Bienvenue dans le cours de Français 1!
It is a pleasure to introduce to you the most beautiful language in the world, French! This year, we will learn the basics of the language, spending much of our time on vocabulary and cultural acquisition. We will also learn the use of some of the most essential verbs in French and important grammar points that will serve you well in all of your years of French study. Finally, you will come to know and connect with some of the major elements of the various identities of the French-speaking world. Come to this class with an open mind and heart! Your linguistic and cultural journey is about to begin!
Trimester 1
Greetings, physical descriptions, personality traits, likes and dislikes, sports and leisure activities, weather, school supplies and subjects, time, numbers 1 >>>> 1,000
Être et avoir, adjective agreement, aller, futur proche, possessive adjectives, -er and -re verbs
Québec and Sénégal
Breakfast foods and drinks, place settings, café foods
The partitive, -ir verbs, the imperative
French breakfast!
Trimester 2
Clothing and accessories, sports equipment, leather goods, numbers 1,000 >>> 1,000,000
Demonstrative adjectives, interrogative adjectives, le passé composé
Sénégal - fashion show and music
Tahiti
Chores, house and furniture
Pouvoir, devoir, le passé composé with être
Winter crepes
Trimester 3
Places in the city, means of transportation, at the pharmacy, bank and post office
Verbs : voir, savoir and connaître, inversion
Film : Les choristes
Writing songs, poetry
City living
Travel items, at the hotel, train station and airport
Prepositions with cities, countries
Grammar review
Final feast
Great websites
Great websites
DICTIONARY - WordReference : www.wordreference.com
GREAT GRAMMAR REVIEW - Tex’s French Grammar : index: la grammaire de l'absurde
AWESOME PODCASTS AND RESOURCES : https://www.podcastfrancaisfacile.com/apprendre-le-francais/liste-des-textes-fle#google_vignette
LEARN FRENCH ON YOUTUBE WITH ALEXA : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rT9qMR0KKo
VIDEOS FOR ANY LEVEL : https://www.youtube.com/@EasyFrench
Great videos that explain French concepts in less than 2 minutes – UN JOUR UNE QUESTION –