En+route+vers+la+francophonie

Leçon 1: Introduction.
 * What is a Francophone?
 * What is //la francophonie?//
 * Where do people speak French? (prepositions //à, en, au, aux//)
 * Regular -ER verbs (present tense)
 * Irregulars (//mettre, faire, aller, vouloir, pouvoir//)

Leçon 2: Les franco-fêtes
 * read about festivals and celebrations in various Francophone countries
 * interrogative words: //qui, quand, comment (s'appelle/s'appellent), où, que / qu'est-ce que, quel/quelle/quels/quelles, pourquoi, combien//
 * forming questions: //intonation, est-ce-que, inversion//.
 * Irregular verb //venir//

Leçon 3: Faisons l'épicerie au marché!
 * identify foods associated with different Francophone countries
 * identify currencies associated with different Francophone countries
 * Regular -ER, -IR and -RE verbs (present tense)
 * "Identity Crisis" and "Spell-changing" verbs

Leçon 4: De grands personnages de la Francophonie
 * select important details from a written text
 * write a poem
 * present a poem orally
 * identify well-known Francophones from various countries
 * describe the personality and accomplishments of well-known francophones
 * recognize and use various parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, verbs, pronouns, etc)

Leçon 5: La langue française dans tous ces états
 * understand proverbs
 * extract information from a text
 * identify French-Canadian regional expressions
 * compare cultural elements of French proverbs to the English equivalents
 * use regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs, as well as several irregulars (present tense)

Leçon 6: La vie quotidienne
 * identify elements of daily life in various Francophone countries according to the categories //cultural symbols, transportation, currency,// and //public services//
 * use authentic French documents to complete a variety of activities
 * identify and use in context the negative expressions //ne...pas, ne...jamais, ne...plus, ne...rien// and //ne...personne.//

Leçon 7: Test de l'unité
 * examen orale (lundi--double bloc)
 * les questions: [[file:Oral Exam Questions.docx]]
 * la rubrique: [[file:EN ROUTE Oral test rubric.docx]]
 * examens écoute et lecture (mardi)
 * examen écrit (mercredi)