échauffement
lundi le 18 août
• On the note card at your seat, please write:
– Name (full and what you prefer to be called)
– What you are most excited to learn about or do in French
class this year
– Something that you may be nervous about in French class
– Anything else you think I may need to know about you
• Using the white paper, please make a legible name tag
like the one on the front desk – feel free to use the
markers in the box up front!
Français I
Mme. Kate Suarez
Syllabus
Mme Kate Suarez
ksuarez@skyviewacademy.k12.co.us
303-471-8439ext. 246
Personal webpage found in the “Foreign Language” section of the High
School page on SkyView website.
Textbook:
Bon Voyage! Level 1 by Glencoe French *Please cover*
Supply List:
- 3-ring binder
- dividers (5 tab)
- college ruled notebook paper
- pencils, pens (blue or black ink only, please)
Syllabus cont.
Class Overview:
Bienvenue to Level 1 French! This year we will explore
different cultures, vocabulary, grammar, literature, and media
in the francophone world. Some topics include school, family,
food, sports, and travel. We will learn verbs in the present
tense and past tense, as well as many other French language
structures. Students will be expected to complete homework
on an almost nightly basis, as well as participate in discussion,
give oral presentations, and create meaningful projects. We
will also explore music, film, and other interesting cultural
aspects of French culture from all over the world. Students
will be evaluated by the “5 C’s” standards of foreign language
learning, which will build students’ speaking, listening,
reading, and writing skills.
The “5 C’s”
• Communication – communicate in languages
other than English
• Cultures – gain knowledge and understanding of
other cultures
• Connections – connect with other disciplines and
acquire information
• Comparisons – develop insight into the nature of
language and culture
• Communities – participate in multilingual
communities at home and around the world
Syllabus cont.
Classroom Expectations:
As a general rule, you should always come to class ontime and prepared and respect your materials, peers and
teacher. I encourage flexibility and a positive attitude –
we are all going to make mistakes and occasionally sound
funny as we’re learning a new language – it’s normal!
Let’s encourage each other! Participation and active
engagement in activities is also essential for success.
Note: Absolutely NO ONLINE TRANSLATORS are
permitted for use on any and all assignments.
Expectations continued
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Keep binder and work neatly organized
Ask questions! Don’t wait until it’s too late!
Take notes… you will review them often
Try to take your bathroom breaks during passing period
Speak French as much as possible!
Please save side conversations for after class – class time is
work time
• Be flexible…
Syllabus cont.
Grading Scale:
A
90 – 100
B
80 – 89
C
70 – 79
D
F
60 – 69
below 60
*Late Policy: Late assignments will be accepted up
to 5 days after the due date with a deduction of
10% per day up to 5 days. After 5 days, the
assignment is entered as a “0.”
Routine
• Check white board/projection first thing for homework
corrections and/or échauffement activity
• Have homework easily accessible for me to check for
completion
• Transition times between activities – what does this look
like? What is acceptable?
• Wait for me to dismiss class
SVA’s Consequences for Misbehavior
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6.
Classroom Reminder
Meeting After Class
Lunch Detention
Call Home to Parent
Detention & Call Home
Office Referral
* Severe offences: automatically #5 & 6
Leçons préliminaires
Bienvenue
Objectives:
Communication: students will communicate in spoken
French on the following topics:
1. Greeting others
2. Saying good-bye
3. Being polite
4. Dates and seasons
5. Counting
6. Telling time
Cornell Notes
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Record – leave spaces
between thoughts.
Neatness is not important;
organization is important
Reduce – simple phrases,
cue words, key points –
brevity and simplicity
Review – summary of
notes, ideas for further
research
Greetings!
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Bonjour (hello, good morning)
Bonsoir (hello, good evening)
Salut (hello)
Coucou (hey)
How would you say hello to your friend? An
adult? Your sibling? Your parents?
Ça va? How are you?
Comment ça va? Comment vas-tu? Comment allez-vous?
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Ça va bien, très bien, je vais bien
Pas mal
Comme ci, comme ça
Ça va mal, très mal
Ça va
Et toi/vous? How would you answer to a teacher? A friend?
Does it matter?
Saying Good-bye
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Au revoir
À demain
À bientôt
À tout à l’heure
À plus tard (à plus)
Ciao
Bonne journée! Bonne nuit! Bon week-end!
Tryo – “Salut Ô”
• French language 'unplugged' reggae acoustic band from
Brittany, popular in Europe and in Quebec, with three French
guitarists, a percussionist, and a producer: Guizmo,
Christophe Mali, Manu Eveno, Daniel "Danielito" Bravo and
Bibou.
• Tryo are popular in France partly due to their politically
charged lyrics, whilst also showing a fun side with a range of
humorous songs, especially in live performances.
• They take a left wing stance, criticizing various French
politicians such as Charles Pascqua (named in corruption
scandals concerning suburban low cost housing or HLM) and
Jean-Marie La Pen and world leaders (George W. Bush, for
example) in their music.
échauffement
mardi le 19 août
• Using your textbooks, pp. xxiv – xxxi (at the
beginning of the book), find a francophone
country that you would like to visit one day.
Be prepared to tell why you would want to
visit! 
Hello…How are you?...Good bye!
La poignée de main ou la
bise?
-Video (D’accord! Flash Culture Unité 1 – Salut!)
-Article
What’s your name?
Comment t’appelles-tu?/ Tu t’appelles
comment? (fam.)
Je m’appelle…
(très fam.) Mon nom est…
Enchanté!
Activité 1 – Listen.
Listen to the conversation between two young people.
Tu t’appelles comment?
Moi, je m’appelle Nicolas. Et toi?
Je m’appelle Marie.
Salut, Nicolas.
Salut, Marie.
When you want to find out the name of a person who is about the same age
as you, you can ask Tu t’appelles comment? However, you would not use
this expression with an older person. You will learn the more formal forms
at a later time.
Activité 2 – Listen, repeat, and answer
Now repeat after the speaker and answer the question at the
end.
Tu t’appelles comment?
Moi, je m’appelle Nicolas. Et toi?
Je m’appelle Marie.
Salut, Nicolas.
Salut, Marie.
Now answer the question: Tu t’appelles comment?
La politesse
Formal
- S’il vous plaît
- Please
- Merci (madame)
- Thank you
- Je vous en prie
- You’re welcome
Informal
- S’il te plaît
- Please
- Merci
- Thank you
- Je t’en prie
- De rien
- You’re welcome
Monsieur, madame, mademoiselle (sir, ma’am, miss)
are polite titles for people.
Une limonade, s’il vous plaît.
un sandwich
un coca
un café
une pizza
une limonade/
citronnade
une saucisse de
Francfort/ un hot-dog
une crêpe
échauffement
jeudi le 21 août
• Share your conversation from last class with a
partner – take turns reading the dialogue.
Make sure to let your partner know if
something doesn’t make sense, and tell them
why.
• Also – ask someone in the class what their
name is (en français!) 
L’alphabet français
a
h
o
v
b
i
p
w
c
j
q
x
d
k
r
y
e
l
s
z
f
m
t
g
n
u
Les accents
è – l’accent grave (over a, e, and u, over “e” pronounced like pet)
é – l’accent aigu (only over the “e” pronounced like cake)
ê – l’accent circonflexe
(over any vowel)
ë – le tréma
(any vowel, shows that vowel sounds pronounced seperately)
ç – la cédille
(with the letter “c”, pronounced like yes)
Spell the words aloud
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Judo
Yacht
Forêt
Zèbre
Existe
Clown
Numéro
Français
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Musique
Favorite
Kangourou
Parachute
Différence
Intelligent
Dictionnaire
Alphabet
Les nombres/ les chiffres de 0 à 30
0 – zéro
1 – un
2 – deux
3 – trois
4 – quatre
5 – cinq
6 – six
7 – sept
8 – huit
9 – neuf
10 - dix
11 – onze
12 – douze
13 – treize
14 – quatorze
15 – quinze
16 – seize
17 – dix-sept
18 – dix-huit
19 – dix-neuf
20 – vingt
21 – vingt et un
22 – vingt-deux
23 – vingt-trois
24 – vingt-quatre
25 – vingt-cinq
26 – vingt-six
27 – vingt-sept
28 – vingt-huit
29 – vingt-neuf
30 - trente
Il y a sept jours dans la semaine…
Monday –
Tuesday –
Wednesday –
Thursday –
Friday –
Saturday –
Sunday -
lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche
C’est quel jour?
• Aujourd’hui?
• Demain?
• Heir?
Aujourd’hui c’est…
Demain, ce sera…
Hier, c’était…
Les mois
janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
juillet
août
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre
* When giving the date, premier is used for the first day of the
month. Other days use deux, trois, quatre, etc.
Ex.
le premier mars
(March 1st)
le deux septembre
(September 2nd)
Giving the date…
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En quel mois est la fin de l’année scolaire?
Quel est la date aujourd’hui?
Et demain?
Quel est ton anniversaire?
Social contract
• How do you want to be treated by me? (Mme
Suarez)
• How do you think Mme Suarez wants to be
treated?
• How do we want to treat each other?
• How will we treat each other in times of
conflict?
Il est quelle heure? (What time is it?)