French level 2 Comprehensible Input unit 4 – Quand j’étais petit.e

A complete French level 2 Comprehensible Input unit 4 that can be used to begin the second year of French. It builds on the vocabulary from the first year units 1-8 and second year unit 1-3. Includes lesson plans for 12 days, focusing on the formation of the imparfait, and the usage of the imparfait and passé composé.

This unit includes the following materials:

• Lesson plan guide for each day
• Powerpoint with lesson for each day
• Student dictionary handout page
• Handouts to practice writing and reading about the past

• Grab it! game for vocabulary
• Handout for students to write about “what was the setting”
• Handout for students to practice recognizing the imparfait/PC and why they are used
• Handout for students to write about their lives
• Unit story using vocabulary from this unit
• Cloze activities to accompany story – one with and one without word bank
• Running dictation game to accompany unit story
• Handout for unit story retell/rewrite
• Animated video of unit story
• Short assessments for unit: reading, listening, presentational speaking, interpersonal communication and presentational writing

Use the unit on its own or as a follow-up to the level 1 units 1-8 and level 2 unit 1, 2 and 3.

Use the unit as a jumping off point to start your year off comprehensibly! This unit is especially useful if:

• You are required to teach a textbook curriculum but prefer CI – it follows some of the most common sequencing found in current French textbooks.
• You want to do CI but you need a little bit of structure.
• You are required to give a common district final – it covers many of the things found in most first semester courses.

Units 1-8 for level 1 and units 1-3 for level 2 are available now. All units build on the vocabulary of the previous units. A list of the vocabulary for each unit is available here: