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1.7 Oral Expression Clarity Intonation Tone

French · Grade 7 · 3 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Les parties du corps: la tĂȘte, les cheveux, les yeux, le nez, la bouche, les bras, les jambes
  • Attributes of physical appearance: grand, petit, mince, gros, de taille moyenne
  • Describing hair and eyes: il a les cheveux courts, elle a les yeux marron, il porte des lunettes
  • Tone: the same description said kindly or unkindly is not the same message

What you will be able to do

  • structure oral communication in a clear and coherent manner
  • use gestures and facial expressions to enhance oral communication
  • express enthusiasm to engage in oral communication

Key questions

“How do you ensure audibility when speaking?”

Lessons

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  1. Le corps : naming the parts
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Name the parts of the body in French and describe hair and eyes.
  2. Describing a person, and doing it kindly
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use appearance adjectives with the right agreement, and describe people without ranking them.
  3. La chaise chaude : speaking so everyone hears
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Play the hot seat game and mime in mixed groups, working on audibility and tone.