Français 2

1. Français 2 OPT 2a (expliqué)

2. 3 scored sections: Acquiring & Providing info, Giving opinions & descriptions, and Conducting a transaction • Warm-up: name, well-being, age (not scored) • Acquiring & Providing info • Expressing opinions & Descriptions • Conducting a transaction (role play) You will be given a follow-up question or situation for each of these. Try to respond accordingly. Your performance on the follow-up will not count against you this semester! 3 varied sentences 3 varied sentences successfully complete the situation

3. Acquiring & Providing Info • Explain things (no opinions!) EXPLIQUER! • meals • school • clothing (with seasons) • activities (with seasons)

4. Expressing opinions and descriptions • Describe it and tell me what you think! • family • seasons and weather / favorite season • favorite activities and hobbies • person description • favorite food and meals

5. Conducting a Transaction (role play) • Ordering food in a restaurant • Making plans or an appointment • Making a purchase

6. A passing example, in English.... School starts at 7:50 and ends at 2:40. We have 8 classes. We study English, math, science, history and P.E. Can you explain school? I really like psychology. The teacher is very smart. Talk to me about your favorite class. (follow-up)

7. He has a short brown hair and he has a beard. He’s wearing a red and white polo, a white t-shirt, blue jeans, a necklace, a backpack and a bracelet. He likes to read. A passing example, in English.... Why is he at school? (follow-up) What does the person in this picture look like? What does he like? He has to do homework for English class.

8. 1) Greet and identify yourself, ask to talk to a friend. (small talk) 2) Ask if friend likes to (choose activity). 3) Ask if person wants to (choose activity). 4) Answer question about event. 5) If refused, ask why. Interact. 6) Close conversation. Now we’re going to do a role play. Follow the prompt card. Not bad. How are you? Yes, but not in the winter. Do you want to watch tv with me on Monday, December 17th? I want to watch “Ridiculousness.” Hi Mike. How’s it going? Fine. Do you like to ride bikes? (with a husky voice) Hi Victoria. This is Mike. Yes, I like watching tv. Maybe. What do you want to watch? I have to wash my hair. Hi. This is Victoria. I’d like to talk to Mike please. Why? Hmm...I can’t. Oh ok, goodbye. Oh ok. Do you like to watch tv? Bye Victoria.

9. Buying something (example) • INTERACT WITH THE VENDOR! • Greet the vendor • State what you are looking for (what you want) • Ask a question related to the pictures • Ask for the price • Purchase item(s) • Ask for total • Close conversation

10. How to practice? • Try to speak without memorizing. What do you already know? Have someone ask you the prompts and respond to them, varying your sentences. If you aren’t sure what else to say, then look through the review packet and find something there. • If you have no one to practice with, record yourself and listen to what you say. Did you vary the verbs? Are you answering the right questions? What can you do to show more vocabulary?

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