Wednesday 6pm: Summary #8

Last week, we started by explaining the previous week’s vocabulary in French. Then we practised the plu-perfect (see sentences below). After, we started discussing some of the topics from last week, but we didn’t have time to do them all, so we will continue next week 🙂 Read More…

Wednesday 6pm: Summary #6

On Wednesday, we started by going over Week 5’s vocabulary in French, as usual. Then you told some anecdotes about what you got up to when you were at school – it was most amusing 🙂 We had a quick look at the plue-perfect in French. We will definitely see more of that next week, but in the meantime, please feel free to check this out. After, we started to have a look at French idioms… We will continue next week! Read More…

Wednesday 6pm: Summary #5

On Wednesday, we first looked over Week 4’s vocabulary in French. We then had a listen at the beginning of the song by La Grande Sophie. After that, we started correcting the homework, using the drawings – alibis, alibis!! And then we discussed some of the things you did when you were younger.

Homework:
1) Explain the vocabulary in French
3) One minute talk: tell us about something silly you did at school (so you’ll have to use the perfect tense as this is a specific event)

Vocabulary

une bille
poser des questions
attraper des poux
une citrouille
un trapèze /// une balançoire
une piqûre /// une aiguille
un agriculteur; un éleveur
un forgeron
la construction navale
Je n’en ai aucune idée
femme au foyer; ménagère

On savait (devenir grand) Chanson : La Grande Sophie

Mettre les verbes à l’imparfait!
avoir savoir aller chasser poser collectionner sentir être attraper

On avait les cheveux longs
Des dents de lait et pourtant
On savait, on savait que ça n’allait pas durer
On chassait les papillons
On posait plein de questions
On savait, on savait que ça n’allait pas durer
On collectionnait les billes
On sentait bon la vanille
On savait, on savait que ça n’allait pas durer
On était toujours jaloux
Et on attrapait des poux
On savait, on savait que ça n’allait pas durer

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Wednesday 6pm: Summary #4

On Wednesday, we first looked over Week 3’s vocabulary in French. Then you described your best friend. We then quickly revised the imperfect. Read More…

Wednesday 6pm: Summary #3

Cours du Mercredi 18h: Résumé #3

On Wednesday, we first started by looking over Week 2’s vocabulary. Then we continued our discussions about various family issues from last week. We also listened to Comme d’habitude (Have another look at it here, if you dare!!) and read through the (very depressing) words (find the whole song below)! Read More…

Comme d’habitude, Claude François

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Wednesday 6pm: Summary #2

Cours du Mercredi 18h: Résumé #2

On Wednesday, we first started by looking over Week1’s vocabulary. Then we read the January texts and discussed Burn’s Suppers in French… After we started talking about your family, using the questions I had given you last week. We didn’t have time to finish unfortunately, so we will continue next week 🙂 Read More…

Wednesday 6pm: Summary #1

Cours du Mercredi 18h: Résumé #1

On Wednesday, we started by meeting everyone in the group. Then we discussed your plans and new year’s resolutions for 2010 – and we revised how to form the future in French (you may click here if you’d like to take another look at the notes about the future).

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Wednesday 6pm: Syllabus

Week 1 ~ THINGS TO COME: RESOLUTIONS AND PLANS

* Présentations

* Grammaire : Reminder: how to form the future in French

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