French Level 3, Activity 08: La technologie / Technology (Face-to-Face)

Created Dec. 4, 2023 by Amber Hoye, Emily Blackburn, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

Did you know that you can access the complete collection of Pathways Project French activities in our new Let’s Chat! French pressbook? View the book here: https://boisestate.pressbooks.pub/pathwaysfrench 

Please Note: Many of our activities were created by upper-division students at Boise State University and serve as a foundation that our community of practice can build upon and refine. While they are polished, we welcome and encourage collaboration from language instructors to help modify grammar, syntax, and content where needed. Kindly contact pathwaysproject@boisestate.edu with any suggestions and we will update the content in a timely manner. 

Technology / La technologie

Description

In this activity, students will practice speculating about the past and present, regarding events that have happened. They will also discuss the environment and technology.

Semantic Topics

Technology, environment, creating stories, cars, technologie, l'environnement, voitures, créer des histoires, le passé, le présent, the past, the present

Products

Les TIC (technologie de l'information et de la communication)/ la technologie

Practices

Research and Technological advancement

Perspectives

Statistically, France is one of the most technologically advanced companies in Europe! With many well-known contenders in the technological sector, France values technological advancement and research.

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written French on a variety of topics.
  • Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas in French to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Idaho State Content Standards

  • COMM 1.1 - Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
  • COMM 3.1 - Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language.
  • COMM 2.1 - Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements

  • I can talk about technology I use on a daily basis.
  • I can ask about and identify familiar things from a story.
  • I can brainstorm a resolution to a problem, such as running out of gas, with a partner. 
  • I can access information about technology and cars in the target culture.

Materials Needed

Would you like to make changes to the materials?
Access the template(s) below:

Warm-Up

1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today's activity.

"Aujourd'hui, nous allons discuter de technologie. Nous allons parler des choses qui se sont passées et identifier la technologie courante avec un(e) partenaire. Nous allons aussi décider comment arriver à une solution d'un problème." (Today, we are going to discuss technology. We are going to talk about things that have happened and identify common technology with a partner. We will also decide how to find a solution to a problem.")

2. Students will get in pairs and answer a few questions to begin a conversation on topics related to the main activity:

Demandez aux étudiants de se mettre en équipe de deux et de répondre à quelques questions afin d’entamer une discussion sur le sujet de l’activité principale.

Maintenant, avec un(e) partenaire, vous allez répondre à quelques questions:

  • Que dois-tu faire pour entretenir ta voiture ? (What should you do to maintain your car?)
  • À quelle fréquence dois-tu le faire ? (How often should you do this?)
  • Dans la réalité, à quelle fréquence le fais-tu ? (Exemples: changement d’huile, rotation des pneus, etc.) (Realistically, how often will you do this? (Examples: oil changes, tire rotations, etc.))

Main Activity

1. Divide the students into two groups. One group will be the "describers" and the other group will be the "guessers". Move the groups into different spaces of the room.

Tout d’abord, vous allez former deux groupes. Le premier groupe devra décrire quelque chose et le second groupe devra deviner le mot qu'ils décrivent. 

2.  The "describers" will take turns drawing a card and will always work together to describe the word without saying what it actually is to the "guessers".

Les membres du premier groupe devront choisir une carte, et ensemble, ils devront décrire le mot sans le nommer.

3. Process

Par exemple, si vous pigez la carte avec le mot "WiFi", vous pouvez dire: "Vous en avez besoin pour accéder à l’Internet dans la maison. Lorsque vous allez au Starbucks, vous pouvez également vous connecter à cette invention."(For example, if you pick the card with the word "WiFi", you can say: "You need this to access the internet at home. When you go to Starbucks, you can also connect to this invention.")

Vous aurez une minute pour deviner. Ensuite, vous changerez de groupe. (You have one minute to guess. then you will change groups.)

Il y a quelques règles de jeu: Vous ne pouvez pas utiliser le mot qui est indiqué sur la carte, vous ne pouvez pas utiliser les noms de marque et de produit comme iPhone, Android, etc.(These are the rules of the game: You cannot use the word that is on the card, you cannot use brand names and the product like iPhone, Android, etc.)

4. Have students continue practicing.

Wrap-Up

Ask the following question(s) to finish the activity:

  • À quoi ressemble l’avenir de la technologie pour vous? (What does the future of technology look like to you?)

Cultural Resources

Gallery of French Technological Advancements

France's Greatest inventions

End of Activity

  • Can-Do statement check-in... “Where are we?”
  • Read can-do statements and have students evaluate their confidence.
  • Encourage students to be honest in their self evaluation
  • Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future activities!

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements

  • I can talk about technology I use on a daily basis.
  • I can ask about and identify familiar things from a story.
  • I can brainstorm a resolution to a problem, such as running out of gas, with a partner. 
  • I can access information about technology and cars in the target culture.
Return to top