Livre:
Lire:  p. 352-354 (les études à l'étranger)
Étudier structures pp. 356-357 et 360
Écrire:  p. 355 A (consulter aussi le site de l'IIEF pour vos réponses)
Écouter CD 2-10 et lire simultanément dans le livre pp. 358-359

Grammatical/Mechanical Priorities for Chapter 9:
--comparative/superlative
--review of "official time" (24-hour clock)
--ordinal numbers
--the verbs partir/sortir/quitter/laisser
--how to talk about the past:  uses of the passé composé and the imparfait
--vocabulary for hotels/housing; study abroad

Étudier p. 363 (vocabulaire) et 367
Écrire:  p. 357 C, D, E  (le superlatif).  Relisez les pages 283-285 pour une révision du comparatif. 
Étudier "L'heure officielle et conversationnelle" (pp. 360-361); oralement p. 360:  I, J; 361 K.

Download the PDF file of the Regions of France (pages from Allons-y!) and begin looking at some of the information.  Be prepared to answer some questions about your findings in class on February 9.  Do some exploration on the web to find out some basic information about at least TWO different regions.  You will answer the questions listed for Feb. 9 in class. 

To help with le superlatif et le comparatif:  Download the PDF review chart of the summary of the explanations of the comparison and superlative from the French Grammar Review pages.  Read the chart carefully and do the exercises that review the comparative (from FRN 114) (this is a .doc file).

Begin to review the mechanics of the conjugations of verbs in the passé composé and the imparfait.  Review which verbs are conjugated with être or avoir; spelling of verbs in the imparfait.  The work in Chapter 9 that deals with using/choosing these tenses is based on your knowledge of how they are conjugated.   To help jog your memory, begin to work on the review exercises that you can download.  They are a review of what you did on Quia last semester.  There is also a link to them on the French Grammar Review pages.
Remember that there is a verb conjugation table in the Appendix of your textbook. 

Quelques questions sur les différentes régions: 
Qu'est-ce que vous avez trouvé d'intéressant?
Pouvez-vous parler de la gastronomie, de l'économie, du tourisme dans certaines régions? 
Pouvez-vous comparer deux régions différentes? Pour l'instant (parce que vous n'avez pas encore choisi votre région!), quelle est la meilleure région? la région la plus intéressante?  Pourquoi?

Lire et étudier pp. 362-364
Étudier structure p. 367

Étudier Les Verbes Partir, Sortir, Quitter pp. 370-371
Écrire p. 370 J
Lisez sur les French Grammar Review Pages, "Special Verbs:" sortir, partir, quitter, etc.  (Note:  Just concentrate on the first page).

Study the chart of phonetic symbols (a PDF).  We will be working on an introduction to the phonetic alphabet this semester.

Quia Chapitre 9, première étape

Le Projet:
--Print out the Travail préliminaire document.  You should have completed Part I, steps 1-3. 
--On Feb. 9, you presented your preliminary findings orally, in French, in class.  Take those same questions and write two paragraphs in French (that means TYPE) explaining your preliminary findings.  Make sure that you have looked at websites in addition to the textbook pages that you have downloaded. 

La Grammaire (exercises found on the French Grammar Review pages):
--Complete the passé composé/imparfait review exercises.
--Download the document "Questions to ask when choosing between the passé composé and the imparfait")
(Note:  you should make a folder for yourself of the documents you are collecting for our work on the passé composé/imparfait, which will come up at the end of Chapter 9)

Textbook exercises:
--Review "les nombres ordinaux," p. 367 and be prepared to do pp. 367-368 Excs. E, F, G  and p. 375 D orally. 
--Review the verbs sortir, partir, quitter (and the explanation sheet on the Review pages).  Bring in any questions about these verbs and the homework you had.  Be prepared to do pp. 375-376, Exc. E, orally.

La Phonétique:
--Finish up the exercises begun in class.  You can also download them:  Intro I  and Intro 2

Finish up all the exercises for Étapes I and II of Chapter 9.  Bring in any questions you have.  We will review everything during the first part of class.  In the second part of the session there will be a quiz on this material.  For further practice, write out exercises D, E pp. 375-376

Étape 3: 
--Read pp. 373-374 (La maison des Baptizet). Practice the vocabulary and be prepared to answer p. 374, A, B. 
--Bring in all review sheets of passé composé / imparfait from the French Grammar Review pages, including the "fishy" choices between avoir and être in the passé composé.  Print out the short text about "Roger" from the Review pages.
--Read  pp. 373-374 (vocabulary of what is found in a house)
--Read "Structure" pp. 376-377 and write out exercises F, G, p. 377.
--In English Grammar for Students of French: Read pp. 24-25 (Verbs) and pp. 116-121 (explanation of objects, transitive and intransitive verbs)

Quia Chapitre 9, deuxième étape

Classes follow a Monday schedule (we meet in 2S-112)

At the end of the hour, we will go to the lab for OWL oral quiz #1.  There will be a short practice test to show you how the software works.

Textbook (le passé composé et l'imparfait): 
Exercices écrits: 
377:  F, G
378-379:  H, I

Texte:
381:  M
382-383:  O, P

All worksheets for passé composé/imparfait should be finished.

Finish Intro I worksheet for phonetics exercises.  We will review it in class.  Bring in Intro II worksheet and phonetic symbols table.  We will work together on these exercises. 

Complete all remaining Quia exercises for Chapter 9.

To get your grades for the OWL exam, download the instructions on my home page.

Review of all questions from homework, Quia, Tuyau Prononciation for Chapter 9.  It's up to you to bring your questions to class--including questions from the supplementary worksheets and explanations of the imparfait/passé composé. 

Written quiz for Chapter 9:  This will cover all material in Chapter 9 except for the passé composé/imparfait distinctions.  That's a separate treat in store for you!

Chapitre 10: 
Read the "petites annonces" for different types of lodging (pp. 396-397)
Exercises A(to do orally in English) and B (explain what the abbreviations mean) page 397. 

Study and learn the conjugation of the verb "connaître" (including past tenses) p. 399
Write out exercises D and E p. 399
Be prepared to explain the difference between the verbs "savoir" (pp. 330-331) and "connaître"

Study the irregular verb "mettre," p. 402.  Practice pronouncing exc. I, p. 402.  Write out exercise J, but add the following: 
1)  after you do the exercise in the present tense, write out each sentence in the imperfect, beginning with, "D'habitude, je ......."   
2)  then do the sentences with the passé composé:  "Hier, j'ai...."

Begin to study the vocabulary for the Deuxième étape (pp. 404-405) concerning the items found in a house or an apartment.  This is preparatory work for a writing assignment you will have and for a short oral presentation in class. 

Project:  You are to hand in your final decisions concerning the region and cities you will be exploring for your final project.  Provide the name of the region and the major cities.  Write a paragraph in French explaining why you chose the region you did (J'ai choisi la région de ... parce que  . . .). 

Study the "Structure" p. 406, the first part of the "pronoms interrogatifs." If you are unsure about the inversion of the subject/verb, re-read pp. 292-293.  You need to know that for the interrogative pronouns.  Write out exercise E,  p. 407.

Quiz:  passé composé/imparfait

Bring both sets of phonetics exercises to class--with the exercises completed.  We will correct them.  There will be a phonetics component to your mid-term.  You will be allowed to use the sheet with the phonetic alphabet on it to help you! 

Two paragraphs (Typed and in French; use the model of "La maison des Baptizet p. 374)):  Comment est votre maison/appartement (ou la maison de vos parents, vos amis)?  Si vous habitez dans une maison, combien d'étages y a-t-il?  pour un appartement, sur quel étage est votre appartement?  Décrivez les pièces; à quel étage est-ce qu'elles sont?  Y a-t-il un sous-sol?  une cave? 
Give as many details as you can and then compare your house to that of the Baptizet family.  Is yours bigger? smaller? You will present your information orally in class (3 minutes maximum!)  I will collect your written texts BEFORE your presentation, so you can use notes, but you cannot read a text out loud.
This written exercise is preparatory work for a text you will write for next week about housing in your particular region. 

We are going to finish up all remaining exercises and questions from the textbook, through page 405 (Chapter 10).  Study the vocabulary for what is found in different rooms in a house/apartment, pp. 404-405.

Follow the link to the three-part exercise, Organiser un paragraphe). Take a look at the article in English on the lab supplementary reading page about Alsace ("A Look at Alsace").  It's a very concise description of housing in the region and a good model for you to follow.  Do the exercise for Parts I and II and on a separate sheet, typed, double-spaced, write out Part III about housing in your particular region.  The text will be at least one page long. 

Les pronoms interrogatifs (personnes):  Write out exercises F, G p. 407
To help you understand the interrogative pronouns and verb constructions with different prepositions, look at the following charts on the French Grammar Review pages:
1)  Interrogative pronouns with exercises (just look at the chart on the first page)
2)  Verbs and the prepositions they take (located under French 215)
We will look at these in class.  Print them out. 

We are going to jump a bit, to continue with the interrogative pronouns.  Study the Structure, p. 414 (Les pronoms interrogatifs--choses).  Write out exercises F/G p. 415. 

Complete the supplementary exercises (Interrogative pronouns on the French Grammar Review pages).  The U Texas website has further explanations, exericses for you to practice (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/int5.html).  Read them and do them!  Textbook: Write out p. 415:  H, I.

Text for your mid-term:  Download and print out the instructions for your preliminary work for your final projects.  The two texts (one in English and one in French) will count as Part II of your mid-term.  You will hand them in today, March 16.

The link with maps of régions et départements can be found on the French Resources on the Web page:  (http://www.cartesfrance.fr)

Examen de la mi-semestre (une heure):
Part I:  Grammar, vocabulary, phonetics(le superlatif; la maison/les petites annonces; connaître/savoir; sortir/partir/quitter; passé composé/imparfait; les nombres ordinaux; les pronoms interrogatifs. (In class)
Part II: Texts for the final project (which were handed in on March 16)
Part III:  Recording of all the Tuyau prononciation exercises for Chapter 10 (recorded on the French Forum pages).

After the exam, we will continue with the remaining material in Chapter 10:

Read the Structure (the different forms of venir), p. 409 and do exercises p. 409: J, K;  p. 410:  L 
Study p. 418, the expression venir de.  Write out p. 419:  M, N

For review of ALL interrogatives, go to the UT site and download and do the following exercises.  We will correct them together in class.  Listen to the conversations and study the explanations:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/int5.html#people
Practicing "inversion:" http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/int3.html

Bring in the interrogative exercises you downloaded from the French Grammar Review Pages: Interrogative pronouns with exercises (Chart with exercises) and Extra Exercises.

Bring in any and all questions about Chapter 10.

Quiz:  Les pronoms interrogatifs; les verbes mettre et connaître.

Chapter 11 deals with finding a job. You will use the vocabulary and structures in this chapter to expand another part of your final project:  "La situation d'emploi dans ma région." Look at the "petites annonces" for jobs in your region/city.  Are there differences in the types of jobs available in the "villes principales" of your region and more rural areas/smaller towns?  Be prepared to give a brief description in French! You will be developing this for next week.  For the moment, you should get a general overview of the situation in your area. 

Read p. 434 about finding a job and what is on a French CV/job ad. 

We will look at the beginning of the explanation of the subjunctive mood (pp. 440-441) together. Read these pages!  Read the xerox handout of The Subjunctive that was distributed.  The most important thing is to begin studying (practicing, writing out, etc.) the conjugations of the verbs--especially the irregular verbs. 

Priorities for Chapter 11:

Chapter 11 Cultural Material:

In the textbook:  Read the ads for jobs (Chapter 11) pp. 434-435.  Write out exercise A, p.  437.  Try to understand as much as you can about these ads and the vocabulary used to talk about jobs.  Remember that there is the "Lexique" at the end of the chapter to help you.  While we aren't interested in your trying to get into the French job market, there is important information in here for your final projects.  Because the job markets around the world have changed dramatically since 2008, see what you can find on the web about the employment/unemployment situation in France today.  Get a general understanding of where things stand (and bring to class the websites you've found).  Once you see where things stand in general in France, find out information about the possibilities of employment in your particular region. 
What are the unemployment problems (les problèmes de chômage)?
What sorts of jobs are available (les postes d'emploi disponibles)?
What about work for the government (les fonctionnaires)?
What about those people who speak other languages or have advanced diplomas (e.g. ingénieur; cadre; enseignant(e); recherches sur l'environnement; l'écologie, etc. )? 
The vocabulary on p. 446 is a handy list of useful terms to use when talking about "le travail."
Come to class with some ads that you can share.
Outline your information IN FRENCH and be prepared to talk about it in class.  This is not a formal text, but information that you are gathering.

Chapter 11 Grammar:

In this chapter we begin to work on the subjunctive mood (le subjonctif). 
Read pp. 440-441 carefully (the Structure) and LEARN THE CONJUGATION OF THE VERBS INDICATED in the subjunctive.  Once you learn the forms of the subjunctive, then you need to learn when to use it--the tricky part!
Read and study carefully the forms of the irregular verbs on page 442.
Write out exercises D, E, G pp. 441-442.
We looked briefly at the discussion of the subjunctive mood on the French Grammar Review pages.  Print out this PDF (the subjunctive) and study the explanations.  They are a complement to what is in your textbook. 
In addition, there are some excellent explanations/exercises for the subjunctive on the UT site:
--A Definition of Mood:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/ta1.html

--Regular and irregular subjunctive forms:
Regular: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/tas1.html
Irregular: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/tas2.html

--Verb practice for subjunctive (you can choose all tenses for practice as well):
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/vp/

La Phonétique Corrective:

We will be working on sound contrasts (and the phonetic alphabet).  Bring the exercises from À l'écoute des sons: Voyelles, exercises on the contrasts between |u| and |y| to class.  You will have a Forum recording of these exercises to do.  Date to be announced.

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

Textbook written exercises:
p. 443:  H, I, J, K.
Study the Structure, p. 448 (further uses of the subjunctive).  Write out p. 449: N

There will be a very mechanical quiz on Monday that will test your knowledge of the verb forms of the subjunctive. 

Check Quia exercises for help with the subjunctive.  Read and study the extra xerox handout of the subjunctive explanations distributed in class.

On the French Forum pages:  Study the À l'écoute des sons exercises for the sound of |u|  pages 41-45.  Do the exercises and practice all the recordings (on the lab web pages for French 213, under "Phonetics exercises").  You have the corrigés for the written exercises.  After you practice, do the recordings that are indicated: 
p. 42-43:  "Correction"
p. 43:  "Stabilisation"
p. 44:  Read the "Transcription" section of all the sentences. 

Take it slowly and deliberately! 

Le subjonctif, suite: 
Textbook:  re-read explanation p. 448 of the use of the subjunctive with expressions of will and emotion.  Write out:  p. 449:  O, P

Xerox handout:  Write out exercises pp. 394-395:  9, 10, 11
Re-read the explanations of the formation of irregular forms of the subjunctive (pp. 377-378); study tables and summary pp. 373-375.

Mechanical quiz for irregular subjunctives. 

Written text (1 page, typed):  Les offres d'emploi dans ma région. 

Quiz on ALL subjunctive forms. 

Begin to check out the Tongue Twisters (les virelangues) on the French Resources page (under Grammar and Language).  Practice the ones you find interesting (and difficult!).  You will choose five tongue twisters that you will print out and hand in to me and then record on the Forums.  I will e-mail you the "go ahead" for recording them on the French Forum pages.  If you don't hand in your five tongue twisters today, they need to be e-mailed to me (as an attachment in a Word document) by Friday, April 15.  The recordings are due to be posted on the French Forum pages on April 27, when we return from spring break. 

Study pp. 454-455:  Clothing: On est à la mode! 
Write out exercise A, B p. 456
Study the two Structures, pp. 459 and 460: Les pronoms d'objet direct et indirect:  me, te, nous, vous (présent, passé composé, futur immédiat)
Written exercises:  p. 460:  H; 461:  I, J; 462:  K
Under the section for French 213 on the French Grammar pages, download the three sets of documents on pronouns.  

Download the document with instructions for your final project presentation.

April 17      -

April 26

Tongue twister recordings due on French Forum pages.

Les pronoms d'objet direct/indirect (le, la, l', les, lui leur):  Read pp. 465-467
Write out p. 468:  Q, R, S.
Read Note Grammaticale p. 468 and write out p. 469:  T (1-5:  Use all three models given, which will give you 15 sentences to write out), U (all).

On the UT website:  Look at the explanations of: 
all pronouns (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/pro1.html)   
direct object pronouns (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/pro5.html)
indirect object pronouns (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/pro8.html)
the pronouns y (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/pro6.html) and en (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/pro7.html)
Do the exercises! 

Of the four areas you are going to talk about in your presentation (history/l'histoire de la région; tourism/le tourisme; gastronomy/la gastronomie; other areas of interest/d'autres points intéressants au sujet de votre région), prepare the one you have done the most work on so far in a one-page (minimum!) text in French.  It will serve as a draft. 

Continuing work on object pronouns: 
Read explanations pp. 460-461and write out:  460-461:  H, I, J and p. 462 K

In Chapter 12, read the explanations of Y and EN
Write out:  506:  M; N (1-3; 7-9)
Prepare to do p. 507 O orally; write out P 1-9

Remember to check the Quia exercises for Y and En in Chapter 12.  They will give you extra practice.  Review the exercises on the UT website (see April 27) as well. 

We will finish up the work on all pronouns today.  Print out the three sets of exercises and explanations from the French Grammar Review website that deal with object pronouns.  Do the exercises. 

Les négations:  Read pp. 474-475 and write out p. 475 G (varying the expressions you use); 476:  H (1-5) and I (1-5)
On the UT website there are some very helpful explanations and exercises.  You can also practice the pronunciation on these pages: 
Introduction to negations:  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/neg1.html
Basic negation:  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/neg2.html
Alternate forms:  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/neg3.html  and http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/neg4.html (focus on "ne...que" only)
One word responses:  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/neg5.html

Jacques Prévert:  Le message (download this PDF file for reading in class).  It's a good review of some relative pronouns.

Here is a recap of the recordings due on the Forums:

Virelangues, re-record due May 11
Tuyau prononciation Chapitre 11 due May 12
Voluntary re-rerecord for a better grade of À l'écoute des sons |y| due May 16
Final exam recording of "J'en ai vu plusieurs" de Jacques Prévert due May 20

Short quiz on object pronouns.

Regular -re verbs: 
Read p. 480 and write out pp. 480-481 M, N (there are Quia exercises as well)
Once again, the UT website has explanations for these verbs, exercises, and recorded pronunciation that you need to practice:
Regular -re verbs:  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/vre1.html  
Reminder about IRREGULAR -re verbs (prendre, comprendre, apprendre):  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/vre2.html

Chapter 12:
The verb VOIR: 
Study the conjugations (all of them!) pp. 518-519; write out 519 M

Read a menu in French:  what are the different  parts of a French restaurant menu?  differences compared to an American restaurant menu?  (pp. 522-523).  What are the restaurants you have found for your region that will tempt your classmates?
Check out the following restaurant websites and see if you can understand what some of the menu items are:
La Tour d'Argent (Paris)
Taillevent (Paris)
Le Grand Véfour (one of Paris's oldest restaurants)
Le Pré catalan (Bois de Boulogne, Paris; the restaurant of France's greatest pâtissier, the late Gaston Le Nôtre)
l'Hôtel Negresco (Nice; restaurant:  Le Chantecler)
Bocuse (outside Lyon;  Paul Bocuse is the "doyen" of French chefs and the inventor of La nouvelle cuisine)

Le futur et le conditionnel: 
You are responsible for recognizing the differences in these conjugations (orally and written).  Check the Quia exercises for further help. 
Le futur: Read 514-515  and write out 515:  G (1-5) and H (1-5) 
Le conditionnel:  read 525-526 and write out F (1-3) and H (1-3).  Get further practice with exercise E.

The UT website has some excellent listening/written examples/exercises and explanations:
Conditional and simple future:  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/tac1.html
Simple future (regular verbs):  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/taf2.html 
Simple future (irregular verbs):  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/taf3.html 
Simple future (usage and comparison with immediate future):  http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/taf4.html

Les pronoms relatifs qui et que:  Read the explanations p. 530 and write out p. 530:  K (1-3); 531 L (1-3; 5-7); M (1-4)
You will be responsible for being able to recognize the different uses of these pronouns. 

Forum Recording due for the (last!!) Tuyau Prononciation:  Chapitre 11

E-mail me a text in Word (.doc) with the draft of your oral presentation (French) outline.  Remember that you will be using notes, so this is not a fleshed out text.  I want to see that you are using as much of the grammar we studied this semester in the points you are going to make and that you are covering the themes indicated on the instruction sheet. 

Oral presentation:  Il faut que vous veniez visiter ma région!  Remember to bring in a CD with your Power Point presentation (clearly labeled with your name on it!).  Your written text (in English) is due at the same time. 

Reading selection for final exam (10 points):  Jacques Prévert, J'en ai vu plusieurs (PDF to download).  Watch the animated video with the recitation of the poem.  You will be recording this poem for your final exam. 

The parts of your final examination are the following:

Final Examination:

The exam begins promptly at 12:20 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 ! ! !