Online Course – Week 2

Objectives

Students should be able to:

  • Communicate about how one goes from place to place.
  • Communicate about the best means of transportation for travelling to and through Paris.

Vocabulary and Grammar Skills

  • Vocabulary related to modes of transportation
  • Irregular verbs in the present tense
    • Sortir
    • Partir
    • Vouloir
    • Pouvoir
    • Devoir
    • Falloir 

Activities

  • Repetition of new vocabulary using online textbook resources
  • Cultural readings and quizzes about the modes of public transportation in Paris
  • Practice and self-check of new vocabulary using online textbook resources and Quizlet
  • Listening comprehension activities
  • Viewing of videos on irregular verbs
  • Practice and self-check of grammar skills using online textbook resources
  • Participation in Discussion Board to clarify grammar concepts, as needed
  • Voluntary participation in weekly synchronous class meeting

Assessments

  • Video blog post (minimum forty-five seconds) where students discuss what they want to see when they visit Paris, what they can do, and which means of transportation they have to take.
  • Blog post (minimum ten sentences) where students discuss what they have to do when preparing for a trip abroad.

Materials

  • Vocabulary list
  • Link to online textbook pronunciation activities
  • Link to vocabulary activities on Quizlet
  • Vocabulary review page including practice activities
  • Grammar pages on irregular verbs, including videos and practice activities
  • Listening comprehension activities
  • Discussion board
  • Video blog assessment description and rubric
  • Blog assessment description and rubric

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