mercredi 28 mai 2014

Guidelines

Prior to the each oral exam, you are required to schedule and attend at least 1 peer partner session for additional conversation practice.  A list of French speakers on campus (peer partners) will be distributed in class. It is your responsibility to sign up for a peer partner and schedule a time to meet either in person or via Skype/Google Hangout.  After your conversation, please submit a summary of your discussion (in French!) on the Peer Language Activity blog available through the course website.

Elementary French I Topics

Midterm Oral Exam Topic:  (Leçons 1-4): Create a self-portrait, a portrait of a friend, a portrait of a family member, or a portrait of an imaginary monster.  Choose one and describe the person involved.  What is he/she like? What are his/her interests? What does he/she like to do? Try to give as many details as possible. 

Final Oral Exam Topic: (Leçons 1-6):  Using the vocabulary from lessons 1-6 in Voilà, describe your hometown.  What is it like? It is in the city or in the countryside? What do you like to do there? What is there? What isn’t there? What do you like (or not) about chez vous? Talk about the typical daily schedule for someone who lives there.

Elementary French II Topics

Midterm Oral Exam Topic:  (Leçons 1-10): Using the present tense, describe your ideal vacation destination. Where do you go? When are you going? How long are you staying? What places are you visiting? What is the weather like? With whom do you travel? What activities are there to do? Why do you like this place? Where are you staying? What do you eat/drink? What do you pack? What do you wear?

Final Oral Exam Topic:  (Lessons 1-12): Using the past tense and vocabulary from lessons 1-12 in Voilà, talk about your childhood.  Here are some ideas:  What were your favorite activities? What did you like to eat?  What did you like to wear? Describe where you lived (ie. your city/country as well as your room/apartment/house…). What did “home” look like? With whom did you live? What did your parents do for a living?  What did you want to be when you grew up? Give as many details as possible. 

Don’t forget to come to the French Conversation Table for additional practice!!!

Intermediate French I Topics

Midterm Oral Exam Topic:  (Lessons 1-17): Using vocabulary and grammar from lessons 1-17 in Voilà, invent an imaginary monster and describe his/her daily routine (including tv/movie preferences!).   Give as many details as possible.

Final Oral Exam Topic:  (Lessons 1-19): Using the future tense and vocabulary from lessons 1-19 in Voilà, describe what your life will be like 10 years from now. Where will you live? What will you be doing? With whom will you be living? To where will you travel? Give as many details as possible.

Peer Partner Conversation 1

Post a summary of your conversation here.

Peer Partner Conversation 2

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