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| Bonjour parents and students! |
Welcome to the French Homework Website! Thanks for visiting. The purpose of this site is to keep you informed of the exciting things happening in our class and to provide information that will help each of you. Students and parents are able to check homework assignments, when tests will be scheduled and when assignments are due. There are also interactive web-based activities and a variety of French related links to practice french at home. If you have any suggestions as to what you would like to see on this site please let me know!
Merci!
-Mlle. Reitzel
**TO VIEW HOMEWORK PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE** Merci!
FRENCH GAMES AND ACTIVITIES
Kids Playground
Language Learning Games
French children's stories Click on the audio icon to hear the story read by a native French speaker. Have fun!
Free Rice! (in French!)
Le site officiel Astérix! (French Comic Strip games and activities)
Audio listening and Games!
International Café
French Grammar Review
Radio Canada
Tools for Assignments and Projects
For typing accents go here:
Typing accent codes
To check over spelling and grammar use Word Reference: Word Reference
and for Grade 7/8 students Le Bon Patron
This tool enables students to correct spelling and grammar errors and gives students options for their corrections depending on the context.
What can parents do to encourage their child in French class?
-Encourage good study habits and provide French reference materials for use at home
-Enjoy French TV, radio, music games, software and videos with your children
-Read to and with your children in English. Encourage them to read to you in French
-Keep in touch with the teachers
-Check out summer camps and exchanges
- Visit some French websites together
-Try taking a French class yourself. You’ll enjoy it!
Visit: Parent information
Quel temps fait-il?
What's the weather?
Il fait beau = It's beautiful.
Il fait chaud = It's hot.
Il fait du soleil = It's sunny.
Il fait froid= It's cold.
Il fait frais= It's cool.
Il fait du vent = It's windy.
Il fait du tonnerre= It's thundering.
Il fait du brouillard = It's foggy.
Il fait humide = It's humid.
C'est nuageux = It's cloudy.
Il pleut= It's raining.
Il pleut verse = It's pouring.
Il neige = It's snowing.
Ideas to Help You Study French!
Learning to study a foreign language is a lot like learning to play a musical instrument or a sport. It requires regular practice! Your ability to understand and communicate in French will increase each day---if you are willing to use the language! Here are some of my recommendations for studying.
• Take advantage of class time.
• Listen carefully when new material is presented, and take notes, if appropriate.
• Ask questions! Don't expect to understand everything. You aren't expected to! Your comprehension will improve over time, so be patient.
• Expect to make some mistakes! Mistakes are a normal part of the learning process.
• Learn to make some intelligent guesses. There are hundreds of cognates (words that look or sound the same as their English equivalents). Learn to recognize them and use them. What do you think the following French words mean? : bicyclette , café, intelligent, tradition, village)
• Practice everyday. Spend 15-20 minutes reviewing, in addition to any assigned homework you may have.
• Experiment to find your own learning style. Some of you may need to write new words five or more times in order to learn them, and others may find making flashcards more helpful. One of the best ways to study is by using flashcards. You can use index cards, or just cut-up pieces of paper. Put the French word or phrase on one side, and the English word or phrase (or a picture) on the opposite side. This way, you can practice by yourself or with a friend (even someone who doesn’t know French can help you study with flashcards).
MORE IDEAS!
• Review exercises that were done in class
• Always do the homework AND spend a few extra minutes reviewing!
• Don't pretend to understand something when you don't ...Ask questions!
• Speak aloud while you study. Saying the material aloud helps reinforce your grasp of it.
• Practice vocabulary while exercising, while showering...
• Repeat, repeat, repeat!
• Test yourself continually.
• Get a study partner.
• Teach someone else what you have learned!
• Do optional online exercises on the French Website
• Make flashcards.
• Draw pictures (or invent mental pictures)
• Re-do homework or optional exercises.
• Use Mnemonic techniques for memory aid.
• Ask the teacher for help.
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Class supplies
updated August 24, 2010
Students will need the following for French class this year:
A pencil
An eraser
A 3-ring binder (2 inch is best to fit in desks)
A ruler
A French-English dictionary for use at home for homework...
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St. Mary
Mlle. Reitzel
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