Ninth graders learn to talk about the weather and seasons in French — il fait soleil, il pleut, l’été, l’hiver — so they can describe the day and the time of year.
Students will be able to…
“Quel temps fait-il?” — what’s the weather like? Talking about weather and seasons is useful every day. How do you say it in French?
Project this and match each French weather/season word to its English meaning — tap the French, then tap the English.
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Weather and seasons come up every day — how do we say them in French?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpretive: understand weather words.
Interpersonal: describe the weather.
Connect to weather and seasons.
Compare weather expressions.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students describe today’s weather in French. A printable weather 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.