--Practice the numbers from 1-69 p. 71. We will do the (higher!) math on p. 72 orally in class. See below (session #15) for information on where to go for help with the pronunciation of numbers. 
--Study the Note Grammaticale p. 69 (L'apparence) for descriptions of people. Study the vocabulary for family members (pp. 66-67 text and listen to the CD with the descriptions).
--Write out p. 67 A for you and your family

Material for French in Action, from this time forward, is optional.  I strongly suggest that you do these exercises and listen to and practice the recordings, since they can only help you if you are having trouble with pronunciation and/or understanding:

--Watch French in Action Lesson 5 (Names and Origins) for descriptions of Mireille's and Robert's families. Is the general introduction at the beginning of each lesson now clearer to you? What is Mireille talking about when the program opens?

On the French Resources on the Web (on my home page), go to the section"Grammar Practice and Language Resources" where you will find a website for the pronunciation of numbers (all numbers!).

Textbook:
--Study p. 74 (Possessive adjectives third person--"his, hers, theirs")
--Write out p. 74 K
--Page 72 G: Calculons! Practice doing the math problems orally. We will do them in class as well.

French Grammar Review pages:
Print out the exercises on the French Grammar Review pages and begin to do all the exercises for the POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (his, hers, theirs, etc.).. Test 6 on Quia (Chapter 2) provides further reinforcement when you do the assignments (see below).

Oral and Listening Practice:
--French in Action videos: Lessons 5, 6 (view the film and do the oral exercise work in the booklet which was distributed).   Remember that the oral activities (those with the image of headphones) are on the lab website.  Make sure that you also have a copy of the answer key which was distributed.  These exercises are optional. If you are having trouble with numbers, descriptions of people, and general family vocabulary, use French in Action to help you. 

If you feel you still need more practice on family relationships and descriptions of families, write a paragraph or two to describe the families of Mireille and Robert.  You may e-mail your text to your instructor by Friday, March 25.  Make sure that all accents are typed in! 

Quia:  Chapitre 2, all remaining exercises due

2)  Reading and Writing Practice:
--Read Textbook pp. 78-79 and do exercises I, J p. 80

--Read pages 86-91, Dossier-Découvertes, about Paris. In ENGLISH: Write a summary of what you have learned and understood about the history of Paris, the tourist sites that are described, and about Paris as a city of art and artists. Give information about the tourist sites that are described: What are these sites? what was their historical importance? How is Paris organized? In other words, give as much information as you can about what you have read. Do not give a translation of the texts, but describe what you understand in your own words. Type (double-spaced) at least two pages for this exercise.
This exercise is preparing us for the work in Chapters 3 and 4, concerning how to get around a city (using public transportation) and discovering a city, its buildings, architecture, tourist interests, etc. We are getting ready to go to Paris! 

One of the other objectives is to get you accustomed to reading texts in French that are more advanced.  You are not expected to understand everything, but to try to use reading comprehension strategies to get the most information out of the texts that you can.  There will be a similar exercise with a website for a French town in the South of France (Tarascon).  This is one of the rare French websites that is only in French.  Most others are in several languages, including English.

Chapter 3: Première étape
Review the vocabulary for buildings and places in a city in the textbook. Practice the pronunciation: remember that the vocabulary is recorded for you!

OWL Quiz #4 in the lab:  Math/HTPFC and Tuyau prononciation

Tuyau Prononciation recordings for Chapter 2 due

Chapter 3: Première étape
Write out the following exercises from the textbook:
--p. 96 A
--p. 97 B
--p. 98 C
For the new verb ALLER (p. 98), write the verb out 5 times or until you know it by heart. Study the Note Grammaticale p. 99 (adverbs used with aller).
Write out: p. 98 D, E

Textbook exercises to write out:
--p. 99 F
--p. 100 H, I, J, K
--p. 101 L

Check out the French Resources Page: Tongue Twisters and Phonetics Exercises (with audio texts)

OWL Quiz #5 in the lab: Five questions (Chapter 2)

--On my home page you will find a link for French Resources on the Web. Go to the section on the Regions of France, and find the link to the city of Tarascon. Browse through the information that is on the site and write (this means type!) a paragraph of at least 500 words (in English) describing the type of information you can find out about the city. Discuss the usefulness of the information and the user-friendliness of the pages. What's going on in Tarascon within the next few weeks? Can you find some of the sites and monuments that were mentioned and shown on the map in our textbook? What can you learn about the history of Tarascon? What did you learn about the history? What is the tarasque? These pages have recently been redone and are one of the very rare examples of a tourist site that does not present information in several languages.  Try to understand as much as you can about the city of Tarascon and its history. This website is entirely in French.  How much information can you figure out?  Don't try to translate word for word, but rather get the "gist" of things, as you learned at the beginning of the semester with French in Action.

--Supplementary vocabulary (and to get ready for your oral exercise/quiz at the end of Chapter 3), go to the Virtual Walk Through Paris page and for Chapter 3, look at the exercise. Follow the instructions for some of the images and vocabulary of other buildings, stores, locations in Paris.   You can use the Index page for a quick link, but it will give you pictures only, not the captions.

Textbook exercises:
--p. 102, N, O
--Listen to and practice the vocabulary in bold pp. 103-104 (directions, locations).
--p. 104, A, B
--p. 105, C

How to Pronounce French Correctly:  Unit 5 recordings due

Quia:  Chapitre 3, Deuxième étape due

PowerPoint Workshops:

Your final project conversations are going to be Power Point presentations. 

For those who do not know how to use Power Point, the Media Center (2S-114) will offer workshops on the following days:

Wednesday, April 13  2:30-3:30pm

Thursday, April 28  1:30-2:30pm

(Note: Last day to withdraw from classes without permission)

Textbook exercises:
p. 106 D
p. 107: F, G, H

Reminder:
1) Your individual images for the recording for Chapter 3, Une Promenade dans Paris, can be found in the PDF file at:  promenade_images_assigned_spring2011.  You will be using the website on my home page, Une Promenade dans Paris: A Virtual Walk Through Paris, and the Index of Images which gives you a quick way to scroll through your individual images in order to prepare your script.

OWL Quiz #6 in the lab:  Pronunciation quiz:  Saying where you are going (using à and articles).

--Short QUIZ (directions; prepositions à and de)

Study the Structure, p. 109 (the Impératif)

Textbook exercises to write out:
--108: I
--109: K, L
--116-117 (to practice the verb prendre): F, G

Bring the drafts of your Promenade dans Paris script to class so that we can look at them together.

On the Grammar Review Pages, do the exercise, Quelques adverbes. You will be writing out 36 sentences (for practice!)

Final Project Preparation:

The following is due on Wednesday, April 27, but you need to get a head start over the spring break:

It's important to begin thinking about and working on your final project, Une Visite à Paris, NOW. This is not something you can do overnight. The instruction sheet for the "Preparation" is available on my home page: Final Project, Preparation. Print them out. This activity will get you to begin looking at various websites about Paris and to learn something about the rich cultural heritage of this city. Your typed text of your plans is due on Wednesday, April 27 (right after the Spring break). You must also mention in that text who your travel partners are going to be.

The instructions for the project itself (in addition to being on my home page
http://scholar.library.csi.cuny.edu/~talarico/talarico.htm ), can also be linked to from here at Une Visite à Paris.

--Before beginning any research, on the internet or elsewhere, students are required to re-read the CUNY Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism. A "short version" is on the syllabus page for this course; xerox copies are in the Media Center. On Wednesday, April 27, you are to be prepared to answer the following regarding this policy:
What is plagiarism? Why is it wrong? What will happen if my instructor discovers I have plagiarized?

Tuyau Prononciation Chapter 3 recordings due

April 17-

April 26

To finish Chapitre 3:
Read and study vocabulary pp. 111-112 (the conversation on p. 112 will be helpful for your final project conversations). 
Write out:  p. 113:  B 1-3 and 7-9; C: 1-3. 
Study the Structure on p. 118 (for telling time) and the Note grammaticale p. 119 (to talk about time) 

Chapitre 4:

Read and practice the vocabulary in bold print pp. 132-133

Textbook exercises:
--Write out pp. 134-135: A, B, C
Practice pronouncing the days of the week (pp. 135-136)
Write out p. 136 D, E

Practice telling time:  exercise K, p. 119 (so that you know what the time is according to the 24-hour clock) (this is from Chapter 3)

New Verb Alert:  Acheter, p. 134.  Write it out until you know it by heart and remember to change the accent marks!

Preliminary final project plans(written--meaning typed!) are due.  Explanation of plagiarism policy and consequences due for discussion in class.

Typewritten page: Explain what you consider the main errors you have made in your OWL exams (all of them) and what you are doing to correct them.  Is it listening comprehension, pronunciation, grammar?  Explain what it is about the comprehension, pronunciation, or grammar that is giving you trouble. 

Recording and written script for Une Promenade dans Paris due.  Hand in your written script (typed) in class and make sure that your recording is uploaded to the French Forum pages. The French Forum will be locked on and no further uploads will be allowed.  A handwritten copy of your script will not be accepted. 

Textbook:
Write out p. 138 H, I (practice with new irregular verb VOULOIR)

Textbook exercises to write out:
Write out exercise F p. 137 (talking about time --p. 145 D
--p. 147 F, H (to practice the vocabulary of adverbs designating the present and future, Structure p. 146)
--Study the Structure p. 148 (and practice the verb Espérer). Write out exercises J, K p. 149

Reminder:  The instructions for the final project presentation (and written report) are found on the home page, Une visite à Paris.  Download this page and bring it to class with any questions you have about how to do your Power Point presentation. 

Review of Chapter 3:  Download the PDF "Tell me that . . ." and do the translations of the sentences.

Write out the verb Descendre for "je, tu, on, nous, vous" only (see p. 142)
Listen to and read the conversation on p. 142 for métro vocabulary
Write out the following exercises:
--p. 156 E, F
--p. 157 H, G

On the French Grammar Review pages, do the exercise on Pronominal verbs.

OWL Quiz in the lab:  "Tell Me That . . ."

Bring your project work to class, along with questions about grammar (review sheets, Quia exercises you had trouble with, etc.) so we can review and continue to work on final projects.
Imperative form of pronominal verbs: Re-read p. 158 for explanations and write out Exercise L, p. 159.

We will work on the sentences distributed on the worksheet for review.

Check out the supplemental readings page (another link is on my home page) for some interesting articles about Père Lachaise and walking in the Latin Quarter.  Any of the readings indicated for "113" are appropriate for you to read. 

OWL Quiz in the lab:  Final Exam questions

Quia:  Chapitre 4, all remaining exercises due.  These exercises are an important review of all material.
Tuyau Prononciation recordings for Chapter 4 due

For extra practice, and to review for the final exam, write out the supplementary exercises for the Deuxième étape and for the Troisième étape (they are .doc files)

Review for final exam. Presentation of final "Causerie" Internet project: "A Quick Trip to Paris" (Une Visite Éclair à Paris).  You will hand in your written reports (typed, double-spaced) and a CD with your PowerPoint presentation.

The Final Examination will contain the following parts:
I.  OWL Oral Questions (in lab; May 16)
II.  Listening Comprehension
III.  Listening Discernment:
   a)  Présent/Futur
   b)  Prix/Chiffre/l'Heure
   c)  Verbes
IV.  Une Lycéenne française (verbs)
V.  Les Vacances (pronominal verbs)
VI.  Grammaire/Verbes
VII.  Les possessifs
VIII.  Construire des phrases
IX.  Prépositions À  /  De  + le/la/les/l'
X.  Reading Comprehension
XI.  Culture

Final Examination:

The exam begins promptly at 10:10 am in our regular classroom.

Note:  Your grades will be posted on BlackBoard.  To get your grades, log on to BlackBoard on the CUNY Portal. If you do not have a BlackBoard account, or don't know how to use it, go to the CSI Library for help. No grades are given over the phone or sent via e-mail. The Syllabus page has the breakdown of what your grades are based upon.

Bonnes vacances!

à tous et à toutes ! ! !