French 3 Summer Assignment - Summer French Proficiency Tasks - Part 1 to Part 4

Sep 28, 2026

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Summer assignment for students entering French 3, organized into four parts. Part 1 requires completing an online multiple-choice French proficiency test covering vocabulary, verbs, grammar, and reading comprehension, with submission of the score printout and the test only once for completion. Part 2 focuses on French pronunciation through guided listening, repetition, and lesson review, followed by a quiz in the first week. Parts 3 and 4 ask students to review present tense verbs and maintain an eight-week handwritten journal with specified tenses and at least ten sentences per entry.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages2

Reading Time5 min

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Part 1: Online French proficiency test

Part 2: Pronunciation practice and first-week quiz

Part 3: Present tense verb review

Part 4: Eight-week handwritten journal

SUMMER ASSINGMENT FOR STUDENTS ENTERING: FRENCH 3 PART 1: Please take this online French proficiency test. [http://www.transparent.com/learn](http://www.transparent.com/learn)french/proficiency-test.html It is a multiple choice test that includes vocabulary, verbs, grammar, and reading comprehension exercises. Pleases do the best that you can and take this test seriously. On the second day of school, you should bring in the print out of your score and the actual test itself with the wrong and right answers. Take this test only one time. You should not take the test multiple times to try and improve your score. I would like to get a sense of your ability. This test will not be graded based on your actual score, only on completion. If your score is low, please do not worry. PART 2: I would like you to spend some time this summer working on your French pronunciation. We will not only focus on learning grammar, vocabulary, and verbs; we will also spend a lot of time learning to speak the language. Please visit the following links. Listen to each group and repeat. Practice until you feel that you can say the word correctly. Please read any of the lessons that go along with the pronunciation practice. You will have a quiz the first week of school on the material covered including accents, saying the alphabet and a general pronunciation quiz as well. L’alphabet: [http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/pho/00.html](http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/pho/00.html)[ ](http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/pho/00.html)Les accents: [http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/pho/01.html](http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/pho/01.html) Les symboles phonétiques : [http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/pho/02.html](http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/pho/02.html) [PART 3:](PART 3:) Review the present tense of the verbs listed below using this link. Review the lessons and try the exercise. [http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/index.html\#pdf](http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/index.html#pdf) [Please review:](Please review:) 􀁸 -er verbs (all), -ir verbs (all), -re verbs, être, avoir, aller, faire PART 4 : Finally, keep a hand written journal for eight weeks of the summer vacation, meaning that you will hand in 8 different entries. Each entry should be written out on paper (not typed) and include at least 10 sentences. The first entry should use the present tense and tell me about yourself. The next 5 entries should include a description of your week using the passé composé and the imparfait. The last journal entry (\# 8) should use aller + the infinitive to discuss what your plans are for the upcoming school year. Use your current knowledge of French; do not use any sort of translation program.

FAQs

What does Part 1 require, and how many times can the online test be taken?

Part 1 requires completing an online multiple-choice French proficiency test and bringing the score printout plus the test with correct and wrong answers. The test should be taken only one time and graded only on completion.

What is studied in Part 2, and when will students be assessed?

Part 2 focuses on French pronunciation, including repeating listening segments and reading the matching pronunciation lessons. A quiz will take place the first week of school covering accents, the alphabet, and general pronunciation.

What tense requirements apply to the journal entries in Part 4?

The first journal entry uses the present tense and describes yourself. The next five entries describe the week using passé composé and imparfait. The eighth entry uses aller + the infinitive to discuss plans for the upcoming school year.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by Angel