Advanced French Tense Matching - La Concordance des Temps - Lesson 2
About This Product
Discovering suitable advanced-level French materials for AP courses can be really hard. Specifically, achieving precise tense alignment, known as "la concordance des temps," is crucial for effectively recounting conversations with accurate tenses. This all-inclusive lesson encompasses a range of activities including reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. This is version two of this comprehensive lesson. Be sure to check out version one for more ways to practice matching French tenses.
These are the tenses are featured in this resource:
⭐ present - imperfect
⭐ imperfect - imperfect
⭐ past compound - past perfect
⭐ near future - imperfect
⭐ simple future - conditional
How to use this resource:
Phase 1 - Distribute the lesson guide and tense chart to allow students to examine and absorb the skill of retelling events using diverse verb tenses.
Phase 2 - Students complete written exercises independently and verify their solutions.
Phase 3 - Utilizing the numbered card set, students engage in self-paced oral exercises. This can also be conducted as a paired speaking task or a whole-class activity.
Phase 4 - Listen to the audio recording of the exercises while reading along with the numbered practice cards. Each prompt is repeated twice, followed by a pause to formulate a response.
Phase 5 - Challenge listening comprehension and oral proficiency simultaneously by listening to the audio recording without the aid of the practice cards. Refer to the exercise answer key when necessary.
What's included?
Lesson plan
Tense chart with abundant examples
Written exercise featuring 30 tasks
Answer key
Set of 30 numbered practice cards
M4A audio recording for listening exercise
Some of the ways you can use this lesson:
⭐ Pre-class warm-up exercise
⭐ Review for assessments
⭐ Enhancement of listening comprehension
⭐ Group or paired oral communication activity
⭐ Print and laminate, or utilize digital cards