Eighth graders learn to talk about future plans in French using “je vais…” (I’m going to…) — inviting friends, making plans, and saying what they’ll do tomorrow.
Students will be able to…
What are you going to do this weekend? Talking about plans is one of the most useful things you can do — and now you can in French! How do you say what you’re going to do?
Project this and match each French plan phrase to its English meaning — tap the French, then tap the English.
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Talking about plans is super useful — how do we in French?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpersonal: make plans and invite.
Interpretive: understand future phrases.
Connect to time and the calendar.
Compare future expressions across languages.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students say two things they’re going to do this weekend in French — “Je vais…” A printable projets sheet is in the World Languages library.
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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.