Overdue recognition...

My French 3 class has had, by far, the hardest adjustment this year, between a new Madame, a new textbook and both our new sets of expectations. Because of this, the 4-skill exam took longer than anticipated to incorporate into their curriculum. This past unit was their first experience being assessed on reading, writing, speaking and listening, and they certainly rose to the occasion.

I have attached two of their speaking tests for you: one prompt asked them to describe NHS to a French student using school location vocabulary and verbs, while the second prompt (more difficult in my opinion because of the dense vocabulary required) had them explaining how to start up and open the Internet on a French computer to check one's email.


Robert

Gabrielle

I am sure I will have much more student work to put up after their next unit, which requires them to talk about their morning routines... whether or not we want to hear the gory details in French, however, remains to be seen... :-)

A+

World Language Club Film Series, round 3...

My students are thrilled this week, because, as they put it, "French finally reigned supreme!" and won the vote for our next film series showing. So, we will be watching the Gerard Depardieu film (I know, doesn't really narrow it down all that much, since he is in everything) "Cyrano de Bergerac." Though not as modern as our last 2 films, it is certainly a classic.

I intend to have French 4 read the famous "Tirade of the Noses" next year, so I included that scene for your viewing pleasure.