Independent Study Week 4

Welcome to Week #4 This week you will have daily grammar exercises to practice the Present Tense of IR Verbs and the negative. You will be quizzed on these next Friday.

Continue to do the following each day: Complete the daily log Summarize a current event Work through BBC Ma France Read Chapter 3 of La Joconde by Friday. Do not take the book home with you, I only have one copy of it. Place it on my desk when you are finished reading it. Merci!

Early French History This video is on The Franks, a Germanic tribe that controlled much of Gaul. Gaul was what France was called before it became France. You should watch a little of it each day this week. It is almost 45 minutes long: QDpl4

IR Verb Review Visit this website to review the IR verbs and present tense endings. Copy the endings, the verbs and their meanings in your notes. Complete the activities at the bottom of the page and check your answers.

Negative Review Visit this website to review the formation of the Negative: l

Mon: Practice with Present Tense IR Verbs Write in French. Je finis mes devoirs. Il grossit parce qu’il mange trop. Nous réunissons à huit heures. Réfléchis-tu un moment? Jean et Claire n’ obéissent pas toujours à leurs parents.

Check your answers. I’m finishing my homework. He’s gaining weight because he eats too much. We are getting together at 8. Are you reflecting for a moment? Jean and Claire don’t always obey their parents.

Tues: Practice with Present Tense IR Verbs Écrivez en anglais. Mon petit frère grandit trop vite. Ma grand-mère vieillit. Nous n’obéissons pas à nos parents. Personne n’aime grossir. Réunissons-nous à huit heures du soir?

Check your answers. My little brother is growing up too fast. My grandmother is growing old. We don’t obey our parents. No one likes to gain weight. Are we getting together at 8 p.m.?

Weds: Practice with Present Tense IR Verbs Écrivez en anglais. Je réussis à mes examens, mais je n’étudie jamais. Nous ne maigrissons pas parce que nous ne faisons plus d’exercices. Il établit une église à Paris. Personne ne réussit à l’examen parce que c’est trop difficile. Elles grandissent trop vite.

Check your answers. I pass my tests, but I never study. We aren’t losing weight because we don’t exercise anymore. He is establishing a church in Paris. No one is passing the test because it’s too hard. They (f) are growing up too fast.

Jeudi: La Grammaire Écrivez en anglais. Ma mère maigrit en été et grossit en hiver. Je ne réagis jamais quand il fait des bêtises. Elles réunissent au centre-commercial à midi le mardi. Vous réfléchissez à vos voyages de temps en temps? Le chien ne m’obéit jamais mais il est mignon.

Check your answers. My mother loses weight in the summer and gains weight in the winter. I never react when he does silly thing. They (f) get together at the mall at noon on Tuesdays. Do you reflect on your travels from time to time? The dog never obeys me, but he’s cute.

Vendredi: La Grammaire Écrivez en anglais. Kelly choisit un petit chat pour son anniversaire. Personne ne réussit sans (without) travailler. Elles mincissent pour leur voyage à la plage. Nous ne grossissons plus car nous sommes au régime (on a diet). Ils réunissent à deux heures et demie demain.

Check your answers. Kelly is choosing a little cat for her birthday. No one succeeds without work. They (f) are getting slim for their trip to the beach. We don’t gain weight anymore because we are on a diet. They (m) are getting together at 2:30 tomorrow.

Current Events Visit the website above. Summarize a current event in France in one paragraph, in English.

BBC: Ma France This series will help your pronunciation greatly. Visit this link: flash/# You will need headphones. They are in the closet in the front of the room. Work through the videos. You should spend at least 15 minutes on this site a day. Log what you completed.

Watch this video. This video was made by the same tourists in France. At6lE&feature=youtu.be It shows Aix-en-Provence in the south of France.