Transcript Independent Study

Independent Study
Week 2
Marking Period 2
Welcome to Week #2
Marking Period 2
During this marking period, you should
continue to do the following each day:
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Summarize a current event
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Work through BBC Ma France
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Read some of La Joconde
Once a week, you should:
• Post to the Edmodo message board.
This Week’s Test
• This week’s test will be on Friday.
• You should be familiar with:
• 1. La Joconde Chapter 10
• 2. The colors and face vocabulary
• 3. Louis II
• 4. Vocabulary from le portrait physique section.
You will not be tested on le portrait moral section this week,
but you should start to become familiar with that
vocabulary as well.
Le Vol de La Joconde Ch. 10
• Monday: Visit http://quizlet.com/19091722/le-vol-de-lajaconde-ch-10-flash-cards/Write down the words and listen
to the pronunciation before you start reading the chapter.
• Tues: Practice the vocabulary by visiting:
http://quizlet.com/19091722/learn.
• Weds: Practice the words at this
site:http://quizlet.com/19091722/speller
• Thurs: Play the vocab games on the Quizlet website.
• Read a little of Chapter 10 each day. Finish reading it on
Thursday.
Monday Vocabulary
• Visit: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/voc/04.html#030
• Listen to the vocabulary in the sections Le portrait
physique.
• Visit http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/det3.html. Read the
grammar notes.
• Complete the practice activity and check your answers.
Monday Vocabulary Practice
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Write in English.
1. Il a deux cicatrices sur le visage.
2. Je fais 1 m.
3. Nous avons des lunettes et les yeux verts.
4. Je fais 44 kilos.
5. Il est trop mince.
6. J’ai le visage rond.
7. Quelle est la forme de son visage?
8. Elle est de taille moyenne.
Monday -Check your answers.
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1. He has two scars on his face.
2. I am 1 meter tall.
3. We have glasses and green eyes.
4. I weigh 44 kilos.
5. He is too thin.
6. I have a round face.
7. How is his face shaped?
8. She is of average height.
Monday Activity
• You will watch an episode of a French TV show.
• This document includes a link to the video and
questions for you to answer about it.
• Click here to open the document.
• If the link does not work, you can access the
document, by going to my website and opening
the French 2/3/4 page. It is titled Extra French
Video 1 worksheet.
Tuesday Vocabulary
• Visit
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/voc/04.h
tml#032
• Listen to the vocabulary words in le
portrait moral. This is a mix of new
adjectives and adjectives you have learned
previously.
Tuesday Activity
• To answer the question, Quelle est votre taille? Or How
tall are you? in French, you must know your height in
meters.
• To figure out how tall you are, go to this website:
• Click on this link
• Je fais …. m. = I am … meters tall.
Tues:
Vocabulary Practice
Write in English.
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1. Juliette has a round face and very pink cheeks.
2. He has a stub nose and a square face.
3. They (m) have red hair, brown eyes and big ears.
4. We have blond hair and blue eyes.
5. She has a tattoo of a red bird on her neck.
Check your answers.
• 1. Juliette a le visage rond et les joues très roses.
• 2. Il a le nez retroussé et le visage carré.
• 3. Ils ont les cheveux roux, les yeux marron et de grandes
oreilles.
• 4. Nous avons les cheveux blonds et les yeux bleus.
• 5. Elle a un tatouage d’un oiseau rouge sur le cou.
Weds: Répondez en français.
Look at the picture on the next slide. Answer
the following questions.
• Comment est-il coiffé?
• Quelle est la forme de son visage?
• De quelle couleur sont les yeux?
• Comment est-il?
Write 5 sentences to describe each the
following 4 people.
Thursday:
Write in French.
• 1. Julie has blue hair, three tattoos and five
piercings.
• 2. He has red cheeks and a round face.
• 3. I have glasses and a long face.
• 4. We have brown hair, brown eyes and big ears.
• 5. You (formal) have a pointed chin.
Check your answers.
• 1. Julie a les cheveux bleus, trois tatouages, et
cinq piercings.
• 2. Il a les joues rouges et le visage rond.
• 3. J’ai des lunettes et le visage long.
• 4. Nous avons les cheveux bruns, les yeux marron
et de grandes oreilles.
• 5. Vous avez le menton pointu.
Write 5 sentences to describe each of the
following 4 people.
Early French History Continued
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The next important historical figure you will learn about is Louis II (Louis the
Stammerer). Answer the following questions about him.
How was Louis II related to Charles the Bald?
How long was Louis II king?
Was he considered a strong king? Why or why not?
What happened after his death?
Current Events
• http://www.france24.com/en/france
• Visit the website above.
• Summarize a current event in France in one
paragraph, in English.
BBC: Ma France
• This series will help your pronunciation greatly.
• Visit this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/f
lash/#
• You will need headphones. They are in the closet
in the front of the room.
• Work through the videos. You should spend at
least 15 minutes on this site a day.
• Log what you completed.
Friday
• Take the quiz on the Independent Study page on
Edmodo.
• Don’t forget to make your post for the week to the
message board on Edmodo.