FRENCH II SYLLABUS

Syllabus: French II

Text: Bien dit!



Fall Term

Chapter 1: Paris {My family and friends}

Vocabulary:

Describing friends and family

After-school activities

Grammar review:

Irregular verbs avoir and etre

Adjectives placed before the noun

Regular verbs –er, -ir, and –re

Verbs like dormer

Culture:

Cursive writing

Communities

T.V, mystery series {Episode 1}

Reading: poems

Writing: describing summer vacation



Chapter 2: Paris {Planning a party}

Vocabulary:

Celebrations

Party preparations

Grammar:

Direct and Indirect object pronouns

Review: passé compose with avoir and etre

The verb offrir

Negative expressions

Culture:

Le carnaval

Comparisons and community

T.V. mystery {Episode 2}

Reading: Article on New Year’s celebration

Writing: Organizing a party



Chapter 3: Quebec {Going shopping}

Vocabulary:

Fruits, vegetables, cooking

Food shopping

Grammar:

Review partitive

The pronoun y

The pronoun en

Review formation of questions

Review of contractions with a and de

Culture:

Maple syrup

Comparisons and community

T.V. mystery {Episode 3}

Rreading: Le Petit Nicolas

Writing: Writing a recipe



Fall Term Exam: Chapters 1,2, and 3

From Thanksgiving to the winter break the students will do a special project. They will begin a study of francophone Africa by drawing a country out of a basket. They are given an outline with questions the need to answer about the country they drew. The outline is in French and related vocabulary is provided. They will research their country and then write a report in French using the outline as a guide. Along with the written report the will draw a map and give an oral report in French.



January to the end of the Winter Term

Chapter 4: Quebec {At school}

Vocabulary:

School places and events

Computer

Grammar:

Object pronouns with passé compose

Other negative expressions

The verbs suivre and ouvrir

Depuis, il y a, ca fait

Culture:

La ringuette: a sport for girls

Comparisons and community

T.V. mystery {Episode 4}

Reading: Exerpts from a play

Writing: Answering questions Who? What? Where? When? Why?



Spring Term

Chapter 5: Rennes, France {A typical day}

Vocabulary:

Morning and daily routines

Grammar:

Reflexive verbs in present and passé compose

Tout, tous, toute, toutes

Culture:

Earthenware from Quimper

Comparisons and community

T.V. mystery {Episode 5}

Reading: Passages from a novel

Writing: A letter containing advice

Chapter 6: The good old times

Vocabulary:

Childhood activities

Country life

Grammar:

The imparfait

The passé compose and the imparfait

Comparative and superlative of adjectives

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

Culture:

Children’s songs

Comparisons and community

T.V. mystery {Episode 6}

Reading: A poem

Writing: Describing a special landscape or your childhood

The students will spend the last three weeks reading a play about a girl who decides to runaway{La Fugue d’Isabelle}. They will read, listen to, and act out parts of the adventure.

Spring Term Exam: Chapters 5, 6, and La Fugue d’Isabelle