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French Travel — En Voyage

Tenth graders learn travel vocabulary in French — l’aéroport, le passeport, l’hôtel, la valise, le billet — so they can navigate a trip in a French-speaking country.

Grade 10En Voyage50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name travel words.
  • ✓Talk about a trip.
  • ✓Navigate an airport/hotel.
  • ✓Plan a journey.
Essential Question

Imagine a trip to France or Canada! You’ll need to talk about airports, hotels, and tickets. What’s the travel vocabulary in French?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The En Voyage Explorer

Project this and tap each word. Have students learn French travel vocabulary.

✈️ Explore travel words — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Imagine a Trip

5 min

A trip to France or Canada needs travel words — what are they?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about a dream trip.
  • Ask how to say travel words.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — En Voyage

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the En Voyage Explorer.
  • Present each word.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Repeat.
  • Practice.
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Practice — Practice

14 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Match words to pictures.
  • Pack a valise.
  • Book a chambre.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Pack it.
  • Book it.
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Speak — Speak

14 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Role-play the airport.
  • Check into a hotel.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Role-play.
  • Check in.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a travel word.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand travel words.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore travel across cultures.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to real-world travel.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: navigate a trip.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Travel picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “J’ai besoin de ___.”
  • Use a travel scene.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with aéroport and hôtel.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add customs and money.
  • Plan a full trip.
  • Role-play a booking.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🧳Travel picture cards
  • 💻The En Voyage Explorer
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

le voyagethe tripl’aéroportairportle volflightle passeportpassportl’hôtelhotella chambreroomla valisesuitcasele billetticket
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “l’aéroport” mean?
The airport.
QUESTION 2
What does “la valise” mean?
The suitcase.
QUESTION 3
What do you need to travel abroad?
Le passeport (a passport).

Reflect: Bon voyage!

Have students list three things they’d need for a trip in French. A printable travel sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ French Travel (En Voyage)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: la chambre, la valise, le billet, le passeport, le vol, le voyage, l’aéroport, l’hôtel
  1. hotel
  2. room
  3. the trip
  4. airport
  5. passport
  6. ticket
  7. suitcase
  8. flight

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “l’aéroport” mean?
  2. What does “la valise” mean?
  3. What do you need to travel abroad?
Answer key — Part A: 1) l’hôtel · 2) la chambre · 3) le voyage · 4) l’aéroport · 5) le passeport · 6) le billet · 7) la valise · 8) le vol
Part B: 1) The airport. 2) The suitcase. 3) Le passeport (a passport).