Mrs. Coutris: 2014

Monday 8 December 2014

Basic French phrases for travel.

Thank you. Merci.
Thank you very much. Merci beaucoup.
You're welcome. De rien.
Please. S’il vous plaît.
Yes. Oui.
No. Non.
Excuse me. Excusez-moi.
Pardon me. Pardon.
Sorry! Excusez-moi!
I don't understand. Je ne comprends pas.
I don't speak French. Je ne parle pas français.
I don't speak French very well. Je ne parle pas très bien français.
Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais?
Could you speak more slowly, please? Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement, s’il vous plaît?
Could you repeat (that), please? Pourriez-vous répéter, s’il vous plaît? Comment vous appelez-vous?
What's your name?
How are you? Comment allez-vous?
Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais?
Where is the subway? Où est le métro?
Is the tip included? Est-ce que le service est compris?
How much does that cost? Combien ça coûte?
Is there a public phone here? Y a-t-il un téléphone public ici?
Can I get on the internet? Puis-je me connecter à l’Internet?
Can you help me, please? Pouvez-vous m’aider, s’il vous plaît?
Where is the bathroom? Où sont les toilettes?

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Monday 1 December 2014

Saturday 29 November 2014

One way of thinking about your studying habits...

Avoid catastrophic thinking. Instead of thinking, “I’m a mess, I’ll never have enough time to study for this exam,” look at it like, “I may be a little late to study as much as I’d like, but since I’m doing it now, I’ll get most of it done.”
Avoid absolute thinking. Instead of thinking “I always mess things up,” the more objective view is, “I didn’t do so well that time, what can I do to improve?”
Avoid comparing yourself with others, because you usually just end up feeling bad about yourself.
Taken from the Sparkon blog

Le café. Looking forward to next month!

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Test on Friday November 14

Va va Voom Vendredi cancelled this week due to short week

Please study the following for your test on Friday.

Days of the week - jours

Months- mois

Numéros- 1-30

Seasons- saisons

Colours- Couleurs

Family members - Ma Famille

How to answer the question

1. Quelle est la date aujourd'hui?

2. Quel temps fait-il?

Students check the Showbie app for your grade level outline.

Wednesday 15 October 2014

October update

Good day families!

We are off to a great start in French this year!!

Grade 7's are working on a project called je m'appelle. They are representing information about themselves while reinforcing basic vocabulary. They are learning to combine words to create sentences while practicing their speech. During this project we are creating French silhouettes. Students pay tribute to this French artform by tracing their profile and putting it into their je m'appelle project.

Grade 8's are working hard on their project Ma famille. They are creating their own family trees. Don't be surprised if your child starts asking you questions in French. They are preparing a project by being detectives and asking questions. Each student needs to interview someone on their tree. Students will be practicing their speech of specific words and phrases.

They will also create French silhouettes for this project.