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tram

The town of St. Etienne in central France has always kept its tram system

Easter bunny

The Easter Bunny rides again! Seen in a Choclaterie in Le Puy, this giant Easter Bunny was for sale, riding his moped full of Easter goodies!

stork

Mother Stork guards her nest on a tree top.

vache

La vache à clochette is a feature on the grassy mountain slopes of the Jura mountains, away from the tourists.


 
Information and Lessons

Beginners - Class 1
Intermediate - Class 2
Advanced Intermediate - Class 3

Avancés - Class 4

If you find a file not linked please advise the Tutor.

Miam miam! deux belles recettes de la fête nationale.
Cammie's quiche
Jan's Far breton

Août August

Août- August
Grand départ de vacances - Main Holiday Departure
50% des entreprises françaises ont leur fermeture annuelle parce que 16 millions de français partent en vacances.
50% of French business have their annual shut down because 16 million French people go on holiday at the same time!

L'Assomption de la Vierge - un jour férié
The Assumption - a public holiday

le 15 août - on est en plein vacances. On fête en famille.
15th August - the Assumption of Our Lady. It's the middle of the big holiday season. A great opportunity to meet "en famille".

Something to keep you amused for when la prof will be en vacances.
Answers are with each lesson.

Une classe très douée!
Des poèmes de la Classe 3 sur les escargots!

ESCARGOTS


Going to France in May? Watch out for all the public holidays! Watch the PowerPoint.


BY POPULAR REQUEST

Les chats de Paris. Cliquez ici.
please check é - many did not come out on the photo


Class 1. Beginners - Lesson Plans

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
4 August:1 26 10 La famille. Did ex 1-7 and the first part of 8, HW second part of 8 "Write in French".
11 August:1 26 10 La famille. We finished this set of work.HW ex 15 B and C, and for the motivated ex A.
18 August: 1 26 11 Les mois et les jours. Well done everyone! We completed ex 1 - 10 HW ex 8.
25 August: 1 26 11 Les mois et les jours. Completed. HW ex 14.
1 September: NO LESSON
8 September: OUI! Nous avons des cours!
15 September: NO LESSON - hospital.
22 September: Will advise about lesson nearer the date.

REVISION.


Class 2. Intermediate Lesson Plans

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
Help: Y - a powerpoint to explain.

Help: EN - a powerpoint to explain
11 August:2 26 7 revision and passé composé We completed ex 2 and 4. HW text page 263 ex A and C.
18 August: Good work all! 2 26 7 revision and passé composé Completed up to ex 9. HW ex 6.
25 August: 2 26 7 revision and passé composé We completed this worksheet. HW Read Ex 11. Refer to ex 13, form questions that would have produced the replies given in ex 11.
1 September: NO LESSON
8 September: OUI! Nous avons des cours!
15 September: NO LESSON
22 September:Will advise about lesson nearer the date.

REVISION
Passé composé 1 Passé Composé 2 Passé Composé 3
Click here for useful links


Class 3 - Advanced Intermediate

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
4 August:3 26 F Les jobs Completed up to 10B. HW 10 D .
11 August:3 26 G Un vol démasqué. We completed 1, 2 and 3 and read the reportage. HW ex 5.
18 August:3 26 G Un vol démasqué. Doing well with this one! We completed to ex 7. HW ex 8
25 August: 3 26 H Un job au resto. We completed ex 1. HW ex 4
1 September: NO LESSON
8 September: OUI! Nous avons des cours!
15 September: NO LESSON
22 September:Will advise about lesson nearer the date.

Judy's great adjective list. Click here
Click here for useful links

Click here for useful links


Class 4 - Avancés Lesson Plans

4 August:Completed 4 26 5 Les parcmetres. 4 26 6 Bonnie et Clyde HW ex 1 and 2.
11 August: 4 26 6 Bonnie et Clyde We completed ex 1, 2 and 3. Read reportage and song. No HW.
18 August: 4 26 6 Bonnie et Clyde Great work with Causative FAIRE. Neary all completed. HW ex 8, Please no War and Peace just short sentences.
25 August: 4 26 7 Le Petit Nicolas-carnets We completed Ex 1 and the lexique.
1 September: NO LESSON
8 September: OUI! Nous avons des cours!
15 September: NO LESSON
22 September: Will advise about lesson nearer the date.!

REVISION
Subjunctive mood

Click here for useful links

LINKS

Class1 and 2 Links

Numbers
Counting numbers
Numbers again! 1 to 100 -clear pronunciation.
Numbers - Listening.
A song for French Numbers!

Telling the time

1. Click for lots of different listening/games quizzes and activities.
2. Click for a selection of listening activities
3. Play with a clock in French!
4. Beat the clock game in French for telling the time!

Les fêtes en France
the special days in each month. Bilingual file
Pronunciation and Listening, easy vocab.
Le Point du Flé
A french site with some useful listening and other exercises for "débutants".

REVISION
Clothes


 
 

Latest News!

Classes at the Masonic Community Centre, 3rd Avenue, Caloundra.


NO CLASSES:
1September
15 September
21 October
28 October

xmas party


Books for classes in 2026.

Class1 :
Façon de Parler 1. Aries and Debney. Coursebook Edition 6

Class 2 :
Façon de Parler 2. Aries and Debney. Coursebook Edition 5


Comment une jeune fille morte dans la Seine est devenue une fille aux lèvres les plus embrassés du monde


La dame à la licorne.
Version française.English Version


Futur Simple

June's great list of irregular Future stems.


Excellent site for all levels, Beginners to Advanced.
Listening, Reading skills. You can select your own level of learning. Transcripts of listening materiel.
French TV Channel 5


By popular request

Pronunciation exercises

No.1. No. 2. No.3. No.5

No. 6 No.7 No. 8. No. 9


Good manners for French kids. Collected by Barb from a plate in Printemps in Paris

new
French Linguistics
- excellent site, easy to negotiate for those grammar questions you might have. Suitable for all levels

Very useful VERB site. 100 most common verbs, Tips for masculine and feminine, themed vocabulary lists, quizzes etc.


Towns in France.
Visit the new pages on some interesting French towns.



What are French kids eating at the school cantine ?
Click here to find out! You'd be amazed!


France the tourist never sees
See Bryan and Val's Blog for cost of living in France.


new

Song about Paris by Rayna

 


An itinerary for Paris

Visiting Lyon

Find out lots about Lyon. Click here!

Find out about French bread and croissants. Click here.


Links to French newspapers newspaper

Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes A little look at Nouméa and its news.
Le Parisien Daily national - not too hard to read.
France Soir Daily national - not too hard to read.
Ouest France Daily national
"Les clés d'actualité" good for reading practice -short articles, easy read.

tricolore


Interesting Links

new Les Français, champions du fromage!
All about the cheeses you'll find in France!


Tour de France fans? Here is a great site to learn the Tour language!


Accents on a regular keyboard

Accents on a notebook

Adjectives
which ones go in front? Which ones change in meaning depending on position? And more!


Class 3 Links

new Passé Composé by request:
Basic regular verbs
Irregular verbs
Verbs that use être
Revision - all types
More of the same!

Useful home vocabulary and links to a huge range of themes
useful listening and pronunciation
GCSEBitesize:
many theme related listening and other activities at various levels.
Le Point du Flé
A French site with many useful listening and other exercises
Future Tense
Extra practice with this tense.

Class 4 Links

Telephone conversations and making arrangements from the BBC.
CSEBitesize:
many theme related listening and other activities at various levels.
Le Point du Flé
A French site with many useful listening and other exercises


Class Information


Tuesdays.
BYO cup, exercise book and pen.

Venue Fee: $75 per year

Pause-café kitty: $5

Class 3
Advanced Intermediate

8.30 to 10.30am


Wild daffodils in the Auvergne

Perouges near Lyon

Typical chalet in the village of Morteau, Doubs.


Bev's special Tarte aux Oignons

Bev's recipe for Clafoutis Miam miam!

David & Dawn's Pets de Nonne.

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