French Virtual Lessons
Course content
Identity and culture
- Personality and appearance changes
- My relationships with family and friends
- What makes a good friend?
- Who are your role models?
- Long-term relationships and marriage
- My ideal partner
Free time at home
- How I use technology
- Social media: good or bad?
- Staying safe online and making plans to be safer
- What films and TV shows do you like?
- A film or TV show I saw recently
- What kind of music do you listen to?
- Music appreciation: why I like certain songs
- Music in the francophone world
- Do you play an instrument?
- My reading habits
- What I read recently
Free time out and about
- My hobbies and interests
- What I do with friends
- Making requests
- Invitations and excuses
- A recent trip to town
- Sports and physical activity
- Extreme sports
Customs and festivals in French speaking countries/communities
- Celebrating Christmas in French-speaking countries
- Celebrating Easter in French-speaking countries
- The festivals of French-speaking countries
- Sporting events in France
- Celebrating New Year's Eve in French-speaking countries
Home, town and neighbourhood
- Helping out at home
- Describing my house
- Things to see in my town
- Activities where I live
- Improvements in my area
- My town: past and present
- What I think about my neighbourhood
Social issues
- My food diary
- Buying food at the market
- Smoking and alcohol use among young people
- How to stay fit and healthy
- Social issues: racism and prejudice
- Social issues: voluntary work
- Social Issues: poverty and homelessness
Global issues
- Renewable and non-renewable energy
- Helping the environment
- Les Amis de la Terre
- Weather in my local area
- Functional Language: writing letters to persuade
Travel and tourism
- Where I usually go on holiday
- Travel and accommodation
- Functional language lesson: making reservations
- The benefits of language learning
- Describing a disastrous holiday
- My ideal holiday
- A future school trip
- Asking for and giving directions
Current and future study and employment
- A typical day at school
- School rules
- School uniform: for or against
- What I would change about my school
- Discussing my future plans: work vs further education
- Comparing the education system in France vs the UK
- Jobs and Responsibilities
- Describing part-time work
- An interview for a summer job