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French Time — L’heure

Sixth graders learn to tell time in French — asking “quelle heure est-il?” and answering with “il est une heure” or “il est deux heures” — a practical skill for talking about schedules in a new language.

Grade 6L’heure40 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…

  • ✓Ask quelle heure est-il?
  • ✓Tell the hour.
  • ✓Use il est… heure(s).
  • ✓Talk about time.
Essential Question

“Quelle heure est-il?” — What time is it? Telling time is one of the most useful things you can do in any language. How do you tell time in French?

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French Time Check

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

40 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Quelle Heure Est-il?

5 min

Telling time is super useful — how do we do it in French?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a clock.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — L’heure

9 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present il est… heure(s).
  • Say the hours aloud.
  • Note une vs. deux.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Time Check

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to French Time Check.
  • Answer each one.
  • Say the times.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask quelle heure est-il?
  • Answer with the time.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Answer.
  • Practice.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask the time.
  • Tell an hour.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • Tell it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

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

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: ask and tell the time.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand time expressions.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to time and schedules.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare time-telling across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Clock-time cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Il est ___ heures.”
  • Use a clock.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with il est une heure.
  • Use a clock.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add “et demie” and “et quart.”
  • Tell your schedule.
  • Add du matin/du soir.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🕑A clock
  • 💻French Time Check
  • 🗣️Time audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

quelle heure est-il?what time is it?l’heurethe time / houril est une heureit’s one o’clockil est deux heuresit’s two o’clocket demiehalf pastet quartquarter pastdu matinin the morning (AM)du soirin the evening (PM)
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
How do you ask “What time is it?” in French?
Quelle heure est-il?
QUESTION 2
What does “il est trois heures” mean?
It’s three o’clock.
QUESTION 3
How do you say “It’s one o’clock” in French?
Il est une heure.

Reflect: Quelle heure est-il?

Have students tell the time in French at different points in the day — “Il est deux heures.” A printable l’heure sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: du matin, du soir, et demie, et quart, il est deux heures, il est une heure, l’heure, quelle heure est-il?
  1. it’s one o’clock
  2. half past
  3. quarter past
  4. in the morning (AM)
  5. it’s two o’clock
  6. the time / hour
  7. in the evening (PM)
  8. what time is it?

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you ask “What time is it?” in French?
  2. What does “il est trois heures” mean?
  3. How do you say “It’s one o’clock” in French?
Answer key — Part A: 1) il est une heure · 2) et demie · 3) et quart · 4) du matin · 5) il est deux heures · 6) l’heure · 7) du soir · 8) quelle heure est-il?
Part B: 1) Quelle heure est-il? 2) It’s three o’clock. 3) Il est une heure.