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Quel temps fait-il?
How do you describe the weather in French? This short presentation shows how the French describe the weather using the words il fait and the descriptive word. Several examples are listed, so your learner will know quite a few words to...
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French Quiz: Jobs and Professions
Now that you've taught your French speakers vocabulary related to jobs and professions, give them this quiz to assess their learning. There are three exercises included. The first exercise requires test takers to fill in the blanks to...
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Getting Dressed and Ready
Divide your class into partner pairs for this speaking exercise. Each person takes turns to ask and answer the questions provided. The listener uses the pictures provided to answer each question posed. There are questions designed for...
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Reflexive Pronouns and Agreement
When do verbs agree with their subjects? Discuss what to do when using reflexive pronouns, and then give your French speakers these 20 sentences to practice with! They choose which of the three options is correct.
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French Grammar: Hobbies
Incorporate grammar into your lesson on hobbies in French. This two-page worksheet has learners review basic articles, prepositions, and the past tense. A great way to review grammar and sports-related vocabulary!
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Hobbies Lesson Plan #2
Explore different physical activities with your French classes! Learners complete three exercises here to develop sports-related vocabulary. First, they find various benefits for a list of sports. Then, they match the accessories...
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Fruits and Vegetable Vocabulary
This isn't your typical fruit and vegetable vocabulary review. Test your learners' knowledge of thirty-eight different food-related vocabulary words. They match the picture of the food with its correct French word. A great way to...
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French Numbers Printable Worksheet
Un, deux, trois... soixante-dix mil! Practice French numbers from one on up with a basic worksheet. Pupils match numbers, count by tens, and try out the thousands, millions, and trillions.
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How Many Languages Do You Speak When You Speak English?
What do the words pizza, broccoli, and ciao have in common? Why they are all English words that originally came from Italian. Ask your middle schoolers to guess the origins of a list of words by matching the word with the language from...
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Les Pays de l'Europe
How do you say Greece in French? What about Spain? Introduce your beginning speakers to 17 countries and what they're called in French. Each slide contains a country's name in English, its flag, and the French translation. Improve this...
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La famille Simpson
Review basic French vocabulary with the Simpson family! Each of the 14 slides is easy to read, providing manageable text amounts for beginning French speakers. Vocabulary words such as mère, père, and frère are included. Do some choral...
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Les Panneaux de Signalisation
How do I get to school? Review basic signal vocabulary with your beginning French language learners. Fifteen vocabulary phrases are shown. Examples include: il ne faut pas entrer and il faut aller tout doit. All of the phrases include...
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Time Expressions Crossword
Do your incoming classes remember French time expressions? Assess their memory with this crossword puzzle. Fifty-two time-related vocabulary words are given in English, and your Francophones must translate them into French. Example words...
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In the Pumpkin (Dans la Citrouille)
Students discover French language vocabulary. In this French language lesson plan, students create a harvest soup and sing a French song.
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Museums, Museums, Museums!
Students explore the websites for museums in either Paris or Madrid. They complete a website worksheet, answer questions about each museum, and create an ad for one of the museums.
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Hobbies
How many different hobbies can you name in French? Using this question, French classes are asked to list as many hobbies as they can. Although the activities themselves are not included in this teacher guide, you could create them...
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Quel temps fait-il?
Hit all the basics with this lesson, focusing on weather, greetings, and dates! Start by singing a weather related song ("Quel temps fait-il by Barbara MacArthur is suggested), and then read a story about getting ready for school. The...
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Beach Time! Color Adjective Exercise (French)
What are the rules for adding adjectives to a sentence? Where should you place the adjective? This activity introduces the rules for feminine, masculine, and color adjectives in French. It includes phrases to translate from English to...
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Avoir, Être, et Le Passé Composé
The lesson begins with direct instruction: how and when do we use avoir and être to form the past tense? After identifying the verbs that use either avoir or être, French learners write about five things they did the week prior. Then, in...
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Phrases Illustrées 1
This resource can be used with native or non-native French language learners. If using it with young native speakers, you'll test their visual comprehension. If you choose to use it with beginning language learners, you'll be able to...
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Phrases Illustrées 2
Use this exercise in two ways: either test your young native French speakers on their visual comprehension, or test your beginning French speakers on their language comprehension. There are five multiple-choice questions included here.
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French Biographies
Take a glimpse into the French-speaking world with this reference page. Provided here are 274 mini-biographies for various Francophones. The lives of poets, playwrights, and teachers, among others, is detailed here, just simply click...
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The Family
After teaching your French classes family-related vocabulary, quiz their knowledge with this two-page worksheet. In the first exercise, your test-taker has to complete a dialogue between a girl and her grandmother. The second exercise...
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My Family and Our Nationality
After completing the activities included here, your beginning foreign language speakers will be able to name family members, identify a family's place of origin, and write short sentences about family members. They start by listening to...