French 2 Lesson Activities
New Faces, New Places The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals: Vocabulary Skills—You will use new and learned vocabulary in different real-world situations. Cultural Awareness—You will investigate the culture and customs of other countries and compare them to your own. Communication Skills—You will practice reading, writing, and listening skills to communicate meaningfully in a new language. 21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis.
Directions Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. ______
Self-Checked Activities
Read the instructions for the following activities and type in your responses. Click the link to the Student Answer Sheet at the end of the lesson. Use the answers or sample responses to evaluate your own work.
1. Le nouveau lycée (I) Complete the paragraph below by filling each blank with a definite or indefinite article that matches the noun after the blank. The word in brackets after each blank indicates which type of article you should use to fill in the blank.
Fill in the blanks: J’aime mon lycée à Nice. Il est dans ______[indefinite] immeuble moderne. Le lycée a ______[indefinite] auditorium et ______[indefinite] grand terrain de football. ______[definite] professeurs sont sympathiques. On a besoin d’______[indefinite] cahier et d’______[indefinite] calculatrice pour ______[definite] cours de mathématiques. Après ______[definite] cours de mathématiques, on a ______[indefinite] pause de 10 minutes. On va à ______[definite] cafétéria. Je prends ______[indefinite] petit café avec un croissant.
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Excellent!—I included all of the same articles as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Moyen—I included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Pas très bien—I did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
2. Le nouveau lycée (II) Complete the paragraph below with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in parentheses.
Fill in the blanks: Je passe un semestre de mes études en échange à Nice. J’______(aimer) beaucoup la ville et mon lycée. Mes professeurs ______(être) très sympas. Je ______(parler) français avec mes professeurs et mes amis au lycée. Je ______(étudier) la littérature, la physique, les mathématiques et l’histoire. Je trouve les mathématiques un peu difficile, alors je ______(utiliser) une calculatrice. Je ______(finir) mes cours à une heure. Je ______(aller) à la cafétéria avec mes amis. Normalement, nous ______(prendre) le plât du jour et il est délicieux. Après le déjeuner, je ______(travailler) dans la bibliothèque pour une heure. Tous les vendredis, je ______(avoir) un cours de judo. J’y vais avec mes amis et nous ______(faire) du judo de 14h à 15h. Chaque étudiant peut choisir un autre sport à pratiquer, alors, je ______(choisir) le football. Je ______(jouer) au football et je l’______(aimer) bien.
How did you do? Check a box below.
Excellent!—I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Moyen—I included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Pas très bien—I did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
2 Teacher-Graded Activities
Write or record a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make sure you have met the expected criteria for the assignment. When you have finished, submit your work to your teacher.
3. Parler et écouter (Audio Recorder Activity) Use the adjectives that you learned and record at least five sentences about yourself, describing your physical appearance and personality traits. Use any audio recorder available on your computer. Submit that audio file to your teacher via the drop box.
You can record sentences like the ones below: J’ai les yeux bleus. Je suis sportive. J’aime jouer au football.
4. Lire et écrire Read this excerpt from Adele’s blog, in which she talks about herself, her friend Corinne, and their daily routines.
Je vais au Lycée International de Saint Michel à Nice. Je prends un bus pour y aller. J’ar- rive au lycée vers 8 heures. Je mets toutes mes affaires dans mon sac à dos. Les cours commencent à huit heures et demie. J’ai choisi d’étudier la littérature, les mathématiques, les sciences et les arts plastiques. J’apprends aussi à faire du judo. Tous les professeurs sont sympas et encourageants. Dans mon lycée, il y a des étudiants de toutes national- ités. Tous mes nouveaux amis sont intéressants et amusants. Le weekend on n’a pas de cours. On va normalement au centre commercial. Moi et mes amis, on y passe beaucoup de temps. Je suis très heureuse de mon séjour en France.
Mon amie Corinne vient au lycée avec moi en bus. Nous vivons dans le même quartier. Elle se réveille très tôt le matin. Elle fais une heure de jogging. Elle est sportive. Elle étudie les sciences, l’histoire et la musique. Elle joue très bien la flûte. Elle fait aussi de la gymnastique. Elle est vive et amusante. Elle adore faire du camping. Elle va partir en Angleterre pour passer les vacances de Pâques chez ses cousins. Elle va rapporter des cadeaux pour nous. Elle me l’a promis!
Now that you’ve read Adele’s blog, create a similar blog post in French, describing your daily schedule and that of a friend’s.
Type your response here:
3 Evaluation Your teacher will use these criteria to evaluate your work.
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