1. Independent Study Week 5

2. Welcome to Week #5 This week you will have daily grammar exercises to practice the Present Tense of IR Verbs and the negative. You will be quizzed on this Thursday (not Friday because of the half day.)

3. Continue to do the following each day: Complete the daily log Summarize a current event Work through BBC Ma France Read Chapter 4 of La Joconde by Friday. Do not take the book home with you, I only have one copy of it. Place it on my desk when you are finished reading it. Merci!

4. Early French History Continued Watch this video on King Clovis: http://www.history.com/videos/king-clovis- of-gaul#king-clovis-of-gaul You were first introduced to this King in the Viking video. Write a summary of the video.

5. IR Verb Review http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/vir1.html Visit this website to review the IR verbs and present tense endings. Copy the endings, the verbs and their meanings in your notes. Complete the activities at the bottom of the page and check your answers.

6. Negative Review Visit this website to review the formation of the Negative: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/neg1.htm l

7. Mon: Practice with Present Tense IR Verbs Write in French. Je finis mes devoirs. Il grossit parce qu’il mange trop. Nous réunissons à huit heures. Réfléchis-tu un moment? Jean et Claire n’ obéissent pas toujours à leurs parents.

8. Check your answers. I’m finishing my homework. He’s gaining weight because he eats too much. We are getting together at 8. Are you reflecting for a moment? Jean and Claire don’t always obey their parents.

9. Tues: Practice with Present Tense IR Verbs Write in French. He is getting old. They (f) never react. She is establishing a church. I am choosing a car. We are finishing the ice cream.

10. Check your answers. Il vieillit. Elles ne réagissent jamais. Elle établit une église. Je choisis une voiture. Nous finissons la glace.

11. Weds: Practice with Present Tense IR Verbs Write in French. My little brother never obeys. Do you (informal) succeed at school? They (m) are not losing weight because they eat too much. She is not gaining weight. I am finishing the test today.

12. Check your answers. Mon petit frère n’obéit jamais. Réussissez-vous à l’école? Ils ne maigrissent pas parce qu’ils mangent trop. Elle ne grossit pas. Je finis l’examen aujourd’hui.

13. Current Events http://www.france24.com/en/france Visit the website above. Summarize a current event in France in one paragraph, in English.

14. BBC: Ma France This series will help your pronunciation greatly. Visit this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/ flash/# You will need headphones. They are in the closet in the front of the room. Work through the videos. You should spend at least 15 minutes on this site a day. Log what you completed.

15. Watch this video. This video was made by the same tourists in France. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsOrJ1 At6lE&feature=youtu.be It shows Aix-en-Provence in the south of France.

16. Jeudi: IR Verb Quiz Review your notes on IR Verbs and then take the quiz.