HOW TO ACCESS THE TUTORIAL (no voice)

1) Now that the tutorial is downloaded, go to “view”, then to “slideshow” on the top menu bar. The first slide (with recording) appears.

2) When ready to move to the next slide, click forward. (You may occasionally need to click back and forth more than once between slides).

3) To stop or close the tutorial, go to escape. Restart with “view” and “slideshow”.

Tutorial 2 of 22, in 10 steps

Study episode 2 with 48 slides

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*Extra-Terrestrials NOTE that this is a short tutorial, narrated in 15 minutes. On average, tutorials are 27 minute long.

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1. Make sure to be in a quiet place, free for 20 to 40 minutes with the folders, pen and paper.

2. Be prepared to learn French in 10 steps, with;

• focus on words and rules (steps 1-3),
• focus on phrases (steps 4-6),
• practice understanding & reading the whole episode(steps 7 & 8)
• check that you understand & read out loud the whole episode fluently on your own (steps 9 & 10 )

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3. Stay as long as you need on each slide and return to previous slides if necessary for mastery.

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STEP 1: Focus on French words “easy” to guess

Listen & Understand Similar to English words

listed in the small folder

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histoire

image

Extra-Terrestre (E.T.)

curieux

intelligent

imagination

différent

adulte

sérieux

words like:

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STEP 2: Focus on French words essential to know

4 red words (as in the large folder)

4 verbs (listed in the order they appear in the folder)

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rencontrer to meet

découvrir to discover

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to go

to have

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*aller

*avoir

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9 yellow words

2 determinants, 6 nouns & 1 adjective

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enfant

chose

histoire

image

question

terre

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child différent different

thing

story

image

question

earth

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l’(la)

ces

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the

these

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13 green words (as in the large folder)

13 other crucial words (11 words & 2 pronouns)

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peu

un

deux

trois

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few/a little *ils they

one *qui who

two

three

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est-ce que?

(is it that)

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do?

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des

*ne…pas

*ou

*où

*sur

comment

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from the

not

or

where

on

how

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Note that some words had an asterix *.

This asterix* identifies the “top 50” words

(used as often as the remaining 550 essential words, these top 50 are twice as important and deserve extra attention).

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STEP 3: Focus on major French rules

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conjugaisons masculin/féminin pronoms Read out loud along with me

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As in tutorial 1, we look at verbs fixed form & other forms:

one infinitive (fix) & “conjugated” forms

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rencontrer (to meet) & je rencontre (I meet)

découvrir (to discover) & ils/elles découvrent (they discover)

aller (to go) & ils/elles vont (go)

avoir (to have) & ils/elles ont (have)

être (to be) & ils/elles sont (are)

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STEP 4: Focus on understanding written phrases

Read silently and understand written French

Rencontrer 2 Extra-Terrestres (2 E.T.)

Meet 2 Extra-Terrestrials (2 E.Ts)

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C’est l’histoire en images de deux enfants, It is the story in images of two children,

deux Extra-Terrestres qui vont sur Terre et two Extra-Terrestrials who go on Earth and

découvrent beaucoup de choses. discover a lot of things.

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Ces enfants sont curieux, intelligents These children are curious, intelligent

avec beaucoup d’imagination with a lot of imagination.

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Ils sont différents des adultes,

They are different from the adults,

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ils ne sont pas sérieux comme les adultes.

they are not serious like the adults.

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Question 1:

Où vont les enfants? = Où est-ce que les enfants vont?* Where do the children go = Where do the children go:

sur Terre ou sur Jupiter? on Earth or on Jupiter?

Question 2:

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Les enfants ont beaucoup ou peu d’imagination?

\The children have a lot or a little bit of imagination?

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STEP 5: Focus on understanding written & spoken phrases

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Read & listen silently twice & understand the French you hear

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Rencontrer 2 Extra-Terrestres (2 E.T.)

Meet 2 Extra-Terrestrials (2 E.Ts)

Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “deux Extra …”

C’est l’histoire en images de deux enfants, It is the story in images of two children,

deux Extra-Terrestres qui vont sur Terre two Extra-Terrestrials who go on Earth

et découvrent beaucoup de choses. and discover a lot of things.

Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “en images, deux enfants, deux Extra. “

Ces enfants sont curieux, intelligents These children are curious, intelligent

avec beaucoup d’imagination with a lot of imagination.

Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “ces enfants …”

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Ils sont différents des adultes,

They are different from the adults,

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ils ne sont pas sérieux comme les adultes.

they are not serious like the adults.

Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “des adultes, les adultes …”

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Question 1:

Où vont les enfants? = Où est-ce que les enfants vont?* Where do the children go = Where do the children go:

sur Terre ou sur Jupiter? on Earth or on Jupiter?

Question 2:

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Les enfants ont beaucoup ou peu d’imagination?

\The children have a lot or a little bit of imagination?

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Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “les enfants …”

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STEP 6: Listen then focus on reading French phrases

out loud along with me

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Rencontrer 2 Extra-Terrestres (2 E.T.)

Meet 2 Extra-Terrestrials (2 E.Ts)

Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “deux Extra …”

C’est l’histoire en images de deux enfants, It is the story in images of two children,

deux Extra-Terrestres qui vont sur Terre two Extra-Terrestrials who go on Earth

et découvrent beaucoup de choses. and discover a lot of things.

Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “en images, deux enfants, deux Extra. “

Ces enfants sont curieux, intelligents These children are curious, intelligent

avec beaucoup d’imagination. with a lot of imagination.

Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “ces enfants …”

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Ils sont différents des adultes,

They are different from the adults,

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ils ne sont pas sérieux comme les adultes.

they are not serious like the adults.

Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “des adultes, les adultes …”

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Question 1:

Où vont les enfants? = Où est-ce que les enfants vont?* Where do the children go = Where do the children go:

sur Terre ou sur Jupiter? on Earth or on Jupiter?

Question 2:

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Les enfants ont beaucoup ou peu d’imagination?

\The children have a lot or a little bit of imagination?

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Get used to hear “liaisons” : examples “les enfants …”

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STEP 7: Listen silently and focus on

understanding the whole episode

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STEP 8: Read the episode out loud

along with me

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à haute voix

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STEP 9: Test time 1!

Check that you can understand spoken French on your own

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STEP 10: test time 2!

Check that you can read the episode out loud fluently on your own

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Which sentences describe best your French:

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• I understand French well!
• I understand some French!
• I do not understand French well!

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- I speak French well!

- I speak some French well!

- I do not speak French well!

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If you are not satisfied with your results,

consider to redo a portion or the whole tutorial.

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BRAVO!!! You’ve completed the second tutorial !

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Before moving onto the next tutorial,

make sure you have memorized the essential words

(highlighted in the large folder).

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Essential words

55/600 = 9%

“Top 50”

19/50 = 38%

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Your progress so far:

Drills

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Suggestions to memorize the key words

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1. at the end of the tutorial, highlight them in the large folder

2. review the highlighted words in the large folder several times (1 minute, 3 times a day for five days for example)

You could also write them down and have a list of your “weekly words to learn”.

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Watch the first minute of

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A French story you’ll understand - part 1

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Félicitations (congratulation)!

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Fin du (end of the) Tutoriel.

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