'Students have an opportunity to participate in a variety of learning experiences where they talk about places they’ve visited, discuss their favourite tourist attractions, become aware of various types of transportation, discuss activities they would like to do on a trip, and articles of clothing they would pack for a trip ... students create and present a travel plan for a selected place.'

*Instructions are in English.*

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for older grades and would be easily adaptable for younger ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71, Beth Peddle

"The website includes clusters of task-based lessons and examples of tasks that fit within each of Willis’ (1996) six types of tasks. The LCD Group is also dedicated to promoting intercultural communicative competence (see Foundations section) in the second language classroom and has included a section of activity ideas and lesson plans to demonstrate how intercultural themes can be embedded in and complement second language instruction."

"This module - consisting of 49 lesson plans, a personal dictionary, a personal language portfolio, a video located on Youtube, and handouts, worksheets, and other materials to support implementation of the lessons - was developed to support teachers in introducing learners to the French language using a task-based approach. It is assumed that the learners participating in this module will have had minimal exposure to the French language and, therefore, emphasis has been placed upon developing learners’ vocabulary, foundational communicative skills, willingness to take risks in communicating in a second language, and awareness about linguistic and cultural difference. The module could be used with any beginner group of young French language learners[.]"

Courtesy of Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C., an archived site with a series of excellent kits for middle-grade Core French units that carefully structure and encourage oral communication:

Ma vie... c'est moi! (My Life... It's Me!)
La nourriture (Food)
Les vêtements (Clothing)
Les activités (Activities)

The units target participation, starting with whole-class activities and moving through rotating stations, each with visual support and follow-up activities.

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 5 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71

A free, online, English-French dictionary with the pronunciation of French words in Canadian and/or France French accents!

For pronunciation help: type in the word you are searching for (in French), hit Enter or click the magnifying glass/search button, and press the speaker button that says 'ECOUTER' beside the result. For common words, you can also choose between a FRANCE French or CANADA French accent in the dropdown menu next the 'ECOUTER' button!

This dictionary also has a standard English-to-French and French-to-English search function.

*There are a lot of ads on this site, but it has a large free database of words with recorded pronunciations in both French and Canadian accents.*

**Remember that a dictionary is not a censored book/resource!**