Cours 11

Lesson 11: Where Are You Going?

Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Give and understand directions.
• Recognize and correctly pronounce the consonant sounds [s], [z], and [ʃ].
• Use the verbs aller, habiter, and traverser in the present tense.

1. Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)

• Listening for Key Information (Page 66, Activity 1a):
  • Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct answers.
• Following a Route (Page 66, Activity 1b):
  • Match the dialogue with the correct itinerary.

2. Pronunciation Practice (15 minutes)

• Distinguishing Sounds [s], [z], and [ʃ] (Page 67, Activities 1 and 2):
  • Identify the sounds in different words and practice pronouncing them.
• Dictation Exercise (Page 67, Activity 4):
  • Listen and complete missing words.

3. Vocabulary: Places and Directions (15 minutes)

• Learning City Landmarks (Page 68, “Les lieux dans la ville”):
  • Repeat the names of different places in the city aloud.
• Matching Activity (Page 68, Activity 1):
  • Associate elements to form useful expressions for giving directions.

4. Grammar: First Group Verbs and “Aller” (15 minutes)

• Conjugation Study (Page 70, “Apprenez” Table):
  • Review the present tense conjugations of aller, habiter, and traverser.
• Fill-in-the-Blanks (Page 70, Activity 3):
  • Complete dialogues with the appropriate verb forms.

5. Oral and Written Production (10 minutes)

• Free Exercise:
  • Describe how to get from Point A to Point B using the learned vocabulary.
  • Example: « Je vais à la bibliothèque. Je traverse le parc et tourne à gauche. »

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