French Greetings

Some of the most basic vocabulary beginner students will need to practice is the language used in greeting people. Once students have learned the basic expressions for saying “hello”, “goodbye”, and “how are you”, they can use storyboards to reinforce this vocabulary. For this activity, have students create two short scenarios in which people greet each other in both informal and formal settings.

After the students have created the storyboards, have them present them to the class as a means of practicing their oral language skills. You can have students come up with their own scenarios or provide them with several to choose from, depending on how much scaffolding you would like to give to students. If you'd like them to solely focus on the dialogue, create the scenes (or remove the dialogue from the example) and have students fill in the bubbles.

Student Instructions

Create two scenarios in which you practice both formal and informal conversations in French.

1. Click "Start Assignment".
2. Label the top row "Informal Greetings" and the bottom row "Formal Greetings".
3. In the first column, have the characters greet each other.
4. In the second column, have the characters ask how each other are doing.
5. In the third column, have the characters part ways.
6. Be creative with your settings and scenarios, using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.