Assignment Checklist for French 1B Online
Spring, 2010 CRN: 39184 SEC: 831 Onl (3 Units)

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Weekly Assignment Checklists [pdf]
  Week 1

Introduction & Orientation to the course: Review material from French 1A

  Week 2 Chapitre 4, étape 1: making plans to do various activities in town; understanding conversations about making plans; days of the week; the verb vouloir
  Week 3 Chapitre 4, étape 2: using the Paris subway; talking about future plans; adverbs designating present and future; expressions espérer,and avoir l'intention de
  Week 4 Chapitre 4, étape 3: talking about various means of urban transportation; reading short informational texts about transportation; pronominal verbs in the present tense, future immédiat, and imperative.
  Week 5 Chapitre 4, étape 4: review, writing assignments, speaking assignments, getting ready for the chapter test
Week 6

Examen, chapitre 4

  Week 7

Chapitre 5, étape 1: talking about the weather; talking about events in the past; la météo; months of the year, seasons, le passé composé avec avoir
  Week 8

Chapitre 5, étape 2: talking about events in the past; reading informational materials about leisure-time activities; adverbs and prepositions designating the past, the passé composé avec être.
  Week 9 Chapitre 5, étape 3: understanding conversations about leisure-time activities; organizing leisure-time activities; vocabulary of sports and activities, passé composé of pronominal verbs
  Week 10

Chapitre 5, étape 4 : review, writing assignments, speaking assignments, getting ready for the chapter test

  Week 11

Examen, chapitre 5

Week 12

Overview of le passé composé vs. l'imparfait : Although the imparfait is not covered in our text until Chapter 7, it is beneficial to have an understanding of the difference between them before then. We'll do an overview of the differences, learn the forms, and practice using them in context.
 

Week 13

Chapitre 6, étape 1 : asking for information and making purchases in stores; understanding information presented by salespeople; vocabulary for shopping in la boulangerie and la charcuterie, les adjectifs démonstratifs (ce, cette, cet, ces), les expressions de quantité

  Week 14

Chapitre 6, étape 2 : using a variety of expressions to say what you want to buy; expressing quantities; more food vocabulary, le partitif , numbers 70=1.000.000

  Week 15 Chapitre 6, étape 3 : reading ads about a variety of products; choosing the right store when making a purchase; le présent et le passé composé of devoir, l'adjectif interrogatif quel
  Week 16

Chapitre 6, étape 4 : review, writing assignments, speaking assignments, getting ready for the final test

  Week 17 Révision (review)
Week 18 Examen final  (Final Exam)