FRANÇAISavec Madame Dy

Qui est Madame Dy?◦ Je suis un enseignant de français de bases.

◦ J’aime voyager et le kickboxing.

◦ Pendant mes vacances, je suis allée au Québec pour améliorer mon français.

◦ Aussi, je suis allée au festival d’été du Québec. J’ai vu Skrillex, Diplo, les Foo Fighters, Icona Pop, Iggy Azalea, et les Rolling Stones.

◦ Dans ma famille, j’ai deux frères. Ils s’appellent Neil et Nathan.

◦ J’ai hâte de vous enseigner!

I like…

To improve

I am looking forward to...

Their names are…

My vacation

To travel

A teacher

I saw…

I have 2 brothers

Mes vacances au Québec

Vieux-Québec

Vieux-Port

Château Frontenac

Funiculaire

Samuel de Champlain

National Assembly Chamber

(the Blue Room)

Legislative Council Chamber

(the Red Room)

Québec Parliament Building

Night shot of Château

Frontenac and Vieux-Québec

Bilingue au Québec

Les Collations Québécoise

la crème glacée molle

(enrobée dans le chocolat)

un tire d’érable

une queue de castor

Les Collations Québécoise

la poutine

un sandwich de la viande fumée

QU’EST-CE QUE VOUS SAVEZ DÉJÀ?

What do you already know?

Brainstorm French words or phrases (sayings) that you already know or words that you thinkare French.

Hint: there are a lot of “food” words

◦ À la mode

◦ Au naturel

◦ Ballet

◦ Bon Appétit

◦ Bon Voyage

◦ Bouquet

◦ Boutique

◦ Café

◦ C’est la vie

◦ Champagne

◦ Chef

◦ Cliché

◦ Clique

◦ Cul-de-sac

◦ Crème brulée

◦ Critique

◦ Croissant

◦ Début

◦ Décor

◦ Déjà vu

◦ Éclair

◦ Encore

◦ Entrée

◦ Entrepreneur

◦ Faux pas

◦ Fiancé(e)

◦ Genre

◦ Grand Prix Matinée

◦ Menu

◦ Mousse

◦ Naïve

◦ Olives

◦ Omelette

◦ Papier Mâché

◦ Petite

◦ Pot-pourri

◦ Protégé

◦ Restaurant

◦ Résumé

◦ RSVP (Répondez, s’il vous plait)

◦ Sabotage

◦ Sauté

◦ Silhouette

◦ Soirée

◦ Soufflé

◦ Télévision

◦ Touché

◦ Vinaigrette

Faisiez “Je sais” (I know)On your title page handout, write and draw French words or

pictures that you already knew before this class. Label and

colour any pictures.

Grade 5s – do 3-5 French words and/or pictures

Grade 6/7 – do at least 5 French words and/or pictures

POURQUOI VOUS DEVRIEZ APPRENDRE LE FRANÇAIS?

Why should you learn French?

QUESTIONS À CHOIX MULTIPLE

1. Learning French can result in…

a) Severe headaches and stomach pain

b) Average test scores in reading, language, and math

c) Higher test scores in reading, language, and math

d) Lower test scores in reading, language, and math

1. Learning French can result in…

a) Severe headaches and stomach pain

b) Average test scores in reading, language, and math

c) Higher test scores in reading, language, and math

d) Lower test scores in reading, language, and math

2. Learning French can help improve…

a)Your cooking skills

b)Your cognitive and intellectual abilities (thinking skills)

c)Your knowledge of cheeses

d)Your fashion sense

2. Learning French can help improve…

a)Your cooking skills

b)Your cognitive and intellectual abilities (thinking skills)

c)Your knowledge of cheeses

d)Your fashion sense

3. Which of the following celebrities speak French?

a) Johnny Depp and Arnold Schwarzenegger

b) Emma Watson and Evangeline Lily

c) Henry Cavill and Tom Hiddleston

d) All of the above

3. Which of the following celebrities speak French?

a) Johnny Depp and Arnold Schwarzenegger

b) Emma Watson and Evangeline Lily

c) Henry Cavill and Tom Hiddleston

d) All of the above

4. French is taught in…

a) Every country in the world

b) Canada and Europe only

c) North America and Europe only

d) North America, Europe, and South America

4. French is taught in…

a) Every country in the world

b) Canada and Europe only

c) North America and Europe only

d) North America, Europe, and South America

5. French is a major language of…

a) High-tech and business

b) Fashion

c) Culinary Arts (Cooking)

d) All of the above

5. French is a major language of…

a) High-tech and business

b) Fashion

c) Culinary Arts (Cooking)

d) All of the above

VRAI OU FAUX

It is the official language in 25 countries and is spoken in 39 countries by 300 million people worldwide.

VRAI

It is the fifth most prevalent language on

the internet.

FAUX

It is the second most prevalent

language on the internet.

It is the only language, other than

English, that is spoken on 2 continents.

FAUX

5 continents: North America, South

America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Statistics Canada reports that bilingual

Canadians earn more.

VRAI

It is the working language of the Red

Cross, the Olympics, the United Nations,

and more.

VRAI

Faisiez “J’ai appris” (I learned)On your title page handout, write and draw any new

information you learned about French from the multiple

choice and true or false game.

Grade 5s – do 2-3 new things learned about French

Grade 6/7 – do at least 3 new things learned about French

PENSE-PARLE-PARTAGE

Think-Talk-Share

1. What would you like to learn in

French class this year?

2. What are your expectations for

French?

3. What are you looking forward to

learning?

Faisiez “Je veux apprendre” (I want to learn)

On your title page handout, write about what you would like

to learn in French and/or what you are looking forward to

learning this year.

Grade 5s – write 1-2 sentences

Grade 6/7 – write 2-3 sentences

Joey tries to learn French