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French 2 Course
Description
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This is NOT a curriculum but an outline of what
is covered in each chapter of the text. For the most part the material in
this course corresponds with the topics in each chapter of the Scott Forseman
textbook Viens Voir, copyright 1993.
Language courses try to cover all five aspects
of language learning: speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture.
The emphasis, techniques, and extra material of individual teachers
may be different but the core topics should remain the same. The number of
chapters covered will vary depending on the year but French 2 should cover
through chapter 7 in the text to be able to deal effectively with French
3.
In the initial stage there may be a difference in the
specific vocabulary banks of those students who successfully completed the
Middle School French I and those who completed French I at the High School.
There also may be a difference in the skills emphasized by the previous and
present teachers. The teacher will make allowances for this. After
the first quarter usually little disparity remains.
The videos series "French in Action" is part
of the overall French curriculum. This is a college course from PBS. It is
excellent for building oral comprehension skills and for its cultural content.
There are 54 episodes which increase in difficulty, length and amount of
material covered. The series is begun in French 1 with about 15 episodes
covered. The next fifteen to twenty are watched in French 2 with the remaining
covered in French 3 and 4.
Reprise
This review may be done in conjunction with Chapter I as some of the material
is covered there.
I. review verbs: present tense. commands, as infinitive
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regular -er and -ir verbs
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teach/review -re verbs
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review /teach irregular ir verbs: sortir, partir,dormir, servir, ouvrir,
offrir
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review/teach prendre, apprendre,comprendre
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review/teach irregular verbs: être, avoir, aller,
faire,pleuvoir,falloir,ouvrir,offrir
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future w/ aller + infinitive
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verb + infintive: aimer, détester, aller, préférer
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accent change verb: acheter
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regular passé composé with avoir as auxiliary
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irregular past participles:
eu,été,pris,appris,compris,plu,fallu,offert,ouvert,fait
II review grammar topics
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subject pronouns
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stressed pronouns
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definite articles
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indefinite articles
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possessive adjectives
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demonstrative adjectives
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prepostitions; contractions w/ à and de, chez
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partitive article
III review vocabulary groups
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family
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places
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clothing colors adjectives which precede nouns
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personality physcial descrition adjectives
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days
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dates
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time
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weather
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numbers to 100/1,000
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seasons
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foods
Chapter 1
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culture: French schools - le lycée, le bac, contrast w/ system in
USA
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classroom/school vocabulary
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bookstore,library,newstand vocabulary
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lire,dire,écrire,décrire
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direct object pronouns: present tense, verb+infintive, passé composé
+ agreement
Chapter 2
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culture: Provençal cuisine, French restaurants, typical menus and
items
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supermarket departments and products
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quantities + de/d'
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savoir vs connaître
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indirect object pronouns: present tense, passé conposé, verb
+ infinitive
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vouloir, pouvoir: present tense, + infinitive, polite forms (conditional)
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the pronoun en: present tense, passé composé, verb + infinitive
Chapter 3
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culture: public transportation in France, learn how to use the métro
map,sites of Paris
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subway, bus and train vocabulary
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passé composé with être as auxiliary verb
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venir,revenir,devenir, venir de + infinitive
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the pronouns y : present tense, verb + infinitive, passé composé
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negation with : ne..plus, personne, que, jamais
Chapter 4
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culture: shopping in Paris, boutiques and department stores, les puces,
bouqinistes
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vocabulary: department sores, fabrics
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affirmative and negative commands with object pronouns
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mettre,permettre,promettre
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comparative and superlative of adjectives, + stressed pronouns, meilleur/e/s
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comparison of adverbs
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répéter,préférer,géler
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acheter,amener
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jetter
Chapitre 5
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culture: Lousiana, Cajuns, Acadiens
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vocabulary: body parts, personal grooming, daily routine
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reflexive/pronominal verbs: present tense, verb + infinitive
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croire, voir
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boire
Chapter 6
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culture: going to the movies in France - ouvreuse, intermission,dubbing
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skip first vocabulary list
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vocabulary: types of films
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passé composé of reflexive verbs
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devoir
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commands of reflexive verbs
Chapter 7
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culture: post office in France vs USA, set up , functions
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culture: ski area, winter sports, mountains in France and Switzerland,
resorts,alpinism
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vocabulary : post office, winter sports
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imperfect tense formation
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imperfect tense use vs passé composé
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recevoir, décevoir
long cultural reading on holidays in France
Chapter 8
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culture: French -speaking Africa, province of Quebec
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vocabulary: airplane trip, country information
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present tense to show continuing action begun in the past + depuis
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si + imperfect tense
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relative pronouns qui and que
Chapter 9
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culture: automobiles,driving in France
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buying, maintaining, repairing a car
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conduire
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simple future tense
Chapter 10
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culture: telephone, how to use vs USA, moving,
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vocabulary: telephone, rooms in house, appliances and furniture
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essuyer
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interrogative pronouns, quel vs lequel
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demonstrative pronouns
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relative pronoun où
Chapter 11
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culture & vocabulary: hotel, bank
Chapter 12
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cutlure & vocaabulary: medecine, hospital, injuries, pharmacy
Chapter 13
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culture& vocabulary :wedding, anniversary, family reunions
Chapter 14
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culture & vocabulary: Quebec City, leisure time activities
Chapter 15
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culture & vocabulary: West Indies, camping, cycling, water sports, tropical
weather
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