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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

Intermediate - Class 1
Advanced Intermediate - Class 2
Juior Advanced - Class 3

Avancés - Class 4

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

Novembre - November

La Toussaint - le 1er novembre - un jour férié
All Saints' Day - 1st November - a public holiday

On met des chrysanthèmes sur les tombes familiales au cimetière. People make a special effort to remember those family members who have died. They visit the cemeteries to put chrysanthenums on the family graves.

les chrysanthèmes
Les chrysanthèmes - On les considère comme les fleurs des morts en France. Ne les offrez jamais comme cadeau à votre hôtesse!
These are considered the flowers of the dead in France. Never offer them as a gift to your hostess!

L'Armistice- le 11 novembre - Un jour férié- a public holiday
à 11 heures on commèmore la fin de la Première Guerre Mondiale en 1918. Le Président de la République dépose des fleurs sur la Tombe du Soldat inconnu sous l'Arc de Triomphe. On garde la minute de silence. This marks the end of the First World War in 918. At 11am the President places flowers on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe. There is a minute's silence.
Tomb of the unknown soldier
Voici la Tombe du Soldat inconnu sous l'Arc de Triomphe. The Tomb of the Unknown soldier is below the Arc de Triomphe.

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


 


Class 1. Intermediate - Lesson Plans

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
21 Oct 1 25 I Mantraps Verbs Nearly finished this worksheet. HW Ex 11.
28 Oct 1 25 J Chantal démenage Completed nos 1 -6. Well done! HW ex 3 and 8.
4 Nov No Class - Melbourne Cup Day
11 Nov 1 25 J Chantal démenage We completed ex 9, 10 and 11. HW ex 15.
18 Nov 1 25 K We did ex 1 and asking questions using reflexive verbs. HW ex 2
25 Nov LAST CLASS FOR THE YEAR!

REMEMBER YOU WILL BE CLASS 2 NEXT YEAR!

2 Dec Fête de la fin d'année RSL 11.30 for 12.

REVISION.

Passé composé 1 Passé Composé 2 Passé Composé 3
Click here for useful links
Find out about French bread and croissants. Click here.


Class 2. Advanced Intermediate Lesson Plans

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
21 Oct 2 25 I Reflexive Verbs completed worksheet HW ex 12
28 Oct2 25 J Témoinage de Véronique, Completed nos 1,2,5 and 6. Good work in the time available. HW ex 3 and 7.
4 Nov No Class - Melbourne Cup Day
11 Nov 2 25 J Témoinage de Véronique, HW Ex 8. Put the verbs into passé composé then decide who of Veronique, Muguet, Anna or Jean might have said each one.
18 Nov 2 25 J Témoinage de Véronique We finsished most of these exercises.
25 Nov This lesson is cancelled for Class 2 only. You are welcome to join class 1 or 3 for that day if you wish.

REMEMBER YOU WILL BE CLASS 3 NEXT YEAR!
2 Dec Fête de la fin d'année RSL 11.30 for 12.

REVISION

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


Class 3 - Junior Advanced

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track. k.
21 Oct 3 25 L Que sont devenus ces jeunes? Finished HW Ex 5. combine 3-4 sentences here to form a long one. 3 25 Louis XIV HW ex 2 vocabulary
28 Oct 3 25 Louis XIV Well done. This reportage was completed leaving just HW ex 6.
4 Nov No Class - Melbourne Cup Day
11 Nov Allan gave us an in-service on using our phones for French. Very useful! Merci mille fois, Allan! HW 3 25 O Espion Ex 1, lexique.
18 Nov 3 25 O Espion We completed ex 2 and 3. HW read through the article.
25 Nov LAST CLASS FOR THE YEAR

REMEMBER YOU WILL BE CLASS 4A NEXT YEAR
2 Dec Fête de la fin d'année RSL 11.30 for 12.

Click here for useful links


Class 4 - Avancés Lesson Plans

21 Oct Completed 4 25 L Le 1er resto. completed 4 25 M Les frites 1. completed ex1, HW ex 2.
28 Oct 4 25 M Les frites 1. Mostly completed. Still working on ex 4 and HW ex 5.
4 Nov No Class - Melbourne Cup Day
11 Nov Merci mille fois Allan for a great in-service on using our phones for French last week. It had some wonderful hints! We started 4 25 N Les frites 2 and our favourite HW ex 6 (snigger)
18 Nov 4 25 O Comptines qui ne sont pas comptines bis. Completed the lexique, no 2 and "Il court le furet".
25 Nov LAST CLASS FOR THE YEAR!

REMEMBER YOU WILL BE CLASS 4A NEXT YEAR!
2 Dec Fête de la fin d'année RSL 11.30 for 12.

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.


CLASS 2 ONLY WILL NOT RUN ON 25 NOVEMBER- welcome to join class 1 or 3 for that day if you wish.

LAST CLASSES 28 NOVEMBER.

FETE FIN DE L'ANNEE - 2 DECEMBER RSL Caloundra, 11.30 for 12.

Please RSVP to your class secretary


Books for classes in 2025.

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!


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: $2

Class 2
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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