French 3, Semester II; La Maison
Sections:

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

Introduction

 

La Maison

Balcony

En France, le style des maisons change d'une région à une autre. Par exemple, les maisons de style Provençal sont carrées et symétriques. Elles sont comme des petits manoirs avec le toit qui dépasse et des volets sur les fenêtres. Les maisons de style Normand ont une tour centrale et la grange attachée à la maison principale. Après la Première Guerre Mondiale, les soldats américains qui se sont battus en France, ont rapporté ces idées qui ont été modifiées pour mieux refléter le style américain.

carré/e square un volet a shutter un soldat a soldier
un manoir a manor une fenêtre a window se battre to fight
le toit the roof la grange the barn rapporter to bring back
dépasser to jut out over attaché/e attached to

 

This unit covers the following:

  1. Reviewing uses of "en"
  2. Irregular verb vivre
  3. Difference between vivre and habiter
  4. Talking about your house and where things are located in your house; what things are used for in your house
  5. Adverbs
  6. Conditional
  7. Command form
  8. Comparative/Superlative

New concepts:

  1. The conditional to express desire
  2. The passive voice
  3. Giving and understanding directions
  4. Vocabulary about housing and related topics
  5. Cultural and historical issues

Doing the exercises

You should have a notebook especially for this class to take notes and 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 an overview of important characters from France's rich history from the French Revolution through the First Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte. We'll also be exploring Madagascar. You'll get lots of opportunities to do research on the Internet to learn more about it.

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; ton opinion: 8 points
  2. Section 1, Part B, TPR Quiz: 12 points
  3. Section 1, Part B, Writing; ta maison: 8 points
  4. Section 1, Part D, Writing; phrases: 12 points
  5. Section 1, Part E, Writing--Madagascar: 16 points
  6. Section 1, Part E, Projet: 5 points
  7. Section 1, Part F, Dictée; notre maison: 16 points
  8. Section 1, Quiz: 25 points
  9. Section 2, Part A, Writing; Napoléon Bonaparte: 16 points
  10. Section 2, Part C, Writing, et si?: 16 points
  11. Section 2, Part D, Projet: 5 points
  12. Section 2, Quiz: 20 points
  13. Section 3, Part A, Writing: 16 points
  14. Section 3, Part A, Speaking, un strophe récité ou chanté: 16 points
  15. Section 3, Part D, Project: 5 points
  16. Section 3, Part D, Discussion; à faire ou ne pas faire: 8 points
  17. Section 3, Part E, Project Final: 20 points
  18. Section 3, Part E, Speaking: 10 points
  19. Section 3, Quiz: 20 points
  20. Unit Exam: 84 points

 

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

practiceVocabulary 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.

 

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