Full Year High School French - Level 3

This class is designed for French students who have completed 2 years of French study. Students will use vocabulary and grammar relating to a new theme each week in conversation, as well as playing games and completing activities. All of this will be done completely in French unless I have explained something several different ways and students are still struggling. 

Each class is separate, so you can join or leave at any time without needing to know previous information. 

STUDENT LEVEL
This class is for students who have taken approximately 2 years of French, and have the following skills:
-Know how to introduce and describe themselves in French
-Knows French pronouns and when to use each one
-Know how to talk about how they are doing and what they’re feeling
-Know family members and pets and how to describe people
-Know how masculine, feminine, and plural nouns work
-Know how to talk about the near future using “aller”
-Know most body parts in French
-Know most clothing items in French
-Know common foods and drinks for any meal
-Know the rules of “de” in relation to food
-Know how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense
-Know colors in French, including their forms for feminine and plural words
-Know the meanings and how to conjugate (present tense, passé composé, and futur simple) the irregular verbs “aller,” “être,” “avoir,” and “faire”
-Know the meanings and how to conjugate (present tense) venir,” “revenir,” “manger,” “devoir,” “pouvoir,” and “vouloir”
-How to ask questions in French (questions formats)
-Know days, months, time, dates, and weather
-Know numbers 0-100
-Know the alphabet and French accents
-Know weather and seasons
-Know to talk about possessives using “de” and “my/mine, you/yours, etc”
-Know how to conjugate regular verbs in the futur simple
-Know how to conjugate regular verbs in the passé composé
-Know how to talk about daily routines
-Know the different negative phrases (at least 3) and know how to use them with different tenses


CLASS LAYOUT

Each class, we will start by introducing ourselves in French. We will have a conversation about the topic, and I will introduce any vocabulary entirely in French using definitions, pictures, synonyms, etc. We will have some basic grammar points which I will explain mostly in French, but this section may be taught with a little English depending on the group of students and the topic. 

Then, students will be given a role-play  to work through in breakout rooms.* With their classmate(s), they will have a simple conversation in French about the topic (eating out, making plans, etc), while writing down any words they don’t know or forgot. Back in the main room, we will look at the vocabulary gaps and work on filling them. Some weeks, we may do our role play in the main room if it works better with a larger group. 

We will also complete an activity in order to apply what we learn. The activities may include games, learning songs, reading children’s books, etc. 

*We need at least 4 students in order to run breakout rooms. All break-out rooms will be closely monitored by me switching between rooms to keep students on-topic and help when needed.