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geography, the economy, and significant individuals; share with peers the similarities and differences between their own community and one presented in a French film or video)
Teacher prompts: “Quelles célébrations au sein de différentes communautés francophones africaines ou asiatiques connais-tu maintenant? Qu’est-ce que cela révèle à propos du mode
de vie des gens de ces communautés?” “Quels événements culturels attirent le tourisme?”
Instructional tip: Teachers and students can prepare a lexical bank that students can refer
to when communicating about everyday life in different cultures (e.g., adjectives and adverbs for description, reflexive verbs for daily activities, nouns for places and housing).
B3.2 Awareness of Sociolinguistic Conventions: identify sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse French-speaking communities* and use them appropriately in spoken interactions (e.g., contrast the appropriate uses of certain expressions of formality or politeness, such as“je veux”vs
“je voudrais”; offer and respond to greetings, invitations, compliments, and apologies)
Teacher prompts: “Comment présenteras-tu la signification d’une nouvelle expression à tes camarades?” “Pourquoi faut-il tenir compte de son public pour choisir des expressions et un vocabulaire appropriés?”
Instructional tips:
(1) Teachers can encourage students to use some phrases in the conditionnel présent to express politeness (e.g., “j’aimerais”, “voudrais-tu”, “je préférerais”).
(2) Teachers can model the use of various polite expressions (e.g., “Merci beaucoup”, “C’est très gentil”, “Je vous en prie”, “Excusez-moi”, “Je regrette”, “Je suis désolé”, “Ce n’est pas grave”, “Ça ne fait rien”, “Ce n’est rien”) and can encourage students to use them in appropriate contexts.
* Students are encouraged to identify examples of usage that is specific to particular regions or communities (e.g., French- speaking communities in Africa and Asia) but are not expected to do so.
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