Interpretive & interpersonal activities: Les Madeleines

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Interpretive > Interpersonal: Students have been learning how to express their opinions with descriptive food vocabulary and complex statements.  After the two interpretive activities, continue the lesson with a brief conversation or investigation of similar foods from the Francophone world.

Objectifs: Recognize cognates for food and cooking terms and express opinions

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Étape 1: Students quietly read the definition of les madeleines. Using a highlighter or pen, students will mark any cognates and words that they identify.

Étape 2: Turn and talk with a partner – Compare words and discuss what madeleines remind them of in their own food traditions/preferences.

Étape 3: Pre-read the video questions (Les Madeleines d’Anastasia), discuss with partner and the class. Remind students that they will be watching a young child who does not enunciate clearly at all times. Listening to adults in another language is often easier than children. Encourage them to use visual cues and logical guesses.

Étape 4: Students will watch the video (with/without) pauses. Some people use a Movie Talk approach and narrate the video without sound. This depends on your style.

Étape 5: Students compare answers. Show the video one more time and confirm answers. You may show the clip again with pauses to discuss vocabulary, actions, etc. This video can be used for multiple purposes.

Étape 6: Students will preview the infographic, highlight cognates and known words, and write the English equivalents. If desired, use the video (or another madeleines video) to identify the cooking verbs from the infographic.

Enjoy: CostCo/Trader Joes or homemade madeleines

Extend to higher levels?!

Reading: Excerpt from Du Côté de chez Swann

Slides presentation: VERY basic intro to Proust & Madeleines

Writing: Memories linked to food

Listening:

La madeleine – Karambolage – ARTE

Proust et les madeleines

Madeleines de Proust par Maxime

Lecture de Proust/Du côté de chez Swann

• Type of submission: Lesson
• Level: Intermediate
• Program or Approach: Could be used by anyone
• Grammar Focus: Not grammar-based
• Theme / Topic: Food | Cuisine
• Type of media: Link (website, video, resource, cloud documents)
• The resource that I have uploaded is of my own creation. I have not included scans or reproductions of textbooks, workbooks, or copyrighted BOOK. This work does NOT belong to any other teacher. Inspirations need citations, please.: I attest that this is true

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