French 1 Syllabus
Texte: Gilbert A. Jarvis, Invitation: Contextes, culture et communication. Accompanying workbook and tapes.
1. Introduction
Chapitre preliminaire: Francophonic World
Alphabet
Introduction to pronunciation
Premiers contacts, p. 8-9
Classroom objects, p. 9-10
Numbers, p. 10
2. Chapitre preliminaire continued
Review of alphabet and numbers
Quelques expressions utiles, p. 11
Vocabulary review
3. Chapitre 1 continued
Definite article, p. 16-17
Drill
Subject pronouns and first conjugation, p. 19
4. Chapitre 1 continued
Conversation review
Review of first conjugation
Adverbs, p. 20
Mise en situation, p. 20
Occupations, p. 21
La forme negative, p. 22-23
La forme interrogative, p. 24-25
5. Chapitre 1 continued.
Review of negative
Review of interrogative, Ex. B, p. 25
Integration et perspectives, p. 26-27
Pronunciation
Chapitre 2 - Mise en scene et comprehension, p. 35-36
6. Chapitre 2 continued
etre, p. 38 - with adjectives, p. 38
Ex. A & B, p. 40
Using adverbs with adjectives, p. 41
Drill with etre
Professions, p. 36
Indefinite articles, p. 43-44
7. Chapitre 2 continued
Use of the definite and indefinite article continued
Les adjectifs qualificatifs, p. 45-46
8. Drill with substitutions
Les nombres de 20 through 99, p. 49
Prononciation et orthographe, p. 57-59
9. Chapitre 3
avoir, p. 64 & exercises
Mise en scene, p. 61 and comprehension
Les mots et la vie - vocabulary
10. Chapitre 3 continued
Review of numbers 21-99
Review of avoir with indefinite articles
The use of de in relationships and possession, p. 67
Use of du, de la, de l’, and des
Arbre genealogigue, p. 68
Adjectifs possessifs
11. Chapitre 3 continued
Exercises, p. 70 & 71
Adjectives that precede nous, p. 72-73
House, p. 73
12. Chapitre 3 continued
Mise en situation, p. 74
Exercises, p. 75
C’est votre tour, p. 76
Integration et perspectives, p. 76-77
Prononciation et orthographe, p. 80
13. Review - Drill family
Chapitre 4
Vocabulary, p. 85
acheter
aller
au, a la, a l’, aux
14. Chapitre 4 continued
Review etre, avoir, and aller & possessive adjectives
Mise en scene, p. 83
Comprehension, p. 84
Notes culturelles, p. 84
Communication et view pratique, p. 88
Les prepositions et des pays, p. 89
15. Chapitre 4 continued
Days, months, and seasons, p. 92
Prepositions with months and seasons, p. 93
Mise en situation, p. 93
Review of question words
Nationalities
16. Chapitre 4 continued
Nationalities continued, p. 96
Exercises with nationalities
Integration et perspectives, p. 99
Notes culturelles
Prononciation ot orthographe, p. 101-102
MID-TERM EXAMINATION, CHAPITRES 1-4
17. Workbook exercises for Chapitre 4
Chapitre 5
Mise en scene & comprehension, p. 105-106
Vocabulaire - la nourriture et les repas, p. 107
Demonstrative adjectives, p. 108-109
le partitif, p. 111-112
18. Chapitre 5 continued
p. 111-112, Exercises
Use of the definite article and partitive, p. 113 A
C’est vous le chef, p. 114
19. Chapitre 5 continued
Verb review
Numbers, p. 118
Expressions of quantity, p. 119
Menu, p. 124
Prononciation et orthographe, p. 125
20. Chapitre 6
Workbook exercises, Chapitre 5
Mise en scene et comprehension, p. 129-130
faire and expressions used with faire, p. 133
Vocabulary, p. 131
21. Chapitre 6 continued
Dictation - Review of Chapitre 5
Prepositions, p. 135-136
Mise en situation and Ex. A, p. 136
Exercises, p. 140
22. Chapitre 6 continued
Exercises, p. 140
Numbers and dates, p. 141
Mise en situation, p. 141
Exercises, p. 142
Integration et perspectives, p. 145
Comprehension, p. 146
23. Chapitre 7
Mise en scene
Vocabulary, p. 155
Time, p. 156-158
Mise en situation, p. 158
Exercises
24. Chapitre 7 continued
Passe compose, p. 162
Mise en situation, p. 163
Exercises, p. 163-164
Ir verbs, p. 165-166
25. Chapitre 7 continued
Passe compose of verbs conjugated with etre
Exercises
Integration et perspectives, p. 172
Prononciation et orthographe, p. 175
26. Chapitre 7 continued
Review of the passe compose with etre and avoir
Workbook exercises for Chapitre 7
Begin Chapitre 8
Weather vocabulary
Mise en scene and comprehension, p. 170-180
27. Chapitre 8 continued Notes culturelles, p. 180
Exercises
Idiomatic expressions with avoir, p. 183-184
Exercises A & B, p. 185-186
Partir and venir, p. 187-188
28. Chapitre 8 continued. Review of idioms with avoir
Exercises, p. 188-190
Questions with inversion, p. 191-193
29. Chapitre 8 continued Verbs conjugated with etre
Exercises, p. 196-197
Integration et perspectives
Prononciation et orthographe, p. 201-202
Begin Chapitre 9 - Mise en scene, p. 205
30. Chapitre 9 continued
Comprehension, p. 206
Notes culturelles, p. 206
Vocabulary, p. 208
Vouloir, pouvoir, and devoir, p. 209-210
Exercises, p. 210-211
Direct object pronouns
31. Chapitre 9 continued
Workbook exercises for chapitre 8
Oral review of direct object
Subjunctive
32. Chapitre 9 continued
Workbook exercises for chapitre 9
Integration et perspectives, p. 224-225
Comprehension, p. 226
Exercises
Prononciation et orthographe, p. 231
FINAL EXAMINATION - CHAPITRES 5-9