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ARTS 1480 - INTRODUCTORY FRENCH A, 2019

IN-CLASS PROGRAM: CONTENT, PREPARATION, HOMEWORK.

Week Totem 1 LECTURE 1 CONSOLIDATION LECTURE 2


PREPARATION Monday 12 – 1 pm Wednesday 9-10 am CONSOLIDATION
Dossier / _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _
Leçon
TUTORIAL 1 PREPARATION TUTORIAL 2
Monday or Tuesday (1 h) Wednesday or Friday (2 h)

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Dossier 0 Explore the Moodle course! BIENVENUE! • Listen & Repeat p. 10 #3 • Let’s revise numbers! • QUIZ 1 (in
18/02 • Vocabulary games (Moodle) • Greetings and politeness Moodle)
-  See what’s in Weeks 0 & Essential explanations on the _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ + • Practice
24/02 1 and start the activities: course and our expectations How to survive in the French introducing
• Numbers _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ • Watch video in Moodle classroom… IN FRENCH!!! yourself (to the
• Days, months & _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ class…) in French!
seasons Meet your tutor!
 Let’s play with numbers!  Greetings & Introductions
 WBK p. 4 #3 + p. 5 #4 + p. 6  WBK p. 8 & 9
#6 & 7  Revision: numbers
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Dossier 1 • Watch video in Moodle • Your environment: at • Create your own vocabulary • Let’s play with the alphabet! • Crosswords (in
25/02 Leçon 1 • List 5 words that belong to university and in class flashcards (you can use apps • Personal & emphatic Moodle)
- the university + like Quizlet or StudyBlue… or pronouns • QUIZ 2 (in
03/03 environment (use a good • Masculine vs. feminine paper!) + Moodle)
dictionary!): Verb? Noun? • Singular vs plural • Vocabulary game (Moodle) Introduction to conjugation • Practice spelling
Adjective? Masculine? _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ any word you
Feminine? know in French!
 Leçon 1 (pages 16, 17 & 24) • Watch video in Moodle  Battleship, spelling games, • ONLINE LESSON:
 Introduce yourself to the • The alphabet: Listen & phone numbers, etc. French
class. repeat p. 19 #4  Conjugation practice pronunciation
 Leçon 1: continued • Check that you
 WBK p. 11 are able to…
- Spell correctly
- Count
- Give the date
- Conjugate
S’APPELER
- Be polite
- Introduce
yourself
- Interact with
your teachers
- Name familiar
objects
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Dossier 1 • Watch video in Moodle • IL or ELLE? TU or VOUS? • REVISION OF ALL VOC. & • Indefinite articles (UN, • Add minimum 5
04/03 Leçons 2 • Prepare 3 questions for a • Definite articles (LE, LA, L’, GRAMMAR (Weeks 1 to 3) UNE, DES) new words to
- &3 Voc. & Gram quiz that you LES) _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ + your flashcards or
10/03 would submit to the class _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ How to designate: C’EST… lists.
• Watch video in Moodle _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ • WBK p.20 & 21
 Quiz practice with • Listening: Listen to the 3 • ONLINE LESSON:
questions prepared by other dialogues in Totem p. 20 +  QUIZ A – 15% (15 minutes) Let’s explore France
students (PAIR WORK) do the activities  Leçon 3 (pages 21 & 25)
 Leçon 2 (pages 18, 19 & 24) • Then, practice reading  Speaking practice: act
 WBK p. 12 & 13 them out loud (Leçon 3 #1, dialogues 1, 2 or 3.
transcript p. 120)  WBK p. 18 & 19
 GROUP WORK = create the
front page of a UNSW student
magazine for your class… in
French!

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Dossier 2 • Watch video in Moodle • ÊTRE or AVOIR? • Crosswords in Moodle • Family & friends • QUIZ 3 (in
11/03 Leçon 5 • List 5 professions in + (professions) + Moodle)
- French (include the one • Jobs & professions: the _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ Introduction to possession • WBK p. 25 #8 &
17/03 you want to be!) working environment (MON, MA, MES + DE) 9; submit #9 in
_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ • Watch video in Moodle _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ Mon Travail.

 FEEDBACK QUIZ A  Leçon 5 (pages 28, 29 & 36)


 Leçon 5 (pages 28, 29 & 36)  WBK p. 22 & p. 23 # 3
 WBK p. 23 #4 & p. 24  PAIR WORK: introduce
 Calculate the average age yourself (name, age,
of your class (with and without profession, family, etc.)
your tutor!)
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Dossier 2 • Watch video in Moodle • Countries & nationalities • QUIZ 4 (prepositions) • Regular conjugation in -ER • Vocabulary &
18/03 Leçon 6 • List 3 nationalities in + _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ + conjugation
- French + 3 countries Prepositions (À, AU, AUX, Introduction to negation games
24/03 (include yours!) DE, DU, DES) • Watch video in Moodle _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ • ONLINE LESSON:
_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ Revision of Dossiers
 Leçon 6: continued 1 &2
 Leçon 6 (pages 30, 31, 36 &  WBK p. 28 & 29 • REVISION OF ALL
37)  Introduce yourself in a VOC. &
 WBK p. 26 & 27 Tweet! GRAMMAR
(Weeks 1 to 6)

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Dossier 2 • Watch video in Moodle • Revision of possessives • Listening practice: redo all • How to ask questions • QUIZ 5 (Voc. &
25/03 Leçon 7 + listening activities & + Gram. practice)
- • All other remaining (TON, exercises (Weeks 1 to 10)! Reflexive verbs vs. standard • WBK p.34 & 35
31/01 TA, TES, SON, SA, SES, etc.) • WBK p. 32 #7, 8 & 9 verbs (exercises 2 & 6
_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ will be corrected
in class)
 Leçon 7 (pages 32, 33, 36 & • Watch video in Moodle  LISTENING TASK – 20% (30 • Update your
37) minutes) flashcards
 WBK p.30 & 31  Leçon 7: continued • ONLINE LESSON:
 WBK p. 32 #10 + p. 33 #11 Let’s explore Nantes
& 12.
 Speed dating!?!
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Dossier 3 • Watch video in Moodle • A national obsession: food • WBK p. 38 & 39 • Irregular conjugations • Food games
01/04 Leçon 9 • List 5 of your favourite & drinks! • Update your flashcards (VENIR, PRENDRE, FAIRE, • Conjugation
- foods + 2 drinks in French. + _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ ALLER, etc.) practice
07/04 Revision of articles + • REVISION OF ALL
_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ • Watch video in Moodle Questions with EST-CE QUE VOC. &
_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ GRAMMAR
 FEEDBACK LISTENING TASK (Weeks 1 to 8)
 Leçon 9 (pages 42, 43 & 50)  Leçon 9: continued
 Writing practice: write the  WBK p. 40 & 41
menu of a new French  Speaking practice: au
restaurant in Sydney… restaurant…

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Dossier 3 • Watch video in Moodle • Let’s explore the city… • Update your flashcards / • Il fait / Il est / Il y a / C’est • QUIZ 6
08/04 Leçon 10 • List 3 of your favourite + lists. +
- places in Sydney (in Revision of singular vs. • REVISION OF ALL VOC. & A new pronoun: ON
14/04 French!) plural GRAMMAR (Weeks 1 to 8) _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _
• Prepare 3 questions for a _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _
Voc. & Gram quiz that you  QUIZ B – 15% (15 minutes)
would submit to the class  Quiz practice with • Watch video in Moodle  Leçon 10: continued
questions prepared by other • Bring pictures of your  WBK p. 44 & 45
students (PAIR WORK) favourite city in the world &  Writing practice: create a
 Leçon 10 (pages 44, 45, 50 be ready to describe it… tourist brochure for your city
& 51) (GROUP WORK)
 Workbook p. 42 & 43
 GROUP WORK = describe
your suburb / where you live
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Dossier 3 • Watch video in Moodle • Time: QUELLE HEURE EST- • WBK p. 46 & 47 • Spatial localization • QUIZ 7
15/04 Leçon 11 • List 3 of your favourite IL? _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ + • Update your
- activities. + How to suggest & flashcards
21/04 Likes & dislikes: hobbies, • Watch video in Moodle organize… • Don’t forget your
pastimes, interests… _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ video assignment
_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ due next week =
 Leçon 11: continued Introduce yourself
 FEEDBACK QUIZ B  WBK p. 48 & 49 in 3 minutes
 Leçon 11 (pages 46, 47 &  GROUP WORK = organize minimum = 5
51) an outing for you & your minutes
 PAIR WORK = What do you friends (make suggestions and maximum!
like doing at weekends? then decide!); tell the class You will be assessed
Anything special planned for what you are doing… on:
this weekend? - Pronunciation &
intonation;
- Fluency, rhythm,
clarity of speech;
- Ability to speak to
the camera and no
reading;
- use of vocabulary
& grammar studied
this semester (AND
NOTHING ELSE!!!)
- Originality of work
/ creativity.
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Dossiers • Video assignment due PUBLIC HOLIDAY • QUIZ 8 • Restaurant etiquette • Video assignment
22/05 0 à3 Friday 26/04 before 4pm! • Video assignment due • Let’s explore Paris… due Friday 26/04
- Leçons 1 (See Week 11) Friday 26/04 before 4pm! _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ before 4pm!
28/05 à 11 _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _
 Visit Paris for a day!
• Watch video in Moodle Propose an itinerary &
• List 3 places in Paris that you activities…
liked (if you have visited the  WBK p. 50 & 51
city) or 3 places that you  Revision for exam: Reading
would like to visit... & Writing practice.

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Dossiers • Watch video in Moodle • Let’s revise DOSSIER 3… WEDNESDAY 01/05 = • REVISION OF ALL
29/04 0 à3 • Semester’s evaluation CATCH UP OF TUTORIALS VOC. &
- Leçons 1 _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ FROM WEEK 9 GRAMMAR
01/05 à 11 (FRIDAYS ONLY) (Weeks 1 to 11) +
 Revision for exam: Reading all reading &
& Writing practice. writing tasks in
textbook,
CATCH UP OF PUBLIC Workbook and in
HOLIDAY MONDAY WEEK 10 class.

Please, note:

▪ This program may vary according to time and / or needs; if any activity cannot be completed in class, you will need to do it at home.

▪ Make sure to memorize, revise, prepare and practice every week: regular attendance and work are your best chances of success!

▪ The Final exam (Reading & Writing, 2 hours – 30%) will take place between 06/05 and 18/05/2018.

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