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Sustain a Supported Exchange

Rémi in Moncton (Acadia, Canada) and Chloé in Nouméa (New Caledonia) must plan a joint class project by video call, across fourteen or fifteen hours of time difference. Following their conversation, learners practise keeping an exchange alive (openers, fillers, reactions, passing the turn, closing), asking for repetition and clarification, explaining a word they do not know by circumlocution, and negotiating a solution both sides accept. All checked items are tapped, chosen or typed; speaking practice is optional.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 120 minutes
  • Keep the conversation going: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Open, maintain and close a conversation politely with fillers, reactions and turn-taking phrases (Alors…, Ah bon ?, C'est vrai ?, Et toi, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?, Bon, je vais devoir y aller).
  • Ask for repetition and clarification and check understanding (Pardon ?, Tu peux répéter ?, Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par… ?, Si je comprends bien, …), choosing tu or vous forms to suit the listener.
  • Explain a word you do not know or have forgotten by circumlocution (C'est un objet qui sert à…, C'est un endroit où…, C'est quelqu'un qui…, C'est comme… mais…, C'est le contraire de…).
  • Sustain a problem-solving exchange: explain a problem, propose and negotiate alternatives (Et si on faisait… ?, Ça te dirait de… ?, On pourrait…, Je propose qu'on… + subjunctive) and reach an agreement.

Lessons

  1. Open, keep going, close 6 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  2. Clarify and confirm 6 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Explain a word you don't know 6 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  4. Solve a problem together 6 steps3 practiceabout 34 min
  5. Keep the conversation going 10 questions at the end

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