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1.2 Active listening Attention Engagement Note taking
French · Grade 8 · 3 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Extended family: les grands-parents, l'oncle, la tante, le neveu, la nièce, le cousin, la cousine, les beaux-parents
- Presenting a relative: Voici + possessive + name (Voici mon oncle Otieno)
- Naming a link: Il est le frère de... / Elle est la sœur de... / Il est le fils de...
- Listening skills: recall names and links from an oral presentation; take notes in a who / link / name / place grid
What you will be able to do
- recall details and information accurately from oral interactions
- interpret verbal and non-verbal cues from audio stimuli
- use family vocabulary appropriately when listening and responding
- express enthusiasm and willingness to listen in oral interactions
Key questions
“Why is attention important when listening?”
Lessons
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Listening for the rest of the family
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizHear and recover grands-parents, oncle, tante, neveu, nièce and beaux-parents from a short oral presentation.
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Voici mon oncle: listening and noting
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizCatch Voici + possessive + name in an oral presentation and fill a four-column note grid.
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Il est le frère de...: hearing the link
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRecover who is whose brother, sister, son or daughter from an oral text, using tone and pause as cues.