NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER

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Grade 9 Today the students worked on the different pronouns used with the imperative verb tense. For example, donne-moi ton devoir. They used the complément d'objet direct and indirect. The rule is: if you can answer the question à qui (to whom), it is lui or leur, and if you can answer the question qui (who), it is le, la, les...

Grade 10/11  Students read a text about abolishing Winter. They will compose a letter of opinion stating their respective side: for or against, and explaining their position on the effects on safety, environment, economy, agriculture and social aspect.
They also got a refresher on adjectifs démonstratifs which lead to les pronoms demonstratifs. THERE IS ONE SHEET THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED FOR HOMEWORK.

Grade 8 The students worked on their board game, which they will play on Thursday. They are using the unit of vocabulary and a variety of location of their choice. The game is based on the popular Snakes and Ladder game and the students prepared their own question cards.

Grade 7 The students started a unit on legends. They read a legend explaining a natural geologic formation of Rocher Percé in the eastern tip of Québec. They will be working with the passé composé with special verbs from a list called
DR MRS VAN DER TRAMP. Basically, all the verbs indicate movements.

Grade 6 did not have French today. They are working on their exhibition topics and choosing their central question/idea. Once their are ready, we will start the French component of their presentation.