1) Take out a sheet of lined paper.
2) Write your first & last name in the top margin of your paper, on the left.
3) Write “Éponge” on the top margin, on the right.
4) Skip a line.
5) Write the date in French: le 31 août.
6) Do today’s “Éponge” activity (see below).
Éponge
le 31 août
Answer this question in at least 5 complete sentences. Use as much detail as you can.
Why did you choose to study French?
Éponge
le 1 septembre
In this classroom, we all have to work together. In order to keep us all on the same
page, it helps to have some ground rules to follow. Please write at least 5 rules that
we can follow in the class to ensure our success.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Éponge
le 2 septembre
Pretend that we are welcoming a new student, Bobby into our class. Bobby isn’t sure
what he has to do when he comes to French class. Write a short note to him telling him
what he needs to do and what he needs to bring with him when he enters French class.
Éponge
le 7 septembre
Welcome back from your four day weekend! Please remember to start a new sheet in
the “Éponge” section of your binder with your name and date on the top of the page. In
your own words, write what each classroom rule means. Try not to repeat the words
that Mr. Sherrow used and try to come up with your own words. (EX: what does
respecting yourself and others mean to you?)
Éponge
le 8 septembre
Think back to the alphabet song that we learned yesterday. What English letter does
each French letter sound like?
1) G
2) J
3) I
Éponge
le 10 septembre
For each classroom command, draw a quick sketch of what the command looks like.
Stick figures are ok!
1)
2)
3)
4)
Lève-toi!
Assieds-toi!
Saute!
Promène!
Éponge
le 13 septembre
Practice spelling your first name in French SILENTLY in your head. For example, if my
name was Cierra, I would say the letters C-I-E-R-R-A in my head, using the French
alphabet.
Éponge
le 15 septembre
Using the vocab sheet that you received from Mr. Sherrow, unscramble the following
numbers:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
qnic
zone
edux
step
teoqruaz
Éponge
le 16 septembre
Complete the sequence:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
un, _______,trois
trois, ________,neuf
cinq, _________,sept
vingt-et-un, ___________,vingt-trois
seize,__________,dix-huit
Eponge
le 17 septembre
Write the following numbers in French.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
27______________________
18______________________
8___________________
30_________________
49___________________
55_____________________
Eponge
le 21 septembre
Explain how numbers above 69 work in French. In other words, how do we form the
numbers 70-79, 80-89, 90-99?
Eponge
le 22 septembre
Write all of the ways you can think of to say hello and goodbye to somebody in English.
Make one column for Hellos, and make one column for Goodbyes. Follow the example
below.
Hellos
1) What’s up?
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Goodbyes
1) See you later
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Eponge
le 23 septembre
Write all of the ways you can think of to say hello and goodbye to somebody in
FRENCH. Make one column for Hellos, and make one column for Goodbyes.
Hellos
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Goodbyes
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Eponge
le 24 septembre
Pretend we have a new student in class, Alicia. The following are sentences you can
use to introduce yourself and learn information about her. Translate them into French.
Hello_________________
What’s your name?_____________________
My name is______________________________
Nice to meet you___________________
How are you?____________________
I’m well___________________________
Thank you________________________
See you later________________________
Eponge
le 27 septembre
Put this conversation in the correct order.
A tout à l’heure !
Comment t’appelles-tu ?
Bonjour mademoiselle!
Merci
Ça va comme ci, comme ça, et toi ?
Je m’appelle Mr. Sherrow
Eponge
le 28 septembre
Translate the conversation that you wrote in French for your rough draft into English.
Eponge
le 29 septembre
Copy and complete the following conversation:
A: _______soir. ______ t’appelles-tu?
B: _______ Natalie. ¿Et toi?
A: Je m’appelle Juliet. ¿Quoi _______?
B: Rien. Comment ________?
A: Très _____. ¿Et toi?
B: Bien. Au ______!
A: _________ demain !
Eponge
le 30 septembre
What are three different ways to say goodbye to someone?
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
How would you address:
an older woman____________________
a man__________________________
a little girl________________________
Eponge
le 1 octobre
What do the following French expressions mean in English?
1) Comment vas-tu ?_____________________
2) Comment ça va ?______________________
3) Ça va?___________________________
4) de rien ____________________________
5) merci (beaucoup)_____________________
6) Comment allez-vous ?___________________
Eponge
le 4 octobre
Try to figure out what these French words means. Take a guess!
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
un monsieur___________________
un professeur___________________
une mère_____________________
un pere______________________
une grand-mère_________________
Eponge
le 5 octobre
Cut out your beans and put them in the Ziploc bag that Mr. Sherrow gives you.
Eponge
Le 6 octobre
Make a list of all of the different kinds of family members we talked about yesterday.
1) mom
2) dad
3) grandma
4) grandpa
5) son
6) daughter
7) cousin
8) sister
9) brother
10) uncle
11) aunt
12) parents
13) grandparents
Eponge
Le 7 octobre
Complete the following sentences in French.
1)
2)
3)
4)
Le père de ma mère est mon_____________________
Le fils de ma mère est mon______________________
Le frère de mon père est mon____________________
La fille de ma tante est ma_______________________
Eponge
le 8 octobre
Write the French word for each family member on the worksheet that Mr. Sherrow gave
you.
Eponge
le 11 octobre
Copy and complete these sentences about your own family.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Ma mère s’appelle ______________.
Mon grand-père s’appelle _____________.
Ma tante s’appelle ______________.
Mon père s’appelle _____________.
Mon cousin s’appelle ____________.
Eponge
Le 13 octobre
Translate in French.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
I have a sister. Her name is Isabelle.
I have a brother. His name is Frédéric.
I have an aunt. Her name is Marie.
I have a dad. His name is Jean.
I have a cousin. His name is Pierre.
Eponge
le 14 de octobre
Unscramble these words.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
acnpio
nheci
oprf
imea
tcah