What's included
8 live meetings
4 in-class hoursMastery Evaluation
1-2 hours per week. Try practicing with the Duolingo app daily.Assessment
I do informal assessments as we go during the weeks and a final review of the unit to evaluate and correct what needs to be improved. I encourage the learners to stay organized with their workbooks.Class Experience
Bonjour! My name is Laura. I teach the class in French and I do translate as needed to help the learners to understand and memorize what they are learning. The class is for children from 7 to 11 years old. All are welcome but taking Loustics 2 before is recommended. We will read, listen to audio extracts, we will write sentences, work on paragraphs and conjugation, and sometimes have projects to create! The class is structured and part of a yearlong curriculum with new French things to learn every week. I am a fun teacher, I have a lot of patience, and I like to encourage the students to speak. À bientôt! Les Loustics 3 Unit 1 summary: Welcome, everyone! I am looking forward to meeting you all and having fun while teaching to be fluent in French. Week 1: Lesson 1: D'où reviennent-ils? From where are they coming back? In the "method book". We will learn about public transportation, and vacation time. We will listen, show, look, answer, and read a short paragraph. In the workbook, we fill in the various exercises in reference to lesson 1. We will read and write the time and numbers. Week 2: Lesson 2: Peux-tu décrire le physique de quelqu'un? Can you describe someone? We will work with our "Method book" on "description" vocabulary, on the "ressembler verb". Listen to an audio extract and answers the questions. How to use Qui and the variants. We will read a few sentences and correct them. In the workbook, we fill in the various exercises in reference to lesson 2. We will listen, read and write in our book. We will do a crossword and do an "autodictée". Week 3: Lesson 3: Peux-tu décrire le caractère de quelqu'un? Can you describe someone's personality? We will listen to a description of someone and try to identify who is it. Review of "Who" and the "Etre verb" in the present tense. We will work on our reading skills and read a paragraph about someone describing someone! In the workbook, we fill in the various exercises in reference to lesson 3. We will read and write. We will use our stickers and put sentences in the right order. Week 4: Lesson 4: "Dis-moi" pages. Create full sentences using opposites. Aller/Venir verbs use. Read and found who is being described. Audio, recognition exercises. In the workbook, we fill in the various exercises in reference to lesson 4. Week 5: Lesson 5: "Je découvre". Reading and understanding. "Qu'est-ce que c'est?". In the workbook, exercises in reference to our lesson 5. Week 6: Lesson 6: Workbook review and catch-up. Questions and answers session. Week 7: Lesson 7: Projet "Fabriquer la carte mental". Week 8: Lesson 8: "Je révise". Review of the entire unit.
Learning Goals
They will learn new verbs in the present tense to teach them to speak in full sentences.
They will learn lots of new vocabulary weekly and how to say "What are their preferences or likes".They will learn the linking words and the proper intonation.
Syllabus
8 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
Where are they coming back from?
Learning about public transportation and vacation.
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Can you describe someone physically?
Learn how to describe, vocabulary in relation. Verb: "Ressembler". Qui? and variants. Auto-dictée
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Can you describe the personality of someone?
How to describe the character of someone. Être verb. Work on sentence structure.
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Dis-moi pages/Tell me pages
Create full sentences. Learn contraries and opposites. Verbs Aller & Venir
30 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Parents to be aware of any potential hazards, including the possible use of scissors during our lessons. Please assess your learners' capacity to use them if we use them to not hurt themselves.
Supply List
Safe scissors age appropriate, pencil, color markers, and a glue stick. Books: Loustics 3 "Livre de l'élève" A.2 1 ISBN: 978-2-01-1559159 Loustics 3 "Cahier d'activités" A.2 1 ISBN: 978-2-01-1559166
Language of Instruction
French
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have over 20 years of experience in teaching languages (French and Italian) and I hold a certificate in teaching French as a Foreign Language. "Enseigner le français en langue étrangère aujourd'hui" by the Alliance Française de Vichy, France.
Reviews
Live Group Course
$160
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
30 min
Completed by 12 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
2-5 learners per class