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Welcome to our class. The class is designed to teach you four types of communication skills : listening, speaking, reading and writing. You will practice these skills through person-to-person activities and written and oral presentations. Learning a new language is not easy and requires consistent focus. The more effort you will invest, the more rewarding your experience will be. Bring your enthusiasm and determination and let the journey begin!



Dictionaries:

Word Reference (an on-line dictionary in various language)

Le dictionnaire de TV5

Orthographe:

Merci professeur! - To go beyond the classroom and better understand how languages evolve.
Le Projet Voltaire - Covers some of the most frequent spelling mistakes...
Les accents français - Instructions on how to add the accents while using microsoft Word.

Practice Your French:

Glencoe Text - This site provides games and quizzes for review based on the textbook used in class (Bon voyage!).
Mary Glasgow - Allons-y (let's go) Level 1 - Follow the directions and create your own account to access a lot of authentic materials (Code student: citronrouge).
Pronunciation help (Acapela) - Connect to this website and choose between Alice, Bruno and Julie to help you with the French pronunciation of new words.
Pronunciation help (Forvo) - Enter the word you need help to pronunce and listen to the different possibilities.


Practice your verbs:

  1. Verbcast: practice verbs on your MP3 player

  2. French Verbs Conjugation Activities


Practice your listening:

  1. French listening activities with script

  2. French slang-l'argot-great practice

  3. Français en ligne: many authentic material and activities to practice your listening skills (level A1, A2, B1, B2)

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Practice your speaking:

  1. When to make a liaison and when not to? (FLE)


Practice your grammar:

  1. French Online Grammar quiz




Up coming materials:
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  1. Zut! French activities to improve your language

  2. Beginning French practice activities

  3. Digital games to help your French

  4. French Art Puzzles Try a few. A great way to get familiarized with Monet, Matisse, Renoir, Morisot or Delacroix 's work.

  5. About French (Lessons and activities)

  6. BBC (Learn French using activities from the BBC)

  7. www.linguascope.com (This site requires a user-name, but you can access the preview game without this)

  8. www.linguaprime.com (This is for early learners)

  9. www.linguastars.com (This is for intermediate students but you may also find activities for advanced classes for review)

  10. Apprendre le français-TV5

  11. Quizlet (then click French, and select the topic you want to practice) and a French Word Game - Free rice - Play French word games and help feed the hungry at the same time





"Life is not a destination, life is a journey. As long as you continue the journey, you will always be a success" Albert Camus (1913-1960), French Algerian author, philosopher and journalist.