This video teaches French vocabulary words that are used when choosing a present for a friend.
Vocabulary used in this episode:
Shapes
- triangle / le triangle
- circle / le cercle
- square / le carré
- rectangle / le rectangle
Sports
- soccer / le foot/le football
- baseball / le baseball
- basketball / le basket
- football / le football américain
Seasons
- spring / le printemps
- summer / l’été (m)
- fall / l’automne (m)
- winter / l’hiver (m)
Adjectives
- pretty / joli(e)
- ugly / laid(e)
- clean / propre
- dirty / sale
Activities
- to swim / nager
- to rollerskate / faire du patin à roulettes to swing se balancer
- to play / jouer
Weather
- it’s sunny / il fait du soleil
- it’s raining / il pleut
- it’s snowing / il neige
- it’s cloudy / il y a des nuages/il fait gris
- it’s windy / il y a du vent/il fait du vent
Months
- June / juin
- July / juillet
- August / août
Numbers
- sixteen (16) / seize
- seventeen (17) / dix-sept
- eighteen (18) /dix-huit
- nineteen (19) / dix-neuf
- twenty (20) / vingt
Nouns
- pool / la piscine
- street / la rue
- park / le parc
- hat / le chapeau
- jacket / le blouson
Lesson 5 - Choosing a Present
Objectives
- To learn shapes and colors
- To learn names of sports
- To go over seasons
- To study more descriptive adjectives
- To learn names of leisure activities
- To learn about the weather
- To learn months (June through August)
Culture
In France, the weather is mostly temperate: never extremely hot or cold. Therefore, cars and houses do have heat, but not air conditioning. Since it is not humid, there are few insects and windows don’t have screens.
Information for the Teacher
In France, le foot or le football only refers to soccer since American football is not played. Le basket is short for basketball. In France, people do not play baseball.
Description of the Video Lesson
Mme. Dubois just came back from shopping when four students drop by to visit.
She shows them what she bought: a present for her brother. She also shows them a triangle pencil box for her niece. She then hands out one of her other purchases to each student who has to describe it (color and shape.)
Amy, who is holding a soccer ball, says she loves soccer and that she has a game today. She also tells them what she has to wear when she plays: a shirt and some shoes.
Video Clips
Soccer game, Shapes, Different sports, Summer months, Children’s activities, Buying a sport present
Mme. Dubois and the children are all sitting around the table. On the coffee table are different items of clothing. Mme. Dubois suggests they play a game. She is going to say a particular descriptive adjective. The students will have to pick an item of clothing from the table that fits the description best. For example, ugly hat, pretty dress, short shorts, long pants, clean socks, dirty shoes, big t-shirt, small vest.
Video Clip
Weather
Song
Kids’ Activities
Video Clip
Counting Apples (16-20)
le printemps l’été l’automne l’hiver le football américan le basket le baseball le foot le chapeau le blouson
Follow-up Activities
- Use the Next Step French Again video lesson to review the emphasized vocabulary and conversations.
- Group months of the year according to season. Then put a picture of each season in a corner of the room. Have kids stand under the season when they were born.
- Ask kids “Quel temps fait-il en...” (What temperature is it in...) “printemps?” (spring), “automne?” (fall), “été?” (summer), “hiver?” (winter)? Kids will tell you the weather for each. “Il neige.” (It snows), “Il fait du soleil.” (It’s sunny), “Il pleut.” (rains), “Il fait du vent.” (It’s windy).
- Ask students to choose one of the four sports from the lesson and to draw anything related to that sport (equipment, playing area, uniforms, etc.) that incorporates the shapes studied (triangle, circle, square and rectangle). When their drawings are complete, ask children to label the shapes that they found in their sport. i.e. le triangle (triangle), le cercle (circle), le carré (square), le rectangle (rectangle). Post these drawings on the wall and ask students to count in French how many of each shape the class drew in total.
Supplemental Activities
- Talk about the difference in seasons between northern and southern hemispheres. It is the opposite. Many French-speaking countries lie in the southern hemisphere and have only two seasons – hot and rainy and hot and dry. Make comparisons with cities that are like that in United States.
- Show a map of the world. Find Canada, Senegal and Madagascar on the map. Ask students which countries might have climates closest to that of the U.S. Mention that all of these are French-speaking countries. Point out France on the map. Ask students to imagine how French came to be spoken in such distant countries from France and discuss.
- Show kids a ball or pictures of several sports. The children will tell you what season the sport is played in.
Remember to use the vocabulary words as much as possible in class during the next week. Review as many words as possible from the first five lessons. Whenever there is a spare minute, even while waiting in line, review vocabulary words in fun ways. Continue to add to the Next Step French suitcase folders.
