Introduction

Bienvenue à la classe de français! When speaking French, one of the first things you will notice is the importance of greeting other people. In the United States, people often greet one another with a simple smile or a nod of the head. In France, however, it is very important to greet others with a verbal salutation, along with the person's name or their title, and a physical greeting called la bise or se serrer la main.


The Eiffel Tower with the city of Paris, France in the background.

The Eiffel Tower with the city of Paris, France in the background.

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to:

  • identify basic greetings and introductions.
  • pronounce the greetings, introductions, and expressions of farewell.
  • identify the physical gestures that are used as greetings in France.
  • compare and contrast greetings in France to greetings in the United States.
  • say someone's name in a complete sentence.
  • ask someone else for his/her name.
  • identify three French-speaking countries.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Modern Languages: 1, 3, 5, 7, and 8.

 

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