FRENCH 2 SYLLABUS

2006-2007

Sister Mary Elayne, SND

 

Vocabulary for Conversation and Writing Topics

  1. Review as needed of first year vocabulary
  2. Technological terminology for computers, fax machines, telephones
  3. Train stations and Airports, Travel by train and plane
  4. The bank, Exchanging currency, Managing money, The post office, Mailing letters
  5. The kitchen, Types of food, Recipes, Preparing food, Typical French meals
  6. Traveling by car; Trucks and motorcycles; Reading a map; Driving on the highway; Giving and asking directions
  7. Accidents, The emergency room, Parts of the body, The doctor’s office, Surgery
  8. Checking into a hotel, The hotel room, The bathroom, Checking out of a hotel
  9. The subway, The bus
  10. The city, Parking in the city, The country, Farm animals
  11. Holidays: July 14, Carnival, All Saints, Christmas, New Year, Epiphany, Weddings
  12. Parts of the body, Health and fitness expressions, Manners, Emotions, Introductions
  13. Professions, Trades, Finding a job, The workplace

 

 

French Language Structures

  1. Review, as necessary, of structures learned in French I
  2. Imperfect tense, Future tense, Conditional tense
  3. Use of imperfect and passé composé in the same sentence
  4. Agreement of past participle
  5. Agreement and position of adjectives
  6. Reciprocal Verbs
  7. Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs (plus…que, moins…que)
  8. Interrogative pronouns: qui, qui est-ce qui, que, qu’est-ce que, quoi
  9. Direct and indirect object pronouns; Double object pronouns
  10. Use of prepositions with geographical names: à, en, au, aux
  11. Negations: rien, jamais, personne, plus
  12. Commands; Using object pronouns with commands
  13. Pronouns y and en

 

 

Methods Used

  1. TPR Storytelling
  2. Daily deepening in knowledge of all aspects of French culture: Paris, major French cities, geography of France, French foods, holidays, sports, arts, music, history, literature, French Canada
  3. Videos on the Topics listed above
  4. CD-roms used for Dictations and individual practice
  5. Songs, games and puzzles
  6. Partner Practice
  7. Daily written and study assignments
  8. Daily quiz or test
  9. Daily listening comprehension practice
  10. Daily handouts
  11. Variety of practice from the color-coded pack
  12. Daily conversation practice in French
  13. Online websites for practicing vocabulary and structures