Show and Tell information for FamiliesOver the March Break, students will have the opportunity to compose their second “Montre et Raconte” presentations (Show and Tell) in French. As we have been building our oral vocabulary in class, this presentation is expected to be longer and more complex than the first. Students will be able to choose from several sentence starters and sentence structures that we have been learning in class and which will be posted on the website.

When presenting their item, students are still expected to provide some basic information about the colour and size of their item, but they shoud add some of their own ideas in as well. Some idea prompts are: What can you do with the item? What features does the item have? Why do you like it? What do you do with it? They may use the “Montre et Raconte script” provided to help get them started and make sure to add some of their own ideas! Use Mme Myles’ Example “Montre et Raconte” to get a few ideas.

For this oral presentation we will be using success criteria for a good oral presentation:In a good oral presentation I will:

- Practise beforehand so you can be confident- Use a loud, clear voice- Make eye contact with the audience- Keep my paper away from my face

In addition we will be looking at how we use good French language speaking skills :When speaking in French I will:

- Use vocabulary I learned and understand- Use sentence starters I learned in class- Practise my French pronunciation

Presentations will begin the week after March Break, students will receive their presentation date on Monday March 20 and write it in the agenda. Make sure to bring your object or a picture of it on the day of your presentation!

Mme Myles’ Montre et Raconte Script

Bonjour, je m’appelle Mme. Myles.

Voici ma plante.

C’est vert foncé.C’est grand.C’est un peu mou.

J’aime ma plante parce que c’est vert et j’aime le vert.

Il y a beaucoup de feuilles sur ma plante. Il y a des petites feuilles et de grandes feuilles. Je donne de l’eau à ma plante. La plante est dans la classe. La plante est sur la table. Les feuilles tombent sur la table. C’est une belle plante.

English translation for assistance only, students should only prepare one French presentation!

Here is my plant.

It is green.It is big.It is a little soft.

I love my plant because it is green and I love green.

There are lots of leaves on my plant. There are little leaves and big leaves. I give water to my plante. The plante is in the class. The plant is on the table. The leaves fall on the table. It is a beautiful plant.

Montre et Raconte ScriptVoici mon/ma ____________________________.

C’est _______________________________. (couleur)C’est _______________________________. (taille)C’est _______________________________. (ton choix)

J’aime __________________________ parce que_______________ _____________________________________________________.

Les autres idées:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

English translation for assistance only, students should only prepare one French presentation!

Here is my ____________________________.

It is _______________________________. (colour)It is _______________________________. (size)It is _______________________________. (your choice)

I like ______________________________ because ___________________.

You other ideas:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Some sentence starters we know:En français: In English:J’aime I likeJe n’aime pas I don’t likeJe suis I amJe ne suis pas I am notJ’ai I haveJe n’ai pas I don’t haveJe vois I seeJe ne vois pas I don’t seeJe peux I canJe ne peux pas I can’tVoici Here isC’est It isCe n’est pas It is notIl y a There isIl n’y a pas There isn’t

Some examples of how we form simple sentences in French:

Qui? (Who?)Quoi? (What?)

Une mot action(An action word)

Ajoute plus!(Add more!)

Mon ami (My friend)Ma soeur (My sister)Mon frère (My brother)La maison (The house)Le livre (The book)Ma plante (My plant)Le jouet (The toy)La poupée (The doll)

saute (jump)marche (walk)parle (talk)bouge (move)mange (eat)chante (sing)joue (play)est (is)a (have)

Sur (on)Sous (under)Dans (in)À côté de (beside)Devant (in front of)Derrière (behind)Avec (with)Sans (without)Pour (for)