For French II, the publishers suggest using the Liaison section for review at the beginning of the year. After that, students will complete the French 1 series and move into the French 2 book. The following is the suggested course of study for Level II:
Liaison Section (Bien Dit! Level 1)
Vocabulary Review: greetings, physical descriptions and personality traits, likes and dislikes, sports and hobbies, weather, school supplies, time and school subjects Grammar Review: verbs etre and avoir, present tense of -er and -re verbs, adjective agreement, contractions with a and de, possessive adjectives, and the near future tense Asking for personal information Asking for and giving an opinion Asking about one's interests Making plans Asking about school and classes Asking and telling about family relationships Chapter 8 A la maison Chores House and furniture Asking for, giving or refusing permission Telling how often you do things Describing a house Telling where things are Grammar: verbs pouvoir and devoir, past tense of -ir and -re verbs, negative expressions, verbs dormir, sortir, and partir, past tense formed with etre, -yer verbs Culture: Tea ceremony in Senegal, numbering floors in Senegal, and Vincent Van Gogh Chapter 9 Allons en ville! Places in the city Means of transportation At the pharmacy, bank and post office Planning your day Asking for and giving directions Telling what you need Making and responding to requests Grammar: verbs voir, savoir and connaitre, the imperative, present tense, inversion and the partitive Culture: Public transportation, the metric system and banking, and Marc Chagal Chapter 10 Enfin les vacances! Travel items At the hotel, train station and hotel Giving advice Getting information/Asking for information Buying tickets and making a transaction Grammar: verb appeler, prepositions with countries and cities, idioms with faire, the past tense with avoir and etre, and ordinal numbers Culture: hotels and ratings, travel via SNCF and TGV, and Daniel Lordey |
Chapter 2 (Bien Dit! Level 2)
Celebrations and party preparations Wishing someone a good time Asking for and giving advice Asking for help Checking to see if things have been done Grammar: direct and indirect object pronouns, verb offrir, past tense with avoir and etre, negative expressions Culture: holidays and holiday foods, dining invitations, Claude Monet Chapter 3 Faisons les courses Fruits, vegetables and cooking Shopping for groceries Asking where things are in a store Asking about food preparation Making requests Grammar: the partitive, pronouns y and en, forming questions, placement of object pronouns, contractions with a and de Culture: the metric system, typical foods of Quebec, shopping, and Maximilien Luce Chapter 4 Au lycee School places and events Computer terms Asking how something turned out Wondering what happened Asking for information Expressing frustration Grammar: object pronouns with the past tense, using someone/no one and something/nothing or only, verbs suivre and ouvrir, and using since/ago/that makes Culture: teachers, degrees and school books, computer keyboards and websites, and Henri Masson Chapter 5 Une journee typique Morning and daily routines Talking about your routines Expressing impatience Saying when you do things Making recommendations Grammar: reflexive verbs, different forms of all, reflexive verbs in the past tense, using the imperative and the infinitive with reflexive verbs Culture: typical French teen's day, the metro, how to get around, eating and shopping, and Edouard Manet |