French Christmas markets Beginning French CI Lesson Plan

This Christmas markets French reading is a simplified version about French holiday markets – perfect for novice learners!

Comprehensible input is important in a world languages class – but you can’t always do stories. This is a French comprehensible input lesson that uses target structures and simplified language to teach about a non-fiction topic – the Christmas markets in France. It is in the present tense using limited vocabulary and many cognates, so even first year French can understand it.

Present the information to the class using the PowerPoint, or have students read the printable pdf version.  Comprehension questions will allow you to determine whether or not they understood.  There is also a grammar explanation and practice activity about the verb pouvoir + infinitive verbs.

The target structures are:

• on peut
• il y a
• le marché de Noël

This Christmas markets French reading item includes:

• a 16-slide PowerPoint of the reading
• a printable text version of the reading
• comprehension questions
• a story retell sheet with photos – one for writing, one for oral retell
• an activity about the verb pouvoir + infinitives
• a list of related resources
• a complete answer key