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French Instructions

Tenth graders learn to give instructions in French using command forms (the imperative) — casse, ajoute, mélange, fais cuire, sers — by putting the steps of a simple recipe in order.

Grade 10Donner des Instructions50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Give instructions.
  • ✓Use the imperative.
  • ✓Order the steps.
  • ✓Explain a process.
Essential Question

Recipes, directions, game rules — all use commands! In French, you give instructions with the imperative. How does it work?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Recipe Instructions

Project this and have students put the French recipe instructions in order.

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Commands Everywhere

5 min

Recipes and directions use commands — how does the imperative work in French?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give a simple command.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — L’Impératif

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present command forms.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the endings.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Order the Steps

14 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Recipe Instructions.
  • Put them in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

14 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give a 3-step instruction.
  • Use the imperative.
  • Ask a partner to follow.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give it.
  • Command it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give a command.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand commands.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: give instructions.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to real tasks.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare command forms.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Command + picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “D’abord ___, ensuite ___.”
  • Use a recipe.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with mélange and sers.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Write a full recipe.
  • Give directions to a place.
  • Explain a game.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🍳A recipe card
  • 💻Order the Recipe Instructions
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

l’impératifthe imperative (command)cassebreakajouteaddmélangemixfais cuirecooksersserved’abordfirstensuitethen
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is a good FIRST step in the recipe?
D’abord, casse les œufs (First, break the eggs).
QUESTION 2
What does “mélange” mean?
Mix.
QUESTION 3
What is the imperative used for?
To give instructions, like in a recipe or directions.

Reflect: donne des instructions.

Have students write three recipe steps in French using the imperative. A printable instructions sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

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.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: ajoute, casse, d’abord, ensuite, fais cuire, l’impératif, mélange, sers
  1. break
  2. cook
  3. mix
  4. then
  5. add
  6. the imperative (command)
  7. serve
  8. first

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is a good FIRST step in the recipe?
  2. What does “mélange” mean?
  3. What is the imperative used for?
Answer key — Part A: 1) casse · 2) fais cuire · 3) mélange · 4) ensuite · 5) ajoute · 6) l’impératif · 7) sers · 8) d’abord
Part B: 1) D’abord, casse les œufs (First, break the eggs). 2) Mix. 3) To give instructions, like in a recipe or directions.