French - High Beginner 1

Course Description

This is a standard class that meets once per week for 8 consecutive weeks: January 15 – March 5. Builds upon the foundation begun in previous level by focusing on dialogue, listening skills, and accent improvement. Short stories and texts will be introduced to improve reading comprehension. Students will become comfortable describing actions in the present tense. Videos and songs will also be used to improve oral comprehension. Topics: descriptions, hobbies, interests, like/dislikes, food, cooking, media, health, and the body Objectives: adjectives, infinitive verbs (-er, -ir, -re), the simple present tense, direct and indirect object pronouns, prepositions, expressing likes and dislikes, telling time, reflexive verbs, and interrogatives Textbook: Contacts (8th Edition), Units 3-4, Lessons 7-12