative Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns

Comparatives & Superlatives


Chapter 10

Vocabulary: Vacation

Making Vacation Preparations

Inquiring About a Vacation

Expressing What You Would Do if You Could

Expressing Necessity

Inquiring About What Has Been Completed

Grammar: Object Pronouns

Conditional Tense

Subjunctive Tense

Imperfect & Passé Composé Tenses

Si clauses

Être en train de…