The French VCE Program
The best way to think of the French VCE program is a ‘Duolinguo’ designed with the French VCE curriculum in mind.
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You download an app named ‘Quizizz’ on your phone and you create a free student account. I will add you to a class and every day – from Monday to Friday – a new quiz pops up.
How does it work?
You download the app Quizizz on your phone and you create a free student account. You will then receive a code to join the BonjourATAR class.
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Starting from Monday, you will start receiving a new quiz each day of the week (from Monday-Friday). You have until the end of the fortnight to complete all the quizzes before they disappear. Each quiz should take 5-7 minutes and can be attempted twice.
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By the end of the fortnight, you will have reviewed a range of vocabulary and sentences that you can directly use in your writing, reading, listening and speaking tests.​
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What does it look like?
Each fortnight, we look at a new topic that is part of the VCE curriculum.
For example, the first topic is L’amitié. Every day from Monday to Friday, you receive a new quiz that reviews vocabulary, grammar and sentences that relate to the topic of L’amitié. ​
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What level is it for?
Currently, there is only one level on offer: Level 1. It is made for VCE students with an intermediate level.
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In Level 1, we start with intermediate vocabulary and a beginner level of grammar and sentence structures. We gradually move to a more advanced level.
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To give you a better idea, here are some grammatical concepts you can expect to work on in the first few weeks of Level 1:
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Simple sentence structures with pronouns, adjectives and adverbs in affirmative and negative sentences. We establish the correct word order in French sentences.
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All categories of verbs (regular and irregular as well as reflexives). In the first few weeks, we mainly use them in the present tense, passé composé and future proche.
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Correct use of prepositions with countries, places, verbs, etc.
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Use of direct and indirect pronouns (le, la, lui, leur…) as well as French stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui…)
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If these are things you want to refresh and reinforce so that it becomes easy and automatic for you, Level 1 is a good fit. If this seems too easy and you are curious about what’s coming for Level 2 (intermediate-advanced), leave your email below so that you can be the first one to know when Level 2 is coming out.
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I am in Year 10 and I have never learned French before. Can I sign up to Level 1?
If you've never done any French before, I would suggest that you wait at least few months before starting the program. It’s important that you already have strong foundations before jumping in.
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If you’re highly motivated and can work independently, then I encourage you to sign up after a few months of practice.
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Feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss this further.
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Ask me anything!
Still got a question about the program? Feel free to do so here.