Objectives
Students should be able to:
- Communicate about how one goes from place to place.
- Communicate about the best means of transportation for travelling to and through Paris.
Vocabulary and Grammar Skills
- Vocabulary related to modes of transportation
- Irregular verbs in the present tense
- Sortir
- Partir
- Vouloir
- Pouvoir
- Devoir
- Falloir
Activities
- Repetition of new vocabulary using online textbook resources
- Cultural readings and quizzes about the modes of public transportation in Paris
- Practice and self-check of new vocabulary using online textbook resources and Quizlet
- Listening comprehension activities
- Viewing of videos on irregular verbs
- Practice and self-check of grammar skills using online textbook resources
- Participation in Discussion Board to clarify grammar concepts, as needed
- Voluntary participation in weekly synchronous class meeting
Assessments
- Video blog post (minimum forty-five seconds) where students discuss what they want to see when they visit Paris, what they can do, and which means of transportation they have to take.
- Blog post (minimum ten sentences) where students discuss what they have to do when preparing for a trip abroad.
Materials
- Vocabulary list
- Link to online textbook pronunciation activities
- Link to vocabulary activities on Quizlet
- Vocabulary review page including practice activities
- Grammar pages on irregular verbs, including videos and practice activities
- Listening comprehension activities
- Discussion board
- Video blog assessment description and rubric
- Blog assessment description and rubric
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