Class Begins Wednesday, September 6, 2023
5:45 – 7:45
French 208
Via Zoom
Intermediate-advanced
Instructor: Marianne
In this class, you will review or learn how to talk about planning a trip, travel in France (travel by train, by plane, etc.) and about young tourists in France and the Michelin guide. You will be able to describe future plans and events (the “futur simple” tense with “si” and after “quand”), and describe what you would do under certain conditions (the conditional mood).
You will read a story “Le mystérieux homme en bleu”. You will learn about French history (the French revolution, the Napoleonian era, the declaration of human rights, the French national holiday, the French flag, Marianne: symbol of the French Republic, the Marseillaise) and French facts. You will learn about Victor Hugo’s “Les misérables”.
Materials:
À votre tour! Intermediate French, 2nd edition, Valette/Valette,
Houghton Mifflin Company or Wiley
Required textbook ISBN-10: 0-618-69315-7
Optional
Student Activities Manual (SAM) ISBN-10: 0-618-69317-3
Student Activities Manual (SAM) 12 audio CDs ISBN-10: 0-618-69320-3