Le Carnaval de Québec French Reading Comprehension, Culture & Vocabulary

by French with the Hobbs

Price: 400 points or $4 USD

Subjects: language,instructionalFrench,nativeFrench,firstDayOfWinter,holiday,nativelanguage

Grades: 9,10,11,12

Description: Intermediate to advanced French students can learn about the history, traditions, activities and culture associated with le Carnaval de Québec. Practice reading comprehension skills and vocabulary acquisition on this amazing winter cultural event. Students will read the conversation between an employee at the Tourist Office and a tourist; the tourist asks questions about le Carnaval and the tourism expert provides clear and organized answers. There are 7 reading passages. After EACH passage, there are comprehension questions to help guide students in understanding. The questions include multiple choice with words or images, fill-in, and vrai/faux. There is a total of 23 questions. Students will see mostly present tense and some future and conditional. There are a couple object pronouns (Je veux le rencontrer). Words associated with Carnaval: les défilés, des chars, les trompettes, la course en canot à glace, le bain de neige, les glissades sur neige, les promenades en traîneau à chiens, une tuque, des carnavaleux, la poutine, la tire d’érable Relevant vocabulary: la saison froide, les rues, le fleuve, un maillot de bain, des sculptures, le palais, la glace, la joie de vivre, attirer, se dérouler, se passer, chaque année, Use this not only in winter but all year round for reading practice! Have another cultural reading idea? Email us frenchwiththehobbs@gmail.com