Interests and Leisure Activities

Weather and Seasons

Topic: Interests and Leisure Activities

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Ask and answer questions related to interests and leisure activities, including likes and dislikes.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Comprehend simple, culturally-authentic announcements and advertisements related to leisure activities.
  

• Identify activities being described.
  

• Determine whether a person likes or dislikes a particular activity.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Tell the degree to which a person likes or dislikes various activities.
  

• Tell when and how frequently a person participates in various activities.
  

• Tell what leisure activities a person does or does not do.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Identify popular sports and leisure activities in francophone countries.
  

• Discuss where young people meet during leisure time.
  

• Discuss the role of leisure activities in a young person’s daily life.
  

• Identify and discuss prominent individuals involved in sports and the arts in francophone countries.
  

• Discuss the impact of geographic locations on popular leisure activities.
  

Connections, Comparisons and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Compare the sports studied and played in physical education (P.E.) class in the U.S. with sports played in francophone countries.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare extracurricular activities in American and francophone schools.
  

• Compare typical customs of socializing among young people.
  

• Contrast the use of various verbs and prepositions with sports and activities in English and French.
  

• Identify cognates and false cognates for interests and activities.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Describe sports and leisure activities in francophone countries.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Present tense verb conjugations
  

• Use of faire and jouer
  

• Adverbs of frequency
  

• Prepositions and contractions
  

• Vocabulary for expressing likes and dislikes
  

• Negation
  

• Question formation
  

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Topic: Weather and Seasons

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Ask and answer questions about weather and seasons.
  

• Ask and respond to questions about activities and weather during different seasons.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Identify weather and seasons based on spoken and written descriptions.
  

• Identify weather and seasons as represented by symbols (e.g., picture of sun labeled il fait chaud).
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Describe a variety of weather conditions and seasons.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Discuss the influence of weather on lifestyles and activities in francophone countries.
  

• Identify varying climates in different geographic locations in francophone countries.
  

Connections, Comparisons and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Describe the use of metric system in giving temperatures.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Identify the different seasons in various francophone countries.
  

• Identify cognates and false cognates related to weather and seasons.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Interpret a French language weather report.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Seasonal activity vocabulary
  

• Use of verb faire with weather expressions.
  

• Prepositions en and au with seasons
  

• avoir chaud/froid
  

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