Merci à tous d’être venus cette semaine. On Friday we reviewed
expressions that use faire. Then we did an exercise in pairs where each
group chose a photo from a selection, discussed the scene in the photo
and wrote a brief narrative about it to share with the class. Everybody
was very creative and did a wonderful job. Next week we’ll be
reviewing the past tense.
I also reminded everyone about the Professeur Gamberge videos that you can find on YouTube.fr. Just search
that name and you’ll find at least a dozen choices. This is a series of brief (approximately 2 mins. each) cartoons that air on Saturday
morning cartoons in France. They’re of an educational nature such as “Why are the oceans salty?” or “What are meteorites?” I find that the
dialogues are full of good vocab and they speech is very clear so they can be very helpful for listening comprehension for intermediate and
advanced students. Students tell me that watching one through three times in a row is usually helpful for getting the most out of it.
