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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.

Mai - May
Tant de jours fériés!

le 1er mai - la fête du Travail - un jour férié
May 1st - Labour Day - a public holiday

Les syndicats organisent des défilés dans les villes. C'est aussi la fête du muguet: on offre du muguet aux amis.
muguet
Trade Unions organise big processions in towns and cities. It's also "Lily of the Valley" Day. You offer a bunch of Lily of the Valley flowers to friends - to show friendship.

Le 8 mai -la victoire - un jour férié
8th May - Victory Day - public holiday

Commémore la victoire de la seconde guerre mondiale en 1945.
Comemmorates the Allied victory in World War II in 1945

L'Ascension - Ascension Thursday
Marque le départ du Christ de la vie terrestre.
Marks the Ascencion of Christ into Heaven, 40 days after Easter.

La Pentecôte et le lundi de Pentecôte jours fériés
Whitsunday and Whitmonday -public holidays.
Célébrée 50 jours après le Pâques.
Celebrated 50 days after Easter.

la fête des Mères - Mother's Day
Le dernier dimanche du mois. On donne des cadeaux à mama.
The last Sunday of the month. People give presents to their mother.

La finale de la Coupe de France - French Cup final
Un important match de football pour les équipes et les villes de France. An important football final for French teams and their supporters.

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.


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.

24 February: 1 26 4 ça va and être Completed ex 1-6. HW Invent short ocnversations for the pictures in ex 3. Ex 6 nos 12-24.

14 April: Morning classes only
21 April:
Less than half the class attended this lesson. 1 26 4 ça va and être Completed the whole worksheet. HW Ex 10 and 12 to 14.
28 April: 1 26 5
Finding your way. We completed ex 1-5. HW ex 5 A and B.
5 May:1 26 5 Completed the worksheet. HW ex 13.
12 May:
19 May:
26 May:
2 June:
9 June:

 

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.

14 April: Morning classes only
21 April:2 26 C Josée We completed through to ex 6 C and D. HW Ex 3, either odds or evens, or if you're really keen, all and Ex 6B.
28 April: 2 26 C Josée We completed nearly all the worksheet. HW. Choose one of the jobs listed in "Travail à deux" on page 255. Prepare a resumé of their working day using the jobs described in "à vous" on the same page as a model. Also ex 11 nos 12 - 19
5 May: 2 26 D Argent de poche. Completed ex 2-6. HW ex 1. Choose your own "tail" and you may need to add a few extra wrods to make sens.
12 May:
19 May:
26 May:
2 June:
9 June:

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.

14 April: Morning classes only 3 26 C Le Puy du fou. Link to video on worksheer if you missed this class. Completed ex 8 and most of 9 HW ex 7.
21 April: Afternoon classes only
28 April: 3 26 C Le Puy du fou. Completed ex 10 first part. HW ex 10, no 14.
5 May:3 26 C Le Puy du fou. completed ex 10, 11,12. HW ex 14.
12 May:
19 May:
26 May:
2 June:
9 June:

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

Click here for useful links


Class 4 - Avancés Lesson Plans

14 April: Morning classes only 4 26 3 Les inspecteurs Michelin. Read the text. HW Ex 5 (on back of the CLOZ exercise page) Adjectives with different meanings dependent on position. Make sentences to illustrate.
21 April: Afternoon classes only
28 April: 4 26 3 Les inspecteurs Michelin. Finished this. HW ex 7. Next lesson, 4 26 4 Le Petit Nicolas.
5 May: 4 26 4 Le Petit Nicolas. Completed ex 1 - 5. HW ex 6.
12 May:
19 May:
26 May:
2 June:
9 June:

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.


 


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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