le 22 sept: We had our intérro:
We had quite a lot of trouble with the intérro today, so we had an impromptu exercise to try sentences which might be giving us trouble:
- Do they (f) have a runny nose? Est-ce qu’elles ont le nez qui coule?
- We don’t have itchy eyes. Nous n’avons pas les yeux qui piquent.
- The doctor checks the sick person’s heart. Le médecin ausculte le malade.
- You (pl) aren’t coughing. Vous ne toussez pas.
- You (s)’re sneezing. Tu éternues.
We had quite a lot of trouble with the intérro today, so we had an impromptu exercise to try sentences which might be giving us trouble:
Please study your regular "er" verbs, how to form questions, how to form the negative, and the present tense conjugations of avoir and être if you don't feel confident with them.
We then took up the homework:
8. A week, that's a long time! Une semaine, c’est long!
We then practiced our "J-M est Malade", and had a competition by group to see how well we could do. Congratulations Keithan for winning 25 points for Suiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
Homework:
We then took up the homework:
- Doctor, I'm sick. Docteur, je suis malade.
2. Do you have diarrhea? Est-ce que tu as la diarrhée?
3. No, but I'm coughing and sneezing. Non, mais je tousse et j’éternue.
4. Do you have a sore back? Est-ce que tu as mal au dos?
5. No, I don't have a sore back. Non, je n’ai pas mal au dos.
6. Go home, take some aspirin, and stay in bed. Rentrez chez vous, prenez de l’aspirine, et restez au lit.
8. A week, that's a long time! Une semaine, c’est long!
We then practiced our "J-M est Malade", and had a competition by group to see how well we could do. Congratulations Keithan for winning 25 points for Suiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
Homework:
- Work on the script of your comic, and try your best to incorporate in some doctor vocabulary. You can go into Pixton on your own this weekend if you want to.
le 21 sept: We had our intérro:
We then took up the homework:
Il a de la fièvre et des frissons? Oui, il a de la fièvre et des frissons. / Non, il n’a pas de fièvre et de frissons.
Il a la gorge qui gratte? Oui, il a la gorge qui gratte / Non, il n’a pas la gorge qui gratte.
Il a les yeux qui piquent et le nez qui coule? Oui, il a les yeux qui piquent et le nez qui coule / Non, il n’a pas les yeux qui piquent et le nez qui coule.
Il a mal à la tête? Oui, il a mal à la tête / Non, il n’a pas mal à la tête.
Il a mal au ventre? Oui, il a mal au ventre / Non, il n’a pas mal au ventre.
Il a mal aux oreilles? Oui, il a mal aux oreilles / Non, il n’a pas mal aux oreilles.
We then went over some doctor vocabulary:
- She has a scratchy throat. Elle a la gorge qui gratte.
- He is coughing. Il tousse.
- I’m sneezing. J’éternue
- What’s wrong? Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?
- Are you (s) sick? Est-ce que tu es malade?
- What’s wrong with you? Qu’est-ce que tu as?
We then took up the homework:
- David est malade? Oui, David est malade / Non, David n’est pas malade.
2. Il ne se sent pas bien? Oui, il ne se sent pas bien / Si, il sent bien.
3. Qu'est-ce qu'il a?
- Il a mal partout.
- Il a mal à la gorge.
- Il a mal à la tête.
- Il a la gorge qui gratte.
Il a de la fièvre et des frissons? Oui, il a de la fièvre et des frissons. / Non, il n’a pas de fièvre et de frissons.
Il a la gorge qui gratte? Oui, il a la gorge qui gratte / Non, il n’a pas la gorge qui gratte.
Il a les yeux qui piquent et le nez qui coule? Oui, il a les yeux qui piquent et le nez qui coule / Non, il n’a pas les yeux qui piquent et le nez qui coule.
Il a mal à la tête? Oui, il a mal à la tête / Non, il n’a pas mal à la tête.
Il a mal au ventre? Oui, il a mal au ventre / Non, il n’a pas mal au ventre.
Il a mal aux oreilles? Oui, il a mal aux oreilles / Non, il n’a pas mal aux oreilles.
We then went over some doctor vocabulary:
We practiced our J-M est Malade, and you guys did an amazing job! Remember our schedule:
le 27 sept: Half the class does JM est Malade, and we do a practice test.
le 28 sept: The other half of the class does their JM presentation, and we do our real test. Comics due today.
Homework:
Translate the following into French:
1. Doctor, I'm sick.
2. Do you have diarrhea?
3. No, but I'm coughing and sneezing.
4. Do you have a sore back?
5. No, I don't have a sore back.
6. Go home, take some aspirin, and stay in bed.
7. Do you feel like getting sicker?
8. A week, that's a long time!
Intérro:
Eg:
1. The doctor listens to the sick person's heart. Le médecin ausculte le malade.
2. We have a runny nose. Nous avons le nez qui coule.
3. They (f) don't have itchy eyes. Elles n'ont pas les yeuz qui piquent.
4. She's not coughing. Elle ne tousse pas.
5. Is he sneezing? Est-ce qu'il éternue? ♥
le 27 sept: Half the class does JM est Malade, and we do a practice test.
le 28 sept: The other half of the class does their JM presentation, and we do our real test. Comics due today.
Homework:
Translate the following into French:
1. Doctor, I'm sick.
2. Do you have diarrhea?
3. No, but I'm coughing and sneezing.
4. Do you have a sore back?
5. No, I don't have a sore back.
6. Go home, take some aspirin, and stay in bed.
7. Do you feel like getting sicker?
8. A week, that's a long time!
Intérro:
- le médecin
- le malade
- ausculter
- avoir le nez qui coule BE PREPARED TO USE THE VERBS WITH ALL SUBJECT PRONOUNS, IN THE NEGATIVE, AND WITH EST-CE QUE
- avoir les yeux qui piquent
- tousser
- éternuer
Eg:
1. The doctor listens to the sick person's heart. Le médecin ausculte le malade.
2. We have a runny nose. Nous avons le nez qui coule.
3. They (f) don't have itchy eyes. Elles n'ont pas les yeuz qui piquent.
4. She's not coughing. Elle ne tousse pas.
5. Is he sneezing? Est-ce qu'il éternue? ♥
le 20 sept: We had our intérro:
We then took up the homework:
Claire: Bonjour Bob, (comment) ça va?
Bob: Je ne me sens pas bien!
Claire: Tu as mauvaise mine! Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?
Bob: J’ai mal partout.
Claire: Tu n’es pas en bonne santé. Qu’est-ce que tu as?
Bob: Je suis malade.
Claire: Où as-tu mal?
Bob: J’ai mal à la gorge et mal à la tête.
Claire: Est-ce que tu as la diarrhée?
Bob: Non, je n’ai pas la diarrhée.
Claire: Est-ce que tu as de la fièvre?
Bob: Non, je n’ai pas de fièvre. Je tousse.
Claire: Est-ce que tu as des frissons?
Bob: Non, mais j’éternue.
Claire: Est-ce que tu as une grippe? / As-tu une grippe?
Bob: Non, je suis enrhumé.
I handed out the booklets for this unit, and we took a look at the first couple of pages.
Homework:
Do Activité 2 numbers 1-9 in the booklet. Remember, you're to invent a story out of your imagination, and answer the questions accordingly. If you've forgotten your booklet at home, don't worry; here are the questions:
1. David est malade?
2. Il ne se sent pas bien?
3. Qu'est-ce qu'il a?
4. Il a de la fièvre et des frissons?
5. Il a la gorge qui gratte?
6. Il a les yeux qui piquent et le nez qui coule?
7. Il a mal à la tête?
8. Il a mal au ventre?
9. Il a mal aux oreilles?
Intérro:
Eg:
1. What's the matter? Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
2. I'm sick. Je suis malade.
3. What's wrong with you? Qu'est-ce que tu as?
4. I'm coughing. Je tousse.
5. Are we coughing? Est-ce que nous toussons?
6. No, we're not coughing. Non, nous ne toussons pas.
7. Do they (f) have a cold? Est-ce qu'elles sont enrhumées? etc. ♥
- She has a stomach ache. Elle a mal au ventre.
- I have a runny nose. J’ai le nez qui coule.
- He feels bad all over. Il a mal partout.
- You (s) are sick. Tu es malade.
- We have a headache. Nous avons mal à la tête.
- They’re (m) sick. Ils sont malades.
We then took up the homework:
Claire: Bonjour Bob, (comment) ça va?
Bob: Je ne me sens pas bien!
Claire: Tu as mauvaise mine! Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?
Bob: J’ai mal partout.
Claire: Tu n’es pas en bonne santé. Qu’est-ce que tu as?
Bob: Je suis malade.
Claire: Où as-tu mal?
Bob: J’ai mal à la gorge et mal à la tête.
Claire: Est-ce que tu as la diarrhée?
Bob: Non, je n’ai pas la diarrhée.
Claire: Est-ce que tu as de la fièvre?
Bob: Non, je n’ai pas de fièvre. Je tousse.
Claire: Est-ce que tu as des frissons?
Bob: Non, mais j’éternue.
Claire: Est-ce que tu as une grippe? / As-tu une grippe?
Bob: Non, je suis enrhumé.
I handed out the booklets for this unit, and we took a look at the first couple of pages.
Homework:
Do Activité 2 numbers 1-9 in the booklet. Remember, you're to invent a story out of your imagination, and answer the questions accordingly. If you've forgotten your booklet at home, don't worry; here are the questions:
1. David est malade?
2. Il ne se sent pas bien?
3. Qu'est-ce qu'il a?
4. Il a de la fièvre et des frissons?
5. Il a la gorge qui gratte?
6. Il a les yeux qui piquent et le nez qui coule?
7. Il a mal à la tête?
8. Il a mal au ventre?
9. Il a mal aux oreilles?
Intérro:
- éternuer
- tousser Be prepared to use these verbs for all 8 subject pronouns as well as in question form and in the negative.
- avoir
- être
- malade
- enrhumé
- la gorge qui gratte
- qu'este-ce qu'il y a?
- qu'est-ce que tu as?
Eg:
1. What's the matter? Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
2. I'm sick. Je suis malade.
3. What's wrong with you? Qu'est-ce que tu as?
4. I'm coughing. Je tousse.
5. Are we coughing? Est-ce que nous toussons?
6. No, we're not coughing. Non, nous ne toussons pas.
7. Do they (f) have a cold? Est-ce qu'elles sont enrhumées? etc. ♥
le 16 sept: We started with our intérro:
We took up the homework:
While we did the alphabet test, I gave you this sheet to translate:
- He has diarrhea. Il a la diarrhée.
- She has itchy eyes. Elle a les yeux qui piquent.
- You have the shivers. Tu as des frissons.
- I have a scratchy throat. J’ai la gorge qui gratte.
- She has a cold (she is colded). Elle est enrhumée.
We took up the homework:
- Elle est fatiguée.
- Il est enrhumé.
- J’ai mal à la tête.
- Tu as la gorge qui gratte.
- Elle a les yeux qui piquent.
- Nous avons de la fièvre.
- Vous avez la diarrhée.
- J’ai des frissons.
- Tu as mal partout.
While we did the alphabet test, I gave you this sheet to translate:
| health_conversation_for_translation.docx |
We'll take this sheet up on Tuesday. You can use this vocabulary in your comic! :)
We had our alphabet test, and those of you who went did a great job. If you got less than 100%, you can try again next week.
Homework:
Intérro:
Eg:
1. They (f) don't have a headache. Elles n'ont pas mal à la tête.
2. She is sick. Elle est malade.
3. We don't hurt all over. Nous n'avons pas mal partout.
4. They (m) don't have a runny nose. Ils n'ont pas le nez qui coule. Etc.
Faites un bon weekend! ♥
We had our alphabet test, and those of you who went did a great job. If you got less than 100%, you can try again next week.
Homework:
- keep working on Jean Marc est Malade;
- make sure you have today's translation sheet done.
Intérro:
- avoir mal à la tête;
- avoir mal au ventre;
- avoir le nez qui coule; I'll be using all of the subject pronouns for avoir and être, as well as negatives.
- être malade;
- avoir mal partout
Eg:
1. They (f) don't have a headache. Elles n'ont pas mal à la tête.
2. She is sick. Elle est malade.
3. We don't hurt all over. Nous n'avons pas mal partout.
4. They (m) don't have a runny nose. Ils n'ont pas le nez qui coule. Etc.
Faites un bon weekend! ♥
le 15 sept: We started with our double circle activity with "Qu'est-ce qu'il y a" and "Qu'est-ce que tu as" exercise, then practiced our lines for J-M est Malade. We went over the last few lines of JM and the doctor, as they're a bit tricky. I gave you some time to practice, then some of us performed. Bon travail! We decided our JM presentation will be on September 28.
We went over the cold and flu symptoms that are part of this unit:
We went over the cold and flu symptoms that are part of this unit:
We had already gone over the conjugations of "avoir" (to have), but I'll put them here again anyway:
Avoir - to have
j'ai nous avons
tu as vous avez
il a ils ont
elle a elles ont
We went over the conjugations of "être":
être - to be
je suis nous sommes
tu es vous êtes
il est ils sont
elle est elles sont
We learned that être is a very sensitive sort of verb, and very demanding! One demand that être makes is to insist that:
whatever comes after être has to match in number (singular or plural) and gender (masculine or feminine) with whatever comes before être.
This is really important! We don't have this rule in English, so we have to pay close attention to it in French. Here are some examples:
Elle (singular, feminine) est fatiguée
Nous (plural, masculine) sommes fatigués
Elles (plural, masculine) sont fatiguées
Il (masculine singular) est fatigué
If you're having trouble with this concept, please take a look at this website for help: www.gymglish.com/en/frantastique/french-grammar/adjective-agreement-general-rules#:~:text=After%20the%20verb%20%C3%AAtre%2C%20the,interesting%2C%20these%20stories%20are%20interesting.
Homework: Translate the following:
1. She's tired.
2. He has a cold. (remember that "to have a cold" is être enrhumé).
3. I have a headache.
4. You (singular) have a scratchy throat.
5. She has itchy eyes.
6. We have a fever.
7. You (plural) have diarrhea.
8. I have the shivers.
9. You (s) hurt all over.
10. She has sore ears.
Intérro:
Eg:
1. We have a scratchy throat. Nous avons la gorge qui gratte.
2. They (f) have a cold. Elles sont enrhumées.
3. I have diarrhea. J'ai la diarrhée. Etc.
DON'T FORGET WE HAVE OUR ALPHABET QUIZ TOMORROW! ♥
Avoir - to have
j'ai nous avons
tu as vous avez
il a ils ont
elle a elles ont
We went over the conjugations of "être":
être - to be
je suis nous sommes
tu es vous êtes
il est ils sont
elle est elles sont
We learned that être is a very sensitive sort of verb, and very demanding! One demand that être makes is to insist that:
whatever comes after être has to match in number (singular or plural) and gender (masculine or feminine) with whatever comes before être.
This is really important! We don't have this rule in English, so we have to pay close attention to it in French. Here are some examples:
Elle (singular, feminine) est fatiguée
Nous (plural, masculine) sommes fatigués
Elles (plural, masculine) sont fatiguées
Il (masculine singular) est fatigué
If you're having trouble with this concept, please take a look at this website for help: www.gymglish.com/en/frantastique/french-grammar/adjective-agreement-general-rules#:~:text=After%20the%20verb%20%C3%AAtre%2C%20the,interesting%2C%20these%20stories%20are%20interesting.
Homework: Translate the following:
1. She's tired.
2. He has a cold. (remember that "to have a cold" is être enrhumé).
3. I have a headache.
4. You (singular) have a scratchy throat.
5. She has itchy eyes.
6. We have a fever.
7. You (plural) have diarrhea.
8. I have the shivers.
9. You (s) hurt all over.
10. She has sore ears.
Intérro:
- avoir la gorge qui gratte
- être enrhumé
- avoir les yeux qui piquent
- avoir la diarrhée
- avoir des frissons
- avoir and être in just the singulars: je, tu, il, elle
Eg:
1. We have a scratchy throat. Nous avons la gorge qui gratte.
2. They (f) have a cold. Elles sont enrhumées.
3. I have diarrhea. J'ai la diarrhée. Etc.
DON'T FORGET WE HAVE OUR ALPHABET QUIZ TOMORROW! ♥
le 13 sept: We started with our intérro:
We then took up the homework:
We then practiced our alphabet and our vowel sounds:
- I have a stomach ache. J’ai mal au ventre.
- Do I have a sore eye? Est-ce que j’ai mal à l’œil?
- I have sore eyes. J’ai mal aux yeux.
- Do I have a sore knee? Est-ce que j’ai mal au genou?
- I have a sore foot. J’ai mal au pied.
We then took up the homework:
- Est-ce que j’ai mal à la tête?
- Non, j’ai mal au ventre.
- Est-ce qu’il a mal à la gorge?
- Non, il a mal au pied.
- Est-ce que vous avez mal au genou?
- Non, nous avons mal au pied.
- Est-ce qu’elles ont mal aux oreilles?
- Non, elles ont mal à l’œil.
We then practiced our alphabet and our vowel sounds:
| french_phonetics__1_.pptx |
We then practiced our next lines of J-M est Malade, and learned some new lines for our health conversations:
ça va? How are you?
je suis malade I'm sick
tu as l'air malade You seem sick.
tu n'es pas en bonne santé You're not in good health.
tu as mauvaise mine You look terrible (I wrote "mauvais" on the board; it's actually "mauvais". Oops. :) )
j'ai mal partout I hurt all over
je ne me sens pas bien I don't feel well
Homework: Please write a conversation between two people which uses the above vocabulary, then move on to asking about specific body parts. Here's what I mean but you write it in French; just think of this as an example):
Bob: How are you?
Claire: I'm sick.
Bob: You seem sick. You look terrible!
Claire: I hurt all over.
Bob: You're not in good health.
Claire: I don't feel well!
Bob: Do you have a headache?
Claire: Yes, and I have a stomach ache.
Bob: Do you have a sore throat?
Claire: Yes, and I have a sore foot.
...you can go on with additional body vocab if you like (practice is good)!
Intérro: je suis malade; tu as l'air malade; tu n'es pas en bonne santé; tu as mauvaise mine; j'ai mal partout; je ne me sens pas bien. ♥
ça va? How are you?
je suis malade I'm sick
tu as l'air malade You seem sick.
tu n'es pas en bonne santé You're not in good health.
tu as mauvaise mine You look terrible (I wrote "mauvais" on the board; it's actually "mauvais". Oops. :) )
j'ai mal partout I hurt all over
je ne me sens pas bien I don't feel well
Homework: Please write a conversation between two people which uses the above vocabulary, then move on to asking about specific body parts. Here's what I mean but you write it in French; just think of this as an example):
Bob: How are you?
Claire: I'm sick.
Bob: You seem sick. You look terrible!
Claire: I hurt all over.
Bob: You're not in good health.
Claire: I don't feel well!
Bob: Do you have a headache?
Claire: Yes, and I have a stomach ache.
Bob: Do you have a sore throat?
Claire: Yes, and I have a sore foot.
...you can go on with additional body vocab if you like (practice is good)!
Intérro: je suis malade; tu as l'air malade; tu n'es pas en bonne santé; tu as mauvaise mine; j'ai mal partout; je ne me sens pas bien. ♥
le 12 sept: Weran through the alphabet again, and watched a Powerpoint about how to pronounce vowels, vowels with accents, and some vowel combinations. Remember that you need to be able to say the alphabet and read some words out loud with me by Friday for our alphabet test. Here is the Powerpoint:
| french_phonetics__1_.pptx |
I then gave you a few minutes to practice your "J-M est Malade" skit, and a couple of you presented. Bon travail! We then reviewed the conjugations of "avoir" again, and went over how to indicate that you hurt someplace.
We worked on this worksheet:
| avoir_with_10_health_unit.docx |
...but we didn't do the last set of exercises, as we had to review how to construct questions. I drew a train with an engine and two cars to show how you can write a sentence (caboose), add "est-ce que" (in the second car) to form a yes/no question, then put something like "pourquoi" in the engine to string together an interesting question.
Homework: Memorize your next two lines from our "JM est Malade" story, and do the last set of exercises on the worksheet I gave you today.
Intérro: The words for tomorrow's intérro are: j'ai mal; tu as mal; à l'oeil, aux yeux, au ventre, au genou, au pied as well as est-ce que in front of any of those statements. Eg:
1. Est-ce que tu as mal aux yeux?
2. J'ai mal à l'oeil.
3. Est-ce que j'ai mal aux yeux?
4. Tu as mal au pied.
...etc! These aren't necessarily the exact questions on the intérro, but I'll use the same vocabulary. ♥
Homework: Memorize your next two lines from our "JM est Malade" story, and do the last set of exercises on the worksheet I gave you today.
Intérro: The words for tomorrow's intérro are: j'ai mal; tu as mal; à l'oeil, aux yeux, au ventre, au genou, au pied as well as est-ce que in front of any of those statements. Eg:
1. Est-ce que tu as mal aux yeux?
2. J'ai mal à l'oeil.
3. Est-ce que j'ai mal aux yeux?
4. Tu as mal au pied.
...etc! These aren't necessarily the exact questions on the intérro, but I'll use the same vocabulary. ♥
le 9 sept: We had our intérro:
We then practiced our alphabet a bit, then after break we had some students perform their first two lines of "J-M est Malade". Bon travail!
We then learned the conjugations of the verb "avoir" (to have), as it's really useful in a health unit. You use it every time you want to say that you hurt somewhere:
- neck le cou
- eyes les yeux
- arm le bras
- throat la gorge
- head la tête
We then practiced our alphabet a bit, then after break we had some students perform their first two lines of "J-M est Malade". Bon travail!
We then learned the conjugations of the verb "avoir" (to have), as it's really useful in a health unit. You use it every time you want to say that you hurt somewhere:
We started in with "à", learning that it means one of three things: in, at, or to. Context will tell you how to translate it if you see it in a sentence. I was going to move on to learn about the à la" business, but we all got a bit tired of French at this point (15 minutes left in class), so we played Zig Zag Zog. I had fun, hope you did too!
Homework: I don't like giving homework over the weekend, so I'll just suggest that you work on your next two lines of J-M est Malade, and keep practicing your alphabet. ♥
Homework: I don't like giving homework over the weekend, so I'll just suggest that you work on your next two lines of J-M est Malade, and keep practicing your alphabet. ♥
le 8 sept: Today we had an assembly, then we went over our alphabet again, concentrating on the sound of the vowels a and e. Remember that you'll be tested on this material at some point next week.
We then went over body parts:
We then went over body parts:
I handed out our textbooks, and directed you to page 270, which has a conversation between Jean-Marc and a doctor, and I assigned roles to everyone in the class. You'll be performing this little conversation at the end of unit, off-script, in front of the class with your partner. Here is an audio file of the conversation for your reference:
Homework: 1) keep practicing your alphabet, and practicing your "e" and "a" sounds; 2) memorize your first two lines of "J-M est Malade"; 3) be ready to write the tiniest of quizzes tomorrow morning on the following vocabulary: la tête, les yeux, le cou, la gorge, le bras. Spelling will count. ♥
le 7 sept: Bienvenue à la classe! Today we learned about l'argot, played Je Passe, gamified our curriculum, and learned the alphabet. If you need some help with pronunciation of the alphabet, try this site: youtu.be/N0woSj5XaX4 or youtu.be/golDmUTCx_A, or youtu.be/5xuZxGirWQI (this last one is for small kids, but that can be fun too).
Homework: Practice as much of the alphabet as you can, but at least A-G. We'll show our learning by team so that we can earn some points. ♥
Homework: Practice as much of the alphabet as you can, but at least A-G. We'll show our learning by team so that we can earn some points. ♥