French for High Schoolers: Foundations and Conversations

Bonjour! My name is Laura. I am a native French speaker and I teach the class in French. I do translate as needed to help the learners to understand and memorize what they are learning.  The class is for learners from 13 to 18 years old. All are welcome. No prior knowledge is needed. We will read, and work on comprehension, oral expression, and writing. The class is structured and part of a yearlong curriculum with new French things to learn all year long. I am a fun teacher, I have a lot of patience, and I like to encourage the students to speak. À bientôt!

Summary: 
Meeting 1: Introduction to the French Language. The alphabet phonetics and greetings & introduction. Learn to read. Auxiliaries.

Meeting 2: French for travel. Practical and common expressions. Partings in formal vs informal situations. Reading practice. Review what we have learned already. 

Meeting 3: Reading practice. Class commands and questions. Weather vocabulary. OU and Appeler verb. Review what we have learned already. 

Meeting 4: Reading practice. Indefinite articles and gender of nouns. Pronouns subjects. ON and Aller verb. Review what we have learned already.

Meeting 5:  Reading practice. Use Être (to be). Days of the week. IN and Faire verb. Review of what we have learned already. 

Meeting 6: Reading practice. Use Avoir (to have). Months and dates. AN and Manger verb. Review of what we have learned already. 

Meeting 7: Reading practice. Use Avoir and Être. Colors adjectives agreement. OI and Parler. 

Meeting 8: Review of the unit and reading practice. Informal assessment of the end of the unit.