Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Le dernier jour de classe

Last day of class! I can't believe it either....

Devoirs
Study for you final that will take place on saturday May the 1st at 12:30 in Kimp 105.

If you want to come by for any questions about the final or to get your test I will be in the office on thursday from 11-2, or on dead day from 9-11 or I can try and arrange a meeting with you if you'd like to do another time.

I still don't have all the orals back, but i'll be sending you your grades on Friday.

I'll email the answers to the review as well.

Bonne chance! ne vous inquiétez pas! I've really enjoyed teaching this level and I think all of you should continue to take French! No sense in wasting your last 3 semesters of hard work :)

If you're around this summer I'll be around the office, I'm teaching 1003 the first session. Or if you're in France next year...that's where I'll be.

Have a good summer! Once your finals are all over...

Monday, April 26, 2010

04/26/10

04/26/10
Vous avez passé un examen. Je vais le rendre mercredi.

Devoirs
Je vous ai envoyé une feuille à préparer pour mercredi. Si vous le faites, je vais vous donner des points. Vous devez être en classe pour les reçevoir.
Aussi nous allons discuter l'examen d'aujourd'hui.

En plus
If you are taking your exam at a different time, please email and confirm the time please.
Don't forget, the final is Saturday May the 1st at 12:30 in Kimpel room 105.
I'm going to send you your grade again by the end of the week.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Jour 39 04/23/10

Jour 39
Aujourd'hui - les pronoms interrogatifs avec un objet d'une préposition. page 149

Devoirs
Etudiez pour l'examen!! Je vais vous envoyer le plan. Don't forget that your workbook can be a helpful study guide

En plus
Voilà la bande annonce du film Monsieur Ibrahim dont il parle à la fin des deux chapitres.


Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Jour 38 04/21/10

Jour 38
Aujourd'hui - les verbes pronominaux

Devoirs
pas de devoirs....je ne veux rien noter :)


Monday, April 19, 2010

Jour 37 04/19/10

Jour 37
Aujourd'hui:
-----l'adverbe
--------Here is some more explanations on placement rules.
--------Here are also some good practices and rules
-----le passé

For those of you in my second class who asked about the accent aigu...the rule is just, and I quote, "quelquefois le e du féminin change en é" So the rule is that there are no rules...just tendencies... Sorry. But it is done for pronunciation purposes, so a good indicator is if there are three consonants together. As in with énormément. But it is not a sure-fired way to decide if you need an accent aigu or not. Just know the ones we discussed in class. Lentement is an exception because the 'n' is not actually pronounced because it is part of the 'en' nasal sound...

Devoirs
Faites l'exercice B.Interview dans le workbook à la page 79. Yes, the workbook, remember that thing collecting dust under your bed?
I also recommend reading the rest of the chapter. Because we only have 2 days left before the test, so if you have questions on something you are going to want to have your questions ready before then.

Don't forget about your orals!!! If you miss you have to have a doctor's note or other written excuse in order to make it up!!!!! It is like a test and you chose the time so you are responsible for being there. I have talked to a couple teachers and so far I've heard some good things! So don't worry!

Also: Your final exam is on Saturday the 1st at 12:30 in Kimp 105.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Jour 36 04/16/10

Jour 36
Aujourd'hui: révision du chapitre 4, révision du passé

Devoirs
étudiez pour un quiz du vocabulaire dans la deuxième colonne - sectionnes "expressions temporelles" et "verbes pronominaux" pg 156

Vos oraux
-try looking for the activities called interview in each chapter for questions possibilities.
-révisez vos verbes et les temps différents.
-if you miss the oral you cannot make it up without a doctor's note or other excused absence. So make sure you know where the room is, go with plenty of time in case you get lost...
-Don't worry! Just be confident. Try speaking in french a lot this weekend...have conversations with yourself...watch french movies...think french....beeee french :)
-Here is a listening activity that (I think) is good, I wasn't able to listen to it myself. But it looks like you listen to a question and pick the appropriate response. Might help.

En plus:
an exercise between passé composé or plusqueparfait
Another on the three past tenses

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Jour 35 04/14/10

Jour 35
Aujourd'hui - la continuation du vocabulaire pour parler des films et de la musique. Aussi on a parlé des temps du passé composé, du plusqueparfait, et de l'imparfait.

Devoirs
Je vais vous envoyer par e-mail un "work-sheet" pour réviser les points de grammaire qu'on a fait jusqu'ici.

Important:
If you have a conflict during the time of the final exam (as in another exam scheduled at the same time) then you need to let me know as soon as possible. The only options for a make up are before noon on Saturday, and from 8-11 on Monday morning. I have to have the grades done by Monday afternoon. I cannot test you on Friday because it's dead day. The final is at 12:30 on Saturday. I do not know the place yet.
For your oral - if you don't remember your teacher/time/place then you need to ask me soon. Not the day of. If you miss the oral, then it is like missing a test. You must have a valid doctor's note to be able to make it up.
The third exam is on the syllabus for Friday the 23rd, but we are moving it to the following Monday the 26th.
Please make sure you are looking at this blog earlier than hours before class. I usually post at 4:00 in the afternoon, so start making it a habit to check it that evening so that you are aware of anything important that I might need to tell you. Just put it in your routine: e-mail, facebook, french blog.