I CAN statements Unité Préliminaire 1. I can talk about various types of housing, and describe the interior of French homes. 2. I can identify and describe rooms, home furnishings, and some home appliances 3. I can talk about household chores. 4. I can use phrases related to talking about my home. 5. 6. I can correctly pronounce the s and ss sound in French. I can recognize and correctly pronounce semi-vowels. 7. 8. I can specify new and familiar words I hear in the videos. I can identify target culture products and practices that I see in the videos. 9. I can compare and contrast the passé composé and the imparfait. 10. I can distinguish between the passé composé and the imparfait in a narration, with interrupted actions, and to indicate cause and effect. 11. I can identify and utilize common expressions that indicate past tenses. 12. I can correctly use the passé composé and the imparfait when I write a story. 13. I can write a story about the past, using unit vocabulary and structures. 14. I can correctly conjugate the verbs savoir and connaître in the present and past tense. 15. I can determine the uses of savoir and connaître. Unité 1