French 201 focuses on developing communication skills like describing daily events, expressing opinions, and making comparisons. Students will practice varying levels of formality and asking others' opinions. Grammar topics include the present, passé composé, imperfect tenses and subjunctive mode. Vocabulary covers household objects, chores, art, and advertising terms. Each lesson includes an introductory document, grammar and vocabulary practice, an email, pronunciation work, and information on French culture.

1. What to Expect from French 201
Sharing Opinions and Making Judgments
Connexions 2 - Unités 1-3
Communication skills
 Describe the events of your day  Express your opinion
 Describe events from the past  Explain what the point of something is
 Express yourself in varying levels of  Express a value judgment
formality (slang, friendly, neutral, formal,  Make comparisons
etc.)
 Ask someone’s opinion
Grammar, vocabulary
Conjugation
 Revision of Présent, passé composé.
Imparfait (form), subjunctive, recent past
(venir de + vb).
Grammar :
Words and phrases:  Possessive pronouns
 Objects and equipment in a house  Adjectives: gender, number, place
 Housework  Interrogation (revision)
 Classic art  Negation (revision)
 Advertising vocabulary  Comparison
 Pour que, afin de, etc.
Lesson format
Each chapter (Unité) of the book is divided into five segments:
1) Introductory document (letter, dialogue, news article, etc)
2) Grammar, vocabulary, and practice speaking
3) An E-mail (usually a quick, friendly note from a friend)
4) Phonetic/Pronunciation Activities
5) French culture
Alliance Française de Denver - 831 0304 - afdenver.org