Allons en vacances!

Access site through French Resource Page: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~cmf3e/resource/

or access directly:  http://www.people.virginia.edu/~cmf3e/voyage/

1. Pre-Web: Communicative questions/discussion:

                --Aimez-vous voyager? Où avez-vous voyagé?              

                --Avez-vous jamais voyagé en France? Où, quand, comment? Qu’avez-vous fait?

                --Quels sont quelques problèmes typiques pendant un voyage? (brainstorm a list)

               

Lead into web activity: discuss problem of fellow travelers not agreeing on what to do

2. Web activity: Have students view “Allons en vacances” site. While they read, distribute worksheet for them to fill out.

Vous n’avez que deux jours en France! Pour les activités, visitez au minimum: A) 1 musée; B) 1 monument historique; C) 1 pièce de théâtre ou 1 film au cinéma ou 1 concert.

Ecrivez autant de renseignments que vous pouvez pour chaque cat&xeacute;gorie.

Jour No. 1                                                             Pays:_____________________ Ville:_______________

TRANSPORT______________________________________________________________                       

ACTIVITES________________________________________________________________                                     

RESTAURANT_____________________________________________________________                                      

LOGEMENT________________________________________________________________   

Jour No. 2                                                             Pays:_____________________ Ville:________________

TRANSPORT________________________________________________________________                  

ACTIVITES_________________________________________________________________                                   

RESTAURANT______________________________________________________________                                    

LOGEMENT________________________________________________________________                                                                   

3. Post-Web: As each group or pair of students completes the worksheet, have them prepare an oral presentation of their proposed trip to give to the rest of the class. OR, have them tell about the trip as though it occurred in the past, complete with stories of problems, etc. that occurred.

VARIATIONS:

--give each student a different character which will determine the types of sites they visit: you love museums, but only small ones; you are a vegetarian, etc.

--make it more of a game and give students bonus points for finding out certain, specific information.

--challenging: give students a budget. (NOTE: this would be an advanced version, as not everything students come across on web has price info.)

--combine a writing activity: students write about their trip, either in past or future.

--students pretend they are travel agents and plan a package tour.