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Independent Study
Week 7
Welcome to Week #7
• This week you will have daily grammar
exercises to practice the Present Tense of
RE Verbs and adverbs.
• You will be quizzed on Thursday because
there is no school on Friday.
Continue to do the following each day:
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Complete the daily log
Summarize a current event
Work through BBC Ma France
Read Chapter 6 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!
Le Vol de La Joconde Ch. 6
• Monday: Visit http://quizlet.com/18511075/levol-de-la-joconde-ch-6-flash-cards/. Write down
the words and listen to the pronunciation before
you start reading the chapter.
• Tues: Practice the vocabulary by visiting:
http://quizlet.com/18511075/learn.
• Weds: Practice the words at this
site:http://quizlet.com/18511075/speller
• Read a little of Chapter 6 each day. Finish reading
it on Thursday, after the RE Verb quiz.
Early French History Continued
• The next important historical figure you will
learn about is Pepin the Short (Pepin le
Bref). Answer the following questions about
him.
• Who is he in relation to Charles Martel?
• What important historical contribution did
he make?
• What was his title?
RE Verb Review
• http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/vre1.html
• Visit this website to again review the RE
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.
• You will be tested on this material on
Thursday.
Adverbs Review
• Visit this website to review adverbs again:
• http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/adv2.html
Mon:Practice with Present Tense RE Verbs
Write in French.
• We are selling pizza today.
• They (f) wait all the time.
• Are you (informal) coming down the
mountain?
• He is melting chocolate.
• Are you (formal) answering the questions in
English?
Check your answers.
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Nous vendons la pizza aujourd’hui.
Elles attendent tout le temps.
Descends-tu la montagne?
Il fond le chocolat.
Répondez-vous aux questions en anglais?
Tues:Practice with Present Tense RE Verbs
Write in French.
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I lose my keys often.
The ice cream is melting quickly.
We’re hanging the clothes.
They’re spreading salt on the fries.
Are you (informal) claiming the dog?
Check your answers.
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Je perds mes clés souvent.
La glace fond vite.
Nous pendons les vêtements.
Ils répandent le sel sur les frites.
Prétends-tu le chien?
Weds:
Practice with Present Tense IR Verbs
Write in English.
• I am stretching my legs.
• The chocolate is melting because it’s very
hot out.
• They(m) are defending the castle.
• Do you (formal) hear the birds?
• We’re waiting for John.
Check your answers.
• J’étends mes jambes.
• Le chocolat fond parce qu’il fait très
chaud.
• Ils défendent le château.
• Entends-tu les oiseaux?
• Nous attendons Jean.
Current Events
• http://www.france24.com/en/france
• 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:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/f
lash/#
• 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.