tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214946772011-07-28T18:59:13.601+01:00Wednesdays, 6-7.30pm Primarily an activity-based course, with elements to allow the students to become more autonomous, it will allow you to start holding a real French conversation, whilst revising the basics to enable you to feel at ease in every day situations.Lise&amp;Timnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21494677.post-304189975570055862009-10-30T18:14:00.000Z2009-10-30T18:14:02.372Z<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">La semaine dernière nous avons commencé par le vocabulaire de la semaine 3 en français. Puis on a corrigé ensemble la fiche sur les erreurs (une bonne révision de l'imparfait), et nous avons aussi pratiqué les pronoms avec des questions. </span></span> <br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Devoirs</b></u></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1) 1 minute talk about your favourite (or most hated) TV programme.</b></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>2) Et le vocabulaire - à expliquer en français :-)</b></span></span><br /></div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Vocabulaire</b></u></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">une cuillère à café/soupe/dessert</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">un verre à vin //// un verre de vin</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">un voleur à la tire</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">un sac à main</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">un cambrioleur</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">chuchoter: un chuchotement</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">se tenir la main</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">se faire signe de la main</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">se quereller, se disputer</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">se serrer la main</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">montrer du doigt</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">une puce </span> <br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">un collier</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">une sonnette</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">s'embrasser</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">s'étreindre</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">se câliner</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">visser //// dévisser</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">boucher //// déboucher</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">décapsuler</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">en haut //// en bas</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">le polaire</span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><u><b>Verbes en "indre"</b></u></span><br /></div><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 492px;"><col width="154"></col> <col width="155"></col> <col width="157"></col> <tbody><tr valign="TOP"> <td width="154"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">plaindre</span><br /></td> <td width="155"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">joindre</span><br /></td> <td width="157"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">peindre</span><br /></td> </tr><tr valign="TOP"> <td width="154"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">je plains</span><br /></td> <td width="155"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">je joins</span><br /></td> <td width="157"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">je peins</span><br /></td> </tr><tr valign="TOP"> <td width="154"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">tu plains</span><br /></td> <td width="155"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">tu joins</span><br /></td> <td width="157"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">tu peins</span><br /></td> </tr><tr valign="TOP"> <td width="154"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">il/elle/on plaint</span><br /></td> <td width="155"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">il/elle/on joint</span><br /></td> <td width="157"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">il/elle/on peint</span><br /></td> </tr><tr valign="TOP"> <td width="154"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">nous plaignons</span><br /></td> <td width="155"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">nous joignons</span><br /></td> <td width="157"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">nous peignons</span><br /></td> </tr><tr valign="TOP"> <td width="154"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">vous plaignez</span><br /></td> <td width="155"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">vous joignez</span><br /></td> <td width="157"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">vous peignez</span><br /></td> </tr><tr valign="TOP"> <td width="154"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ils/elles plaignent </span> <br /></td> <td width="155"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ils/elles joignent</span><br /></td> <td width="157"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ils/elles peignent</span><br /></td> </tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21494677-30418997557005586?l=elementary-conversational-french.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lise&amp;Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21494677.post-79381656916667265272009-10-02T13:56:00.000+01:002009-10-30T13:58:26.330Z<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Vocabulaire</b></u></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Comment ça s'écrit?</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Comment dit-on "...." en anglais/français?</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">la voile</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">enseigner</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">argenté(e)</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">un nouveau travail </span></span> <br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">l'immobilier commercial</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">rénover</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">célibataire</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">un de chaque</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">la pruner</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">subtil(e)</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">boire</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">la circulation /// le trafic</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">pas encore</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>bleu </b></span></span></span><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>vert(e) </b></span></span></span><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>jaune </b></span></span></span><span style="color: #dc2300;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>rouge </b></span></span></span><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: rgb(0, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;">blanc</span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="color: #804c19;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>marron</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>gris(e)</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="color: #ff3366;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>rose</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="color: #ff6633;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>orange</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> noir(e)</b></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Courier,Courier New,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>bordeaux</b></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21494677-7938165691666726527?l=elementary-conversational-french.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lise&amp;Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21494677.post-43823028656316263092007-02-20T14:10:00.001Z2007-02-20T14:20:46.527Z<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><u>Vocabulaire de la deuxième leçon</u></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pénible</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Désagréable</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">La taille</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Même</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Je suis d’accord</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Je (ne) suis pas d’accord</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">J’ai le même problème</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">La longueur</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Le pantalon</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Le gilet</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Les épaules</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Le haut est plus grand que le bas</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Je voudrais réserver une chambre simple/double / avec un grand lit / avec des lits jumeaux pour 4 jours</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Avec salle de bains / douche / baignoire</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Une serviette</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Un drap</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">La chambre est trop petite/ grande </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">La chambre ne correspond pas à nos besoins</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Je suis désolé(e) mais ça ne va pas</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Je voudrais une chambre avec vue sur la mer / la campagne / la montagne</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Je voudrais une chambre côté rue / cour</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">C’est trop bruyant – c’est possible de changer de chambre ?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Est-ce qu’il y a une navette de l’aéroport / de la gare ?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">C’est loin du centre-ville ? / C’est central ?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Il y a un arrêt de bus / une station de métro / une gare à côté de l’hôtel ?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21494677-4382302865631626309?l=elementary-conversational-french.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lise&amp;Timnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21494677.post-22180519877887646502007-02-06T14:07:00.000Z2007-02-06T14:12:49.378ZThe focus for the course will be on <span style="font-weight: bold;">talking </span>! The main objectives are to revise and reinforce what you learnt last term, and also consolidate some of the vocabulary you have been acquiring. Therefore, I have chosen a number of <span style="font-style: italic;">‘themes’ </span>which will be exploring over 1 to 2 weeks to ensure everything is well clear and absorbed!<br /><br />I will prepare for each section a list of useful vocabulary and structures that you will need to look at beforehand, and which will constitute the bulk of your homework.<br />I am hoping that you will increase your confidence and fluency through alternating free flow and directed discussions, and more specific learning games as we have done in the past.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">New year, new you !</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Discussions: </span><br /><blockquote>o Christmas presents – received/given<br />o Online shopping VS High street shopping<br />o Good resolutions – meant to be broken?<br />o Your hogmanay</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Brainstorming: </span>Booking a hotel room<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Vocabulary list: </span>Clothes and fashion<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">La mode</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Discussions: </span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />o Is fashion important to you?<br />o Best & Worst dressed celebrities: what do you think?<br />o Shoes, lovely shoes<br />o Colours and mood<br />o Second-hand clothes?<br />o Kilt or trousers?</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Brainstorming</span>: Buying shoes – Buying clothes<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Vocabulary list</span>: Communications<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Les communications modernes</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Discussions</span>: <blockquote><br />o Phone or text?<br />o Letters VS emails<br />o Are you a postcard sender?<br />o What do you think of interactive TV? Do you press the red button?</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Brainstorming</span>: Buying stamps & other postage issues – Important phone numbers<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Vocabulary list</span>: Food<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">L’alimentation</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Discussions</span>: <blockquote><br />o Food groups<br />o Your favourite dish – we want the recipe NOW – in French!<br />o Dinner heaven & hell<br />o Choccy<br />o Drinks<br />o Your favourite cocktail, and how to make it….</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Brainstorming</span>: At the restaurant – table booking – choosing your wine – something’s missing – cutlery - complaining<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Vocabulary list</span>: Transports<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Les moyens de transport</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Discussions</span>:<br /><blockquote>o Favourite VS actual means of transportation<br />o Plane taxes –faire or unfair?<br />o Edinburgh’s tramway?<br />o Scottish trains</blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Brainstorming</span>: getting by in the métro. Buying/Booking tickets. Renting a car.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21494677-2218051987788764650?l=elementary-conversational-french.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lise&amp;Timnoreply@blogger.com0