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Beginner FSL - Program Overview

 

OBJECTIVES FOR BEGINNER FSL EBOOKS

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Students will be able to:

  • determine the main idea or theme of a story
  • use available text features to understand a story and to derive the meaning of unknown words
  • make predictions and draw conclusions from text
  • read a text aloud
  • practice oral, listening, reading comprehension and written skills
  • review vocabulary and grammar concepts taught in the classroom
  • ask and answer questions based on familiar topics (oral/written)
  • participate in guided group discussions
  • recognize cultural similarities and differences between their lives and those of the characters in the story

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - C'est moi, Marc!

1A - C'est moi, Marc! - (Reading Comprehension)

Meet Marc Gagnon. Learn about where he is from and what his interests are.

French Vocabulary: Describing one's self. Expressing likes and dislikes.
French Grammar: Present tense ("ER" verbs). Conjunctions (et/mais).
 
Sample Book    Sample Worksheet       French Resources - Worksheets  
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Mes amis

2A - Mes amis - (Reading Comprehension)

Marc's friends, Antoine and Chloé, are both young and active people. Read about what they like to do in their spare time.

French Vocabulary: Introducing a friend. Describing people (physical/personality traits).
French Grammar: Present tense (avoir, être, "ER" verbs). Adjectives. Adjectival agreement.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Mon école

3A - Mon école - (Reading Comprehension)

Visit Marc's school in Montreal. Look inside his French classroom and find out what is inside the library.

French Vocabulary: Classroom objects. School subjects. Numbers.
French Grammar: Definite articles. Indefinite articles. Singular/Plural nouns. Il y a.../Il n'y a pas de....
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Ma famille

4A - Ma famille - (Reading Comprehension)

How many people are in Marc's family? What do they all look like? What do they enjoy doing? Read to find out!

French Vocabulary: Introducing family members. Age. Describing people's physical traits/interests.
French Grammar: Possessive adjectives. Adjectival agreement. C'est.../Il est.... Conjunctions (et/mais). Negative expressions.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Les saisons

5A - Les saisons - (Reading Comprehension)

Learn about what Marc likes to do in Quebec's four seasons.

French Vocabulary: Describing the weather. Outdoor/Indoor activities.
French Grammar: Faire/Jouer. Adjectives. Prepositions.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - On s'amuse à Montréal

6A - On s'amuse à Montréal  - (Reading Comprehension)

Marc enjoys living in Montreal. Find out all the reasons why!

French Vocabulary: Describing things to do in the city.
French Grammar: Partitive articles. Prepositions.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Marc envoie un e-mail

7A - Marc envoie un e-mail - (Reading Comprehension)

Marc sends an e-mail to his friend. In his e-mail, he tells about himself and he also asks questions to find out more about his friend.

French Vocabulary: Talking about one's family, friends and personal interests.
French Grammar: Asking questions. Present tense (avoir, être, "ER" verbs).
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Le nouvel étudiant

8A - Le nouvel étudiant - (Conversational)

Meet the new student, Christophe. Learn about what classes he is taking at school and which subjects he prefers.

French Vocabulary: Greeting someone/Saying good-bye. Exchanging class schedules and preferences. Days of the week. Time.
French Grammar: Asking questions. Present tense (avoir, être, "ER" verbs).
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Marc achète des fournitures scolaires

9A - Marc achète des fournitures scolaires - (Conversational)

Find out what school supplies Marc needs to buy and how much each of the items cost.

French Vocabulary: Shopping for school supplies. Numbers. Colors.
French Grammar: Asking questions. Definite articles. Indefinite articles.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Le week-end

10A - Le week-end - (Conversational)

It's almost the weekend, and Marc and Antoine are making plans. Read about where they are going to go and what they are going to do.

French Vocabulary: Making plans. Making/Accepting/Rejecting suggestions.
French Grammar: Near future tense. Asking questions. Prepositions.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Le Québec

11A - Le Québec - (Reading Comprehension)

Did you know that Quebec is Canada's largest province? Learn about its climate, its culture and what one can see and do.

French Vocabulary: Climate. Activities. Food.
French Grammar: Indefinite/Definite/Partitive articles. Adjectives. Singular/Plural nouns.  
 
   

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES FOR BEGINNER FSL EBOOKS

Buy Beginner French ebooks 

Students will be able to:

  • determine the main idea or theme of a story
  • use available text features to understand a story and to derive the meaning of unknown words
  • make predictions and draw conclusions from text
  • read a text aloud
  • practice oral, listening, reading comprehension and written skills
  • review vocabulary and grammar concepts taught in the classroom
  • ask and answer questions based on familiar topics (oral/written)
  • participate in guided group discussions
  • recognize cultural similarities and differences between their lives and those of the characters in the story

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - C'est moi, Marc!

1A - C'est moi, Marc! - (Reading Comprehension)

Meet Marc Gagnon. Learn about where he is from and what his interests are.

French Vocabulary: Describing one's self. Expressing likes and dislikes.
French Grammar: Present tense ("ER" verbs). Conjunctions (et/mais).
 
Sample Book    Sample Worksheet       French Resources - Worksheets  
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Mes amis

2A - Mes amis - (Reading Comprehension)

Marc's friends, Antoine and Chloé, are both young and active people. Read about what they like to do in their spare time.

French Vocabulary: Introducing a friend. Describing people (physical/personality traits).
French Grammar: Present tense (avoir, être, "ER" verbs). Adjectives. Adjectival agreement.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Mon école

3A - Mon école - (Reading Comprehension)

Visit Marc's school in Montreal. Look inside his French classroom and find out what is inside the library.

French Vocabulary: Classroom objects. School subjects. Numbers.
French Grammar: Definite articles. Indefinite articles. Singular/Plural nouns. Il y a.../Il n'y a pas de....
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Ma famille

4A - Ma famille - (Reading Comprehension)

How many people are in Marc's family? What do they all look like? What do they enjoy doing? Read to find out!

French Vocabulary: Introducing family members. Age. Describing people's physical traits/interests.
French Grammar: Possessive adjectives. Adjectival agreement. C'est.../Il est.... Conjunctions (et/mais). Negative expressions.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Les saisons

5A - Les saisons - (Reading Comprehension)

Learn about what Marc likes to do in Quebec's four seasons.

French Vocabulary: Describing the weather. Outdoor/Indoor activities.
French Grammar: Faire/Jouer. Adjectives. Prepositions.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - On s'amuse à Montréal

6A - On s'amuse à Montréal  - (Reading Comprehension)

Marc enjoys living in Montreal. Find out all the reasons why!

French Vocabulary: Describing things to do in the city.
French Grammar: Partitive articles. Prepositions.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Marc envoie un e-mail

7A - Marc envoie un e-mail - (Reading Comprehension)

Marc sends an e-mail to his friend. In his e-mail, he tells about himself and he also asks questions to find out more about his friend.

French Vocabulary: Talking about one's family, friends and personal interests.
French Grammar: Asking questions. Present tense (avoir, être, "ER" verbs).
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Le nouvel étudiant

8A - Le nouvel étudiant - (Conversational)

Meet the new student, Christophe. Learn about what classes he is taking at school and which subjects he prefers.

French Vocabulary: Greeting someone/Saying good-bye. Exchanging class schedules and preferences. Days of the week. Time.
French Grammar: Asking questions. Present tense (avoir, être, "ER" verbs).
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Marc achète des fournitures scolaires

9A - Marc achète des fournitures scolaires - (Conversational)

Find out what school supplies Marc needs to buy and how much each of the items cost.

French Vocabulary: Shopping for school supplies. Numbers. Colors.
French Grammar: Asking questions. Definite articles. Indefinite articles.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Le week-end

10A - Le week-end - (Conversational)

It's almost the weekend, and Marc and Antoine are making plans. Read about where they are going to go and what they are going to do.

French Vocabulary: Making plans. Making/Accepting/Rejecting suggestions.
French Grammar: Near future tense. Asking questions. Prepositions.
 
   
 

 

 

Teacher Resources - Beginner FSL eBooks - Le Québec

11A - Le Québec - (Reading Comprehension)

Did you know that Quebec is Canada's largest province? Learn about its climate, its culture and what one can see and do.

French Vocabulary: Climate. Activities. Food.
French Grammar: Indefinite/Definite/Partitive articles. Adjectives. Singular/Plural nouns.