LMA: Introduction

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La mode ado

Introduction

In this module we will explore the topic of clothing and fashion. Ado is an abbreviated form of the French term for teenager, adolescent. You will listen to and read a number of dialogues and conversations in French to enrich your French vocabulary. You will also:

  • MAPage01clothing.pngreview verbs, à and de contractions, immediate future, recent past, and adjectives (concepts covered in previous modules)
  • clothing vocabulary
  • how to describe clothes
  • how to talk about size and style
  • the expression il faut
  • the demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, ces
  • the expression avoir besoin de
  • BANGS adjectives
  • the direct object pronouns le, la,   and les
  • going shopping
  • writing a dictée.

Essential Questions:

  • How does fashion reflect your personality?
  • How can you express yourself through fashion?
  • How does fashion reflect your community and culture?
  • How is fashion linked to geography?
  • How does fashion reflect time and place?
  • What can you learn about a place and a people through clothes?
  • How can you talk about clothes, shopping, and what you wear when?

Handouts

French I Standards

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