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Course Description:
In Beginning French the students will develop fundamental oral and written skills in French.

Total Hours: 100
Duration of Lesson: 2 hours
Suggested Frequency: At least once a week

Learning Objectives:
the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate the knowledge of the basic grammatical structure of the French language expected of the beginning level student.
• Communicate in various practical situations at a beginner’s level of proficiency.
• Demonstrate a grasp of the basics of French pronunciation, being able to recognize words from sound cues only and being able reproduce words with correct pronunciation.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of various aspects of French culture which are unique and different from ourculture.
• Demonstrate mastery of the four communicative language skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, at a beginner’s level of proficiency.

Course Outline:
A. Grammatical Structures
1. Definite and indefinite articles
2. Present tense of regular -erverbs
3. Present tense of the irregular verbs être, avoir, faire, aller, prendre, vouloir, and devoir
4. The passé compose with avoir, être
5. Adverbs
6. Interrogative forms
7. Il y a, voilà and voici
8. Number: 0- 1,000,000
9. Adjectives: of nationality, descriptive, possessive, demonstrative
10. Contractions with à, de
11. Telling time
12. Days of the week, months, dates, seasons
13. Pronominal (reflexive) verbs, present tense
14. Commands
15. The near future tense
16. Expressions of quantity
17. Partitive articles

B. Communication – Vocabulary and practice in situations related to:
1. Asking for and giving information about basic activities
2. Hesitating in order to gain time to think
3. Understanding a simple conversation upon meeting someone for the first time
4. Meeting and greeting people
5. Reading a café and a fast-food menu
6. Getting something to eat and drink
7. Talking about possessions
8. Having someone repeat what you have not heard or understood
9. Expressing likes and dislikes
10. Reading a short descriptive text about people
11. Describing your family
12. Understanding people talking about themselves
13. Identifying and locating places in a city
14. Making plans
15. Asking for and giving directions
16. Giving orders and suggesting activities
17. Indicating possession
18. Telling time
19. Reading a tourist brochure
20. Understanding discussions of plans and activities
21. Making plans to do various activities in town
22. Understanding conversations about making plans
23. Using the Paris subway
24. Talking about future plans
25. Talking about various means of urban transportation
26. Reading short informational texts about transportation
27. Talking about events in the past
28. Talking about the weather
29. Talking about events in the past
30. Reading informational materials about leisure-time activities
31. Understanding conversations about leisure-time activities
32. Organizing leisure-time activities
33. Asking for information and making purchases in stores
34. Understanding information presented by salespeople
35. Using a variety of expressions to say what you want to buy
36. Expressing quantities
37. Reading ads about a variety of products
38. Choosing the right store when making a purchase

C. Pronunciation
1. Final consonants, silent and pronounced
2. The combinations qu, ch, and gn
3. The consonants c, g, s,and t
4. The consonants n and m in various positions
5. The vowels a, i, u, é, è, ê,and e
6. The combinations ai and au

D. Culture
1. The café
2. Greetings
3. Fast food
4. The family
5. The city
6. Time, the calendar, weather
7. Money
8. Movies
9. Lawn bowling
10. The market
11. The supermarket
12. The shopping center

Textbook: Living Language (2009) Ultimate French