Mardi gras en Louisiane French Reading Practice

by French with the Hobbs

Price: 380 points or $3.8 USD

Subjects: language,instructionalFrench,nativeFrench,holiday,nativelanguage,christianity,firstDayOfSpring

Grades: 10,11,12,15

Description: Cultural reading comprehension practice on Mardi gras en Louisiane, all in French, in this engaging resource! Mixing reading with the history, traditions, activities and culture of this phenomenal world event can be great discussion starters, whole class conversations and discovery of Mardi gras. Your intermediate and advanced French students will follow with a boy from Martinique a boy from New Orleans as they discuss exactly what Mardi gras in Louisiana entails in a clear and organized format. There are 5 conversations, each clearly organized for students to differentiate between who is speaking. After EACH passage, there are comprehension questions to help guide students in understanding. The 22 questions include multiple choice with words, multiple choice with images, and vrai/faux. ➯Grammar wise, students will see mostly the present tense but a couple past tense verbs. ➯As for vocabulary, students will see the following words associated with Mardi gras: gratuit, les défilés, les chars, attraper, les colliers, les krewes, la foi, le pouvoir, jeter, la Carême chrétien, le Moyen-Âge, oublier, les colons, les flambeaux ➯Other familiar vocabulary includes: le carnaval, la fête, les concerts, le monde, un masque, les perles, organiser, l’histoire, les spectateurs, les couleurs, la justice, mars, un explorateur, le gâteau Have another cultural reading idea? Email us frenchwiththehobbs@gmail.com