French I, Semester 2; La Famille

Sections:

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

Section One:

Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D  |   Part E  |   Part F   |   Part G

Section One - Part D In French 1a, we talked about doing warm-up activities as a way to begin your study sessions each day. This continues to be essential for you to be successful in a foreign language class. Continue to do some kind of warm-up activity as you begin each day. Please stay in contact with your teacher so that if you cannot think of some activity to do, your teacher can help and provide suggestions. Practice Activity Let's see if you can give the dates of your family members' birthdays in French. For the purpose of this activity, imagine that the birthdates are the dates shown. Answer the questions in French and then click on the question to see the correct answer. Ta mère / 20 / 5 L'anniversaire de ma mère est le vingt mai. Ton frère / 5 / 1 L'anniversaire de mon frère est le cinq janvier. Ton père / 26 / 7 L'anniversaire de mon père est le vingt-six juillet. Ta soeur / 2 / 12 L'anniversaire de ma soeur est le deux décembre. Ton grand-père / 8 / 10 L'anniversaire de mon grand-père est le huit octobre. Ta tante / 23 / 2 L'anniversaire de ma tante est le vingt-trois février. Discussion Activity Go to the discussion board for Section 1, Part D. Tell us when your birthday is and ask a classmate when his or her birthday is. This assignment is worth 8 points.  Bastille Day The Bastille in Paris was a jail that housed many prisoners who had been caught doing all kinds of activities that the French government at the time viewed as illegal. The year was 1789 and France was in a terrible shape. The government had been spending foolishly and the people were having to pay taxes in ridiculous sums. Many people resorted to stealing food just to feed their families and were thrown in the Bastille (prison) for this. July 14, 1789, the Parisians revolted against the government (then a King and Queen--Louis 16th and Marie Antoinette) and "stormed the Bastille." They began to tear down the stones of the Bastille, piece by piece. This began the French revolution. Today, this is what the French consider their "Independence Day" and is celebrated each year all over the country with parades and all kinds of activities to celebrate their independence.     Avance à la Partie E.

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