Ninth graders learn French adjectives to describe personality — sympa, drôle, intelligent, travailleur, gentil — so they can describe themselves and the people they know.
Students will be able to…
How would you describe your best friend — funny? kind? smart? Now you can in French! What are the personality words?
Project this and tap each word. Have students learn French personality adjectives.
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How would you describe a friend — funny? kind? Now you can in French!
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpersonal: describe personality.
Interpretive: understand trait words.
Describe people across cultures.
Compare adjectives 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 describe themselves with two French personality words — “Je suis…” A printable personnalité sheet is in the World Languages library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
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.