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1.9 Interactive speaking Turn taking Nonverbal communication Intonation Questioning

French · Grade 8 · 3 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Transport bank: le chameau, l'âne, la moto, la bicyclette, le vélo, l'auto, le bus, le taxi, le train, le métro, le tramway, la trottinette, le scooter, le bateau, le canoë, le bac / le ferry
  • Kenyan names in French clothes: matatu = le minibus; boda-boda = la moto
  • Getting around town: Comment va-t-on en ville ? On prend un bus. Où sont les bus ? À la gare.
  • On prend + a vehicle; Où est / Où sont; À la gare, à l'arrêt, à la gare routière, à la station
  • Non-verbal getting around: hail, point, wave to stop, shake the head at a full vehicle; road safety

What you will be able to do

  • respond to questions and prompts about how people get around town
  • use transport vocabulary and the On prend... / Où sont... pattern in oral interactions
  • use non-verbal cues (hail, point, stop, refuse) to enhance communication
  • exhibit confidence to contribute actively in conversations about a safe journey

Key questions

“How else can you express yourself without talking?”

Lessons

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  1. From the donkey to the ferry
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Name the extended transport bank, including Kenyan matatu as le minibus and boda as la moto.
  2. Comment va-t-on en ville ?
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Ask and answer how people get into town: On prend un bus. Où sont les bus ? À la gare.
  3. Hail, point, refuse: getting around without a word
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use hail, point, stop and refuse as non-verbal language, and keep a Kenyan ride safe: helmet, seatbelt, no hanging on.