1. What to Expect from French 103
Space
Connexions 1 - Unités 7-9
Communication skills
 Ask for and give directions  Talk about your vacation
 Describe where you are  Describe a place and its location
 Give orders or give advice  Express levels of intensity (very little, a lot,
 Talk about obligations, duties rather, etc)
 Talk about something you own or possess
Grammar, vocabulary
Conjugation
 Give orders (imperative mood). Passé
compose (continuation). ‘Plaire, faire plaisir,
offrir, devoir, voir,’…
Words and phrases: Grammar :
 Someone/no one  Prepositions concerning location
 Something/nothing  Article contractions (e.g. à + le =au)
 “I must,” “you must,” etc.  Indirect object pronouns (me, te, lui, leur, etc.)
 The difference between “qui,” “que,” and  The gender of countries and cities
“où”  Prepositions for city and country names
 “It’s made out of (glass, wood, etc.)”  The direct object pronoun, “Y” e.g. « Je veux y
 Household vocabulary aller. »
 City vocabulary
 Family vocabulary
 Colors
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
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