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Le coin de CPF
Bonjour! The GSACS Chapter of Canadian Parents for French would like to welcome you to le coin de CPF. We are a volunteer association working to promote and support French second language learning opportunities for those associated with Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools. Our activities include support for parents, advocacy for and promotion of French language programs, enhancement of student learning, and providing a library of research on French as a second language.
Support your local schools, teachers, and your children by purchasing a membership. 65% of your membership fee comes back to the local chapter, GSACS Chapter of Canadian Parents for French. Become a member of GSACS Canadian Parents for French, join on line at http://www.cpf.ca/english/About%20Us/ind_membership.asp or print and mail your membership form.
Learning to count in French and recognize individual numbers - Learning to count in French is one thing - it's fairly easy to memorize un, deux, trois. It's another matter entirely to be able to think of a number without counting up to it, or to understand individual numbers when you hear them. Fortunately, practice makes perfect, and these sound files can help you and your child to get better at understanding and using French numbers.
This multi-page series of exercises can help you with French numbers.
The first exercise for each group of
numbers is a simple list, with a pause after each one for you and your child to repeat.
"Exercises" are random series of several dozen numbers to help you and your child get used to hearing individual numbers and develop your comprehension.
The random numbers page plays a single randomly generated number on each click.
More French number exercises will be added soon for 1,000 and up, so stay tuned.
http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl-numbers.htm?nl=1
Le grand dictionnaire terminologique
This website is the product of thirty years of hard work on the part of a group of terminologists hired by the Office québécois de la langue franaise. Le grand dictionnaire terminologique provides you with access to over 3 million French and English industrial, scientifique and commercial words, in over 200 different domains. Have a difficult word that you need translated into French, try http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/gdt.html
Typing French Accents
You don't need special software or even a new keyboard to type French accents - this page explains how to type accents on a PC or Mac.
http://french.about.com/library/bl_faq_accents.htm
Learning to count in French is one thing - it's fairly easy to memorize un, deux, trois. It's another matter entirely to be able to think of a number without counting up to it, or to understand individual numbers when you hear them. Fortunately, practice makes perfect, and these sound files can help you to get better at understanding and using French numbers.
This multi-page series of exercises can help you with French numbers.
The first exercise for each group of numbers is a simple list, with a pause after each one for you to repeat.
"Exercises" are random series of several dozen numbers to help you get used to hearing individual numbers and develop your comprehension.
The random numbers page plays a single randomly generated number on each click.
More French number exercises will be added soon for 1,000 and up, so stay tuned.

Link to Canadian Parents For French website