Best wishes for the New Year!

Welcome to Alcott!
Our host is Patrick
that Miss B, M. Fouassier and Ms. Maurel
met in May 2015.
Enjoy this video on Alcott website! 

ACTION 1
 for French pals
Watch and react.

http://www.alcottcollegeprep.net/index.jsp



How great our American pals look!
 ACTION 2
 for French pals
Look and describe.

 Bonjour Brian!

 Salut Riley!

Bonjour Andrea!

 Salut Denise!

 ACTION 3
for
French pals
Look, read and describe.
They get ready for their trip to Paris in April
[Tuesday, 11 April -Friday, 21 April]

by raising funds

at the famous largest retail bookseller in the US

-Barnes and Noble book store in Chicago !

From left to right: Denise, Ms Watts their French teacher, Andrea, Brandon and Srey.

 ACTION 4

for 

French pals

Read and understand. 

Read about the Chicagoan teens below.
a) Write their presentation in the 1st person. 
b) Put their 3rd person presentation
into French.
What is similar or different 
between the 2 languages?

 More about Brandon!

Brandon is in the 10th Grade at Alcott College Prep. He studies French. He has been studying it for 2 years now. At home, he speaks English and Spanish. He has already visited Mexico and Guatemala. He was born in Chicago. He loves soccer and basketball. He likes Rap, Hip Hop and R & B. He is creative since he enjoys drawing and sketching. Not only he is artistic, but also curious and open-minded for he reads non-verbal body language very well. Like any other teenagers, he is fond of video games; but he also plays chess. Otherwise, he is very conscious on healthy food (he loves sea food!) and he enjoys making food. Brandon is quite a quiet kind of boy. Just make him comfortable and he will become a real chatterbox! However, Brandon has phobias. He hates spiders, bugs and ...the dark! And you? Who are you? What are your hobbies and talents? What are your phobias? Which questions do you want to ask Brandon?

  More about Denise!

 What do you already know about her?

(Say it in English!)

Denise has 4 elder brothers. She is in the 12th Grade at Alcott. She has been studying French for 2 years now. At home, she rather speaks Spanish.

In her spare time, she likes listening to Hip Hop and R & B music. She loves dancing as well since she is a Flamenco Spanish dancer! She says she is funny, energetic and ...random. Do you understand? Otherwise, like Brandon she is as scared of spiders as him! She is also scared of snakes and insects. And you? Who are you? Which languages do you speak at home and do you actually study at school? Have you got a talent like Denise? Have you got any phobias?

More about Riley!

 What do you already know about her?

(Say it in English!)

Like Brandon, Riley is in the 10th Grade. She has been studying French for 2 years. She has already traveled to Europe; she has been to Germany. 

Like Brandon, she was born in Chicago. She likes drawing and painting. She likes listening to Pop music as well as religious music. She is fond of Beyoncé. She can be as shy as funny. Like Brandon, she can't stand bugs. She can't bear heights and...clowns! No doubt, you should have questions to ask Riley.

More about Srey!

 

What do you already know about her?

(Say it in English!)

Srey is in the 11th Grade at Alcott and she has been studying French for 2 years as well. She has already traveled to Europe (Italy), to South America (Mexico) and to Asia (Cambodia). She is an only child. She likes Pop, anything but classical

 (Jazz). She  is a music player herself. She is said to be creative and sensitive (she is even lactose sensitive!). At times, she might need some solitary time to recharge. Truly an artist!

  

ACTION 5

for 

French pals

Read and guess or ask questions. 

Read about 2 more Alcott teens below.

Mystery Teen 1

 You can't see her on the photos.

She must be in the same Grade as

Riley and Brandon.

She has been studying French for 9 years now.

She has never traveled overseas.

It will be her first time abroad, 

in Europe, in France, in Paris!

She likes alternative Rap, Hip Hop and R & B.

She doesn't practise any sport.

She likes going shopping 

and is opened to any other activities.

 Like Denise and Brandon, she can't bear spiders.

She can't bear buss either.

She mustn't eat fish and peanut products.

Her first name (with an 'l') evokes the name of a famous British-american actress of the Golden age of classical Hollywood in the 1930s/1940s, who starred in Gone with the wind  with Clark Gable (1939). Joan Fontaine was her sister.

Her family name (with a "y") is related to the animal world: a vertebrate with feathers and wings who sometimes sings.

Have you found her full name?

Does her Mystery portrait speak to you? Why?

Mystery Teen 2

Ask questions. 

Mystery Teen +
Who's who

 Mystery Teen 1 or 2?

 ACTION 6

for 

US pals

Regardez, écoutez ou lisez

 et dites ce que vous avez compris...

en français!

French student's "favourites" of the moment !

Le Sacré Coeur!

   
To Andréa!

Hello ! My name is Suzy.

 I live in Paris. We are six in my family . I have one brother and two half- brothers. I like music and dancing . I would like to make Andréa eat French gastronomy!

 To Brian!

Hello!
 My name is Nils. 

 I'm 13. I'm 69,3 inches tall. I live in Paris with my mother and my sister who is 17.
 I have been studying German and English for 2 years and a half.

At home we speak French, Swedish and sometimes English.

My sister speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.

About me : I am as fresh as a cucumber. I like laughing with others.

 I'm funny. I enjoy playing board games and video games.

I like sleeping, eating bacon pizza, "quiche Lorraine" ....and walking around my city.

My favourite music is Classical and Pop.

I have been playing tennis for 3 years and badminton for 1 year. 

What do you like eating, doing ?
 I'd like to show you the Eiffel Tower illuminations and other places in Paris.

 See you soon.

  Nils

Hello, everyone!

My name is Fiorella.

I was born on the 7^th of June in Paris.

 I’m 14 years old. We are four in my family.

I have a sister:

 her name is Jessica and she’s 8 years old.

At home I speak French and Spanish.

I have been studying English for 4 years at school.

I like sleeping, eating pizza and pasta.

 I love American and Japanese food!

I like listening to all kinds of music.

I have been dancing Hip-Hop for 6 months.

In my free time, I like going to the swimming- pool, shopping and walking around my city.

I love unicorns.

I visited Peru and Chile when I was a child.

 See you very soon!

Hello, I'm Lylia.
Want to know more about me?
Just meet me!

 And I'm Ryan-Reeves ...
a very special boy.
I deserve to be better known!