French 3, Semester II; Les Professions
Sections:

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

Introduction

Les Professions

businessman in airport
farmer with horse
leather workshop
in office

 

This unit covers the following:

  1. Vocabulary related to working.
  2. Vocabulary related to education.
  3. Review of relative pronouns.
  4. Pronouns - how to ask and answer questions with pronouns.
  5. Using prepositions with pronouns.
  6. Review of vocabulary related to weather and units of time.

Doing the exercises
You should have a separate notebook 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 a quick overview of 19th century art and inventions. We'll also be looking into the French educational system and how it is organized to prepare people for the job market. You will have several 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, Writing; liste de peintres et fait sur chacun: 16 points
  2. Section 1, Part B, Discussion; peintres femmes: 8 points
  3. Section 1, Part C, TPR Quiz: 20 points
  4. Section 1, Part C, Discussion; technique: 8 points
  5. Section 1, Part D, Discussion; ton peintre préfèré: 8 points
  6. Section 1, Part E, Dictée; peintures: 16 points
  7. Section 1, Part F, Writing: 12 points
  8. Section 1, Part G, Writing: 20 points
  9. Section 1, Quiz: 28 points
  10. Section 2, Part A, Discussion; l'Affaire Dreyfus: 8 points
  11. Section 2, Part B, Writing: 16 points
  12. Section 2, Part D, Writing; tes projets: 12 points
  13. Section 2, Quiz: 20 points
  14. Section 3, Part A, Discussion; métiers: 12 points
  15. Section 3, Part B, Speaking, phrases: 16 points
  16. Section 3, Part C, Speaking; poem: 12 points
  17. Section 3, Part D, Writing: 12 points
  18. Section 3, Quiz: 31 points
  19. Unit Exam: 114 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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