French with Flo

Today was our last class for a month. As a reminder, there is no class in October, as I'll be in France for a good part of the month. We'll meet again on November 7th for our Spelling Bee and pot luck . Or, as I'd rather call them, our Concours d'orthographe et buffet à partager . Bring something to share and don't get too nervous, it's just a game! I've compiled a list of 500 words and phrases we've seen in class. You can use this to study for the spelling bee if you want to compete (which is completely voluntary, of course.) The verbs are listed in the infinitive tense, but don't forget to also review the present tense conjugation . Here's the document in pdf format and in Excel format (which wasn't actually created on Excel but on a Mac software, so I hope it works.) I also have a few extra hard copies. We'll bring them to the Senior Center Office tomorrow, in case some students would like to pick one up instead of printi...

Are you in touch with your inner child? it can be really useful for learning a language! Here are a few videos in French, with French subtitles.  And first, let's start with the alphabet: Illustrated alphabet for English speakers:   https://youtu.be/E7MrFRKRtPg The Alphabet Song, adapted in French:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xuZxGirWQI Mozart's Alphabet, followed by another version of the Alphabet Song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp1IU2VGpBQ Then, I've found a whole series of "comptines" (nursery rhymes.) Here are a few examples, but you'll find much more on Youtube once you start watching them. Many of them are classics, going back several centuries, which may explain how weirdly inappropriate for kids they can sound nowadays! 😳 Trois jeunes tambours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuyOfi7lKUk Biquette:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmsxJ5MzrRY Frère Jacques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Y7D7xNQG8 Au clair de la lune: http...