Special Care Counsellor & Bilingual Tutor for Elementary Students | 4+ years of experience

Student and Tutor reviewed the conjugations and appropriate usage of the French verbs 'être' (to be) and 'avoir' (to have) through targeted fill-in-the-blank activities. They subsequently introduced and practiced new vocabulary, focusing on adjectives and their masculine and feminine forms. For the next session, the plan is to continue practicing these verbs and integrate the new vocabulary into more exercises.

Student and Tutor reviewed French colors and vocabulary, followed by a quiz on the material. New grammatical concepts were introduced, including adjective agreement with noun gender and the conjugation and usage of the fundamental verbs 'être' and 'avoir' in the present tense. The Tutor will send the presentation slides, and the Student will revise the verbs for next week's session, which will include further review and new vocabulary.

The Student and Tutor focused on French vocabulary acquisition, covering colors and common household items. They practiced pronunciation, including the nuances of silent letters and accent marks, and reviewed the concept of grammatical gender in French nouns. For homework, the Student was advised to review the learned vocabulary and to utilize resources like French cartoons with subtitles or language apps to reinforce learning for an upcoming quiz.

The Student and Tutor reviewed previously learned French class phrases and then introduced new vocabulary for days of the week, months, and numbers from 0 to 20. They also covered foundational French grammar, including the use of definite and indefinite articles, and the conjugation of the verb 'avoir' (to have). The Tutor agreed to create additional worksheets for common words and the Student was encouraged to practice the 'avoir' verb.

The Student and Tutor revised common French greetings, essential classroom phrases, and key verbs, while also introducing the grammatical concept of noun gender. They practiced these concepts through interactive activities, including sentence completion and dialogue exercises. The session concluded with an introduction to the days of the week, with a recommendation for the Student to use songs for memorization.

The Student and Tutor reviewed French accents and their pronunciation, practiced basic greetings, introductions, and farewells, and explored essential classroom phrases. They also discussed grammatical concepts such as formal/informal address and gender agreement for adjectives. The Student was advised to practice the covered slides, and the next session will focus on smaller words and basic French verbs.