Expression of the day: Les murs ont des oreilles
Literal meaning: "Walls have ears"
Figurative meaning:, you never know who might be listening in & what their intentions are
Today in class:
We began learning more advanced ways to describe physical appearances as well as some basic shapes including: carré-square, triangle, rectangle, cercle-circle and ovale
Today in Class:
We brainstormed ideas or how to complete the sentence "Je suis _________ parce que _______", which means I am _____ because __________.
We also looked at our first virelangue (tongue twister): Je suis ce que je suis et si je suis ce que je suis, qu'est-ce que je suis ?
Today in class we talked about letter writing in French. We also looked at how to write the address on the outside of envelopes and what some of the main components of a letter might be. In class students wrote & turned in 2 short letters to the person of their choice to practice using the components of a letter in French.
Today in class:
We talked about how to tell if a conversation you are listening to is informal vs Formal as well as how to ask whether a person is from a certain city. Students also spent time working in groups creating dialogues to present to the class.
Up and coming:
Test next Thursday on adjective placement, classroom vocabulary, informal vs formal commands and greetings and our cultural topics education in France. We will be reviewing for the test on Tuesday.
In class today students spent time using formal greetings:
Comment vous appellez-vous? AND Comment allez-vous?
Using commands with their classmates:
Indiquez le tableau! and Fermez la porte!
And reviewing placements of adjectives:
Elle est une jeune fille. VS Elle est une fille folle.
Today was a great first day of classes! I am confident that this year each of you as students will greatly expand your knowledge of French language and culture and maybe some of you parents will as well.
Recap of class today:
In class we spent some time playing a game to challenge our teamwork skills that I call "Nœud des humains" or the human knot. We also spent time learning: vocabulary pertaining to our class description such as parler, lire and écouter; classroom expectations and reviewing classroom supplies vocabulary. Check out the vocabulary section to see some of the vocab we have and will continue to cover for this first mini unit of the year.
I am so excited for this upcoming year and I have so much in store for you all. If you are new to my class, you will be happy to know that this website is going to be a great resource to you if you choose to use it. There is a place for a listing of your homework assignments (Devoir), vocabulary and grammar information from our current and past units (vocabulaire), cultural videos and information discussed in class, a little bit about me if you are curious (à propos de moi), and my contact information in case you need to get a hold of me or need a little extra help.
Looking forward to a great year!
- Mademoiselle LaBarre