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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: French
Lesson Topic: Culture (e.g. customs, faiths and celebrations)
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe common customs, religious practices and national celebrations in French‑speaking countries using appropriate vocabulary.
  • Compare and contrast cultural traditions between students’ own country and a francophone country using comparative structures.
  • Produce a short written or spoken text (120‑150 words) that incorporates at least five cultural vocabulary items and two comparison expressions.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and screen for slides
  • Handout with key vocabulary and comparative phrases
  • World map or digital globe
  • Audio recordings of celebration songs
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Worksheets for the comparative table activity
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick “cultural snapshot” video of a French festival to hook interest. Ask pupils to share a celebration from their own culture, linking it to prior knowledge of French customs. State the success criteria: students will describe, compare and produce a short text using target language.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5’) – students write a cultural celebration from their country on a sticky note and place it on the board.
  2. Vocabulary review (10’) – teacher projects key terms; pupils match French words to English meanings.
  3. Guided reading (15’) – short paragraph about “Le Carnaval”; identify verbs faire, pratiquer, célébrer.
  4. Comparative activity (20’) – groups create a Venn diagram comparing Noël in France vs Noël in Morocco, using “alors que”, “contrairement à”, etc.
  5. Role‑play (15’) – pairs act out a family preparing for Eid al‑Fitr, practising target structures.
  6. Writing task (15’) – students write a 120‑150 word description of a chosen celebration, inserting at least five vocabulary items and two comparison expressions.
  7. Plenary & exit ticket (5’) – quick recap; each pupil writes one new thing they learned on a slip of paper.
Conclusion:
Recap the main vocabulary and comparative structures used today, highlighting a few strong student examples. Collect exit tickets to gauge understanding and assign homework: prepare a 2‑minute oral presentation on a cultural celebration not covered in class, using the learned language.