A brief passage about the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo is accompanied by an array of language activities for ELD: cloze exercise, phrase matching, word jumble, multiple choice, sequencing, interview, group presentation, fluency writing,...

Oh, no! Everyone is getting sick! Young French speakers use French expressions regarding physical health, some of which are idioms. With the use of health expressions provided in the lesson plan, pairs work together to write stories that...

Students engage in conversation using the target vocabulary and grammar structure while discussing prices in euro. They also engage in listening and writing skills related to these topics. Finally, students identify and analyze the...

Bilateral suborbital hematoma? Call an audible? 404? Have fun with “the twittering or warbling of birds,” or as 14th century French speakers would say, have fun with “jargon.” Groups match specialized jargon with plain speech, decode...

Students are introduced to the concepts of forgiveness and gratitude. As a class, they listen as they are read a story and note acts of forgiveness and gratitude. They answer comprehension questions and brainstorm definitions of peace...

Eighth graders empathize with how colonists felt when they were taxed without representation. They use a metaphor of students and a school principal to describe the strained relationship that developed between the colonies and Britain.

This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a clear and concise presentation of French adjectives that precede the noun (bon, beau, vieux, etc.) Helpful acronym for remembering - Beauty, Age, Numbers, Goodness, and Size (BANGS). Site...

Resources for French foreign-language teachers including a catalogue of links to resources on grammar, vocabulary, culture, idiomatic expressions, culture, reading, holidays, Francophone cultures, dictionaries, listening exercises and...

This site provides activities for teaching and learning French organized by level. Basic lessons include learning to talk about oneself and numbers; more advanced lessons cover contemporary France, immigration, the distribution of wealth...

Comprehensive grammar site by the University of Texas - entertaining yet very detailed. Has audio, downloadable mp3's, interactive quizzes-everything you could want to enhance understanding of the French language. Can be utilized by...

This French language resource has written and audio examples as well as listening comprehension and interactive written exercises. Lists the endings associated with masculine or feminine nouns.

This site from Tex's French Grammar is a great, succinct lesson on Pronominal (reflexive, idiomatic & reciprocal) verbs. Site has short, very usable written and auditory examples and dialogues which can be used for listening...

This full-featured interactive textbook encounter utilizes French speakers in real life scenarios. Well structured for work on grammatical concepts (links to Tex's French Grammar), vocabulary, listening comprehension and exposure to...

Wonderful interactive video clips, interviews and vocabulary all relating to French holidays and traditions. Site has excellent cultural information, high quality videos and top-notch auditory practice.

Wonderful, interactive French video clips of all things related to food in France - from preparation to purchasing, dining and customs. Content includes an extensive vocabulary list, well categorized video, and more.

This is a resource with interactive skill building exercises that illustrate many facets of French grammar and vocabulary. Includes audio segments for listening comprehension, complete with text and hypertext linked vocabulary to aid...

This site explains the distinguishing nuances and uses in French of the verbs partir, sortir, quitter and laisser. Touches on transitive vs. intransitive. Provides interesting, short written and audio examples and practice exercises.

This site from Tex's French Grammar is a wonderful site with clear explanation of irregular verbs "lire," "dire," and "ecrire," with usage examples and interactive practice exercises (written and audio).

This page has a concise explanation of the subjunctive mood, listing some verbs that undergo stem changes. Brief explanation of when to use focuses primarily on "il faut que" constructions. Provides usage examples, dialogues and...

This site from Tex's French Grammar explains use of the subjunctive with expressions of doubt and uncertainty, interrogatives and negatives, relative clauses that express uncertainty and superlatives. Provides usage examples, dialogues...

This site from Tex's French Grammar explains use of the subjunctive with impersonal expressions of necessity and obligation. Provides usage examples, dialogues and interactive practice exercises (all both written and audio).

This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a concise and clear presentation of bon/bien, meillure/mieux, aussi bon/aussi bien etc. Contains usage examples and interactive practice exercises (written and audio).

This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a clear and concise presentation of verbs that are irregular in the simple future. Shows stem changes and provides written and audio examples and interactive practice exercises, including...

This site from Tex's French Grammar explains the uses, of interrogative pronouns regarding people: (qui, qui est-ce qui, qui est-ce que) and things: (qu'est-ce qui, que, qu'est-ce que), quoi) using high quality examples, dialogues, (both...