Bill Westers

Your students will have a blast creating a skit that takes place in their own imaginary Parisian café! Students will create a name and menu for their own French café restaurant. They will then work in groups to create a skit that takes place in that cafe. This project gives them a great opportunity to put their food and restaurant vocabulary into practice in a fun and entertaining way. They can order and serve food and drinks, comment on the food, ask for the bill, leave a tip, and more. Th

Your students will love planning their own imaginary trip to France! This travel project requires students to research the many cities, monuments, attractions, activities, and other points of interest throughout France, and decide what they would like to see and do while they are "in France." It is a great way to allow your students' personal interests to drive their study of the French language, culture, and history. Students will choose several French cities in France create a travel itiner

Give your students the opportunity to share a real-life personal story about a trip they have taken in the past - all in French! Everyone loves to talk about themselves, and this project allows for students to do just that. Students will apply their knowledge of the passé composé tense to talk about a past travel experience - where they went, what they did, what took place. It's a great way for your students to put into practice what they have learned, and a fun way for you to assess their un

This fun project is an easy way for you to assess your students' understanding of reflexive verbs in French. Students will talk about their daily routine - morning, afternoon, and evening - using pronominal verbs. Even the passé composé of reflexive verbs is incorporated into the project. (This can easily be eliminated from the project if you choose.) The project is designed for a second level French course, after the introduction of pronominal or reflexive verbs. Students are given three pr

Help your students learn the verbs that are conjugated with "être" in the passé composé. Students must read the sentences and fill in the puzzle with the correct conjugated forms of the "Dr. Mrs. Vandertramp" verbs given in parentheses. They must use the correct form of être and be sure to make the past participle agree with the subject. They must have the correct form and agreement in order for their answer to fit in the puzzle. It's a great way for students to assess themselves and their k

This simple project gives students the opportunity to compare various nouns using adjectives of their choice. It is a great way for students to demonstrate their understanding of comparison words/phrases (plus...que, moins...que, aussi...que) while at the same time practicing noun-adjective agreement. The instructions include a differentiation strategy for advanced or Honors students, requiring them to include the superlative in their project. Directions are in editable MS Word and PowerPoint

This French grammar worksheet is a great way for students to practice using both direct and indirect object pronouns in the same sentence, as well as direct and/or indirect object pronouns in commands in the imperative (command form). The first three sections focus on the placement and order of pronouns when more than one object pronoun is used in an indicative sentence, including rewriting and translating sentences into French, replacing direct and indirect objects with pronouns. The practice

Bon Voyage! Students will enjoy creating a skit or video that incorporates vocabulary for travel by plane or by train. Students will work in groups to choose their method of transportation (plane or train) and use the corresponding vocabulary and guidelines to write a script and perform a skit (live or filmed). They can buy their tickets, choose their seats, pack their luggage, travel to the airport or train station, interact with the flight crew, or eat in the train's dining car. They will

This 36-slide PowerPoint is designed specifically to go along with Chapitre 1 of the Bien Dit level 1 textbook; however, it can be easily adapted to any French curriculum. Complete with pictures, animation, practice activities, and more, the PowerPoint is divided into two vocabulary sections and two grammar sections in accordance with Bien Dit chapter one. Topics covered in this PowerPoint include: - greetings & salutations vocabulary - basic conversation & introduction vocabulary - numbers 0-3

This 29-slide PowerPoint offers a very thorough lesson on the French -ER Verbs. Complete with animation, practice activities, and more, this PowerPoint is a great resource for any French class. The content does not rely on any one textbook or curriculum in particular. Therefore, it can be used universally with any textbook or curriculum on the market. Topics covered in this PowerPoint include: - common -ER verbs vocabulary - definitions of infinitives and conjugation - subject pronouns and t

This 28-slide PowerPoint is designed specifically to go along with Chapitre 1 of the Bon Voyage textbook; however, it can be adapted to any French curriculum. It is divided into two vocabulary sections and one structure section on the various grammar topics covered in Chapter 1. Topics covered in this PowerPoint include: - noun and adjective agreement - cognates - nationalities - personality adjectives - numbers 30-69 - definite & indefinite articles - subject pronouns - the concept of infini

Get some great ideas and save yourself some time and effort with this editable course syllabus. Everyone has their own style of teaching, grading, and classroom management, but sometimes we need some fresh new ideas that have been proven to work in the classroom. This editable syllabus is neatly formatted and complete with grading categories and percentages, a list of necessary supplies, classroom rules, policies, and procedures, and much more. Make whatever changes you feel necessary and get

This study guide corresponds directly to Chapter 6 of the Bon Voyage textbook. Vocabulary words are given in English, and students must write the French translation in the blank. Grammar topics are also included in this study guide. Topics included in this Chapitre 6 study guided include: - food & grocery vocabulary - market & shop vocabulary - quantity vocabulary - cost vocabulary - partitive articles - definite articles in the general sense - conjugation of "faire" & expressions with "faire"

Foreign language teachers know that repetition is often the best way to help students remember what they learn. This chart provides students with repetitive practice of conjugating French -ER verbs. The chart consists of 21 different verbs, including 3 verbs with spelling or accent changes, combined with a column for each conjugated form of the verb and the English translation of its infinitive. Give it to your students as an assignment or simply as an extra optional resource to help them pra

Save money and buy the bundle! This bundle includes three grammar worksheets that correspond to Chapter 11 Structure of the Bon Voyage level 1 textbook, and can be easily adapted to other textbooks. Full descriptions of each are listed below. WORKSHEET 1 - IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES & LES MOTS NÉGATIFS This French grammar worksheet is a great way for students to practice conjugating verbs that have irregular past participles in the passé composé and use "avoir" as an auxiliary/helping verb. Stu

This French grammar worksheet is a great way for students to practice conjugating reflexive verbs in the present and past tense. Part one focuses on conjugating reflexive verbs in the present tense. Students will fill in the blanks with the correct present tense form of the given reflexive verbs, including the reflexive pronoun. They will then choose four of the sentences to translate into English to demonstrate their understanding. Finally, they will translate present tense English sentence

This study guide corresponds directly to Chapter 5 of the Bon Voyage textbook. Vocabulary words are given in English, and students must write the French translation in the blank. Grammar topics are also included in this study guide. Topics included in this Chapitre 5 study guide include: - cafe & restaurant vocabulary - food & drink vocabulary - dish & place setting vocabulary - conjugation of the verb "aller" - contractions with "à" and "de" - the pronoun "y" - near future tense ("aller" + inf

Save money and buy the bundle! This bundle includes two grammar worksheets that correspond to the Chapter 6 Structure of the Bon Voyage level 1 textbook, and can be easily adapted to other textbooks. Full descriptions of each are listed below. WORKSHEET 1 - FAIRE, LE PARTITIF, L'ARTICLE DÉFINI This French grammar worksheet is a great way for students to practice the conjugation of the verb "faire." They will also receive practice using partitive articles to talk about "some" of a singular noun.

This French grammar worksheet is a great way for students to practice the conjugation of the verb être. They will also receive practice replacing subject nouns with the corresponding subject pronouns. By practicing subject pronoun substitution, students can get a better understanding of which verb form to use when there is a subject noun instead of a pronoun. In part one, students fill in the blank with the appropriate form of être. They will also choose four of those sentences to translate

This product includes two vocabulary translation worksheets that correspond to Chapter 1 Vocabulaire Mots 1-2 of the Bon Voyage level 1 textbook, and can be easily adapted to other textbooks. Full descriptions of each are listed below. This French translation activity is a great way for students to put into practice the vocabulary from Bon Voyage Chapter 1. Part one familiarizes students with how sentences are expressed in French, requiring them to translate from French to English. Part two giv