French II - Apex Learning Virtual School PDF
Preview French II - Apex Learning Virtual School
Core French II French II teaches students to communicate more confidently about themselves, as well as about topics beyond their own lives - both in formal and informal address. Each lesson presents vocabulary, grammar, and culture in context, followed by explanations and exercises. Vocabulary includes terms in cooking, geography, and architecture. Instruction in language structure and grammar includes present- and past-tense verb forms and uses, negation, and direct and indirect objects. Students deepen their knowledge of French-speaking regions and cultures by learning about history, literature, culture, and contemporary issues. The material in this course is presented at a moderate pace. The content is based on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards. Length:Two Semesters UNIT 1: POPULAR AND FINE CULTURE LESSON 1: THERE'S NEVER ANYTHING ON TV Study: Le petit écran(cid:10) Learn about French television and other elements of pop culture.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Venir (de)(cid:10) Learn about the formation of the verb venir, meaning to come, and its role in expressing the recent past. (cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Quelqu'un, quelque chose(cid:10) Learn about the words quelqu'un (someone) and quelque chose (something), as well as their opposites: ne . . . personne and ne . . . rien.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Indirect Object Pronouns(cid:10) Learn about third person singular and plural indirect objects lui and leur. Compare them Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 1of 31 to the direct object pronouns le, la, and les.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Read: French Culture à l'américaine(cid:10) Learn how the United States influences French popular culture.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Learning Tip: Le dictionnaire(cid:10) Learn about the pleasures and pitfalls of dictionary use, as well as some helpful hints.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Practice: Written Assignment(cid:10) Write about your television- and film-viewing preferences.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Scoring: 60 points Study: Pronunciation Tip: Vowels, Vowels Everywhere(cid:10) Learn something about English while you study the pronunciation of certain vowel-letter combinations.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary(cid:10) Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.(cid:10) Duration: n/a hr n/a min LESSON 2: DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? Study: Politics and World Events(cid:10) Learn vocabulary words relating to politics and current events.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Talking about the Past(cid:10) Explore an introduction to the formation and use of one of the past tenses: le passé composé.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: People in the News(cid:10) Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 2of 31 Discuss famous faces in French news.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Learning Tip: Language Borrowings(cid:10) Explore an overview of how French (and English) have borrowed words from other languages.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Study: Putting Events in Chronological Order(cid:10) Learn about words that tell you the order in which things happen: d'abord, après, ensuite, and finalement.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Pronunciation Tip: Non-Nasal Vowel Review(cid:10) Review non-nasal vowel sounds.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Practice: Spoken Assignment(cid:10) Put your speaking skills into action.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Scoring: 60 points Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary(cid:10) Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.(cid:10) Duration: n/a hr n/a min LESSON 3: SEE IT LIVE Study: Performing Words(cid:10) Learn about the performing arts and the venues in which they are performed.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Indirectly Complemented(cid:10) Learn about verbs such as parler, rendre visite, and donner that take an indirect object. (cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: The French Music Scene(cid:10) Learn about live performances of many genres of music.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 3of 31 Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Tout, Toute, Tous, Toutes(cid:10) Learn about the forms of tout, including their use in various expressions.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Ads for Verbs?(cid:10) Learn about the formation and use of adverbs of quality, such as bien, parfaitement, and brillamment.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Learning Tip: Just Skim It!(cid:10) Learn about using the technique of skimming to get the general idea of a text.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Read: Very Superstitious(cid:10) Learn about superstitions held by artists and others in the French-speaking world.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Practice: Written Assignment(cid:10) Exercise your writing skills.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Scoring: 60 points Study: Pronunciation Tip: Nasal Vowel Review(cid:10) Review the pronunciation of nasal vowels.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary(cid:10) Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.(cid:10) Duration: n/a hr n/a min LESSON 4: A GOOD READ Study: The Power of Reading(cid:10) Learn vocabulary associated with books, reading, and publishing.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Learning Tip: Words Help Build Ideas(cid:10) Learn about breaking words down into parts in order to understand their meaning, gender, and other details.(cid:10) Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 4of 31 Duration: 0 hr 15 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Relatively Speaking(cid:10) Learn about using qui and que to introduce relative clauses.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Forming Questions with Inversion(cid:10) Learn about forming questions with inversion in the passé composé.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Ma voiture marche très bien!(cid:10) Learn idiomatic expressions that are based on the themes of books and writers.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: When Nouns and Adjectives Misbehave(cid:10) Learn about adjectives and nouns that have unexpected feminine or plural forms.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Pronunciation Tip: Consonant Review(cid:10) Review the pronunciation of consonants.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Practice: Spoken Assignment(cid:10) Put your speaking skills into action(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Scoring: 60 points Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary(cid:10) Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.(cid:10) Duration: n/a hr n/a min LESSON 5: POPULAR AND FINE CULTURE WRAP-UP Review: Popular and Fine Culture(cid:10) Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.(cid:10) Duration: 2 hr Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 5of 31 Test (CS): Popular and Fine Culture(cid:10) Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Scoring: 20 points Test (TS): Popular and Fine Culture(cid:10) Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 60 points LESSON 6: DIAGNOSTIC Diagnostic: Popular and Fine Culture(cid:10) Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 30 points LESSON 7: UNIT VOCABULARY UNIT 2: THE PLACE WHERE WE BELONG LESSON 1: LIFE IN THE BIG CITY Study: In the City(cid:10) Learn about describing buildings, people, and landmarks found in cities.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Être et le passé composé(cid:10) Learn about forming the passé composé when être is the auxiliary verb.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Going My Way?(cid:10) Learn about giving directions and identifying the locations of landmarks.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Museum Hopping(cid:10) Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 6of 31 Learn about vocabulary words that will be enable you to discuss museums and the art within them.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Learning Tip: Imagine(cid:10) Use your imagination and sense of humor to help you learn to write and speak French.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Practice: Written Assignment(cid:10) Exercise your new writing skills.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Scoring: 60 points Study: Pronunciation Tip: Rising Intonation(cid:10) Learn about using intonation to ask yes-or-no questions.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary(cid:10) Learn about vocabulary words presented in this lesson.(cid:10) Duration: n/a hr n/a min LESSON 2: GOING TO THE COUNTRY Study: The Country(cid:10) Learn about features of the countryside — we're not in the city anymore!(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Physical Geography(cid:10) Learn about compass points and landscape features.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Pets and Other Animals(cid:10) Learn the French words for various animals and the sounds they make.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Give en a Chance(cid:10) Learn about using en to discuss portions and quantities.(cid:10) Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 7of 31 Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: Learning Tip: Ya Know What I'm Sayin'?(cid:10) Learn circumlocution in French — just in case the right word won't come to mind.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Study: Pronunciation Tip: Falling Intonation(cid:10) Learn about using falling intonation in statements and certain types of questions.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Practice: Spoken Assignment(cid:10) Put your speaking skills to work.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Scoring: 60 points Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary(cid:10) Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.(cid:10) Duration: n/a hr n/a min LESSON 3: KEEPING UP APPEARANCES Study: Reflexive Verbs(cid:10) Learn about the formation and use of reflexive verbs that will enable you to discuss what you do to yourself.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Time Expressions(cid:10) Learn about adverbs that allow you to tell when and how often something happens.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: How Do I Look?(cid:10) Learn about describing features of people's physical appearance, such as hair color and body type.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Sayings, Idioms, and Expressions(cid:10) Learn phrases that will enable you to talk about your habits and relationships.(cid:10) Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 8of 31 Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Asking Questions How?(cid:10) Learn to ask questions by putting the question word at the end of the sentence.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Read: Beauty and Beautiful Arts(cid:10) Learn about braiding, henna, and mud cloth in the French-speaking world.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Pronunciation Tip: Sentence Intonation(cid:10) Learn about using appropriate intonation beyond the word level, meaning in both sentences and paragraphs.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Learning Tip: Organizing Your Thoughts(cid:10) Learn about organizing your thoughts before putting them into writing by using tools such as drafts, lists, and outlines.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Practice: Written Assignment(cid:10) Exercise your writing skills.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Scoring: 60 points Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary(cid:10) Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.(cid:10) Duration: n/a hr n/a min LESSON 4: MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME Study: In the Bedroom . . . (cid:10) Learn about items commonly found in bedrooms, such as beds, dressers, and alarm clocks.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: The House of Your Dreams(cid:10) Learn about furniture found in the home.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 9of 31 Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Study: I Have Needs(cid:10) Learn expressions that will enable you to talk about what you want and need.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Le monde à l'envers(cid:10) Learn about household chores and the tools you need to complete them.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Quiz: Check-Up(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Scoring: 20 points Read: Range ta chambre!(cid:10) Learn about French teenagers, their habits, their attitudes . . . and their messy rooms.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 30 min Study: Learning Tip: Ne bronzons pas idiots!(cid:10) Why not spend your free time reading books set in France or another French-speaking country?(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Study: Pronunciation Tip: Act Natural(cid:10) In natural speech, words often run together or get dropped entirely; learn to speak French as the French do.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 15 min Practice: Spoken Assignment(cid:10) Discuss the chores that you and others are expected to complete.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hr 45 min Scoring: 60 points Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary(cid:10) Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.(cid:10) Duration: n/a hr n/a min LESSON 5: THE PLACE WHERE WE LIVE WRAP-UP Review: The Place Where We Live(cid:10) Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.(cid:10) Duration: 2 hr Test (CS): The Place Where We Live(cid:10) Core > French II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 10of 31
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