Course of Study – French 9 (323) I. General Description and Objectives: French 9 (323) is the course for students who have satisfactorily completed the French Program at the Middle School. The course is proficiency-based and stresses communicative functions. Textbook: C’est à toi! 2 by Karla Winther Fawbush, Toni Theisen, Dianne B. Hopen and Diana Moen. Published by EMC Publishing. Chapters 1-6. Course Objectives: 1. To increase students’ vocabulary, enabling to communicate with greater ease in everyday situations. 2. To develop students’ listening skills. 3. To introduce new grammatical structures needed for communication. 4. To further develop reading and writing ability. 5. To enrich students’ understanding of French culture and civilization. II. Course Content Review: Vocabulary Topics: Dates Time Weather School Subjects Sports Verbs: Clothing Transportation Leisure Activities School Supplies Meeting and Greeting People Regular –er, -ir, and –re verbs Irregular verbs: aller, venir, faire, avoir Negation Conversational future Imperative Grammar: Definite and indefinite articles Il y a and il n’y a pas Contractions of à and de Possessive adjectives Question formation Units 1- 6 Vocabulary Topics: Personality adjectives Professions Art and museums Animals: zoo and farm Bodies of water Transportation Correspondence and postal office Food and drink Toiletries and bath Chores Grooming articles Wedding expressions Sports Movies and T.V. programs Leisure activities Musical instruments Jewelry Accessories Banking expressions Verbs: - être en train de, venir de, revenir, devenir - irregular verbs: prendre, mettre, voir, sortir, partir, lire, vouloir, devoir, pouvoir, dormir, s’asseoir, se lever, falloir, offrir, ouvrir, courir, dire et écrire - passé composé of regular avoir verbs – positive, negative, and interrogative - passé composé of irregular avoir verbs: prendre, mettre, voir, lire, devoir, vouloir, pouvoir, avoir, être, faire - passé composé of être verbs - reflexive verbs Grammar: - Adjectives: regular, irregular, forms, positions, plurals - Questions: est-ce que, inversion, n’est-ce pas - Negative formations: ne… pas, jamais, personne, que, rien, plus - Definite, indefinite, partitive, demonstrative articles - Commands . City and country prepositions - Reflexive verb commands and passé composé - Direct object pronouns – me, te, nous, vous, le, la, les in present and past tenses - Indirect object pronouns – me, te, nous, vous, lui, leur Culture: Art Unit: focus on Picasso Holidays in France Paris Mardi Gras around the World Les Antilles: Haïti, Martinique, Guadeloupe French transportation: métro, RER, SNCF Provinces and cities in France Geography including rivers and mountains Products of France Sports and leisure activities The Maghreb: Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco Déjeuner du matin – Jacques Prévert Culminating Activities: *Restaurant Menu *Poster and research on a province of France *Memorize and illustrate Déjeuner du matin *Photo essays of Mardi Gras celebrations *Creation of a publicité