French KS3 / KS4: Interpreting Prepositions

In a game called Fais ceci, fais cela the students pair up into two teams, with one team member giving the other instructions using sentences that contain prepositions which they must interpret correctly to find a destination.

The team that gets the most points wins the tickets.

This clip is from the series French Grammar for 14-16s.

Teacher Notes

You could split your class up into pairs and set up a challenge similar to that in the film, where they have to interpret French prepositions to win a prize of your choosing.

Curriculum Notes

This clip is relevant for teaching French at KS3 and KS4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and at National 4 and 5 in Scotland.

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