Core
French II
French II teaches students to communicate more confidently about themselves, as well as about topics beyond their own lives - both
in formal and informal address. Each lesson presents vocabulary, grammar, and culture in context, followed by explanations and
exercises. Vocabulary includes terms in cooking, geography, and architecture. Instruction in language structure and grammar
includes present- and past-tense verb forms and uses, negation, and direct and indirect objects. Students deepen their knowledge of
French-speaking regions and cultures by learning about history, literature, culture, and contemporary issues.
The material in this course is presented at a moderate pace.
The content is based on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards.
Length: Two semesters
UNIT 1: POPULAR AND FINE CULTURE
LESSON 1: THERE'S NEVER ANYTHING ON TV
Study: Le petit écran
Learn about French television and other elements of pop culture.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Venir (de)
Learn about the formation of the verb venir, meaning to come, and its role in expressing the recent past.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Quelqu'un, quelque chose
Learn about the words quelqu'un (someone) and quelque chose (something), as well as their opposites: ne . . . personne and ne .
. . rien.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Indirect Object Pronouns
Learn about third person singular and plural indirect objects lui and leur. Compare them to the direct object pronouns le, la,
and les.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: French Culture à l'américaine
Learn how the United States influences French popular culture.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Learning Tip: Le dictionnaire
Learn about the pleasures and pitfalls of dictionary use, as well as some helpful hints.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
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Practice: Written Assignment
Write about your television- and film-viewing preferences.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Vowels, Vowels Everywhere
Learn something about English while you study the pronunciation of certain vowel-letter combinations.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 2: DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS?
Study: Politics and World Events
Learn vocabulary words relating to politics and current events.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Talking about the Past
Explore an introduction to the formation and use of one of the past tenses: le passé composé.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: People in the News
Discuss famous faces in French news.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Learning Tip: Language Borrowings
Explore an overview of how French (and English) have borrowed words from other languages.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Study: Putting Events in Chronological Order
Learn about words that tell you the order in which things happen: d'abord, après, ensuite, and finalement.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Non-Nasal Vowel Review
Review non-nasal vowel sounds.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Put your speaking skills into action.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 3: SEE IT LIVE
Study: Performing Words
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Learn about the performing arts and the venues in which they are performed.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Indirectly Complemented
Learn about verbs such as parler, rendre visite, and donner that take an indirect object.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: The French Music Scene
Learn about live performances of many genres of music.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Tout, Toute, Tous, Toutes
Learn about the forms of tout, including their use in various expressions.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Ads for Verbs?
Learn about the formation and use of adverbs of quality, such as bien, parfaitement, and brillamment.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Learning Tip: Just Skim It!
Learn about using the technique of skimming to get the general idea of a text.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Very Superstitious
Learn about superstitions held by artists and others in the French-speaking world.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Practice: Written Assignment
Exercise your writing skills.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Nasal Vowel Review
Review the pronunciation of nasal vowels.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 4: A GOOD READ
Study: The Power of Reading
Learn vocabulary associated with books, reading, and publishing.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Learning Tip: Words Help Build Ideas
Learn about breaking words down into parts in order to understand their meaning, gender, and other details.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
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Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Relatively Speaking
Learn about using qui and que to introduce relative clauses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Forming Questions with Inversion
Learn about forming questions with inversion in the passé composé.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Ma voiture marche très bien!
Learn idiomatic expressions that are based on the themes of books and writers.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: When Nouns and Adjectives Misbehave
Learn about adjectives and nouns that have unexpected feminine or plural forms.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Consonant Review
Review the pronunciation of consonants.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Put your speaking skills into action
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 5: POPULAR AND FINE CULTURE WRAP-UP
Review: Popular and Fine Culture
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 2 hrs
Test (CS): Popular and Fine Culture
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points
Test (TS): Popular and Fine Culture
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 60 points
LESSON 6: DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic: Popular and Fine Culture
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 30 points
LESSON 7: UNIT VOCABULARY
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UNIT 2: THE PLACE WHERE WE BELONG
LESSON 1: LIFE IN THE BIG CITY
Study: In the City
Learn about describing buildings, people, and landmarks found in cities.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Être et le passé composé
Learn about forming the passé composé when être is the auxiliary verb.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Going My Way?
Learn about giving directions and identifying the locations of landmarks.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Museum Hopping
Learn about vocabulary words that will be enable you to discuss museums and the art within them.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Learning Tip: Imagine
Use your imagination and sense of humor to help you learn to write and speak French.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Practice: Written Assignment
Exercise your new writing skills.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Rising Intonation
Learn about using intonation to ask yes-or-no questions.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn about vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 2: GOING TO THE COUNTRY
Study: The Country
Learn about features of the countryside — we're not in the city anymore!
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Physical Geography
Learn about compass points and landscape features.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
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Study: Pets and Other Animals
Learn the French words for various animals and the sounds they make.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Give en a Chance
Learn about using en to discuss portions and quantities.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Learning Tip: Ya Know What I'm Sayin'?
Learn circumlocution in French — just in case the right word won't come to mind.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Falling Intonation
Learn about using falling intonation in statements and certain types of questions.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Put your speaking skills to work.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 3: KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
Study: Reflexive Verbs
Learn about the formation and use of reflexive verbs that will enable you to discuss what you do to yourself.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Time Expressions
Learn about adverbs that allow you to tell when and how often something happens.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: How Do I Look?
Learn about describing features of people's physical appearance, such as hair color and body type.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Sayings, Idioms, and Expressions
Learn phrases that will enable you to talk about your habits and relationships.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Asking Questions How?
Learn to ask questions by putting the question word at the end of the sentence.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
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Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Beauty and Beautiful Arts
Learn about braiding, henna, and mud cloth in the French-speaking world.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Sentence Intonation
Learn about using appropriate intonation beyond the word level, meaning in both sentences and paragraphs.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Learning Tip: Organizing Your Thoughts
Learn about organizing your thoughts before putting them into writing by using tools such as drafts, lists, and outlines.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Practice: Written Assignment
Exercise your writing skills.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 4: MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
Study: In the Bedroom . . .
Learn about items commonly found in bedrooms, such as beds, dressers, and alarm clocks.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: The House of Your Dreams
Learn about furniture found in the home.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: I Have Needs
Learn expressions that will enable you to talk about what you want and need.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Le monde à l'envers
Learn about household chores and the tools you need to complete them.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Range ta chambre!
Learn about French teenagers, their habits, their attitudes . . . and their messy rooms.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Learning Tip: Ne bronzons pas idiots!
Why not spend your free time reading books set in France or another French-speaking country?
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Act Natural
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In natural speech, words often run together or get dropped entirely; learn to speak French as the French do.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Discuss the chores that you and others are expected to complete.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 5: THE PLACE WHERE WE LIVE WRAP-UP
Review: The Place Where We Live
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 2 hrs
Test (CS): The Place Where We Live
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points
Test (TS): The Place Where We Live
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 60 points
LESSON 6: DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic: The Place Where We Belong
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 30 points
LESSON 7: UNIT VOCABULARY
UNIT 3: HOME AND FAMILY
LESSON 1: WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY
Study: Universal Families
Learn and review vocabulary words that will enable you to talk about your family.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Me! You! Them!
Review of the formation and use of subject and stress pronouns.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Being and Having
Review the present-tense conjugation of the verbs être and avoir.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Definitely or Indefinitely
Review the forms and use of definite and indefinite articles.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
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Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Discuss: My Family
Ask your classmates about their families and tell them about your own.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Written Assignment
Get some writing practice as you think some more about families.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 2: SHE CAN SURF THE NET IN HER BEDROOM
Study: What's in Eva's Room?
Learn about things that you own and that you might find in your room or backpack.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: At the Flea Market
Review possessive adjectives and the use of de to talk about what is yours.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Expressions with avoir
Review expressions that require the use of the verb avoir.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Did You Say "France"?
Discover some items that are traditionally and typically French.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Reviewing -er Verbs
Review the conjugation of regular -er verbs. Learn some new -er verbs.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Review of passé composé with avoir
Review the passé compos´ and the verbs that take the auxiliary verb avoir.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Put your speaking skills to work
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 3: YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND
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Study: What's in a (Friend's) Name?
Learn words that will enable you to talk about friends, acquaintances, and other people you know but to whom you are not
related.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Comment sont-ils?
Learn about describing the appearance of people, including your friends.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: What Did He Look Like?
Learn more ways to talk about appearance. Review adjective formation, agreement, and placement.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Introductions, "American Idol"-style
Review and learn tactics for finding out people's names and where they live.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: You've Got Personality
Review and learn adjectives that will enable you to describe someone's personality.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Friends in Literature
Explore famous friendships from literature.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Practice: Written Assignment
Complete a dictation exercise and take on some more writing practice.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 4: IT'S A SMALL WORLD
Study: Nationality
Learn adjectives and nouns that will enable you to discuss countries and nationalities.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Review the Word de
Review the many uses of the word de, including in negation, with plurals, and to indicate possession.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Review of the Word à
Review the uses of the word à, including in indicating indirect objects and location.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
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Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Expressions with the Verb être
Explore an overview of expressions that require the use of the verb être.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Passé composé with être
Review verbs that take the auxiliary être in the passé composé.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Letter-Writing through the Ages
Consider the history and current state of letter-writing.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Read: Global French
Learn why French is spoken all over the world today.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Put your speaking skills to work using what you've been learning.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 5: HOME AND FAMILY WRAP-UP
Review: Home and Family
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 2 hrs
Test (CS): Home and Family
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points
Test (TS): Home and Family
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 60 points
LESSON 6: HOME AND FAMILY
Diagnostic: Home and Family
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 30 points
LESSON 7: UNIT VOCABULARY
UNIT 4: FRENCH II SEMESTER 1 REVIEW AND EXAM
LESSON 1: FRENCH II SEMESTER 1
Review: French II Semester 1
Prepare for the semester exam by reviewing key concepts covered in French II Semester 1.
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Duration: 2 hrs
Exam: French II Semester 1
This part of the final exam is computer-scored.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 40 points
Final Exam: French II Semester 1: Written
This part of the final exam will be scored by your teacher and will test your writing skills.
Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 120 points
Final Exam: French II Semester 1: Spoken
In this part of the final exam, your teacher will evaluate your speaking skills.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 40 points
UNIT 5: SCHOOL'S IN!
LESSON 1: TOPSY-TURVY EDUCATION
Study: Educational Tour de France
Learn about the French educational system and compare it to the educational system(s) with which you are familiar.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Where in the World?
Learn words that will enable you to discuss geography.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Tit for Tat, This and That
Learn about using demonstrative and interrogative pronouns so that you are always clear about who and what you are
discussing.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Adverbs Galore
Learn about using adverbs to spice up your conversation.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Going Negative
Review and expand your knowledge of negation in French.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: A Love-Hate Relationship
Learn expressions that will enable you to discuss what you do and do not like.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: The Big Bad Bac
Learn about the Baccalauréat exam and other tests that make you sweat.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Discuss: School's In!
Talk about school systems with your classmates.
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Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Written Assignment
Write about school life using the vocabulary and grammar you've been learning.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 2: PICTURES OF FRANCE
Study: To Have and to Hold
Review the structure of infinitive verbs and how to use them.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Going to Use aller
Learn the many uses of the verb aller.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Read: Scenes of France
Explore an overview of the sights, sounds, and smells of France.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Buildings
Learn about the structures that make up a city, and plan a city of your own.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Where is the . . . ?
Review prepositions that will enable you to discuss location.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Il est vs. c'est
Learn when to use expressions like il est and when to use c'est.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Help Dorothy Get to Oz
Review giving and receiving directions.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Written Assignment: What's Happening This Week
Use your language skills to give a visitor to your town a tour in French.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 3: JOIES DE LA NATURE
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Study: What Do They Do?
Learn about using the verb faire.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Leisure-Time Activities
Learn about weekend and other leisure-time activities.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Read: Town and Country
Learn about the different joys of urban and rural living.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Let's Do Some Yoga
Review the parts of the body through the lens of a yoga class.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Sports in France
Learn about sports, including team, individual, competitive, and recreational.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Let's Play!
Learn about the verb jouer and how it is used to discuss playing music and sports and taking part in other sporting activities.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Read: Roland Garros
Explore a cultural view of tennis in France.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Come to Your Senses
Review ways in which the verb venir can be used, including in talking about the recent past.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Show off what you've learned in this short quiz.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Written Assignment
Take part in a writing task in which you will answer questions about what you like to do in your free time.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 4: SMALL TALK AND TALL ORDERS
Study: I Order You to . . .
Learn about the formation and use of the imperative mood in order to give commands.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Asking Questions
Review ways of asking questions, including using question words, intonation, and inversion.
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Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: How You Doin'?
Learn to make polite small talk.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Read: Small Talk
Learn the dos and don'ts of making small talk in the French-speaking world.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: De la Chine à l'Amérique
Learn about choosing and using the proper prepositions when you discuss geographic locations.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Put your speaking skills to work.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 5: SCHOOL'S IN! WRAP-UP
Review: School's In!
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 2 hrs
Test (CS): School's In!
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points
Test (TS): School's In!
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 60 points
LESSON 6: DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic: School's In!
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 30 points
LESSON 7: UNIT VOCABULARY
UNIT 6: LA VIE QUOTIDIENNE EN FRANCE
LESSON 1: GET READY! GO QUICKLY!
Study: Numbers
Learn about the 24-hour clock and about numbers up to 1 million.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
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Study: An Ordinary Day
Learn verbs and expressions relating to daily routines such as washing, dressing, and taking out the trash.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: All about Adverbs
Explore an introduction to adverbs of time and duration.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Mannerly Adverbs
Learn about creating adverbs with -ment and about the use of adverbial phrases.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: T.V. Reality
Compare the role of television in French culture to its role in American culture.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Practice: Written Assignment
Write about what people do and how they do it.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Study: Pronunciation Tip: Our Old Friend /y/
Review the different pronunciations of the French ou and u sounds.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 2: CHEZ LE DOCTEUR
Study: I Want, I Can, I Must
Review the verbs vouloir, pouvoir, and devoir and their polite forms.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Everyone's Imperfect
Learn about forming and using être in the imperfect in order to describe people, things, places, and weather in the past.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: À votre santé
Review the ways in which you describe illness and parts of the body.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Healthy as a Horse
Learn idiomatic expressions so that you can describe the state of your health more colorfully.
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Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: La grotte Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc
Read about recently discovered prehistoric caves in Southwestern France that contain some of the oldest art ever discovered.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Read: Health and Wellness
Explore some health-related topics and compare American and French perspectives on them.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Discuss: How Often?
Discuss with your classmates health-related matters and the frequency with which you engage in certain activities.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Use the words and structures you've been learning in this speaking activity.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 3: BIENVENUE CHEZ MOI
Study: More House for Your Buck
Review and learn vocabulary words that will enable you to discuss the rooms of a house.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Furniture Liquidation Sale
Learn and review the pieces of furniture typically found in houses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Worth Your Weight in Gold
Learn vocabulary words that will enable you to discuss the length, height, width, weight, and prices of items you purchase.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Imparfait or passé composé?
Learn when to use l'imparfait and when to use the passé composé when discussing events that occurred in the past.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Housewarming
Learn about welcoming someone to your home in France and explore other rules of etiquette.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Straying Far from Home?
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Compare French and American trends about when young people leave home.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Practice: Written Assignment
Exercise your grammar and vocabulary skills.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 4: SHOP UNTIL YOU DROP
Study: What Shall I Wear?
Review and learn words that will enable you to discuss the clothes you wear.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Colors and Patterns
Learn to talk about the colors and the patterns of the clothes you wear.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Give Me More of This
Review and learn more about expressions of quantity, including partitives.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Take It from Us
Review the present tense of the verb prendre and the related verbs apprendre and comprendre.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: The Words of Shopping
Learn vocabulary words that will enable you to find what you want in the right stores.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Put your speaking skills to work.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 5: LA VIE QUOTIDIENNE EN FRANCE WRAP-UP
Review: La vie quotidienne en France
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 2 hrs
Test (CS): La vie quotidienne en France
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
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Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Test (TS): La vie quotidienne en France
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 60 points
LESSON 6: DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic: La vie quotidienne en France
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 30 points
LESSON 7: UNIT VOCABULARY
UNIT 7: PARTIES, FOOD, TRAVEL, AND BUSINESS
LESSON 1: LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
Study: Months, Seasons, Dates — Revisited
Review dates, days of the week, months, and seasons.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Bon voyage!
Learn about planning a trip and deciding what to pack.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: How Do We Get There?
Learn about modes of transportation, including cars, planes, trains, and horses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: More Verbs: conduire and vivre
Learn about the present tense, passé composé, and imparfait of the verbs conduire and vivre.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Read: The Culture of Driving
Read about the use of cars vs. trains in France.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: So Much to See
Review the verb voir in the context of travel. Learn more travel-related vocabulary.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: What's Best?
Review the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Written Assignment
Use the words and structures you've been learning in this written practice assignment.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
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Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 2: LE MONDE D'AFFAIRES EN FRANCE
Study: The Future's So Bright . . .
Review the formation and use of the future tense.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Making a Living
Learn vocabulary that will enable you to discuss different types of work and workplaces.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Work and France
Read about the culture of work in France, including details about the length of the work week and the amount of vacation the
French expect.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Direct Object Pronouns
Review direct object pronouns in the present tense.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Au téléphone et sur l'Internet
Review telephone etiquette and vocabulary relating to aspects of telecommunications, including computers, e-mail, and faxing.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Discuss: Tickets Please
Discuss with your classmates journeys you have taken and journeys you would like to take in the future.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Spoken Assignment
Put your speaking skills into action using the material you've been studying.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 3: LET'S EAT!
Study: What Do You Crave?
Review food-related vocabulary, including expressions that will enable you to weigh and buy quantities of food at specialty
shops.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Put the Knife on the Right
Review the present tense, imparfait, passé composé, and imperative of the verb mettre. Learn the related verbs permettre and
promettre.
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Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Verbs Ending in -ir
Review the formation and use of -ir verbs in all the tenses and moods you have learned thus far.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Study: Different -ir Verbs
Review -ir verbs like sortir that are not formed in the way you might expect.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Our Compliments to the Chef
Explore an introduction to basic cooking vocabulary, recipes, and cooking at home.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: REmember -re
Review the formation of the present tense of regular -re verbs.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Written Assignment
Exercise your writing skills.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 4: C'EST UNE FÊTE!
Study: Happy Whatever!
Happy Birthday! Merry Christmas! Congratulations! Learn about greetings for festive occasions.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Pour faire des cadeaux
Learn about what gifts to give — and when — in France.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Read: Holidays in France
Learn about French holidays and how they are observed.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Know Thyself — and Others
Learn about the "knowing" verbs: savoir, connaître, and pouvoir.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Study: Indirect Object Pronouns
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Review the formation, placement, and use of indirect object pronouns.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins
Quiz: Check-Up
Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 20 points
Practice: Spoken Assignment: It's All in the Knowing
Tell your teacher about all the great things people know how to do.
Duration: 0 hrs 45 mins Scoring: 60 points
Vocabulary: Lesson Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.
Duration: n/a
LESSON 5: PARTIES, FOOD, TRAVEL, AND BUSINESS WRAP-UP
Review: Parties, Food, Travel, and Business
Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.
Duration: 2 hrs
Test (CS): Parties, Food, Travel, and Business
Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points
Test (TS): Parties, Food, Travel, and Business
Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 60 points
LESSON 6: DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic: Parties, Food, Travel, and Business
Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 30 points
LESSON 7: UNIT VOCABULARY
UNIT 8: FRENCH II SEMESTER 2 REVIEW AND EXAM
LESSON 1: FRENCH II SEMESTER 2
Review: French II Semester 2
Prepare for the semester exam by reviewing key concepts covered in French II Semester 1.
Duration: 2 hrs
Exam: French II Semester 2
This part of the final exam is computer-scored.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 40 points
Final Exam: French II Semester 2: Written
This part of the final exam will be scored by your teacher and will test your writing skills.
Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 120 points
Final Exam: French II Semester 2: Spoken
In this part of the final exam, your teacher will evaluate your speaking skills.
Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 40 points
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