French I, Semester I; Le Temps

Sections:

Introduction  |   Section 1  |  Section 2  |   Section 3   |  Dictionaries

Section One:

Part A  |   Part B  |  Part C  |   Part D

Section One - Part B Les Saisons Can you guess what the four seasons below are? Listen and repeat after the speaker to practice the names of the seasons. Les saisons L'automne Le printemps Autumn Spring L'été L'hiver Summer Winter Practice your new vocabulary in this practice activity. Remember that if you spend adequate time in vocabulary activities, you will become much more comfortable with all elements of learning a foreign language.    Let's talk about it... Go to the Discussion 1b and answer the questions... Où habites-tu? Quel temps fait-il où tu habites? Respond to another student's post on the discussion board. This assignment is worth 8 points. Practice Writing Activity Write these questions in your notebook. Click on the question after you've answered each question to see sample answers. In the part of the country where you live, the weather may or may not vary much according to season. Think of the typical weather situations for the following activity. Imagine that you live in an area that has four distinct seasons in North America. Answer the following questions in French with the vocabulary you have learned so far. 1. Quel temps fait-il en mars? Il fait du vent. Il fait frais. Il pleut. 2. Quel temps fait-il en août? Il fait très chaud. Il fait du soleil. 3. Quel temps fait-il en janvier? Il fait froid. Il neige. Il fait mauvais. 4. Quel temps fait-il en automne? Il fait du vent. Il fait frais. 5. C'est le premier décembre. Quel temps fait-il? Il fait froid. Il neige.   Le Lac Léman et son château Lake Geneva is called Lac Léman in French. It is surrounded by snow-peaked mountains, villages where wine is made, cathedrals and castles. The most famous castle is called Le Château de Chillon. It is stragetically located on a small island with sheer walls. From where the castle sits to the lake bottom, it is a 300 meter drop (the height of the Eiffel Tower). As you can imagine, it was impossible to attack. In 1816, Shelley and Lord Byron, two famous British poets, visited the castle. Byron wrote a long narrative poem called "The Prisoner of Chillon" set there. Here's an excerpt: Lake Leman lies by Chillon’s walls: A thousand feet in depth below Its massy waters meet and flow... There are seven pillars of Gothic mould, In Chillon’s dungeons deep and old, There are seven columns massy and grey, Dim with a dull imprison’d ray, A sunbeam which hath lost its way… Va à 1c.

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