Teaching French - Topics - Travel and directions

A handy list of links to resources for teaching travel and directions
Quick Fix
Getting around: Essential, downloadable phrases
Ma France
Unit 2: Directions
French Steps
Stage 1: Taking a taxi: stating your destination
Stage 1: Getting tickets: buying tickets to some of Paris' major destinations
Stage 4: Getting your bearings: asking where something is; enquiring about a specific place
Stage 5: Taking the train: travelling by public transport; buying a ticket and checking travel details
Stage 6: On the road: dealing with problems on the road; asking for specific help and advice
French Experience 1
A toute vitesse: Getting around: getting to work; buying a train ticket
Voyages: On your travels: saying where you go on holiday; finding your way in the country
French Experience 2
Régler des problèmes: Sorting out a car breakdown
Talk French
Directions: Getting directions in town and country
Talk French (BBC Active)
Unit 5: Où est la poste?: Activities for practising where / how far places are
Unit 6: Il y a une piscine ici?: Activities for practising asking / understanding directions
Unit 8: A quelle heure vous ouvrez?: 2 activities for practising travel arrangements
BBC/LSC Factfiles. Printable factsheet with key phrases, a quiz for learners & a guide to BBC online resources
French TV
On Learning Zone Broadband
Telling Tales (French)
A collection of animated children's tales in both French and English
From the radio archive
In Our Time: Jean-Paul Sartre
Melvyn Bragg discusses the French novelist, playwright & philosopher
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