Transcript Independent Study

Independent Study
Week 2
Welcome to Week #2
• This week you will have daily grammar
exercises to practice the Present Tense of
ER Verbs. You will be quizzed on these next
Friday.
• There is no new Project for this week.
Continue working on last week’s project.
Continue to do the following
each day:
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Complete the daily log
Summarize a current event
Work through BBC Ma France
Read Chapter 1 of La Joconde by Friday.
Do not take the book home with you, I only
have one copy of it. Place it on my desk
when you are finished reading it. Merci!
Government
• Who is the French president?
• What is the length of a presidential term in
France?
• What is the legal voting age in France?
• What are the main political issues in
France?
ER Verb Review
• http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/ver1.html
• Visit this website to review the ER Verbs
endings for the present tense.
• You can also listen to the pronunciation of
various infinitive verbs.
Tues:Practice with Present Tense ER Verbs
Écrivez en anglais.
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Je nage et bouquine tout le temps en été.
Nous bavardons avec Pierre le mercredi.
Ils regardent la télé trop parce qu’ils sont paresseux.
Joues-tu avec le chien souvent?
Elle porte une robe noire à la danse.
Check your answers.
1. I swim and read all the time in the summer.
2. We chat with Pierre every Wednesday.
3. They watch TV too much because they are
lazy.
4. Do you play with the dog often?
5. She’s wearing a black dress to the dance.
Weds:
Practice with Present Tense ER Verbs
Écrivez en anglais.
1. Je ne mange jamais de croque-monsieur car je
suis végétarienne.
2. Il est embêtant parce qu’il zappe trop.
3. Malheureusement, il ne voyage jamais.
4. Pourquoi penses-tu qu’il est mignon?
5. Elle achète une voiture rouge.
Check your answers.
I never eat ham and cheese sandwiches because
I’m vegetarian. (Fem)
He is annoying because he channel surfs too much.
Unfortunately, he never travels.
Why do you (inf) think he’s cute?
She is buying a red car.
Jeudi: La Grammaire
Écrivez en anglais.
Nous parlons chinois très bien, mais nous sommes
américains.
J’habite à New Castle, mais je suis anglais.
Elle chante tout le temps, mais elle ne chante pas bien.
Il aime envoyer des SMS et il déteste téléphoner.
Est-ce que vous marchez au stade avec moi aujourd’hui?
Check your answers.
We speak Chinese very well, but we are American
(mpl).
I live in New Castle, but I’m English.
She sings all the time, but she doesn’t sing well.
He likes to send texts and he hates to call.
Are you (formal) walking to the stadium with me today?
Vendredi: La Grammaire
Écrivez en anglais.
.Tamiko travaille trop parce que son mari ne travaille plus.
.Elles restent à la maison car elles sont malades.
.Je cherche partout mais je ne trouve pas mon sac à main.
.Tu étudies ce soir ou demain matin?
Qui essaye les escargots?
Check your answers.
.Tamiko works too much because her husband doesn’t work
anymore.
.They (f) are staying home cuz they are sick.
.I am looking everywhere but I’m not finding my purse.
.Are you (inf) studying tonight or tomorrow morning?
Who is trying the snails?
Current Events
• http://www.france24.com/en/france
• Visit the website above.
• Summarize a current event in France in one
paragraph, in English.
BBC: Ma France
• This series will help your pronunciation greatly.
• Visit this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/f
lash/#
• You will need headphones. They are in the closet
in the front of the room.
• Work through the videos. You should spend at
least 15 minutes on this site a day.
• Log what you completed.
Watch this video.
• This video was made by American tourists
in France. It gives you a nice look at Paris.
You get to see the Mona Lisa (La Joconde)
in French!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWwQ0
hd-CUU
• It is a good video, even though the man’s
pronunciation of Palais Royale makes me
cringe!