Cities, Places, Activities, and Transportation

Shopping

Restaurants and Food

Topic: Cities, Places, Activities, and Transportation

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication

• Ask and answer questions about a city.

• Ask about and give directions to a site within a city or town.

• Ask and answer questions regarding transportation modes in a city.

• Ask and answer questions about when and where activities and/or celebrations take place.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Identify locations on a map.

• Identify locations where activities take place.

• Find a location based on verbal directions.

• Oral and Written Presentation

• Describe a day's activities, including locations.

• Give directions to a city location or activity.

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products

• Discuss unique features of francophone cities.

• Discuss cities in various francophone countries.

Connections, Comparisons and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language

• Identify geographic locations and/or features of francophone countries and cities.

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare use of mass transit in francophone countries and the United States.

• Identify cognates and false cognates related to locations in a city, transportation, and directions.

• Communication Across Communities

• Identify special events and celebrations in francophone cities (e.g., Carnaval, Mardi Gras, Bastille Day, etc.).

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Geography vocabulary

• Prepositions with places

• Question formation and interrogative expressions

• Present tense of aller

• Commands

• Vocabulary for giving directions

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Topic: Shopping

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication

• Ask and answer questions about stores and types of merchandise.

• Discuss shopping experiences.

• Ask for or give the description of an item being purchased.

• Ask and answer questions regarding where items can be purchased and how much they cost.

• Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Identify items for sale in an advertisement.

• Identify locations where specific items can be purchased.

• Oral and Written Presentation

• Describe an item for sale in a store.

• Tell about the purchase or sale of an item.

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products

• Discuss products unique to francophone countries.

• Discuss the differences in shopping customs between the U.S. and francophone countries.

• Discuss the importance of the marché in francophone countries.

Connections, Comparisons and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language

• Convert foreign currency to U.S. dollars.

• Compare merchandise prices in the U.S. to those in francophone countries.

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare the custom of bargaining in francophone countries and in the U.S.

• Demonstrate the use of vous vs. tu and the importance of using vous while shopping in francophone countries.

• Identify cognates and false cognates related to shopping.

• Communication Across Communities

• Identify merchandise available on the Internet, through catalogs, and/or in advertisements from francophone countries.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Types of stores

• Adjective agreement and placement

• Definite and indefinite articles

• Vous vs. tu

• Numbers

• Question formation and interrogative expressions

• Courtesy expression je voudrais

• Direct and indirect object pronouns

Topic: Restaurants and Food

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication

• Ask and answer questions about food.

• Ask and answer questions about a meal or restaurant experience.

• Order or take an order for a meal at a restaurant or café.

• Ask and answer questions regarding items on a menu.

• Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Identify grocery and food items in an advertisement, menu, recipe, etc.

• Identify locations where specific foods can be purchased.

• Comprehend written and oral information about items in a market.

• Oral and Written Presentation

• Describe a meal in a café or restaurant.

• Present descriptions and opinions about food.

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products

• Discuss the cuisines and eating customs of francophone countries.

• Discuss shopping for food in francophone countries.

• Identify food served at celebrations in francophone countries (croque-en-bouche at weddings, la bûche at Christmas, etc.).

• Discuss typical mealtime schedules.

Connections, Comparisons and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language

• Discuss the influence of French cuisine in the United States.

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Discuss the differences between French and American cuisine.

• Compare the role of food in celebrations in the U.S. and francophone countries.

• Identify French foods commonly found in the U.S.

• Communication Across Communities

• Demonstrate understanding of recipes and/or menus on the Internet from francophone countries or local restaurants serving food from francophone cultures.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to shopping for food

• Expressions for ordering a meal

• Present tense of prendre, manger, and vouloir

• Courtesy expressions such as je voudrais and s'il vous plaît

• Familiar and formal commands

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