Introduction  |  Section 1  |  Section 2  |  Section 3  |  Dictionaries

Introduction

L'Avenir

Est-ce que tu reconnais ce bâtiment? C'est le Musée du Louvre qui a été commencé en 1546 avec la Pyramide du Louvre finie en 1989. Le vieux et le moderne se complémentent à la perfection! L'avenir est la continuation du passé.

This unit includes a review of the following....

• Partitive articles
• The present tense
• The imperfect
• The passé composé
• The pronoun y

New concepts to be presented....

• Pronoun en
• Placement of pronouns
• Vocabulary on the French Educational System
• About Canada
• How to write a letter
• The future tense
• The conditional tense
• "Si" clauses

Doing the exercises
You should have a special notebook for this class for notes and to do your written exercises. Follow this sequence:

1. Write down the exercise as you see it.
2. Write the answers next to each question or fill in the blank.
3. Check your answers by clicking on the link.

Let's review some useful information.

Icon Symbols

As you work, you will see icon symbols that identify the kind of activity you are doing. Click here to review what the symbols mean.

Accents

Don't forget the accent marks when you turn in written assignments to your teacher. You will be marked off if they are missing. Review how to makes accent marks here.

Unit Vocabulary

There are two dictionaries available to you from each page - French to English and English to French. Just click on the word Dictionaries at the top of the page.

Culture Focus

This unit will feature a quick overview of the French educational system and will also give you some more facts about Canada and other French speaking countries.

Unit Activities
This unit offers a lot of different activities. Make sure you do all of them! The activities listed below are graded. The point values are in red.

1. Section 1, Part A, Discussion Board: 8 points
2. Section 1, Part D, Writing: 12 points
3. Section 1, Part E, Dictée: 16 points
4. Section 1, Quiz: 23 points
5. Section 2, Part A, Recording: 16 points
6. Section 2, Part D, Writing, European Union: 12 points
7. Section 2, Quiz: 25 points
8. Section 3, Part A, Discussion Board, questions: 16 points
9. Section 3, Part C, Writing: 16 points
10. Section 3, Part C, Speaking: 8 points
11. Section 3, Part D, Writing, letter: 12 points
12. Section 3, Quiz: 18 points
13. Unit Exam: 62 points

Practice makes perfect! Make sure you do the following activities every day:

Vocabulary activities: practice the vocabulary using flashcards for at least 15 minutes a day.
Verb conjugations: keep adding new verbs and their conjugations to your verb sheet. Practice conjugating verbs every day.

Avançons...