Evian water

Evian water is French. The journey of the water starts high in the Alps and continues for 15 years through a vast mineral aquifer deep within the mountains. It emerges in the town of Evian where it is bottled. It is untouched by man and free from pollution. It contains lots of minerals and is said to be good for your health.

Glacé

In French an ice cream is called une glacé. Which flavoured glacé would you choose?

What would you order from this restaurant?

Keyboard

In France they use a different key board for the computer. Can you spot the differences with the one we use in Australia?

Hotel de Ville

In France the Hotel de Ville is not a hotel but the town hall. This is where the local government make their decisions for the local area. This is a picture of the Hotel de Ville in Annecy.

Tomorrow is my last day at MACC for this term. I will be on long service leave for the rest of the term. I will be travelling to USA for a week then to France. I am fortunate enough to have enrolled in a French Language School in a small village in the French Alps called Annecy. It is a beautiful medieval town on a lake, surrounded by snowcapped mountains.  I am looking forward to brushing up on my language skills and using them when I return.  Mr. Sales will be taking all Language classes in my absence.

Test on Time

Congratulations to the following students who scored 100% in their vocabulary test about "time".

7D - Daniel K., Luc, Samuel, Laetin, Hayden.
7J - Kavita and Cailin.
8O - Euan, Jade, Kate, Nathanael, Prosper, Breanna, Daniel W.
8T - Gordon and Mitchell.

Stage 4 short films

Last term Stage 4 worked on designing a conversation in French. They had to order from a restaurant or buy something from a shop. The students performed their dialogues and filmed them. Here is a sample of their short films.

Vocabulary Test Vegetables

The following students achieved 100% in their vocabulary test about vegetables.

7D - Daniel K., Kiara- Rose, Sarah, Samuel, Laetin, Hayden, Emily, Stephanie and Lois.

8O - Zheeda, Megan, Ayesha, Jade, Nathanael, Prosper, Breanna, Avisha, Kristine, Daniel W, Emily Wo and Emily Wi,

8T - Alex B, Oliver, Monica, Hannah, Elyse, Gordon and Bolton,

Classroom Seating

Our classroom has been divided into cultural and seating areas. When we have finished with the café we will be setting up the Louvre Museum and the Paris Opera House. Beanbags are being utilized in the classroom for the students to be comfortable when they are working. Fortunately no one has fallen asleep yet. These have been a big hit, particularly with the boys as they engage more readily in learning.

French Café

We all know what wonderful cooks the French are so this term we are looking at French food.  Not only are we studying French vocabulary for food but we are learning about the culture that is associated with dining in France. We have observed the café lifestyle of the French and set up our own café where each student can order a hot chocolate but they have to order their drink in French.  I was delighted to see some students extend themselves and attempt to converse with the waiter (me) asking several questions and making comments.

Vocabulary test about drinks

The following students scored 100% in their vocabulary test this week.

7J
Emmalee, Corinne, Rachel T., Dominique and Gabbie.

7D
Thalia, Kiara-Rose, Joel, Sarah Mc, Samuel, Hayden and Lois.

8O
Bree-ann, Ayesha, Jade, Kate, Blake, Breanne, Avisha, Gabriel, Brandon, Kristine, Danie W. and
Emily Wi.

8T
Alex B., Oliver, Sarah, Matthew, Caragh, Christopher, Gordon, Elyse, Bolton, Marcos, Anabelle, Samara and Mitchell

Click on the Avatar to hear her talk.

Vocabulary Test

Well done to the following students who have obtained 100% in the vocabulary test on parts of the body.
7J - Olivia N and Natasha
7D - Lois
7P - Madison, Naomi and Alexia
8O - Zheeda, Megan, Atiria, Breanna, Avisha, Gabriel, Brandon, Kristina, Daniel W, Emily Wo, Emily Wi
8T - Caragh, Bolton, Ryan and Mitchell

Amazing Race Assignment

Stage 4 have finished their Amazing Race around the world visiting various Francophone countries. Some students got a little lost and others won the race scoring 100% in the assignment. Congratulations to the following winners -
7D - Lois, Daniel K. and Samuel.
7J - Michael
7P - Naomi and Jade
8O - Ayesha, Kristine and Kate
8T - Caragh, Gordon, Alex P., Anabelle, Olivia, Isabella and Jayden

Achievements

This week we have been learning some harder numbers. Well done to the following people for scoring 100% in their vocabulary tests.

7P - Tarnyka, Nomthandazo, Alexia, Jack and Kyle.

7D - Thalia, Fiona, Daniel K, Luc, Kiara-Rose, Sarah, Samuel, Sameer, Jaken, Max, Laetin, Hayden, Emily, Stephanie and Bailey.

7J - Michael and Rachel.

8O - Bree-ann, Zheeda, Jackson, Euan, Atiria, Kate, Blake, Nathanael, Prosper, Daniel O, Breanna, Avisha, Gabriel, Brandon, Kristine, Daniel W., Emily Wo. and Emily Wi.

8T - Alex B., Oliver, Joshua, Sarah, Jordan, Matthew, Hannah, Brendan, Caragh, Monica, Christopher, Yanitza, Gordon, Elyse, Keenan, Bolton, Jayden, Maddison, Anabelle, Samara and William.

French vocabulary test results - family words

Congratulations to the following students for gaining 100% in their vocabulary test about the family.

7D - Luc , Kiara-Rose, Sarah, Samuel, Laetin, Hayden, Stephanie and Lois Wong.

7J - Emmalee, Kavita, Corinne, Rachel, Dominique and Gabri.

7P - Tarnyka, Madison, Lachlan, Alexia and Christian.

8O - Kate, Nathanael, Gabriel, Damien, Kristine and Daniel W.

8T - Alexander, Sarah, Christopher, Gordon, Marcos, Alexander, Mitchell and William.

Over the next few weeks we are learning about Francophone countries. There is an assignment about it that is due in week 10.

Achievements

Well done to the following students for achieving 100% in their French test on numbers -

7D - Lois, Samuel, Luc and Daniel K.

7P - Tarnyka, Michael, Madison, Alexia and Jack

8O - Bree-Ann, Jackaon, Euan, Atiria, Kate, JP, Prosper, Daniel O, Tom, Breanna, Gabriel,
Brandon, Kristine and EmilyWi.

8T - Chris, Gordon, Keenan, Marcos, Mitchell, William, Caragh, Stephanie and Matthew

Welcome to French at MACC. Check out the classroom.