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A single PowerPoint presentation to introduce colors in French; it is also a great review. (I do not teach this language, and I looked up the terms on the internet. If there are any mistakes, let me know and I will post a corrected version. Based on your comments, I've already changed the word for 'purple'... thanks!)
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doesn't work
February 18, 2011
Asked for password I don't have -- don't know how to access this.
December 3, 2009
I cannot download your presentation to my Mac because of the PowerPoint version used. A pop-up window suggested that I ask you to save it as PowerPoint 97-2003 and 95 Presentation. Is that possible?
FYI: Shapes: un triangle, un cercle, un rectangle, un carré (square), un rhombe (rhombus), un octogone (octagon), un trapèze (trapezoid)
July 11, 2008
Unfortunately the presentations can't be reverted to an earlier version. Sorry to Mac users!
August 12, 2008
"Pourpre" isn't a real common phrase in French--"violet" is more common. One drawback that I see to the presentation was that it only presented the masculine forms of the adjectives, and out of context. I personally like to present them as part of a sentence. Feminine forms & plural forms are definitely an issue in French, so they need to be added.
August 25, 2007
I can't believe I didn't suggest this in my previous response!... I already have other presentations posted that do use the colors with their different forms! See 'Shapes and Colors'. All of the shapes used happen to masculine in Spanish, so they don't get to practice feminine forms, but they do practice the plural forms. I'm not sure of the names of shapes in French.
August 26, 2007
I downloaded this and it says I need a special password to open/read it. I have a Mac, but I have downloaded PPTs from teh web before & I have never had trouble opening them. What is the password that they are talking about?
September 2, 2010
I can't get this to download. I have Power Point but have rarely used it and only with help. I need instructions here!
December 3, 2009
Hello, I cannot download the powerpoint for colors in French. I saved it but it does not open correctly it says I need a password from you.
Thanks,
January 25, 2009
THANKS FOR VISITING! Please don't let the simple topics (numbers, shapes, etc.) covered by the presentations or your expectations for boring PowerPoint presentations in general prevent you from downloading and viewing any of the presentations. Even the most simple ones (numbers 0 to 9) are pretty fun. Students dig them for a change of pace, and I hope you do, too. NOTE: As of now, the PowerPoint presentations can't be viewed on a Mac because of incompatibility issues. Sorry, but this is out of my control! NOTE: If you have downloaded a free PowerPoint file and it is not working, check the file extension - some versions of PowerPoint have problems with the .pps extension, so changing it to .ppt should solve it! Sorry!
