Critique du Film:
- Write a 250 word film review describing what you liked and disliked about the movie, "Les Rois du Patin"
- The review should start with a quick 3/4 sentence synopsis (descrition) of the movie, but most of the review should be your opinion reviews the pros and cons of the movie.
- The review should be written entirely in French. (Use the vocab supplied below)
- Reviews that are written in English and Google translated will receive a mark O
- You should conclude your review with a score out of 10
- Reviews should be posted in the project section of your Weebly sites.

Evaluation:
/10 Content - Word Count, Brief Synopsis, Description of Pro/ Cons, Rating is included at the end 
/10 Sentence Structure - Clear simple sentences with correct verb conjugation
/ 5 Vocabulary - Use a range of movie specific vocabulary in a the correct context

Vocabulaire de Cinéma: Critique de film
le film   film, movie
le cinéma   movie theater
le Festival de Cannes ~ Cannes Film Festival
la sélection officielle   official festival selection
la Palme d'Or   "golden palm," highest award given at Cannes



Genres
la comédie   comedyf
le documentaire   documentary
le drame   drama
le film d'action   action movie
le film d'aventures   adventure
le film d'épouvante   horror
la science-fiction   science fiction
le western   western

Acteurs ~ Cast
un acteur   actor
une actrice   actress
 un(e) figurant(e)   extra
un/e interprète   actor/actress
le premier rôle   male lead, leading actor
le premier rôle féminin   female lead, leading actress
le second rôle   supporting actor
le second rôle féminin   supporting actress
la vedette   star

Équipe ~ Crew
le caméraman, cadreur   camera operator
le / la cinéaste   director, film-maker
le / la coiffeur / coiffeuse   hair stylist
le / la décorateur / décoratrice   designer
le directeur de la photo(graphie)   cinematographer, director of photography
le / la maquilleur / maquilleuse   make-up artist
le metteur en scène   director
le / la monteur / monteuse   editor
le preneur de son   sound engineer, sound recorder
le / la producteur / productrice   producer
le producteur exécutif   executive producer
le / la réalisateur / réalisatrice   director
 le scénariste   screenwriter




 
Verbes ~ Verbs
bruiter   to add sound effects
cadrer   to frame a shot
couper   to cut
diriger   to direct
interpréter   to perform, act
monter   to edit
produire   to produce
projeter   to project, show
tourner (un film, une scène)   to film, shoot (a movie, scene)

Miscellaneous
à l'affiche   showing, playing, on screen
la bande sonore   soundtrack
le bruitage   sound effects
le découpage   story board
doublé   dubbed
l'éclairage   lighting
le générique   credits, theme music
 le métrage   length
le montage   editing
le scénario   screenplay
sous-titré   subtitled
le truquage   special effects
VF   version française (dubbed into French)
VO   version originale (in the original language with French subtitles)

Useful Expressions

J’ai pensé que le film était … I thought the film was

-  bon, mauvais, excellent, ennuyeux (boring), violent, lent (slow)

Je donnerais le film 8 sur 10 – I would give the movie 8/10

Le film était… The movie was…

Quelques  scènes  étaient  -  Some scenes were…

J’ai bien aimé le film – I really liked the movie

Je n’ai pas aimé le film – I didn’t  like movie.

J’ai pensé que le scène où….était… - I thought the scene where…was…

Il y avait beaucoup d’action – There was a lot of action.

Le film était au sujet de… - The movie was about…

J’ai pensé que Liam Neeson était… (bon, mauvais, réaliste, sincere, incroyable)

J’ai aimé les scènes qui n’étaient pas ennuyeux. – I like the scenes that were not boring. 

French Mid-term Written Assessment: Neuvième Année

Instructions:

Write minimum 15 sentences using the themes and structure listed below. Sentences may stand alone, or be part of a story, letter, dialogue etc. Publish in the "Project Section" of y

Vocab Themes:

Clothing and fashion

Ordering food at a restaurant

The weather

Telling Time

Talking about your weekend

Describing yourself and others

Sentence Structure Lessons to be included:

ER/IR/RE Verbs Present tense (3 sentences, 1 of each)

Negative statements using ne…pas (1 sentence)

Present tense with avoir/être/aller (3 sentences, 1 of each)

Possessive adjectives (mon, ton, son, etc.) 1 sentence

Contractions with à and de (au and du) (2 sentences)

Present tense with faire (1 sentence)

Evaluation

Correct verb conjugation                                                            /15

Sentence structure sentences                                        /11

Style (Complexity, Format, Organization, Vocab)    /15

Total                                                                                       /41

In order to better access your conversation mid-term exam questions and experiment with Google.docs (A very powerful tool), please go through the following steps.

1) Sign in to Google using your Gmail account
2) Go to Google Drive and create a Google Document
3) Title the Google Document - French 9 Mid Term Exam Conversation Questions
4) Copy the questions from Weebly
5) Paste the questions into your newly created Google.doc
6) Share the document with one of your friends, by clicking on the "SHARE" button and entering their Gmail email address.
7) Check to make sure your friend can access your doc by having them translate the first 2 sentences.
8) Finally - when that's done Share your Google.doc with me at (jmarksd68.gmail.com)