French 3

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Teacher: Mary Cypher
Date/Time: Monday - 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Recommended Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th
Department: Foreign Languages
Grade Level: High School (9th-12th)

I am delighted to offer French 3! The curriculum reviews and BUILDS on the grammar and vocabulary previously taught in French 1 and 2. As students have learned -- there are many exceptions to the rules and many irregular verbs in the French language. Students will study compound verb tenses and the subjunctive and passive moods as well as French history, geography, daily life, fine arts, and industry.  The mastery of the subjunctive tenses will allow them a new level of expression and confidence in the use of the language.

This year will also see the students writing original work; essays, dialogues, and summaries of geography & biographies.

LEVEL 2 (INTERMEDIATE) for French 3 — click this link for table of contents...

Our Level 2 text first reviews key grammar topics to ensure that all students have a strong grounding in the present, passé composé and imperfect tenses.  

  • New lists of vocabulary further expand students’ ability to describe the world around them
  • An adventure series also is featured in Level 2 as characters travel to exciting new places with unexpected twists and turns
  • The new material in Level 2 includes:
    • the future, conditional, present perfect, the pluperfect, present subjunctive, and the pluperfect subjunctive tenses
    • indefinites, demonstratives, and reflexive pronouns
    • informal commands, comparisons