le jeudi 9 octobre 2014

Activités en classe (followed by homework to do at the end)

• Quiz #2 (if you missed it or didn’t do as well, don’t be overly concerned: I’ll drop the lowest quiz or two from the semester)

• Les numéros supérieurs à 60

• PDF : Révision des numéros 0-69 (p. 22)
• p. 75, Répétition de certains nombres
• For 70, 80, 90, etc., if you were absent or want to review, please read « Notez et analysez » (60+10), (4×20), (4×20+10), etc.
• Exercice avec 101 Dalmatiens

Les prix (prices) et les décimales 

• p. 76, ex. 18. Avec un partenaire
• Prononcez les numéros EN FRANÇAIS
• TAUX d’ÉCHANGE (Exchange rate) : 1 € ≈ 1,27 $, 1 $ ≈ 0,78 €
• Important notes on numbers in French:

• space or a dot in French = thousands, millions, etc. (we use a comma in English)

• 2 500 euros = two thousand five-hundred euros (deux mille cinq cents euros)
• 2.500 euros = two thousand five-hundred euros (deux mille cinq cents euros)

• comma in French = decimals(we use a dot in English)

• 2,50 euros = two euros fifty (deux euros cinquante)

• How to say:

16,75 euros = seize euros soixante-quinze (similar to English : a dollar fifty)
678 euros = six cent soixante-dix-huit euros

 Les chambres et les appartements

• p. 79-81 : louer une chambre
• Répétez les expressions.
• p. 80. Écoutons ensemble. Écoutez et sélectionnez la réponse correcte

• Culture: p. 79 : We talked about the fact that many students and families with modest finances get subsidies (allocations familiales) from the state for housing. Housing can be extremely hard to find and very expensive in big French cities like Paris, Marseille, etc.

Culture — Edgar Degas

• p. 82. Description about the painting La famille Bellilli

• With a partner, find the French words corresponding to the English listed (Activité de lecture)

• Discussion together of the Compéhension et intégration questions. People did well!

Oral interviews

• Sheet describing the format (please read this)
• The questions that I will pick from for the oral interview
• Appointments for oral interviews. No class on Thursday, Oct. 23. You only come to your oral interview appointment on Wed. or Thursday (your appointments posted soon)

• Wednesday, Oct. 22 between 7:00 and 8:48
• Thursday, Oct. 23 between 9:36 and 11:08
• Thursday, Oct. 23 between 11:20 and 12:52

WHAT TO DO FOR HOMEWORK, reminders, etc.

• vendredi (Friday) 10 octobre : iLrn @ 11:59 pm
• mardi (Tuesday) 14 octobre : Vacances ! No classes
• mercredi (Wednesday) 15 octobre : iLrn @ 11:59 pm
• jeudi (Thursday) 16 octobre. Two things:
  • Rendez (Hand in) l’Expression écrite. IMPORTANT: Read the details about the composition here.
  • Continuez avec le calendrier (you’ll be reviewing for the test)
• mardi (Tuesday) 22 octobre : Test on Module 3 & practice for Oral interview.

• Oral interviews
  • Sheet describing the format (please read this)
  • The questions that I will pick from for the oral interview
  • Appointments for oral interviews. No class on Thursday, Oct. 23. You only come to your oral interview appointment on Wed. or Thursday (your appointments posted soon)
  • Wednesday, Oct. 22 between 7:00 and 8:48
  • Thursday, Oct. 23 between 9:36 and 11:08
  • Thursday, Oct. 23 between 11:20 and 12:52

• Reminders : Extra credit (Table francophone Wednesdays at 10:30, next French Club event coming up Oct. 22) and Tutoring.

Bon week-end et bonnes vacances !