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Using the Subjunctive

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How can you get your class to remember how to use the subjunctive tense in French? Create mobiles and booklets! Pupils work in groups to make mobiles that depict the correct usage of the subjunctive, and for each time they use one of the...
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University of Texas at Austin

Tex's French Grammar: Adjectives That Precede the Noun

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a clear and concise presentation of French adjectives that precede the noun (bon, beau, vieux, etc.) Helpful acronym for remembering - Beauty, Age, Numbers, Goodness, and Size (BANGS). Site...
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Tex's French Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive grammar site by the University of Texas - entertaining yet very detailed. Has audio, downloadable mp3's, interactive quizzes-everything you could want to enhance understanding of the French language. Can be utilized by...
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University of Texas at Austin

Intoduction to French Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise overview of French nouns inncludes a general definition, examples of gender and number, count vs. mass and common vs. proper.
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University of Texas at Austin

Introduction to French Determiners

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise overview of French determiners. Includes definite, indefinite, and partitive articles, as well as demonstrative (ce,cet,cette, ces)and possessive(mon, ma, mes)determiners. A great introduction to the grammatical concept.
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University of Texas at Austin

Ut Austin: Introduction to French Negation

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic introduction to the formation of the negative in French. The site has good examples of different constructions (ne pas, jamais, rien etc.)
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University of Texas at Austin

Ut Austin: Introduction to French Prepositions

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief intro to French Prepositions - Compares to English to highlight differences (with examples).
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University of Texas at Austin

Ut Austin: Introduction to French Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief yet thorough explanation of conjunctions - both coordinating and subordinate. Lists, defines and gives examples.
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Illinois State University: French Literary Tenses

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise explanation of the French literary tenses with examples and comparisons to spoken language. Has sample conjugations of auxiliary verbs as well as er, ir, re verbs.
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Caslt: French as a Second Language: Classroom Resource Links

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Resources for French foreign-language teachers including a catalogue of links to resources on grammar, vocabulary, culture, idiomatic expressions, culture, reading, holidays, Francophone cultures, dictionaries, listening exercises and...
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Zut!: Interactive French Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides activities for teaching and learning French organized by level. Basic lessons include learning to talk about oneself and numbers; more advanced lessons cover contemporary France, immigration, the distribution of wealth...
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City College, San Francisco: French Online Grammar Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Series of interactive online grammar quizzes divided into 12 chapters (intended to accompany text "Allons-y" but text not necessary). Each chapter is divided into various concepts and provides a short, self-correcting test - several in...
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French teacher.net: Resources and Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site maintained by a teacher in North Yorkshire, England, is a veritable treasure trove of resources for French teachers for grades K-12. Includes grammar handouts, lesson plans, and even Power Point presentations to download, and...
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Francais Interactif

For Students 9th - 10th
This full-featured interactive textbook encounter utilizes French speakers in real life scenarios. Well structured for work on grammatical concepts (links to Tex's French Grammar), vocabulary, listening comprehension and exposure to...
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Francais Interactif Bon Appetit!

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful, interactive French video clips of all things related to food in France - from preparation to purchasing, dining and customs. Content includes an extensive vocabulary list, well categorized video, and more.
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Bonjour De France: Learn French Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource with interactive skill building exercises that illustrate many facets of French grammar and vocabulary. Includes audio segments for listening comprehension, complete with text and hypertext linked vocabulary to aid...
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif: Interactive French

For Students 9th - 10th
Fantastic, comprehensive site organized into 13 chapters. Each chapter contains vocabulary, grammar, video clips with interviews and dialogues, written exercises linking to French magazines and periodicals. Also pertinent cultural...
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif the Home a La Maison

For Students 9th - 10th
A tool for listening comprehension, this site surveys the French home, each room highlighted with extensive vocabulary lists. Includes interviews with video and transcripts as well as grammar points.
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Communication and Media

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site focuses on communications and media and features extensive vocabulary lists, interviews with video, pertinent grammar points and other tools for understanding French culture.
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Fashion, Health & the Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive, interactive French culture site focuses on the body, fashion and health activities with video conversations--and includes grammar and other features for French learners.
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Secondary School & University

For Students 9th - 10th
Dynamic site featuring interactive video, extensive vocabulary lists and grammar points all relating to the French educational system. Great for lisening comprehension and exposure to French life and culture.
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif La Vie Professionelle

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating look at the world of work in France - Includes extensive vocabulary lists, used in context through videos that provides excellent listening comprension activities. Also has pertinent grammar points and video interview.
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Descriptions of People

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive videos make use of extensive vocabulary in context to illustrate physical and character descriptions of people. Has audio and video clips as well as interviews - great listening comprehension.
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University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Les Vacances

For Students 9th - 10th
Weather, seasons, geography, activities - all thins related to vacations presented with extensive vocabulary list, interactive audio, video and interview clips utilizing vocab in context. Has links to important grammatical concepts and...