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Collins Dictionary Online will give you simple translations of words and specific well-known phrases. You would be advised to buy a print version too, and get used to how it works, just to look up words and get the solution. This often helps you remember the answer rather than the instant answers from the internet.
Linguee is an online corpus of billions of translated websites that gives translations of phrases and words in context. You can check the database of translations for a context similar to the one you want.
This blog page will help you find out how to get all those accents on your various devices.
Find some Francophone music that you like - there's an extraordinary amount out there, and all can be seen on YouTube whenever you like. I have written much more about French music here. That blog page will probably always be unfinished, as I could keep adding to it.
Some of the materials I will use will be from the course book Saison 1, aimed at the European Language Standards A1 (beginners)
Saison 1 is available in the library to borrow (but not many copies) you would; if you want to learn French, be advised to buy a copy of the coursebook. Older version also available
To help improve your listening and tune your ear to the sound of the language, you can use the internet. There are a lot of free-to-air radio stations out there; also, there are quite a lot of TV and films available in French online.
All 4 (Walter Presents has a fair few French TV Series)
France 24 is like BBC News 24 but in French
TV5 Monde is an online streaming platform for the Francophone World's TV, films, and documentaries...
BBC iPlayer (look under BBC Four for some French Series or Films)
Free Sources for Radio
Radio.Garden (sadly not working due to UK govt restrictions since October 2022)
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mercredi, 10 mai
End of Course Assessment. Remember if you are wishing to continue to level 2, you need to apply by July 28th (but sooner rather than later is best)
One way to improve your ear for the French language is to listen to music and broadcasts in French. (Above are links to radio stations and TV where you can listen to French online).
mercredi, 3 mai
Final new input lesson - Time, daily routine, near future, and plans for the weekend etc...
What came up from your mock writing and reading assessments.
mercredi, 26 avril
Applications for IWLP modules in Teaching Block 1 of 2023-24 are now open...
You have until 28th July to apply, but it's good to register your interest as early as possible.
Today: - Mock Assessment - Feedback and Revision
One way to improve your ear for the French language is to listen to music and broadcasts in French. (Above are links to radio stations and TV where you can listen to French online).
mercredi, 29 mars
Applications for IWLP modules in Teaching Block 1 of 2023-24 are now open...
You have until 28th July to apply, but it's good to register your interest as early as possible.
We can revise speaking about towns, houses, people and pets...
- Comment vous appelez vous?
- Quel âge avez vous?
- Où habitez vous? / Vous êtes d'où?
- C'est comment?
- Qu'est-ce qu'il y a près de chez vous?
- C'est comment chez vous?
- Vous avez des enfants? / des frères et sœurs? Comment sont-ils?
- Vous avez des animaux?
Qu'est-ce que vous aimez faire/manger/boire?
Qu'est-ce que vous n'aimez pas faire/manger/boire?
Je déteste...
Je n'aime pas du tout...
Je n'aime pas trop...
Je n'aime pas...
J'aime un peu...
J'aime...
J'aime bien...
J'aime beaucoup...
J'adore...
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Verbs - how do you report back about someone else?
Je > il/elle - What are the conjugation rules - check here for the present tense conjugation of regular verbs...
This is a bit of fun to learn animal names and the noises animals make in French... Definitely not the height of French Culture, though!!
mercredi, 22 mars
You should now be able to...Describe someone you know in a short paragraph. (Add to your document, where you collect all your information in French.)
Alternatively, you may have described your home and some furniture therein (or both) – emailed them or sent me a Google Docs link allowing me to edit…
We will look at pastimes and hobbies.
Why not prepare a few words about your hobbies and pastimes in French?
Revision and Reinforcement
This BBC TV for schools and colleges programme from the 90s is 15 Minutes+. It is good to allow you to revise what we have covered and add new words to your repertoire. (It also shows some cultural aspects).
This episode covers much of the vocabulary required to discuss hobbies and pastimes. (Taking you to some of the more exotic parts of the Francophone world too!)
mercredi, 15 mars
You will upload your assessment by Friday. Even if you are doing the course for no credit, remember that you must submit your assessment if you want to progress to Level 2.
Today, we will look in more detail at housing in French-speaking countries.
You should now be able to...Describe someone you know in a short paragraph. (Add to your document, where you collect all your information in French.)
Alternatively, describe your home and some furniture therein (or both) – email them or send me a Google Docs link allowing me to edit…
mercredi, 1er mars
You will get your assessment live on Friday, 3rd March on Moodle and must upload your work by Friday, March 17th, before noon. During consolidation week, you must find time to prepare and perhaps record your assessment...
Where people live...
Saison 1 p.42 et p.43 - Partager son lieu de vie and logements... PPT
A blog post about the gender of French words (80/20)
mercredi, 22 février
You should be able to do a little presentation in French on your favourite Francophone. (p.33). I can give you feedback if you've e-mailed this to me (or left me a copy in the seminar).
Today we will look at family and physical descriptions of people (hair colour and eye colour, etc.)
Extra:
Personality: This link lists the most commonly used positive and negative personality trait adjectives, along with the noun associated with the adjective (often in English, this is ~ness).
Mardi Gras
Task for next time:
Add a description of your family (imaginary or real) to your word document!
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mercredi, 15 février
Today, we will look at some more people and their professions.
We will discuss your studies and look at some people who are famous in the French-Speaking World.
For next time:
Introduce a particular person you know in a paragraph describing as much about them as you can at the moment (You can add to this later). Plus...
Can you answer any of these questions? (Put them into your Word Document). You should be able to do all but the last two already.
Comment tu t'appelles? Comment vous appelez-vous?
Quel âge as-tu? Quel âge avez-vous?
Tu viens d'où? Vous venez d'où?
Où habites-tu? Où habitez-vous?
Tu es de quelle nationalité? Vous êtes de quelle nationalité?
Tu as des frères ou des sœurs? Vous avez des frères ou des sœurs?
Tu as/Vous avez les yeux et les cheveux de quelle couleur?
Basic Video to introduce the family in French
This episode revises much of what you covered before in the course...
Espace Culturel
Mika - Elle me dit
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mercredi, 8 février
Today, we will look at nationalities, professions, introducing people, and we will work more on the negation of phrases and some specific ways French uses pronunciation, along with a look at how to form the present tense of "-er" verbs.
You should have been looking over the essential vocabulary in the week.
Revision and reinforcement of prepositions stressed pronouns and higher French numbers.
For next week:
•Apprendre le vocabulaire
•Exercice 7 p. 29
•Bilan 1- pp.33-35 Prepare to present about your favourite Francophone
•Don’t forget: language needs regular practice if you wish to improve!
Les chiffres de 0 à 100
mercredi, 1er février
Le présent de l’indicatif (common and 'irregular' verbs avoir, être, venir, vivre and the 'regular' verbs travailler, habiter, and parler)
Les couleurs
la nationalité
Compter de 0 à 30
Dire son âge
Etre et avoir
Les sentiments et les sensations
Les jours et les mois
Les prépositions de lieu
For next time:
Revise the vocabulary you have learned today (there is a list of the essential vocabulary on Moodle)
Complete exercise #2 on p29 of your Saison 1 Course Book.
Build on your previous knowledge. Introduce yourself, spell your name(s), say your nationality and how you feel, and give your birthday… [Start a Word Document you can keep adding to?]
Don't forget that language needs regular practice if you wish to improve.
Faire la bise - Dos and Don'ts
Extra Revision and reinforcement...
Comment vous appelez-vous?
Song for kids about giving their age
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mercredi, 25 janvier
Do you have access to the Moodle site for this module?
As university students, you will be on an accelerated learning curve here with many expectations that you can study by yourselves.
This page can help you locate a few resources to help you out on your journey <<dans le monde francophone>>
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
Introduce yourselves and spell your name (possibly the name of your street, city, or place of birth).
Can you give me your age? your nationality? What about your occupation (i.e. student)?
What else?
What can you tell someone a little about French Grammar?
Gender, adjectives...?
Today, we will begin learning to speak, read and write in French and listen to French being spoken.
In the first class, we will introduce ourselves and find our reasons for learning French as we do not all know each other yet.
There is a coursebook for this beginners class that I have based the content we study on. You may find it helpful to get a copy for home use and self-study. We will also discuss your motivation for learning French.
PPT for in-class use (a version will be on Moodle)
We will most likely begin looking at the course book Saison 1.
The beginning discusses why you are learning French and some simple information about yourselves. There is no compulsion to buy the book, but you might find it helpful for your studies.
We will answer the French questions for:
Who are you?
Why are you learning French?
What does France mean for you?
Worksheets for use in class/at home.
Florabelle et la Mushroom Family - L'Alphabet en chantant - An earworm which will teach you the alphabet.
Another earworm for the months of the year...
This guy does a lot of beginner's videos... Now there's enthusiasm, and then there's ~Thomas!
He can, at least, serve as a reminder of the correct pronunciation, should you need one...
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