Sounds
Les sons plus complexes avec le son «ll»:
ille : une famille, une fille ail : de l’ail, la taille, un épouvantail, une médaille eil: un soleil, une abeille, une bouteille d’eau euil : un chevreuil, un fauteuil ouil : une grenouille, une nouille, il mouille, du fenouil Le son «un» (Attention, c’est différent de «une»)
Le son «un» come dans les mots un, brun, quelqu’un, emprunter, lundi. Remarque les letters un ou um comme dans les mots : du parfum, un garçon humble. Remarque le son quand tu lis à la Madison! Dans une, on lit le son «u» puis le son «n» séparément. Le son «oi»
Une combinaison des sons «ou» + «a» comme dans les mots : Une poire, un roi, assois-toi, un pois, moi, un choix, un oiseau |
The sounds of the letters c and g:
The letter C and G has their soft sound in front of the letters i, e and y, like in the words… citrouille, cette, cygne, girafe et gentil. The letter C and G has their hard sound in front of the letters a, o and u, like in the words… carotte, coquelicot, curieux, gateau, gomme, légume. To get the hard C in front of i, e, we use the letters qu instead, like in the words… qui, que, To get the hard G in front of i, e and y, we use gu, like in the words… guitare, guerre, fatigué, Guy To get the soft C in front of the letters o and a, we use the ç, like in the words... garçon, français To get the soft G in front of the letters o and a, we use the letter j, like in the words... jamais, joli |
Le son «e» comme dans les mots : le, que, une heure, J'ai peur, un coeur, je regarde, un oeuf
Le son «eux» comme dans les mots : je peux, je veux, bleu, un feu, des oeufs |
Le son «in» comme dans les mots : un lapin, du pain, de la peinture, imprimer.
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Le son «an» comme dans les mots: je mange, blanc, un tambour, je pense, comment, septembre
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Sound «on»
«on» comme dans les mots : mon, ton, son, maison et pompon
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«i» et «r»
Le son «i» comme dans les mots : Nicolas, Mylène et amis
Le son «r» comme dans les mots : trois, quatre et travail |
«u» et «ou»
Le son «u» comme dans les mots : une, musique, surligneur.
Le son «ou» comme dans les mots : nous, cousin, bonjour. |
«é» and «è»
«é» comme dans les mots : école, récréation, et, papier
«è» comme dans les mots : mais, règle, père, mère, elle, fête, neige |
Week 15:
Vocabulaire : La météo
Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui?
Aujourd’hui...
il fait froid.
il fait chaud.
il fait soleil.
il fait beau.
il pleut.
il vente.
il y a un orage.
il fait ____ºC.
il fait humide.
il fait nuageux.
il neige.
il y a une tempête de neige .
Le soir et la nuit, il fait noir.
Le jour, il fait clair.
Hier, il a plu, il a fait froid, il a venté...
Demain, il va neiger, il va pleuvoir, il va faire soleil...
Vocabulaire: Say and write the year, seasons and months.
Une année, quatre saisons, douze mois :
L'automne: septembre, octobre, novembre
L'hiver: décembre, janvier, février
Le printemps: mars, avril, mai
L'été: juin, juillet, août
*Les saisons et les mois sont tous des noms masculins.
Practice here : http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-47822.php
Grammar : The noun group
In French, there are many word categories, we call them «classes». For example : les noms (nouns), les déterminants, les adjectifs, les pronoms, les verbes, les mots invariables (like les prépositions, les adverbes et les conjonctions).
The noun is the leader of the noun group (Groupe du nom or GN). It gives it's gender and number to the other words in the group. This week, we will learn to recognize the noun groups in the sentences and to check how the other words receive the noun's gender and number. We will also learn to mark those Noun groups (GN).
Common nouns are people (le garçon, l'enseignante, les parents...), animals (le chat, le chien...), objects (le pupitre, le crayon, la porte...), places (l'école, le parc, la ville...), feelings (la peur, la patience...), things (les devoirs, les tâches, les couleurs), activities (le soccer, la danse, le patin)...
Proper nouns are the name of a specific person (Valérie, Sharon...), animal (Fido, Garfield...) or place (Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada).
The common nouns are variable, which means they can change depending on the gender and number of the noun. You can see in the examples that they give their gender and number to the adjective and little word in front called a «déterminant».
For example:
un petit chandail : n. m. s.
une petite chemise : n. f. s.
des petits chandails : n. m. p.
des petites chemises : n .f. p.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/no1.html
Math:
We are working on reviewing the unit on Tuesday Wednesday and we'll do our evaluation on Thursday.
Week 14:
ocabulaire: Les vêtements et les accessoires
We will talk about and you can study the meaning of the words related to clothes. You will be asked to consult your vocabulary sheet to write those words correctly in all your assignments for the next couple weeks.
* From Tuesday to Friday, you might want to bring special clothes for the dialogue at school.
Grammaire : les fonctions dans la phrase : Le groupe sujet, le groupe verbe et le complément de phrase.
When we write, we focus on building simple French sentences instead of translating our complex thoughts from English. This will be really helpful when we will write our first story next week!
Sentences can be divided in 3 groups that accomplish a different function in the sentence. We already talked quite a bit about the subject and the verb groups. We will now learn about the words that are actually part to the verb group and also about the sentence complement group.
The subject group which is often a noun group or a pronoun. (Le groupe sujet en bleu)
The verb group which is often a verb + a verb complement which answers to the questions qui, quoi, à qui, à quoi, de qui, de quoi, which can be a noun group. (Le groupe verbe en rouge)
The sentence complement group answers the questions where, when, how. That complement is optional. It can be moved or removed. (Le complément de phrase en vert)
Les mots pour poser des questions
Qui? (Who)
Quoi? (What)
Où? (Where)
Quand? (When)
Comment? (How)
Pourquoi? (Why)
Quel ___? (Which)
Est-ce que ____? (Do/Does)
Qu'est-ce que _____? (What do/What does)
Second Grammar concept : Verbs ending with «er», present tense
Notice the ending of the regular verbs ending with «er» when the action is done by Je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous ils or elles.
The «er» in the ends makes the sound «é» like in aimer, bouger, écouter, arrêter, marcher, couper, adorer, aimer, danser, acheter, fêter, célébrer, chanter, déjeuner, diner, souper
Notice the costume of 3 verbs that ends with «er» when the action is done by the subject Je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous ils or elles.
We will talk about the meaning and when to use those regular verbs ending with «er».
Le verbe porter : Je porte, tu portes, il porte...
Le verbe acheter : J'achète, tu achètes, il achète
Le verbe s'habiller : Je m'habille, tu t'habille, il s'habille
Math:
We are moving along in our decimals unit.
The small groups have completed lessons 1,2,3 and 5. We are learning on saying and writing the decimals, on estimation when multiplying and dividing with decimal numbers and we are getting into using this estimation to help us place the decimal coma (Yes, in French, it's a coma...) when multiplying and dividing without a remainder in lessons 6 and 7. Next week, we will work on problem solving, review the unit and we'll do our evaluation on Thursday.
Week 13:
Grammar: Two new irregular verbs : Les verbes irréguliers aller et faire.
Le verbe aller (to go) :
aller au parc, aller au Centre des Jeux du Canada, aller à l'épicerie, aller au Mont Mac ou au Mont Sima, aller vite, aller chez le docteur, aller chez le dentiste, aller au bureau, aller au laboratoire des ordinateurs, aller au gymnase...
Je vais au gymnase.
Tu vas au gymnase.
Il /elle/ on va au gymnase.
Nous allons au gymnase.
Vous allez au gymnase.
Ils / elles vont au gymnase.
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/virr4.html
Le verbe faire (to do, to make) :
faire du sport, faire une randonnée, faire du ski, faire de la planche à neige, faire de la bicyclette, faire du bricolage, faire attention, faire du bruit, faire peur, faire le ménage, faire l'épicerie, faire les courses, faire la lessive, faire la vaisselle...
Je fais du sport.
Tu fais du sport.
Il /elle/ on fait du sport.
Nous faisons du sport.
Vous faites du sport.
Ils / elles font du sport.
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/virr5.html
Learn to use them with different subjects. We will work on a sheet in school. You can use them when you are writing sentences. You can also start looking on the website : http://leconjugueur.lefigaro.fr
Math :
We will review our evaluation together and students will bring it home to share with you their successes and challenges. Please get your parents to sign your evaluation to let me know that you have discussed it with them.
We will also be reviewing multiplications with multiple digits and long divisions, with big numbers.
Some students will be starting our unit on decimal numbers this week.
Week 11-12
Grammar :
Verbe être (To be)
Je suis
Tu es
Il est / Elle est
Nous sommes
Vous êtes
Ils/Elles sont
We use the verb être in these expressions: Je suis fatigué, Je suis malade, Je suis fâché, Je suis ici, Je suis en retard, Je suis gentil, Je suis en forme...
Choosing between «et» and «est»
et: Quand tu mets 2 choses ensemble ou que tu parles de plus qu'une chose. Ex. J'ai un crayon et un stylo. (Son «é»)
est ou es: Le verbe être. Je suis gentil, Tu es gentil, Il est gentil, Elle est gentille. (son «è»)
Math : We are finishing our unit 2. We will do a review of the module Tuesday/Wednesday in class and in the evening. It is very important to work on the review to ask questions in class on Tuesday and Wednesday morning to clarify the concepts that are trickier for you! The evaluation will be on Thursday.
• Lesson 8-9 Comparing and Ordering Integers
• Unit review
• Evaluation of the unit
Reading in French : Read in French about 60 minutes this week. Read the book as many times as you need until you are able to retell in French the story. If it is too hard, then you need to pick easier books to take home. Also practice reading with your goal in mind.
Week 10
Vocabulaire:
Study the meaning and the spelling of those words related to food habits : le déjeuner, le diner, le souper, la collation, le repas, le dessert, je mange, j’adore, j’aime, je déteste, souvent, toujours, parfois, rarement, jamais. Use the words correctly in your assignments this week. Use this website to find the food words.
http://canadiensensante.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/healthy-eating-saine-alimentation/food-guide-aliment/my-guide-mon-guide/index-fra.php
Grammar : Affirmative and negative sentences structures to express food preferences or habits
The negation is expressed in French with 2 words, placed in front and after the verb. The ne + pas words are the most common ones to transform an affirmative sentence to a negative sentence. The ne is replaced by n’ when the verb starts by a vowel.
You can practice here : http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/neg1.html
Je mange des légumes.
Je ne mange pas de légumes
J'aime la nourriture asiatique.
Je n'aime pas la nourriture asiatique.
Je suis végétarien.
Je ne suis pas végétarien.
J’ai faim!
Je n’ai pas faim!
Math: We keep working on our number sense unit. finish your assignments at home. You will work on finishing your lessons at home, correcting your work after you are done each side and asking for help if you need it.
Lesson 4 : Prime and Composite Big Numbers
Lesson 5 : Investigating Factors and Common Factors
Lesson 6 : Solving problems with common multiples and factors
Week 8-9:
Math :
We are starting to get into the math grade 6 curriculum. We will cover it with various lessons, games and explorations, but will mainly use the resource Chenelières, which is the French version of Math Makes Sense. I will try to keep updating the website as we go.
This week, we will cover in Unit 2 : Understanding Number
Lesson 1
Exploring Large Numbers : We will learn to read numbers un to a billion in French and work representing those numbers in different forms, understanding place value.
Lesson 2
Numbers All Around Us : We will try to solve problems with big numbers, thinking about the story to choose the correct operation.
Lesson 3:
Exploring Multiples
Vocabulaire : Les fruits et les légumes
Choose minimum 5 new fruits and 5 new vegetables to memorize on your vocabulary sheet. Memorize how to say and spell them.
Math Vocab :
Vocabulaire and spelling
Learn to spell the numbers. We will use them in our math class all week.
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, cent, mille, millions, milliards.à
*Remember, there is always a dash (-) when there is more than one words together.
Week 7:
Math :
We are getting quite comfortable with choosing the right operations to solve problems, thinking about the story, which will help when we try to solve problems involving numbers up to a million.
We will also discuss the link between multiplication and division and review the concepts of multiples and factors, slowly moving into the grade 6 math curriculum.
We will also practice our division facts with the math chrono activity.
Grammar :
The concept of conjugating a verb : Depending on who or what I am talking about in my sentence, my verb will change it’s ending, like a costume… Some verbs are regular which means they’ll follow a rule, some are irregular and we will have to memorize some of them. The verb «avoir», is the one we will focus on this week, in the present tense.
Verbe avoir (to have)
J'ai faim.
Tu as faim.
Il a /Elle a / On a faim.
Nous avons faim.
Vous avez faim.
Vous avez faim.
Ils ont / Elles ont faim.
We use the verb avoir in these expressions J'ai faim, J'ai froid, J'ai chaud, J'ai 10 ans, J'ai besoin de, J'ai un animal à a maison, J'ai les yeux bleus, J'ai les cheveux châtains, J’ai raison, J’ai tort, J’ai peur...
Week 6:
Vocab pour les qualités: Find out what those qualities mean and spell those words right in your assignments this week using your sheet as a reference! Draw a reminder of the meaning for yourself on your sheet. Notice the ending is different if those adjectives are used with a masculine or feminine noun.
With a masculine noun/With a feminine noun
Un père tolérant / Une mère tolérante
patient /patiente
travaillant / travaillante
souriant / souriante
organisé / organisée
déterminé /déterminée
attentionné / attentionnée
respectueux / respectueuse
curieux / curieuse
généreux /généreuse
courageux /courageuse
débrouillard / débrouillarde
intelligent/intelligente
gentil /gentille
poli /polie
créatif/créative
calme
sensible
honnête
drôle
optimiste
Math:
Some students are still practicing their numbers to 100. Others are practicing to memorize or gain efficiency with their multiplication and this week, their division facts. Students made their own personal flashcards. We also reviewed the concepts of the 4 different operations : addition, soustraction, multiplication et division. I am trying show students that they can transfer their math skills or keep developing them alongside with their French skills. We will look at a couple problems and try to think about the stories behind the situations and how to communicate our understanding of the important information in the problem, without worrying about the numbers. We will keep reviewing basic math number sense, transferring to French for the next couple weeks, before we get into the grade 6 math curriculum.
Reading : 15 minutes a day of reading, or a total of 60 minutes this week. Your goal this week is to pick good level books in French. Borrow from the class or library on Thursday! Bring your books back on Thursday if you need new ones!
Week 5:
Vocab:
Learn to say, read, write the family words and what they mean.
Ma famille:
1. mon père/mon papa, ma mère/ma maman/ mes parents
2. ma soeur/ mes soeurs / ma demi-soeur/ mes demi-soeurs
3. mon frère / mes frères / mon demi-frère/ mes demi-frères
4. mon grand-père, ma grand-mère / mes grands-parents
5. mon oncle/mes oncles
6. ma tante/mes tantes
7. mon cousin/mes cousins
8. ma cousine/mes cousines
Other words you might need to speak about your family :
mon beau-père, ma belle-mère, mon grand-oncle, ma grande-tante, mon arrière grand-mère, mon arrière grand-père, mon petit-cousin, ma petite-cousine.
You can practice here:
http://www.languageguide.org/french/vocabulary/family/
Week 4:
French: L'alphabet
Learn at home the letters that are tricky for you. Aim to know the letters by the end of the week.
To practice the letters and sounds: www.languageguide.org/french/alphabet/
To sing the alphabet song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkFXGlHCn_o&list=RDYkFXGlHCn_o
La grenouille connait les lettres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df6lXAxJQvI
Math:
Aim to know your numbers to 100 by the end of the week too. Bring some of our games at home to practice specific sets of numbers that are harder to remember for you. You can build your own memory game with challenging numbers and play with someone in your family. You can also try snakes and ladders with our French rules. Practice counting down from 100. Play our 3-2-1 product game in French.
To listen to the numbers and pronunciation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7V3DIzQ8U
La grenouille connait les nombres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41XBbC7zWPI
Dire les nombres : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fEd61Ie9JA
Week 3:
Vocab:
Learn to say how you feel…
Answer the questions : «Comment est-ce que tu te sens?» ou «Comment ça va?»
Practice the days of the week:
Lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche
Our song «Le petit prince» will help you practice!
Learn to spell the days of the week.
Les jours de la semaine:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF9lUh5XPxo
Exercice: http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-47779.php
Math:
We will learn (or review) numbers to 100 in class for the next 2 weeks. Keep practicing and studying at home. You can build the memory game with challenging numbers and play with someone in your family. You can also try snakes and ladders with our French rules. Practice counting down from 100. Make a memory game with the most difficult for you... Play any of our 1-2-3 sum or multiplication facts game in French.
To understand, listen to the numbers and pronunciation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7V3DIzQ8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz36Bv_fujk
Vocabulaire : La météo
Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui?
Aujourd’hui...
il fait froid.
il fait chaud.
il fait soleil.
il fait beau.
il pleut.
il vente.
il y a un orage.
il fait ____ºC.
il fait humide.
il fait nuageux.
il neige.
il y a une tempête de neige .
Le soir et la nuit, il fait noir.
Le jour, il fait clair.
Hier, il a plu, il a fait froid, il a venté...
Demain, il va neiger, il va pleuvoir, il va faire soleil...
Vocabulaire: Say and write the year, seasons and months.
Une année, quatre saisons, douze mois :
L'automne: septembre, octobre, novembre
L'hiver: décembre, janvier, février
Le printemps: mars, avril, mai
L'été: juin, juillet, août
*Les saisons et les mois sont tous des noms masculins.
Practice here : http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-47822.php
Grammar : The noun group
In French, there are many word categories, we call them «classes». For example : les noms (nouns), les déterminants, les adjectifs, les pronoms, les verbes, les mots invariables (like les prépositions, les adverbes et les conjonctions).
The noun is the leader of the noun group (Groupe du nom or GN). It gives it's gender and number to the other words in the group. This week, we will learn to recognize the noun groups in the sentences and to check how the other words receive the noun's gender and number. We will also learn to mark those Noun groups (GN).
Common nouns are people (le garçon, l'enseignante, les parents...), animals (le chat, le chien...), objects (le pupitre, le crayon, la porte...), places (l'école, le parc, la ville...), feelings (la peur, la patience...), things (les devoirs, les tâches, les couleurs), activities (le soccer, la danse, le patin)...
Proper nouns are the name of a specific person (Valérie, Sharon...), animal (Fido, Garfield...) or place (Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada).
The common nouns are variable, which means they can change depending on the gender and number of the noun. You can see in the examples that they give their gender and number to the adjective and little word in front called a «déterminant».
For example:
un petit chandail : n. m. s.
une petite chemise : n. f. s.
des petits chandails : n. m. p.
des petites chemises : n .f. p.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/no1.html
Math:
We are working on reviewing the unit on Tuesday Wednesday and we'll do our evaluation on Thursday.
Week 14:
ocabulaire: Les vêtements et les accessoires
We will talk about and you can study the meaning of the words related to clothes. You will be asked to consult your vocabulary sheet to write those words correctly in all your assignments for the next couple weeks.
* From Tuesday to Friday, you might want to bring special clothes for the dialogue at school.
Grammaire : les fonctions dans la phrase : Le groupe sujet, le groupe verbe et le complément de phrase.
When we write, we focus on building simple French sentences instead of translating our complex thoughts from English. This will be really helpful when we will write our first story next week!
Sentences can be divided in 3 groups that accomplish a different function in the sentence. We already talked quite a bit about the subject and the verb groups. We will now learn about the words that are actually part to the verb group and also about the sentence complement group.
The subject group which is often a noun group or a pronoun. (Le groupe sujet en bleu)
The verb group which is often a verb + a verb complement which answers to the questions qui, quoi, à qui, à quoi, de qui, de quoi, which can be a noun group. (Le groupe verbe en rouge)
The sentence complement group answers the questions where, when, how. That complement is optional. It can be moved or removed. (Le complément de phrase en vert)
Les mots pour poser des questions
Qui? (Who)
Quoi? (What)
Où? (Where)
Quand? (When)
Comment? (How)
Pourquoi? (Why)
Quel ___? (Which)
Est-ce que ____? (Do/Does)
Qu'est-ce que _____? (What do/What does)
Second Grammar concept : Verbs ending with «er», present tense
Notice the ending of the regular verbs ending with «er» when the action is done by Je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous ils or elles.
The «er» in the ends makes the sound «é» like in aimer, bouger, écouter, arrêter, marcher, couper, adorer, aimer, danser, acheter, fêter, célébrer, chanter, déjeuner, diner, souper
Notice the costume of 3 verbs that ends with «er» when the action is done by the subject Je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous ils or elles.
We will talk about the meaning and when to use those regular verbs ending with «er».
Le verbe porter : Je porte, tu portes, il porte...
Le verbe acheter : J'achète, tu achètes, il achète
Le verbe s'habiller : Je m'habille, tu t'habille, il s'habille
Math:
We are moving along in our decimals unit.
The small groups have completed lessons 1,2,3 and 5. We are learning on saying and writing the decimals, on estimation when multiplying and dividing with decimal numbers and we are getting into using this estimation to help us place the decimal coma (Yes, in French, it's a coma...) when multiplying and dividing without a remainder in lessons 6 and 7. Next week, we will work on problem solving, review the unit and we'll do our evaluation on Thursday.
Week 13:
Grammar: Two new irregular verbs : Les verbes irréguliers aller et faire.
Le verbe aller (to go) :
aller au parc, aller au Centre des Jeux du Canada, aller à l'épicerie, aller au Mont Mac ou au Mont Sima, aller vite, aller chez le docteur, aller chez le dentiste, aller au bureau, aller au laboratoire des ordinateurs, aller au gymnase...
Je vais au gymnase.
Tu vas au gymnase.
Il /elle/ on va au gymnase.
Nous allons au gymnase.
Vous allez au gymnase.
Ils / elles vont au gymnase.
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/virr4.html
Le verbe faire (to do, to make) :
faire du sport, faire une randonnée, faire du ski, faire de la planche à neige, faire de la bicyclette, faire du bricolage, faire attention, faire du bruit, faire peur, faire le ménage, faire l'épicerie, faire les courses, faire la lessive, faire la vaisselle...
Je fais du sport.
Tu fais du sport.
Il /elle/ on fait du sport.
Nous faisons du sport.
Vous faites du sport.
Ils / elles font du sport.
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/virr5.html
Learn to use them with different subjects. We will work on a sheet in school. You can use them when you are writing sentences. You can also start looking on the website : http://leconjugueur.lefigaro.fr
Math :
We will review our evaluation together and students will bring it home to share with you their successes and challenges. Please get your parents to sign your evaluation to let me know that you have discussed it with them.
We will also be reviewing multiplications with multiple digits and long divisions, with big numbers.
Some students will be starting our unit on decimal numbers this week.
Week 11-12
Grammar :
Verbe être (To be)
Je suis
Tu es
Il est / Elle est
Nous sommes
Vous êtes
Ils/Elles sont
We use the verb être in these expressions: Je suis fatigué, Je suis malade, Je suis fâché, Je suis ici, Je suis en retard, Je suis gentil, Je suis en forme...
Choosing between «et» and «est»
et: Quand tu mets 2 choses ensemble ou que tu parles de plus qu'une chose. Ex. J'ai un crayon et un stylo. (Son «é»)
est ou es: Le verbe être. Je suis gentil, Tu es gentil, Il est gentil, Elle est gentille. (son «è»)
Math : We are finishing our unit 2. We will do a review of the module Tuesday/Wednesday in class and in the evening. It is very important to work on the review to ask questions in class on Tuesday and Wednesday morning to clarify the concepts that are trickier for you! The evaluation will be on Thursday.
• Lesson 8-9 Comparing and Ordering Integers
• Unit review
• Evaluation of the unit
Reading in French : Read in French about 60 minutes this week. Read the book as many times as you need until you are able to retell in French the story. If it is too hard, then you need to pick easier books to take home. Also practice reading with your goal in mind.
Week 10
Vocabulaire:
Study the meaning and the spelling of those words related to food habits : le déjeuner, le diner, le souper, la collation, le repas, le dessert, je mange, j’adore, j’aime, je déteste, souvent, toujours, parfois, rarement, jamais. Use the words correctly in your assignments this week. Use this website to find the food words.
http://canadiensensante.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/healthy-eating-saine-alimentation/food-guide-aliment/my-guide-mon-guide/index-fra.php
Grammar : Affirmative and negative sentences structures to express food preferences or habits
The negation is expressed in French with 2 words, placed in front and after the verb. The ne + pas words are the most common ones to transform an affirmative sentence to a negative sentence. The ne is replaced by n’ when the verb starts by a vowel.
You can practice here : http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/neg1.html
Je mange des légumes.
Je ne mange pas de légumes
J'aime la nourriture asiatique.
Je n'aime pas la nourriture asiatique.
Je suis végétarien.
Je ne suis pas végétarien.
J’ai faim!
Je n’ai pas faim!
Math: We keep working on our number sense unit. finish your assignments at home. You will work on finishing your lessons at home, correcting your work after you are done each side and asking for help if you need it.
Lesson 4 : Prime and Composite Big Numbers
Lesson 5 : Investigating Factors and Common Factors
Lesson 6 : Solving problems with common multiples and factors
Week 8-9:
Math :
We are starting to get into the math grade 6 curriculum. We will cover it with various lessons, games and explorations, but will mainly use the resource Chenelières, which is the French version of Math Makes Sense. I will try to keep updating the website as we go.
This week, we will cover in Unit 2 : Understanding Number
Lesson 1
Exploring Large Numbers : We will learn to read numbers un to a billion in French and work representing those numbers in different forms, understanding place value.
Lesson 2
Numbers All Around Us : We will try to solve problems with big numbers, thinking about the story to choose the correct operation.
Lesson 3:
Exploring Multiples
Vocabulaire : Les fruits et les légumes
Choose minimum 5 new fruits and 5 new vegetables to memorize on your vocabulary sheet. Memorize how to say and spell them.
Math Vocab :
Vocabulaire and spelling
Learn to spell the numbers. We will use them in our math class all week.
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, cent, mille, millions, milliards.à
*Remember, there is always a dash (-) when there is more than one words together.
Week 7:
Math :
We are getting quite comfortable with choosing the right operations to solve problems, thinking about the story, which will help when we try to solve problems involving numbers up to a million.
We will also discuss the link between multiplication and division and review the concepts of multiples and factors, slowly moving into the grade 6 math curriculum.
We will also practice our division facts with the math chrono activity.
Grammar :
The concept of conjugating a verb : Depending on who or what I am talking about in my sentence, my verb will change it’s ending, like a costume… Some verbs are regular which means they’ll follow a rule, some are irregular and we will have to memorize some of them. The verb «avoir», is the one we will focus on this week, in the present tense.
Verbe avoir (to have)
J'ai faim.
Tu as faim.
Il a /Elle a / On a faim.
Nous avons faim.
Vous avez faim.
Vous avez faim.
Ils ont / Elles ont faim.
We use the verb avoir in these expressions J'ai faim, J'ai froid, J'ai chaud, J'ai 10 ans, J'ai besoin de, J'ai un animal à a maison, J'ai les yeux bleus, J'ai les cheveux châtains, J’ai raison, J’ai tort, J’ai peur...
Week 6:
Vocab pour les qualités: Find out what those qualities mean and spell those words right in your assignments this week using your sheet as a reference! Draw a reminder of the meaning for yourself on your sheet. Notice the ending is different if those adjectives are used with a masculine or feminine noun.
With a masculine noun/With a feminine noun
Un père tolérant / Une mère tolérante
patient /patiente
travaillant / travaillante
souriant / souriante
organisé / organisée
déterminé /déterminée
attentionné / attentionnée
respectueux / respectueuse
curieux / curieuse
généreux /généreuse
courageux /courageuse
débrouillard / débrouillarde
intelligent/intelligente
gentil /gentille
poli /polie
créatif/créative
calme
sensible
honnête
drôle
optimiste
Math:
Some students are still practicing their numbers to 100. Others are practicing to memorize or gain efficiency with their multiplication and this week, their division facts. Students made their own personal flashcards. We also reviewed the concepts of the 4 different operations : addition, soustraction, multiplication et division. I am trying show students that they can transfer their math skills or keep developing them alongside with their French skills. We will look at a couple problems and try to think about the stories behind the situations and how to communicate our understanding of the important information in the problem, without worrying about the numbers. We will keep reviewing basic math number sense, transferring to French for the next couple weeks, before we get into the grade 6 math curriculum.
Reading : 15 minutes a day of reading, or a total of 60 minutes this week. Your goal this week is to pick good level books in French. Borrow from the class or library on Thursday! Bring your books back on Thursday if you need new ones!
Week 5:
Vocab:
Learn to say, read, write the family words and what they mean.
Ma famille:
1. mon père/mon papa, ma mère/ma maman/ mes parents
2. ma soeur/ mes soeurs / ma demi-soeur/ mes demi-soeurs
3. mon frère / mes frères / mon demi-frère/ mes demi-frères
4. mon grand-père, ma grand-mère / mes grands-parents
5. mon oncle/mes oncles
6. ma tante/mes tantes
7. mon cousin/mes cousins
8. ma cousine/mes cousines
Other words you might need to speak about your family :
mon beau-père, ma belle-mère, mon grand-oncle, ma grande-tante, mon arrière grand-mère, mon arrière grand-père, mon petit-cousin, ma petite-cousine.
You can practice here:
http://www.languageguide.org/french/vocabulary/family/
Week 4:
French: L'alphabet
Learn at home the letters that are tricky for you. Aim to know the letters by the end of the week.
To practice the letters and sounds: www.languageguide.org/french/alphabet/
To sing the alphabet song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkFXGlHCn_o&list=RDYkFXGlHCn_o
La grenouille connait les lettres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df6lXAxJQvI
Math:
Aim to know your numbers to 100 by the end of the week too. Bring some of our games at home to practice specific sets of numbers that are harder to remember for you. You can build your own memory game with challenging numbers and play with someone in your family. You can also try snakes and ladders with our French rules. Practice counting down from 100. Play our 3-2-1 product game in French.
To listen to the numbers and pronunciation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7V3DIzQ8U
La grenouille connait les nombres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41XBbC7zWPI
Dire les nombres : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fEd61Ie9JA
Week 3:
Vocab:
Learn to say how you feel…
Answer the questions : «Comment est-ce que tu te sens?» ou «Comment ça va?»
- Ça va bien parce que… (je suis relaxe, j'ai bien dormi, j'ai hâte à ___, je suis heureuse, je suis fier...)
- Ça va comme ci comme ça parce que… (je suis fatigué, je suis un peu malade, je suis inquiet, je suis déçu, je suis pressé, j'ai mal à ___________...)
- Ça ne va pas bien parce que… (je suis très malade, je suis inquiet, je suis en colère, je suis stressé, je suis en retard.
Practice the days of the week:
Lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche
Our song «Le petit prince» will help you practice!
Learn to spell the days of the week.
Les jours de la semaine:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF9lUh5XPxo
Exercice: http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-47779.php
Math:
We will learn (or review) numbers to 100 in class for the next 2 weeks. Keep practicing and studying at home. You can build the memory game with challenging numbers and play with someone in your family. You can also try snakes and ladders with our French rules. Practice counting down from 100. Make a memory game with the most difficult for you... Play any of our 1-2-3 sum or multiplication facts game in French.
To understand, listen to the numbers and pronunciation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7V3DIzQ8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz36Bv_fujk
Reading at Home
Bring books from the class or the library to do your reading at home. You can decide if you want to focus on comprehension of the story, accuracy with the sounds and words, fluency or building new vocabulary.
Here are a couple links to websites to listen to the sounds if you are in doubt:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french/sounds/
http://phonemus.fr/lectureCP/phonemes/ecoutez.htm
Bring books from the class or the library to do your reading at home. You can decide if you want to focus on comprehension of the story, accuracy with the sounds and words, fluency or building new vocabulary.
Here are a couple links to websites to listen to the sounds if you are in doubt:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french/sounds/
http://phonemus.fr/lectureCP/phonemes/ecoutez.htm