Summer French Conversation Club for Teens - French 1 and French 2

In this class, students will practice having conversations in French as a large class and as smaller groups. There will be a new conversation topic each week, and at the beginning of class (after any necessary introductions and greetings), I will ask a few icebreaking questions that may not relate to our topic. The group portion is to help students feel comfortable with each other, and also so I can gauge where each student is at in their conversational skills. 

Then, students will go into break out rooms*. Breakout rooms may vary in size, but there will never be more than 4 students in a room. Groupings will either be randomized or based on student level so that there is a mix of levels in each group. I will give students a list of conversation questions to guide them, but they will also be welcome to come up with their own questions, even if they aren’t completely on topic for our theme.

*I am always switching between rooms to help, prompt, and make sure students are on-topic, appropriate, and speaking French. 

Finally, we will come back to the main room, and students will be allowed to ask questions about grammar, vocabulary, or anything else they weren’t sure about while conversing.

Week of 9/1 - About Yourself

Week of 9/8 - Food

Week of 9/15 - Travel

Week of 9/22 - Seasons

Week of 9/29 - Favorites

Week of 10/6 - Around Town

Week of 10/13 - Summer Activities 

Week of 10/20 - Pets

Week of 10/27 - In the Store

Week of 11/3 - Nature

Week of 11/10 - Verb + De

Week of 11/17 - Animals

Week of 11/24 - Habits

Week of 12/1 - Family and Friends

Week of 12/8 - Hobbies

Week of 12/15 - Clothing

Week of 12/22 - Christmas

Week of 12/29 - Weekly Schedule


Week of 1/5 - Home

Week of 1/12 - Health

Week of 1/19 - Hotel/Traveling

Week of 1/26 - Transportation

Week of 2/2 - Memories

Week of 2/9 - Money

Week of 2/16 - Childhood

Week of 2/23 - Going out

Week of 3/2 - Quantities

Week of 3/9 - Restaurant

Week of 3/16 - Internet

Week of 3/23 - Animals

Week of 3/30 - Dreams

Week of 4/6 - Books

Week of 4/13 - Feelings

Week of 4/20 - Town and Country

Week of 4/27 - TV

Week of 5/4 - Apps

Week of 5/11 - Paris

Week of 5/18 - Art and Culture

Week of 5/25 - Celebrations

Week of 6/1 - Sports

Week of 6/8 - School

Week of 6/15 - Work

Week of 6/22 - Future Plans

Week of 6/29 - Music