Français+I

**French I - Syllabus, Course Information, Homework and Assignments**

 * Welcome to the course page for Francais I.**


 * French I Midyear Exam Review:**


 * Malden High School Midyear Exam Schedule:**


 * French I Potential Speaking Prompts:**

This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in five key areas of language learning:


 * Listening
 * Speaking
 * Writing
 * Reading
 * Culture

In French I, we explore many themes, from introductions and the geography of the French speaking world to school life, family, sports, food, clothing, customs and culture and beyond.

**Typing accent marks in French - please download this document for assistance - shows you how to write accent marks on both PC and Mac:** **Unité 1** - Introductions, making friends, //tu// vs. //vous,// classroom procedures, likes and dislikes, //le monde// //francophone,// subject pronouns, regular -ER verbs, negation with //ne...pas,// numbers from 0-20, talking about age and where you live, definite articles //le, la, l'// and //les//. **Unité 2** - School life, classes, more likes and dislikes, linking words //et, mais, parce que, aussi, ou //, sequencing words //d'abord, ensuite, puis, après ça, finalement,// the irregular verb //avoir,// telling time, numbers from 21-59, indefinite articles //un, une// and //des//. **Unité 3** //-// School supplies, expressing need with both //avoir besoin de// and //il me faut,// going to the stationery store, interacting with salespeople, asking how much something costs, numbers from 60-999, adjectives of color, demonstrative adjectives //ce, cet, cette// and //ces.//



Les accents

Sénégal || || chèque || || où || || forêt île hôtel flûte || || ça || || Haïti || || état Etats-Unis ||
 * The accent aigu (´) tells you to pronounce an e similar to the a in the English word date : ||  || éléphant
 * The accent grave (`) tells you to pronounce an e like the e in the English word jet : ||  || zèbre
 * However, an accent grave over an a or u doesn’t change the sound of these letters: ||  || à
 * The accent circonflexe (ˆ) can appear over any vowel, and it doesn’t change the sound of the letter: ||  || pâté
 * The cédille (¸) under a c tells you to pronounce the c like an s : ||  || français
 * When two vowels appear next to each other, a tréma (¨) over the second one tells you to pronounce each vowel separately: ||  || Noël
 * You usually will not see accents on capital letters. ||  || île Ile