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27 years classroom experience teaching French, Health and ESL. (1 year teaching Science in Sydney, Australia). I aslo ran an intervention program for students addicted to tobacco.
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Preview of Mots croisés sur le texte entier du Petit Prince-Giant Crossword Puzzle-French

Mots croisés sur le texte entier du Petit Prince-Giant Crossword Puzzle-French

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Fred Jacob
This crossword puzzle, a labor of love, is based on "Le Petit Prince" in French. It is comprehensive and covers the entire text, with over 130 words, tightly intersected. Clues are based on grammar, vocabulary, content and verbs (including the passé simple) Answers are included. You may choose t o help the students by providing a few "free" letters in the puzzle grid for the more difficult clues. Ready to print in PDF format.Here are some sample clues...de cette façon (5)je te connais depui
Preview of French Matching Activity with Qui / Que  -Lesson Plan- Famous people

French Matching Activity with Qui / Que -Lesson Plan- Famous people

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Fred Jacob
This 20 item matching activity incorporates general knowledge of famous people, places and events with the relative pronouns QUI and QUE. It can be modified using flash cards. Examples: 1. C’est une chanteuse célèbre blonde de musique pop des années quatre-vingt ---- a adopté des enfants orphelins. (Qui / Madonna) 2. C’est une des célébrités du groupe musical < < Beatles > > ; ---- a composé la chanson < < Imagine > > ; ---- tout le monde connaît aujourd’
Preview of Complete Exercise Workbook for "Le Petit Prince" in French

Complete Exercise Workbook for "Le Petit Prince" in French

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Fred Jacob
Cahier pédagogique du Petit PrinceThis updated teaching tool in French (128 pages) is the product of many years of work and an exhaustive labor of love. . Only a few words of English are used. It includes 49 creative lessons of all different types, varying levels of difficulty, integrating with the plot many grammar topics taught at advanced levels of French (subjunctive, compound verb tenses, ordering of pronouns). There are lessons focusing on vocabulary (l
Preview of Learn About Paris - Images de Paris - Famous Paris Monuments - Powerpoint

Learn About Paris - Images de Paris - Famous Paris Monuments - Powerpoint

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Fred Jacob
A highly visual 56 slide Powerpoint Presentation featuring the major tourist attractions in Paris. Designed for Level II students and above, with brief descriptions *IN FRENCH*. Slides include: Tour Eiffel, Centre Pompidou, L'Arc de Triomphe, Le Bois de Boulogne, Le Bois de Vincennes, Le Palais de Chaillot, La Conciergerie, Le Louvre, Fontainebleau, Notre-Dame, Les Jardins du Luxembourg, Pont-Neuf, Sainte Chapelle, Palais Garnier, Les Catacombes de Paris, Les Halles, Euro Disney, Le Parc d'As
Preview of Les Pays du monde - Learning countries of the world in French

Les Pays du monde - Learning countries of the world in French

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Fred Jacob
This is a highly visual French Powerpoint presentation IN FRENCH of more than 60 different countries of the world and their flags. Each slide will describe where you live and includes a flag of the country. (J'habite en Belgique) and describe your nationality (Je suis belge). Also included are grammar rules for the correct prepositions to use with geographical regions a review quiz and a slide with the regions of France. There are also slides which highlight similarities / differences like "
Preview of Le Petit Prince - Chapter by Chapter Summary, Résumé & Cloze Text Quiz in French

Le Petit Prince - Chapter by Chapter Summary, Résumé & Cloze Text Quiz in French

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Fred Jacob
This activity is ideal as a summary of the story, given chapter by chapter, (27 in all) as well as a unified summary of the entire text, followed by a 50 question gap filled quiz. The level of language is suitable for French 3 and above. The gap filled quiz is identical to the 2 page unified summary, with 50 words missing, which are given in a word bank. The missing words include many parts of speech and review a knowledge of grammar, word order, and vocabulary in the original text. I have p
Preview of Learn about food in French (La cuisine française) - Lesson Plan

Learn about food in French (La cuisine française) - Lesson Plan

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Fred Jacob
An extremely comprehensive, highly visual teaching tool for learning about food in French. 190 Slides in all. English is used sparingly. A real labor of love, this presentation goes far beyond most textbooks, by including not only major food groups and food items, but their variations as well. Example: Whole milk, low-fat milk, skim milk, etc. Most kitchen utensils included, as well as regions famous for certain foods (including maps). A few famous recipes (croque-monsieur, etc). Also includ
Preview of Le Petit Prince - Lesson Plan - Questions sur le texte entier (French)

Le Petit Prince - Lesson Plan - Questions sur le texte entier (French)

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Fred Jacob
An essential lesson plan for all teachers of Le Petit Prince: 204 questions AND ANSWERS in French on "The Little Prince", in French, organized by chapter, to highlight reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and syntax. A great resource for advanced level (French III, IV or Advanced Placement). Also included are 10 thought- provoking essay questions. Sample short answer questions below:------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quelle profession, l’auteur, a-t
Preview of Le Petit Prince - Révision du Subjonctif (Subjunctive review)

Le Petit Prince - Révision du Subjonctif (Subjunctive review)

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Fred Jacob
As the title suggests, this lesson is a review of the subjunctive tense, which I assume you have already taught. Statements are made based on the text and students decide if the subjunctive tense is used or not, and must conjugate the verb correctly. 30 statements are provided, including the past subjunctive as well as statements that don't require the subjunctive tense. Common irregular verbs are featured. Answers are provided, of course and lesson is professionally formatted for easy readin
Preview of Les Choristes (The Chorus) - Plot Summary in French with sample quiz

Les Choristes (The Chorus) - Plot Summary in French with sample quiz

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Fred Jacob
This is a full, one page plot summary in French (level II+) of this hugely popular film. Attached is a sample practice gap-fill quiz, along with a full gap-fill quiz based on the plot summary.
Preview of Alcohol Abuse - Crossword Puzzle

Alcohol Abuse - Crossword Puzzle

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Fred Jacob
Review for main vocabulary items and themes covered in a standard unit on alcohol abuse in a typical health course. About 30 words used in puzzle, formatted for printing in Microsoft Word, with answer key. Terms include codependency, enabling, tolerance, proof, alateen, antabuse, anemia, binge, dementia, cirrhosis and many more.
Preview of UNE ÉTUDE DES HOMOPHONES – LE PETIT PRINCE

UNE ÉTUDE DES HOMOPHONES – LE PETIT PRINCE

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Fred Jacob
A very creative and fun lesson on homophones focused on the plot in Le Petit Prince. Many common homophones are used, and most encompass the story. This lesson can be used 2 ways. First, students fill in the blanks with a clue to the sound from another underlined word in the sentence. Second, teachers can use the corrected text either before or after the primary usage as a dictée. Lesson is ideally suited to be given after Le Petit Prince has been read, or teachers may pick and choose quest
Preview of Hebrew homophones - Gap filled activity (advanced)

Hebrew homophones - Gap filled activity (advanced)

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Fred Jacob
This is an advanced lesson for Hebrew students that focuses on common homophones in Hebrew in a gap-filled activity in a short story. The homophones are defined in English. Here is the beginning of the text in Hebrew: היה יום במיוחד בעיר. הכלב הקטן נאלץ (1) _______________ (לחכות / להכות) בחוץ, ואסור היה לו (2) _______________ (לחכות / להכות) על הדלת. מה (3) _______________ (קרה / כרה)? בעליו, עיתונאי מפורסם, (4) _______________ (הוא כתב / הכתב) כתבה חשובה. (5) _______________ (הוא כתב /
Preview of La Parure - Exercice de pronoms

La Parure - Exercice de pronoms

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Fred Jacob
A one page summary of this famous short story in French. Student must provide the missing French pronouns in the summary (about 22 in all).Missing pronouns include stress, subject, direct object, indirect object etc.The introduction to the text is shown below....---------------------------------------------------------------------------Mathilde Loisel n'est pas satisfaite de la situation modeste de son mari. Un jour, il (l)__________ apporte une invitation à une soirée chic. Comme Mathilde n'a
Preview of Teaching Negation in French - La Négation

Teaching Negation in French - La Négation

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Fred Jacob
This lesson includes explanations with many examples in 26 slides, PowerPoint format. Features: ne...pas, ne.. rien... rien...ne, ne pas non plus, ne......que, ne... aucun, ne...ni ni, ne ..... jamais, ne.... nulle part, ne.... personne ... personne... ne, ne guère. Also includes a one page, 38 questions printable activity with review exercises for negation, with answers.Very creative, illustrated quiz at the end of the lesson, for visual learners, which prompts and engages students to th
Preview of Jean de Florette & Manon of the Spring - Lesson Plan in French

Jean de Florette & Manon of the Spring - Lesson Plan in French

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Fred Jacob
Microsoft Word Document Format Entire lesson plan in FRENCH, based on the 2 films which must be shown, of course. Suitable for Level 3 or above. Lesson Plan includes: 1) Quotations... who said what 2) 34 Multiple choice / True False quiz on both films 3) A summary in French of the plot line of both films 4) Two cloze texts ( gap filled activity) based on the summaries 5) 32 free response type discussion questions 6) Complete the sentence (use of complex tenses.Some usage of the literary pas
Preview of Les Choristes - Complete Lesson Plan in French based on film

Les Choristes - Complete Lesson Plan in French based on film

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Fred Jacob
This charming, award winning film is a must see at levels II and above in French. Students love it. This comprehensive and exhaustive lesson plan is in French, to be used after the film has been shown to student. Lesson plan includes: 1. Correspondences - personnages principaux, 2. Dictée, 3. Vocabulaire, 4. Correspondences (expanded vocabulary), 5. Résumé du film, 6. Texte à trous (court) (short gap filled exercise), 7. Texte à trous (long) 8. Questions sur le film, expression écrite
Preview of Teaching Adjectives in French - Complete Unit

Teaching Adjectives in French - Complete Unit

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Fred Jacob
French teachers are aware of how difficult it is to effectively teach this unit. Unit includes directions for use, table of common adjectives for students to complete, answers, free response section for creative language use, a translation section with answers and a lesson on how to make comparisons. Also included is an advanced activity for adjective use. A few images were added for visual learners.
Preview of Petit Prince (Lesson Plan in French) - Complex tense rules using Si

Petit Prince (Lesson Plan in French) - Complex tense rules using Si

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Fred Jacob
3 lesson plans in one, this file focuses on the use of the 3 rules (Si + present + futur, Si + imparfait + conditionnel, Si + plus-que-parfait + conditionnel passé using story line of the Le Petit Prince. Three different ways of assessing knowledge of these rules, 15 different "if" scenarios. This is a fairly advanced lesson, requiring high level grammar knowledge as well as the story sequence of the text.
Preview of Au Revoir Les Enfants - Plot questions (in French)

Au Revoir Les Enfants - Plot questions (in French)

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Fred Jacob
This activity in French is useful after showing the film. There are 28 open ended questions, 17 fill in the blank questions and one set of questions to identify the main characters in the film from their photos. The level of difficulty of the questions is mixed, so all students can display some knowledge of French.Sample questions: -Quels bruits interrompent souvent les cours du collège?-Joseph a volé des provisions et les a vendues au marché noir. Comment a-t-il réagi quand on l'a mis à la po
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Experience

27 years classroom experience teaching French, Health and ESL. (1 year teaching Science in Sydney, Australia). I aslo ran an intervention program for students addicted to tobacco.

Teaching style

Socratic method

Awards & shining teacher moments

Dean's List - UCLA

My own education history

B.A. - French Literature, U.C.L.A. - 1978

Additional biographical information

I have traveled extensively to many parts of the world.