Lesson Summary
Language and Section: French 11 SP 12
Date: 02/14/12
Class theme/topics discussed: French food habits in France and in the United States
Goal of the class: Make the students learn and exchange about the different food habits in France and in the United States.
Structure of the class (unless you attach your lesson plan below):
-Warm up activity with the previous vocabulary (10 minutes)
-Open conversation about the different food habits in France and in the United states(20 minutes)
-Comment on a campaign made by the INPES (French Institute for Health) in 2008 (10 minutes)
-Working in pairs, the students had to talk about the cultural differences they noticed between eating in France and in the States (30 minutes)
What technology, media or props did you use? (satellite tv, internet resources, playmobiles, etc.)
-Paper Sheets to write down the vocabulary for warm up activities for next class
-TV and computer for the video.
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
-The students were excited about the topic and had a lot to say about they’re food habits (What they are cooking, what they like to eat, why they are vegetarian…)
How could this class be improved/ modified?
-In the intermediate class a few people went to France, I had to talk more than I should.