French I, Semester 2; La Famille

Sections:

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

Section Three:

Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D   |   Part E

Section Three - Part E Le projet Your project in La Famille unit is going to be to research the French Holidays. You will do specific research to find out about French Holidays and celebrations and then compare them to your own. Look for the following information in your research: Family celebrations Family traditions and customs Family relationships You will need to have an essay of at least 200 words in English. You need to find information and pictures for at least four different French holidays or celebrations. You will need to describe each holiday/celebration along with include pictures that will help you describe the traditions represented in the holiday or celebration. You may want to use the following websites but you are certainly not limited to these: French Holidays Holidays in France More French Holidays French Wedding Traditions Noel en France French celebrations French birthday celebration There are four deadlines for this project: First deadline: Your idea and brainstorming (5 points) Second deadline: Your outline (5 points) Third deadline: Your rough draft ( 5 points) Fourth deadline: Your final project (25 points) Be sure to include a list of sources for where your information comes from for the report. The fourth and final deadline is due now. Final Review We are getting ready to wind down La Famille unit. Be sure that you go back through the unit to do the activities again and be sure that you know all vocabulary well before going on to the exams. Here are some extra practice activities to reinforce what this unit has been about. Try them in writing -- in your notebook -- and then you can check your own work. le frère de ton père C'est mon oncle. la soeur de ton père C'est ma tante. la mère de ton père C'est ma grand-mère. le père de ton père C'est mon grand-père. le fils de ton oncle C'est mon cousin. la fille de ta tante et ton oncle C'est ma cousine. le fils de tes parents C'est mon frère. la fille de tes parents C'est ma soeur la femme de ton père C'est ma mère. le mari de ta mère C'est mon père. Vocabulaire! What French verb translates 'read'? lire What word talks about what you write? écrire What word talks about having lunch? déjeuner What word talks about saying? dire What word talks about looking for something? chercher What word talks about finding something? trouver What word talks about beginning? commencer What word talks about counting? compter What word talks about thinking? penser What word talks about what something costs? coûter Les Verbes! How will these verb forms be spelled? Write the chart down and then click on the first column to see. je / penser Je pense. tu / compter Tu comptes. ils / coûter Ils coûtent. nous / commencer Nous commençons. ils / dire Ils disent. le livre / coûter Le livre coûte. nous / déjeuner Nous déjeunons. Vous / chercher Vous cherchez. Je / trouver Je trouve. nous / lire Nous lisons. elles / écrire Elles écrivent. tu / dire Tu dis. Je / écrire J'écris.   Practice Practice the unit vocabulary in these activities before going on to take the tests. WordWeb SpeedWord Go on to take the Section Three Quiz and then the Unit Exam. Section 3E contains additional information.

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