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Translation

by RR

May 17

Hello, how do we say "would you be interested in considering this modified process?" in French.

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c1971 french school course

by fjones

May 12

…. I did O level French somewhere close to 1971; we used a book which, what with the lapse of time, I may be more or less inventing retrospectively. All the same, what I remember is: a book which was then new, which contained grammar sections and a reading story interspersed through the book - chapters, as it were, of a continuous detective story...See More

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Resources

by Katherine zabala

Apr 2

Hi everyone, i'm a english teacher from colombia and would like chatting with a french teacher because i have a lot of questions about de french language please somebody that can help me, answer me...

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Educational animated videos for teachers in France

by Valerie

Mar 29

Hi everyone,

My company has produced an educational animated video series designed for students internationally. The series is made up of seven short episodes (about three minutes long each). It intends to teach students about conducting social enterprises that pursue social impact (such as improving human and environmental well-being) whi...See More

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speaking assignments

by scoff

Mar 14

Hello, I'm a french teacher in High School and I needed my students to improve their speaking skills. I developed a free web site for teachers and I would like some volunteers to test it and give me a feed back. on www.speakitin.com the teacher creates a class and an assignment. The web site creates a class code. The student have to download the ap...See More

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Bi-lingual theater troupe?

by Chris B.

Mar 4

Hello all,

Do any US French teachers know of any of the bi-lingual theater troupes that do plays (usually Molière, if I remember correctly) in both French and English? I remember it being abbreviated versions of the plays where scenes would play twice.

many thanks!

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CST - French

by Rachel

Dec 20, 2016

Hi, I'm new to this site. I'm studying for the French CST exam and I was wondering if there is anyone here that has taken it recently that would be able to help me out?

Thanks,

Rachel

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madameg On 1/07/17, Babacar wrote: > On 12/20/16, Rachel wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm new to this site. I'm studying for the French CST >> exam and I was wondering if there is anyone here that has >> taken it recently that would be able to help me out? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Rachel > > I have taken both the old...See MoreOn 1/07/17, Babacar wrote: > On 12/20/16, Rachel wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm new to this site. I'm studying for the French CST >> exam and I was wondering if there is anyone here that has >> taken it recently that would be able to help me out? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Rachel > > I have taken both the old (now safety net) CST and the new > CST via field test then actual test. I much prefer the new > one. I took the old CST several times and failed after > having been given the same test each time. > > The test framework and breakdown of the test is on the > NYSTCE website, however I will give you some advice: > > The speaking portion will be administered first regardless > if you take the old/new. In the old, you are given a fun > prompt (think French Regents train station, stadium, > shopping etc.) and then ~1 minute to study it, then 2 > minutes to speak. In the new exam, you are given an article > from a French magazine/newspaper and 12 minutes to prepare > in which you must read it and form an opinion whether you > support it or not, and 3 minutes to speak your opinion. > Subjunctive is used highly in the new format, whereas the > old format you are expected to use a variety of tenses. It > would be good to use as many tenses as possible either way. > Also, the new format allows you to write down your > thoughts, the old format (when I took it paper-based) did > not. > > After speaking is the listening portion. Both exams have > various fun listening prompts about French culture (think > museum tours, exchanges between friends, customer service). > The old CST had many listening prompts with 2-3 questions > each for a total of 25-30 questions; the new has 5 prompts > with 5 questions each. I found the listening on the new > exam to be slower paced, but maybe that is because I have > been in France for an extended time between having failed > the old CSTs and now taking the new one. In any case, you > have to pay attention, try scribbling down as much as you > can and don't focus on trying to read the questions and > listen at the same time. You have some time to read the > questions before each prompt begins. > > After these two sections, there are 5 reading passages on > the new CST with 5 questions each. The old CST will have a > mix of 40-45 multiple choice on reading passages, and > culture, grammar, history questions. There will be obscure > vocab that you just won't be able to study, you will just > have to guess. For the old CST, I recommend the book > "French 3 Years" by Blume, you can buy it cheap on Amazon. > The new CST, you don't really need outside knowledge, if > you can understand the readings and questions then you will > do well. > > Lastly, the old CST has a single writing section in French. > It is usually a formal letter to someone about something > fun (teacher visiting France and sending letter to host > family, needing advice, etc). The new CST has two writing > sections; one in French, one in English. In the French one, > you are given an article in French just like in the > speaking section, and you have to write your opinion if you > agree or disagree and why. In the English writing, you are > given a document and must write an explanation of how you > would teach something from that document according to NYS > curriculum. Be current on language acquisition, > methodology, teaching approaches. > > I hope this has helped and I will check back to see if you > have more questions. I hope that you pass this exam (and > that I do too as my score report is currently pending...). > However, this exam is just a single hurdle in your teaching > career and it has zero effect on how well you are as a > teacher or how much you truly know about the French > language and culture.

babacar I have some more questions about CST, could you possibly help me?

Feb 23

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madameg > > > babacar I have some more questions about the CST, could you possibly > help me? Merci beaucoup! > > > > > > > >

Feb 23

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Mock Trial script?

by Kgam

Feb 23

Looking for a copy of a mock trial script in French. Does anyone please know where I might find one?

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Penpals

by Mme. Greenwell

Aug 5, 2016

Bonjour!

I teach French 1,2,3,& AP at a High School in Southern California. I am looking for a French teacher in the US, or an English teacher in a French-speaking country who would like to collaborate. I would like to set up Skype sessions/ exchange emails where students can speak in their target language while share their cultural si...See More

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misskolendo Bonjour! I teach English in a high school in France (in Montreuil Bellay, in the North Western part of France), so if you are still looking for someone for an e-mail exchange or even a project with skype, please tell me. à bientôt!

Jan 22

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