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tram

The town of St. Etienne in central France has always kept its tram system

Easter bunny

The Easter Bunny rides again! Seen in a Choclaterie in Le Puy, this giant Easter Bunny was for sale, riding his moped full of Easter goodies!

stork

Mother Stork guards her nest on a tree top.

vache

La vache à clochette is a feature on the grassy mountain slopes of the Jura mountains, away from the tourists.


 
Information and Lessons

Intermediate - Class 1
Advanced Intermediate - Class 2
Juior Advanced - Class 3

Avancés - Class 4

NO CLASSES 23 SEPTEMBER

If you find a file not linked please advise the Tutor.

Septembre- September

La rentrée scolaire. The return to School

C'est le mois de La Rentrée ou le retour à l'école, au collège, au lycée ou à l'université.
Partout en France des millions d'etudiants de tous âges se préparent pour le debut de l'année scolaire.

L'uniforme scolaire ne se porte pas en France, et les étudiants peuvent choisir leurs fringues (dans des limites raisonnables).
En principe on préfère porter un jean, un pull ou un t-shirt surtout pendants les mois d'hiver.
la rentrée

Something to keep you amused for when la prof will be en vacances.
Answers are with each lesson.

Une classe très douée!
Des poèmes de la Classe 3 sur les escargots!

ESCARGOTS


 


Class 1. Intermediate - Lesson Plans

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
26 Aug: 1 25 G Chantal démenage. completed all up to and including ex 12. HW Avez-vous compris page 247, add three extras of your own.
2 Sept 1 25 G Chantal démenage. HW Ex 18. Use numbers 1-11 from ex 17 to complete this.
9 Sept 1 25 H Prepositions completed ex 1 and 2. HW ex 3 and add 5 of your own for partner to guess true or false
16 Sept 1 25 H Prepositions Ex 5 Future tense. Nos 1-16 and no 19, put this exercise into future tense and solve. Lesson H updated for help with future.
23 Sept NO LESSON
30 Sept

REVISION.
Click here for useful links
Find out about French bread and croissants. Click here.


Class 2. Advanced Intermediate Lesson Plans

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
26 Aug: 2 25 G Un coup de fil. Completed ex 1, 2 and 4. HW Ex 2, write in A Passé composé and then B future tenses.
2 Sept 2 25 G Un coup de fil. Ex 8. Translate the "Just" and the "Feel like" columns.
9 Sept 2 25 G Un coup de fil. completed sheet just about. HW Ex 12. pour vous aider PowerPoint:2_25_C perfect infinitive
16 Sept 2 25 H Cinema HW Ex 1 write phrases in French and avez-vous compris text page 125. Ex 10. Passé composé
23 Sept NO LESSON
30 Sept

REVISION
Passé composé 1 Passé Composé 2 Passé Composé 3
Judy's great adjective list. Click here
Click here for useful links


Class 3 - Junior Advanced

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track. k.
5 Aug: 3 25 H Reciprocal verbs. Completed ex 1,2,3,4,6 and 7.
26 Aug: 3 25 I Enterrement d'un escargot Completed ex 1,2,3 and read poem. HW Ex 4, write an acrostic poem.
2 Sept 3 25 I Enterrement d'un escargot Nearly all completed. HW Ex 4 questions 2, 4,5,8, 13.
9 Sept 3 25 K Alexandre Dumas - père. Completed ex 1. HW ex 2 nos 6, 7, 8, 11.
16 Sept 3 25 K Alexandre Dumas - père. Nearly completed text. HW ex 6 homonyms etc.
23 Sept NO LESSON
30 Sept

Click here for useful links


Class 4 - Avancés Lesson Plans

26 Aug: 4 25 G Lois bizarres. completed ex 1, 2 part of reportage
2 Sept 4 25 G Lois bizarres. HW ex 6, no 7.
9 Sept 4 25 K Les objets trouvés Check out lexique
16 Sept 4 25 K Les objets trouvés HW Ex 6.
23 Sept NO LESSON
30 Sept

REVISION
Subjunctive mood

Click here for useful links

LINKS

Class1 and 2 Links

Numbers
Counting numbers
Numbers again! 1 to 100 -clear pronunciation.
Numbers - Listening.
A song for French Numbers!

Telling the time

1. Click for lots of different listening/games quizzes and activities.
2. Click for a selection of listening activities
3. Play with a clock in French!
4. Beat the clock game in French for telling the time!

Les fêtes en France
the special days in each month. Bilingual file
Pronunciation and Listening, easy vocab.
Le Point du Flé
A french site with some useful listening and other exercises for "débutants".

REVISION
Clothes


 
 

Latest News!

Classes at the Masonic Community Centre, 3rd Avenue, Caloundra.


NO CLASS 23 SEPTEMBER


Books for classes in 2025.

Class1 :
Façon de Parler 1. Aries and Debney. Coursebook Edition 6

Class 2 :
Façon de Parler 2. Aries and Debney. Coursebook Edition 5


Comment une jeune fille morte dans la Seine est devenue une fille aux lèvres les plus embrassés du monde


La dame à la licorne.
Version française.English Version


Futur Simple

June's great list of irregular Future stems.


Excellent site for all levels, Beginners to Advanced.
Listening, Reading skills. You can select your own level of learning. Transcripts of listening materiel.
French TV Channel 5


By popular request

Pronunciation exercises

No.1. No. 2. No.3. No.5

No. 6 No.7 No. 8. No. 9


Good manners for French kids. Collected by Barb from a plate in Printemps in Paris

new
French Linguistics
- excellent site, easy to negotiate for those grammar questions you might have. Suitable for all levels

Very useful VERB site. 100 most common verbs, Tips for masculine and feminine, themed vocabulary lists, quizzes etc.


Towns in France.
Visit the new pages on some interesting French towns.



What are French kids eating at the school cantine ?
Click here to find out! You'd be amazed!


France the tourist never sees
See Bryan and Val's Blog for cost of living in France.


new

Song about Paris by Rayna

 


An itinerary for Paris

Visiting Lyon

Find out lots about Lyon. Click here!


Links to French newspapers newspaper

Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes A little look at Nouméa and its news.
Le Parisien Daily national - not too hard to read.
France Soir Daily national - not too hard to read.
Ouest France Daily national
"Les clés d'actualité" good for reading practice -short articles, easy read.

tricolore


Interesting Links

new Les Français, champions du fromage!
All about the cheeses you'll find in France!


Tour de France fans? Here is a great site to learn the Tour language!


Accents on a regular keyboard

Accents on a notebook

Adjectives
which ones go in front? Which ones change in meaning depending on position? And more!


Class 3 Links

new Passé Composé by request:
Basic regular verbs
Irregular verbs
Verbs that use être
Revision - all types
More of the same!

Useful home vocabulary and links to a huge range of themes
useful listening and pronunciation
GCSEBitesize:
many theme related listening and other activities at various levels.
Le Point du Flé
A French site with many useful listening and other exercises
Future Tense
Extra practice with this tense.

Class 4 Links

Telephone conversations and making arrangements from the BBC.
CSEBitesize:
many theme related listening and other activities at various levels.
Le Point du Flé
A French site with many useful listening and other exercises


Class Information


Tuesdays.
BYO cup, exercise book and pen.

Venue Fee: $75 per year

Pause-café kitty: $2

Class 2
Advanced Intermediate

8.30 to 10.30am


Wild daffodils in the Auvergne

Perouges near Lyon

Typical chalet in the village of Morteau, Doubs.


Bev's special Tarte aux Oignons

Bev's recipe for Clafoutis Miam miam!

David & Dawn's Pets de Nonne.

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