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LIAISONS
TERM 2, 2001
And much more
online
www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au
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Please circulate / Faites circuler s.v.p.
Name of teacher
Signature
VALE TO FAY
Vale to Mrs Fay Van Rensburg
13 June 1955 - 16 March 2001
Fay Margaret Van Rensburg completed her Diploma of Teaching at
Goulburn Teachers College in 1976. She started her teaching career
at Fairvale Primary School. In 1980, Fay left Fairvale to go to
Queensland and then she ventured to the United States of America.
She returned to teaching in 1981 and was appointed to Sans Souci
Public School (1/7/1981).
After touching the lives of many children throughout her years as a
classroom teacher, and also as a choir teacher, Fay took the
opportunity to take a change of direction when Sans Souci School
elected to include French in their curriculum. She had a strong
grounding in French at high school and undertook further studies to
develop a very successful French language program at Sans Souci
Public School. Fay taught all classes from Kindergarten through to
Year 6, providing relief from face to face (RFF) for classroom teachers
once each week.
During their time with Fay the children participated in French language and cultural studies, enjoying
games in French, video instruction and generally expanding their knowledge of another culture and
language. The Year 6 students enjoyed their meal at a local French restaurant at the end of each
year. Fay also prepared students for their performance of a French item at the biannual school
concert.
The most rewarding thing for a teacher is to inspire the young to use and develop their skills and
talents. Fay provided such inspiration. Fay will be sorely missed by the children and her colleagues.
June McDougall
R/Principal
March 2001
Alain Lecouls
French Language Consultant
Ghislaine Barbe
French Language Consultant
Phone: 9886 7640
Fax: 9886 7514
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 9886 7639
Fax: 9886 7514
E-mail:[email protected]
Décorer sa classe,
c’est faire vivre le
français!
Curriculum Support Directorate
3a Smalls Road
RYDE 2112
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SOMMAIRE
DE NOUS À VOUS
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS 2001
Chères et chers collègues,
Page
Workshop planning 2001
Workshop requirements
Workshop registration form
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CLASS ACTIVITIES
Renoir to Picasso
French entertainmen
Calendrier 2002
8-10
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SUPPORT MATERIAL
Resources
HSC Update
Sample tasks for Continuers
13-14
15-17
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Programme culturel: Alliances Françaises
Au revoir, Tom!
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TECHNOLOGY
Recommended Websites
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So the French have won another battle and been
granted the 35-hour week! Apparently their quality
of life is improving remarkably since they have
more time for the gym, for outings and for each
other. They would even have time to read
“Liaisons” if they were more aware of its
availability on the Internet! This little introduction
is just to let you know that we understand how
busy you are, but please take time to read this
newsletter: it has been written with you in mind,
so mark the pages that need your particular
attention and refer back to them soon!
Comme nous l’indiquons sur la couverture, ce
bulletin est disponible sur notre site avec une
somme de ressources et de renseignements que
nous estimons être d’une grande utilité. Alors, si
vous n’avez pas encore franchi le pas ou plutôt le
clic, dépêchez-vous, car notre version papier va
aller diminuant au profit de la version en ligne!
Et ce ne sont pas les arbres qui vont s’en plaindre!
All schools should now have received a copy of
the second version of the K-10 Curriculum
Framework draft consultation paper and its survey
form.
As many language teachers we talked to were not
even aware of the existence of the first version,
we would like to stress how important it is for
you to read this paper, consider the impact each
of its nine propositions will have on languages
and respond to the survey. If we, as language
teachers, don’t defend our position, who will?
Please talk to us and/or get together with
colleagues to discuss and send a response to this
critical document.
The document is online at:
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
Bonne lecture et bonne fin de trimestre!
Ghislaine et Alain
WORKSHOP PLANNING 2001
*SEE PAGES 6 AND 7 FOR REGISTRATION
DATE OF EVENT
Saturday 30 June
9 am - 4 pm
Thursday 2 August
4.30 - 7 pm
Friday 24 August
(4.30 pm)
Saturday 25 August
9 am - 4 pm
Friday 26 (4.30 pm) &
Saturday 27 October
(9 am - 4 pm)
Saturday 10 November
9 am - 4 pm
Saturday 24 November
9 am - 4 pm
WORKSHOP
TITLE
OBJECTIVES
A/G 1
Let's use TV!
The effective use of authentic
French television programs in the
classroom for K-12 learners.
Each participant will receive 3
hours of recent French TV
programs.
Ryde
A/G 2
French speaking
skills for the
HSC
A brief update on the conduct of
the examination will be followed
by stimulus activities for
Continuers and Extension
courses.
Prairiewood
Languages
H.S.
Teachers of
Stage 6,
Continuers
Extension
course
A/G 3
Years 5-8
workshop
This worshop will aim at
developing complete units of
work based on the resources
used by the teachers.
Sydney
Teachers
K - 12
CODE
A/G 4
A/G 5
A/G 6
Rendez-vous
à
Coffs Harbour
For primary and secondary
teachers of French. Enjoy a day
and a half with the French
Consultants developing
professional skills while
practising French. For all levels of
fluency.
Hands-on
workshop
This workshop will focus on the
use of the I.C.T. (Information and
Communication Technologies) in
the French classroom for the
Years 5-8. Teachers will be
invited to create their own
PowerPoint presentation. We will
surf the Internet to collect
information, samples of
exercises and resources you may
need daily.
Divertissements
pé dagogiques
A bric-à-brac of language and
cultural activities for the effective
teaching of French)
VENUE
TARGET
GROUP
Teachers
K - 12
Teachers
K - 12
Coffs Harbour
Albury
High School
(Coffs Harbour,
Tweed Heads,
Moree and Lismore
districts)
Teachers
K - 12
(Albury, Deniliquin,
Wagga Wagga and
Queanbeyan
districts)
Teachers
K - 12
Newcastle
Taree, Newcastle,
Lake Macquarie,
Central Coast and
Maitland districts)
COST
(INCLUDES GST)
$25 (gov.)
$37.50 (non-gov.)
$5 (gov.)
$7.50 (non-gov)
$55 (gov.)
$70 (non-gov)
$55 (gov.)
$70 (non-gov)
$15 (gov)
$ 22.50 (non-gov)
$25 (gov)
$37.50 (non-gov)
WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS
Please note the following information for application forms
for an inservice or a workshop
FOR ALL TEACHERS
Send back ASAP by mail your application form with your payment (made out to the NSW
Department of Education and Training - French Language Consultants). See page 7.
The sooner you decide to come, the sooner we will be able to organise the workshop. A minimum
number of participants is required depending on the type of activity.
- Course cost for whole day activities includes lunch.
- One application per teacher, please!
- Write all your details as clearly as possible.
IMPORTANT
Your school will be invoiced if you withdraw without notifying the French
Language Consultants in writing at least three days before the activity.
FOR GOVERNMENT SCHOOL NON-METROPOLITAN TEACHERS ONLY
Transport costs will be reimbursed for participants using car, bus or train.
Under new regulations, Director’s approval is now necessary for air travel, so teachers must apply
well in advance (2 months). If approval is granted, the ticket will be purchased by Curriculum
Support Directorate, for collection at your airport.
If air travel is necessary, you should complete an application for air travel and fax this to the
French Consultants on (02) 9886 7160 as soon as possible. You should provide flight details and
non-discounted fare information and the proposed benefits to you on the air travel application
form.
Twin share accommodation can be provided for government school participants where there is no
return transport available on the same evening. Teachers requiring accommodation should apply
separately in writing, stating their reasons for needing accommodation.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM / TAX INVOICE
ABN 40-300-173-822
SCHOOL DATA
School name:_______________________________________________________
School address:______________________________________________________
School code (government school): ___ ___ ___ ___
Tel: ________________________ Fax: ______________________
E-mail: ___________________ @ __________________________
APPLICANT DATA
First name: __________________________ Surname _______________________
Participant’s level of French:
Accommodation required:
beginner
intermediate
YES
advanced
NO
(Separate application required)
Signature of applicant: _________________________________
COURSE SELECTION
Course
code*
Tick below
Gov
A/G 1
Non-gov
Gov
A/G 2
A/G 3
A/G 4
A/G 5
Non-gov
$37.50
$5
$7.50
$55
Non-gov
$70
Gov
$55
Non-gov
$70
Gov
$15
Non-gov
Non-gov
Cost
$25
Gov
Gov
A/G 6
Course price
(incuding GST)
$22.50
$25
$37.50
TOTAL
Signature of Principal:.............................................
* Details of courses on page 5
IMPORTANT:To be faxed to the French Language Consultants (9886 7160) at least 10 days prior to the
course selected. Registration can be made online at : www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au
RENOIR TO PICASSO
Masterpieces from the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris
(including Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, Soutine, Rousseau, Modigliani, Monet, Derain and Picasso)
For more information on the exhibition, consult the Art Gallery of New South Wales website:
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au
School excursions can be booked by calling the Art Gallery on (02) 9225 1740.
Pre-booked excursion cost: $6 per student. There is no charge for accompanying teachers.
Dates: 1st June - 29th July 2001
Time: 10am - 5pm.
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Sample activities
The following are samples of “pre-visit”, “ exhibition” and “post-visit” activities. Please consult
the following website for further suggestions:
http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au (Click on Languages - French - Teaching and Learning
resources - L’Orangerie exhibition).
Note also that the exhibition kit (obtainable upon registration with the AGNSW) provides website
addresses for each of the eleven artists featured in the exhibition and L’Orangerie Museum itself.
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K-6: picturing Paul’s gift
PRE-VISIT
Ask students to categorise the paintings provided
in the exhibition kit to arrive at personnes, objets
and paysages.
Personnes
Ask C’est un homme ou c’est une femme? and
get students to describe the physical appearance
of the people in the portraits. Elle est mince / il
est grand / il porte une moustache etc.
Items of clothing
Qu’est-ce qu’il / elle porte?.
Simply introduce rien or elle est nue for the
answer applicable to nudes or Elle ne porte rien
if the negative form is to be practised.
Colours
Revision through the song Léon, le chaméléon
(from Bruno Husar’s Cartes postales CD). Select
the portrait of Madame Paul Guillaume and ask
students to describe the colours they see in the
painting.
Answers can vary from a simple vert, rose etc.
to il y a un chien gris / sa robe est rose clair et
rose foncé / elle a les cheveux noirs.
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DURING THE EXHIBITION
Ask students to imagine that monsieur Guillaume
is so happy to have them in his home that he
would like to send them one of his paintings later.
Students will have to:
- Select their favourite painting from the collection
- Sketch it in the printed frame given to them at
the start of the visit
- Label it in French (colours, objects, names
places or people)
- Write its title and the name of the artist who
painted it.
POST-VISIT
Students can be directed to:
- Enlarge their sketch to A3 size and paint it or
colour it in
- Label it neatly in French.
Write a story about it in very simple French or
say why they chose this particular painting
J’aime ce tableau. Le bateau est très beau. Il est
rouge. Il fait chaud.
The classroom walls can be embellished with
the results!
MASTERPIECES FROM THE L’ORANGERIE MUSEUM, PARIS
YEARS 7-12: magazine project
PRE-VISIT
Using the images and the information in the
exhibition kit students try to answer the following
questions in French (the past tense can be used
for non-beginners):
- Qui sont (étaient) Paul et Domenic-Guillaume?
- Où habitent-ils / où est-ce qu’ils habitent /
habitaient?
- Comment est leur maison? Décrivez-la.
- Choisissez un tableau représentant un
personnage.
- Décrivez ce que vous voyez. Quel est son âge?
Son humeur? Son rôle dans la société? Qu’estce qu’elle fait? Comment est-il habillé? Qu’est
ce qu’il y a dans le fond? Est-ce que ce tableau
vous plaît? Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas?
- Consultez le site ouèbe de L’Orangerie. Trouvez
le musée sur la carte de Paris. Quelle est la
station de métro la plus proche? Décrivez
l’extérieur du musée.
- Comment est Paris dans les années 1920?
Introduce the ‘magazine’ idea before the visit
(see the post-visit activity below).
DURING THE EXHIBITION
Students are asked to imagine they are Paul
Guillaume, the art collector, who is looking at
the works of contemporary artists. He wants to
buy at least one painting from each of the eleven
painters represented in the exhibition. As he does
not want to rely on his memory, he jots down a
few notes about his eleven selections.
- Nom de l’artiste
- Titre et date de l’oeuvre
- Matériaux utilisés
- Tons principaux / couleurs principales
- Composition du tableau
- Style
- Commentaire personnel
- Sketch du tableau
POST-VISIT
Paul Guillaume was also the publisher of a
magazine called Les Arts à Paris. Students are
to produce one issue of it along the lines of more
popular magazines of the twenty-first century.
Assign pairs or small groups to use the paintings
they have seen among other illustrations and and
to write brief comments / articles in French for
one page of the magazine. The final, edited
product could be printed and distributed to the
class. Suggestions for each page:
- Société (description of a social event such as
The Wedding Party by Rousseau)
- Cuisine (using a Nature Morte such as The
Kitchen Table by Derain)
- Loisirs
- Mode
- Beauté
- Voyages
- Entrevue avec un artiste etc.
Engage students in a brain-storming session to
decide on the content of the entire magazine.
Encourage them to incorporate paintings other
than those featured in the kit.
FRENCH ENTERTAINMENT
L’amour est bizarre!
In earlier editions of Liaisons, we advertise a bilingual play that is touring high schools where
French is taught to Stages 4 and 5. Although it is not a lengthy show, L’amour est bizarre is
likely to be remembered for a long time by students who are encouraged to participate actively.
Teachers receive a pre-show kit upon booking and can work with this kit not only to prepare
students for the plot but also to familiarise them with the songs. The actors are young, easy to
relate to and filled with energy. Between them, they create a number of wonderful characters
who can keep the attention of the more blasé audiences. There is time at the end of the show for
students to communicate directly with the actors and ask them questions. Both are Australians
who started their studies of French at school and are a wonderful testimony of how French can
be a ‘cool’ language to learn.
Theatre LOTE Fantastique! will travel to the country, so country schools are encouraged to
network together and organise dates that would facilitate the tour.
Contact Louise Hall at Theatre LOTE Fantastique! on Ph/Fax: 02 9569 3182 or 0412 109 035.
PROJET CALENDRIER 2002
AIM OF THE PROJECT: To create a calendar with a French flair. The illustrations for each
month will be selected from the best work sent by schools. The final product will be printed and
distributed in bulk to schools whose illustrations appear on the calendar.
TASK: To create an illustration (KidPix, PowerPoint, drawing, collage, photo...) that depicts a
cultural aspect of a French speaking country.
Send your art work to the French Consultants by Friday 31 August 2001.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? All students studying French from Years K to 12.
Teachers are requested to send in a maximum of the 10 best illustrations for their school.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN THEN? The best creations will be included in the 2002 calendar and
printed. A number of copies will be sent to the participants free of charge. They will be able to sell
them to finance any other project.
Important:
All artwork must be copyright free and sent along with the official publication release form on page
26.
Bonne chance!
Pour mieux communiquer,
je réorganise l’espace
dans ma classe!
RESOURCES
A Monnerie-Goarin et E.Siréjols: Champion pour le DELF, CLE
International,1999.An excellent resource offering a myriad of tasks and
exercises in the four macro-skills. Students who complete level 1 (Year
12 HSC Beginners or advanced Year 10 students) or level 2 (Year 12
HSC Continuers) should consider sitting for the DELF exam at the Alliance
Française to obtain international recognition of their achievement in
French. Teachers will appreciate the quality of the texts which provide
much opportunity for the practice of the Stage 6 syllabus topics in a
variety of ways. The incorporation of all tape transcripts and correction
of exercises are truly appreciated.
C. Samson: Alex et Zoé et compagnie, CLE International, 2000. Level
1 of this new exciting course book is aimed at children from age seven.
A pedagogically sound approach and rich cultural content combined
with graphics and audio material the students will love make this an
invaluable resource. Level 2 takes into account the prior learning
acquired in Level 1 and builds on it by dealing with similar topics
using a more sophisticated approach to suit the needs of older children.
The guide pédagogique for both levels is a must. It offers many notes
and suggestions for the delivery of the content and provides tests and
many fiches photocopiables.
A worthwhile investment for primary teachers.
A. Akyüz et al: Exercices d’oral en contexte, Hachette, 2001. The
answer to finding good listening resources to use in tests or as extension
material when other avenues have been exhausted! At this stage, only
the niveau débutant is available but it provides enough scope to cater
for Stages 4, 5 and 6 (Beginners and weaker Continuers) students.
Two cassettes and an answer booklet are available in addition to the
book which contains listening comprehension exercises, pronunciation
practice and speaking skills activities based on five functional themes:
objects, people, places, social activities and attitudes and feelings.
This resource can be used for independent learning or as a class activity.
Most listening exercises are in the form of multiple choice. Its clear
presentation and the relevance of the texts (only Euros are mentioned
as currency) give the edge to this resource.
RESOURCES
HSC trial papers
2001 HSC Trial papers for the Continuers and Extension courses will be available electronically
from the New South Wales Association of French Teachers (NAFT) in the last week of June. Due to
security reasons, teachers are urged NOT to use them before Term 3.
Cassette tapes will be sent separately to your school address. Note that listening items are recorded
once only and that tapes will need to be rewound for the second listening.
ORDER FORM
NAFT, 2001: HSC TRIAL PAPER - BAC BLANC
Name: ______________________________________
Email address: _________________________________________________________
School Address: _______________________________________________________
Suburb: ______________________
Postcode: __ __ __ __
Phone: ___________________________
Clearly indicate which papers you are requesting:
Course
Continuers
Extension
Continuers + Extension
NAFT members
$50
$35
$75
Non-members
$75**
$60**
$100**
I am a NAFT member : YES / NO
I would like to join NAFT, please find enclosed my membership application and subscription fee of
$25.00.
**If you wish to join NAFT, membership forms are available in Liaisons, Term 1, 2001.
I enclose a cheque for $ ______
Cheques should be made to the order of NAFT - (ABN: 78 33 90 38 60 8) and sent to:
Ms Dominique Barbeau
Présidente, NAFT
40 Holford Cres.
Gordon NSW 2072
HSC UPDATE
HSC Speaking and Listening and Responding examinations
Speaking Skills
A Speaking Skills Examination “Frequently Asked Questions” document for all Beginners,
Continuers and Extension language courses in the “Support Materials” section of the Board of
Studies website is now available. This document addresses issues such as when and where the
exam will take place, how students will be notified, who will conduct the exam and how the exam
will be marked.
Students may take mobile phones to the examination centres but they may not take them into the
examination room.
Teachers may be present at examination centres to talk to students prior to the exam but may not
enter the examination room with their students.
Listening Skills
Distance Education students will sit for their Listening examination in the same place that they sit
for their English exam.
A presiding officer will set up and conduct the Listening examination but teachers should advise on
which room to use according to acoustics and possible outside noise.
For reasons of equity, no headphones will be permitted for the Listening examinations.
Country areas
Students in country areas could be expected to travel up to 60kms to sit for their Speaking Skills
examination.
Information on country centres will be available early in Term 2.
Beginners
A presiding officer will be appointed to all schools (regardless of the number of candidates) for the
conduct of the Speaking Skills exam and will be responsible for opening the examination package.
Apart from this, the presiding officer will assist as requested by the teacher.
The Board of Studies advises that the indicative time for the Listening examination will be 45
minutes.
The main difference is that the Listening examination will now be conducted as part of the Written
examination. Students will sit for the Listening Skills exam first and after papers have been collected,
will be allowed a 10-minute break before commencing their written exam.
HSC UPDATE
Continuers
The Speaking Skills exam will be conducted at central venues.
Examination times will be staggered by school group as advised by the Board of Studies.
One examiner will conduct the Speaking Skills exam and the conversation will be recorded onto
cassette and double-marked at the marking centre with the rest of the examination papers.
No teacher will examine his/her own students.
Speaking Skills examiners will be notified of their appointment three weeks prior to the examination
and will attend a briefing session at the BOS one week before the exam.
Packages containing information about the Speaking Skills exam will be sent to all teachers as well
as prospective markers.
The Continuers Listening and Responding exams will not be collected until the end of the Written
examination. Students will therefore have the opportunity to consult a dictionary during the written
paper.
Extension
All students must be present at the commencement of the Speaking Skills exam and may not leave
until they have completed it.
Extension Course candidates will sit for the Extension Speaking Skills exam first. After all Extension
students have been examined, they will sit the Continuers exam.
The above information was given by officers of the Board of Studies at an Assessment workshop
organised by the French Consultants on Thursday, April 26, 2001.
Please note that an afternoon workshop on the Continuers and Extension Speaking Skills will be
held at Prairiewood Languages High School on Thursday 2 August. See application form on page 7.
Speaking Skills Examination dates
For Sydney metropolitan students only
Saturday 1 September: Continuers (for students doing the Continuers course only)
Monday 2 September: Beginners
Saturday 8 September: Continuers/Extension (students doing the Extension course will also do
their Continuers exams on this day).
HSC UPDATE
For country students only
Monday 3 September: Beginners
Saturday 8 September: Continuers (for students doing the Continuers course only)
Continuers/Extension (students doing the Extension course will also do their Continuers
exams on this day)
The conduct of examinations will take place between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm on all these days.
HSC Online: http://hsc.csu.edu.au
Have you checked this site yet? The French node contains many tasks classified under the prescribed
topics from the syllabuses. Each topic includes material for the four skill components. Students are
encouraged to complete these tasks before clicking on the “ sample answers”. Listening tasks are
accompanied by a sound track, a transcript and sample answers. It is recommended that students
read the very useful Advice section for each skill. Tasks have been devised by practising teachers
and the French Language Consultants. Please note that new material will be added on a regular
basis and that your feedback is welcome. Contact Ghislaine Barbe by e-mail
([email protected]) for comments, suggestions or even praise! She is also very
interested in knowing what your students think about the site.
Syllabus topics
In what order do you approach the various syllabus topics? It has been suggested that Year 11
students may be more likely to stay with the course if their favourite topics are studied first. It
would be quite possible, for example, to present “the young person’s world” using vocabulary and
structures within the range of Preliminary learners and to re-visit the topic in more depth the following
year.
Text types
Even though it is common practice to ignore punctuation, accents and formal greetings when writing
emails in French, students are expected to write emails using all of the above in their examination.
It is also advised that ‘messages’ and ‘notes’ be written in full sentences rather than abbreviated
ones.
Continuers Reading and Responding sample email tasks
Teachers have requested that more examples of ‘e-mail’ type of tasks be provided in this newsletter.
Sample answers to the following task and other tasks can be found in the French section at
www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au. Simply look under Idées pour l’enseignement et l’apprentissage
du français.
SAMPLE TASK FOR THE CONTINUERS COURSE
Text type: email
The following is an exchange of emails between two friends, René and Dominique.
Emails 1 and 3 are from René. Imagine you are Dominique and complete this exchange by writing
emails 2 and 4. The total of your TWO e-mails should be 150-200 words in FRENCH.
E-mail 1
Salut, Dominique! Qu’est-ce que tu deviens? Est-ce que tu as réussi à terminer ton stage
d’apprentissage dans l’entreprise de ton père? Ça n’a pas été trop dur?
Bon, je t’écris pour te demander un petit service. Je cherche des personnes sympas pour faire un
petit tour de l’Australie au mois de septembre. J’ai pratiquement tout organisé, même la voiture, il
ne reste qu’à trouver des compagnons de voyage. Tu connais quelqu’un? Allez, à bientôt, j’espère!
René
E-mail 2 (your reply)
E-mail 3
Re-bonjour, Dominique! Merci de m’avoir répondu si rapidement. Je suis content que tout se soit
bien passé avec ton père et que tu as maintenant des qualifications solides! Merci aussi de m’avoir
proposé les coordonnées de tes trois amis pour le voyage. Je vais les contacter dès ce soir. Mais je
suis très gêné, je ne t’ai même pas demandé si, toi, tu aimerais venir aussi! Réponds-moi vite alors!
E-mail 4 (your reply)
Sample answers to the above task and additional tasks can be found in the French section at
www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au.
Simply look under Idées pour l’enseignement et l’apprentissage du français.
PROGRAMME CULTUREL – AUTOMNE 2001
ALLIANCES FRANCAISES
SYDNEY
Programme complet sur le site de l’Alliance Française:
www.alliancefrancaisesydney.com.au
Cinéma
8 juin – 22 juin, State Theatre et Dendy Opera Quays:
Sydney Film Festival
Cette année le Sydney Film Festival a inclus 5 productions françaises dans son programme, toutes
d’une qualité irréprochable:
Sous le sable, le dernier film du réalisateur aussi doué que provocateur François Ozon, avec Charlotte
Rampling et Bruno Cremer.
Les glaneurs et la glaneuse, un documentaire exceptionnel et bardé de récompenses par Agnès
Varda.
Samia, un film sensible et intelligent sur les difficultés à trouver sa place pour les enfants des
familles immigrées en France. Un film à voir pour professeurs et élèves qui étudient Marius et
Jeannette.
Vengo, nouvelle oeuvre de Tony Gatlif, le réalisateur amoureux de musiques chaudes et folles
(Gadjo Dilo).
Le chagrin et la pitié, l’un des plus grands documentaires de tous les temps, sur les années
d’Occupation dans une ville de la province française. A ne manquer sous AUCUN prétexte pour
tous les cinéphiles qui se respectent et/ou profs et élèves qui étudient “Au revoir les enfants”.
Des morceaux de ma femme, un court-métrage sélectionné au Festival de Cannes 2000.
Informations et réservations : www.sydneyfilmfestival.org
A venir au cinéma Chauvel:
Du rififi chez les hommes, le grand classique du film noir (Jules Dassin)
A ma soeur, la dernière oeuvre de Catherine Breillat (Romance).
Sydney Consort:
Marin Marais / l’oeuvre d’une vie
Marin Marais est le plus grand compositeur et gambiste de tous les temps. Jennifer Eriksson explore
l’œuvre complète de ce musicien hors pair. Ce concert ramènera le public au temps de la cour de
Louis XIV, époque à laquelle tout courtisan digne de ce nom aspirait à devenir gambiste. Vous
pourrez également écouter, à cette occasion, des morceaux alliant le théorbe à la guitare et à la
harpe baroques, une combinaison rare d’instruments à cordes pincées.
(Un concert à déguster après le film Tous les matins du monde).
Informations et réservations : Alliance Française, 9267 1755
4 avril – 14 octobre, Powerhouse Museum :
VISIONS D’UNE REPUBLIQUE
L’oeuvre de Lucien Henry
L’artiste franco-australien Lucien Henry (1850-1896), l’un des artistes qui a le plus inspiré sa
génération à Sydney, à la fin du XIXème siècle, fait l’objet d’une expositionet d’un livre remarquables
pour commémorer le centenaire de la Fédération australienne.
Lucien Henry est arrivé à Sydney en 1879, après un exil de six ans dans la colonie pénitentiaire de
Nouvelle-Calédonie, purgeant une peine pour son rôle lors de la Commune de Paris, en 1871.
Au cours des années qui ont précédé la Fédération, Lucien Henry, républicain radical, a développé
une imagerie australienne des plus complètes pour la décoration de monuments publics, statues,
bâtiments, et intérieurs. Les vitraux de la Mairie de Sydney, encore visibles de nos jours, constituent
l’une de ses oeuvres les plus spectaculaires.
Autres expositions à l’Alliance Française
5 juin – 30 juin, Antoinette Mc Sharry, Patterns of Le Midi (peintures et dessins d’une artiste
retour d’Uzès)
A studio in Paris / Les artistes australiens à la Cité, SH Ervin Gallery, Observatory Hill, Rocks
(9258 0123 – www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au)
ARMIDALE
Mercredi 13 Juin / Wednesday 13 June
Conference about Tahiti - Room 201, 7.30 pm
Dimanche 15 Juillet / Sunday 15 July
Bastille Day lunch. Jean-Pierre’s restaurant, 12 noon.
Call Jim Nicholls on 6778 4494
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After a long career with the Department of Education and Training, Tom Campbell
is calling it a day!
Having studied French through a good old grammar-based
approach, Tom was far from the fluent speaker he is today.
But his love for the language and the culture of France combined with the help of excellent mentors (he names Alan
Hodge and Marjory Ellsmore among them) saw Tom pursue a steady career path that eventually led him to be the
principal of the Saturday School of Community Languages.
Tom cites two particularly great influences in his life that
came from l’hexagone: Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophy of
existentialism and Citroën cars. His passion for the latter
may take him to an international rally in Canada next year accompanied by his beloved traction.
Tom leaves his French-teaching colleagues with one piece of advice: “Networking with other teachers
is essential. Get fully involved in what you are doing and reap the rewards of personal empowerment and satisfaction. Il faut savoir cultiver son jardin”.
Farewell, Tom, you shall be missed!
GENERAL INFORMATION
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L.B.F.
Le Bouquet Français
The French answer to Foxtel, Optus and Austar,
L.B.F. gives you the opportunity to watch a
bouquet of French television channels once a
small satellite dish is installed.
The initial investment will cost you or your
school around $2000 and an annual fee of less
than $300 will give you a 24-hour a day, seven
days a week access to a rich array of French
programs.
Contact Thierry Demene on (02) 4730 1933.
TECHNOLOGY
Recommended websites and CD-ROM
www.momes.net for Stages 2 to 4. Games, nursery rhymes, songs,
illustrated stories, activities and a dictionary are part of this site. Students
can publish their own work online including poems, recipes and their
own video productions.
www.kazibao.net for Stages 1 to 4. There are three main sections
on this site: Minizone and Kidzone offer very young learners the
opportunity to work with pictures and stories while older learners
can participate in games and fun activities; young adolescents will
relate well to Adozone as it allows them to communicate on the
forum de discussion as well as participate in activities that will
help develop their comprehension of French in a fun way.
www.cartables.net offers a good bank of resources for teachers of
primary and junior secondary classes. It features addresses of
French schools looking for penpals and many teacher-constructed
ideas for the classroom.
www.smartweb.fr is a sophisticated and gigantic place to visit for
comprehensive information about Paris. The variety of topics to
choose from is huge but drop-down menus provide easy navigation.
The use of interactive maps and panoramic views is impressive.
Visit the site in French or in English and be impressed.
World Talk CD-ROM
This interactive CD-ROM is suitable for Stage 5 and Year 11 Beginners. It
offers colourful visuals mixed with a fun sound track to motivate students
and help them consolidate the macro-skills. The game wheel works as a
menu to ten topics including time, food, animals and directions. Each topic
is treated as a game show in which contestants (the student and a cartoon
figure) have to answer around ten questions which increase in level of
difficulty.
This CD-ROM also lets the learner practise French pronunciation via a
recording studio. A dictation section can be exploited as either a listening or writing task and there
are printable worksheets. Scores can be checked and recorded while one on one matches with peers
can be conducted if students enjoy the challenge.
For more information or a trial viewing, contact Kerry Valenti at CIS Heinemann.
Ph: 0412 589 945 Fax: 9519 8876
Email: [email protected]
TECHNOLOGY
Typing accents
AZERTY or QWERTY, that is the question!
Comment taper les accents français en fonction du clavier que vous utilisez?
PC
To insert
à, è, ì, ò, ù
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù
á, é, í, ó, ú, _
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, _
â, ê, î, ô, û
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û
ã, ñ, õ
Ã, Ñ, Õ
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ
å, Å
æ, Æ
œ, Œ
ç, Ç
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ø, Ø
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Press
CTRL+‘ (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter
CTRL+’ (APOSTROPHE), the letter
CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), the letter
CTRL+SHIFT+~ (TILDE), the letter
CTRL+SHIFT+: (COLON), the letter
CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A
CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A
CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O
CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C
CTRL+’ (APOSTROPHE), d or D
CTRL+ /, o or O
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+?
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+!
CTRL+SHIFT+&, s
MAC
To insert
à, è, ì, ò, ù
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù
á, é, í, ó, ú,
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú,
â, ê, î, ô, û
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û
ö, ï, ë,ü ,ä
Ï, Ö, Ë,Ü, Ä
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Press
OPTION + ` (ACCENT GRAVE) + the letter
OPTION + ` (ACCENT GRAVE) + CAPS LOCK + the letter
OPTION + e + the letter
OPTION + e + CAPS LOCK + the letter
OPTION + i + the letter
OPTION + i + CAPS LOCK + the letter
OPTION + u + the letter
OPTION + u + CAPS LOCK + the letter
OPTION + c
CAPS LOCK + OPTION + C