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French · Grade 1

Write and Exchange Simple Messages

Learners write and answer real messages in French. They choose the right shape and register for a friend or an adult (Salut Léa ! … Bisous / Bonjour Madame, … Cordialement), make, accept and decline invitations with days, times and places using au, à la, à l' and aux, keep an exchange going by answering every question and asking follow-ups, and finally write, check and send a complete message.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 105 minutes
  • Messages and invitations check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Choose the shape and register of a message: informal for friends (Salut Léa ! Coucou ! … Bisous, À bientôt, Amitiés) or formal for adults (Bonjour Madame, … Cordialement, Bien à vous), with Cher/Chère and tu or vous used consistently.
  • Make, accept and decline invitations with days, times and places, using au / à la / à l' / aux (Tu veux venir au parc samedi ? Ça te dit… ? Avec plaisir ! Désolé(e), je ne peux pas parce que…).
  • Keep an exchange going: answer each question in a message and ask follow-up questions (À quelle heure ? On se retrouve où ? J'apporte quelque chose ?).
  • Write, check (accents, agreement, elision, tu/vous consistency) and send a complete message.

Lessons

  1. Message shapes: informal and formal 6 steps4 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Invitations: days, times and places 6 steps4 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Keep the exchange going 6 steps4 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Write, check and send 6 steps3 practiceabout 27 min
  5. Messages and invitations check 9 questions at the end

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