II.

Activities

d. Vocabulary Activities
• Bathroom and Morning Routine
• Classroom Vocabulary
• Family Tree
Vocabulary Activity: Classroom Vocabulary

Introduces students to their classroom environment and some phrases they'll hear
throughout the class.

Lesson Placement: This beginning-level French lesson is best placed very early in the course to
acquaint students with French words for items they'll see and use every day.

Goals: Students should understand French references to different parts of their classroom
environment.

The Activity

Pre-activity Warm-up:
• Using the Chez Nous transparency TP-2, go over vocabulary as it's presented in the
image, asking students to repeat vocabulary to master pronunciation.

Activity:
• Ask students to close their books.
• Drill them on individual items in the unlabeled transparency image. Emphasize the
importance of noun genders (un vs. une vs. des and le vs. la vs. les).
• Turn off the overhead projector and drill the students on the vocabulary using the realia
around you (i.e. the chalkboard, tables, desks, and notebooks).

Follow-up: Ask a few students to get up and find a few of the items discussed in the classroom.

Time estimated: 20 minutes.

Vocabulary Activity: Family Tree Vocabulary

Enable students to talk about their families.

Lesson Placement: This beginning-level French lesson is best placed early in the course but
after students have learned basic vocabulary such as classroom questions and responses.

Goals: Students should understand how to refer to different members of their family in French.

The Activity

Pre-activity Warm-up:
• Using the Chez Nous transparency T1-1, introduce students to Eric Brunet and his family
using the text at the beginning of Chapitre 1 Leçon 1. Indicate each person on the
overhead when his or her name and relation is mentioned.
• Go over vocabulary as it's presented in the table on page 32, indicating someone who
matches the description on the overhead and asking students to repeat vocabulary to
master pronunciation.

Activity:
• Ask students to close their books.
• Drill them on individual family members.
• Turn off the overhead projector and ask students the names of various family members.
(Ask them to answer in complete sentences.)

Follow-up: Ask students to draw out a small family tree (immediate family, possibly
grandparents, aunts, and uncles) identifying each name with the correct French reference.

Time estimated: 15 minutes.