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French Technology — La Technologie

Tenth graders learn modern French tech vocabulary — actions like naviguer and télécharger, and devices like le téléphone and l’ordinateur — so they can talk about technology and social media.

Grade 10La Technologie50 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…

  • ✓Name tech words.
  • ✓Tell actions from devices.
  • ✓Sort the words.
  • ✓Talk about tech.
Essential Question

You use technology every day — now talk about it in French! Which words are ACTIONS and which are DEVICES?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Action ou Appareil?

Project this and sort each into action (action) or appareil (device).

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💻 Action
📱 Appareil (device)
Tap a word, then tap a bucket.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Tech in French

5 min

You use technology daily — now talk about it in French! Actions or devices?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a tech action.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — La Technologie

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present actions and devices.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the difference.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Sort Them

14 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Action ou Appareil?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

14 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what you do online.
  • Name a device.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give a tech action.
  • Give a device.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give one.
  • Give one.
  • 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 tech words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about technology.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to modern life.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare tech vocabulary.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Tech picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “J’utilise ___ pour ___.”
  • Use device images.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with téléphone vs. envoyer.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add social-media verbs.
  • Describe your day online.
  • Write a tech post.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📱Tech picture cards
  • 💻Action ou Appareil?
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

la technologietechnologynaviguerto browseenvoyerto sendtéléchargerto downloadpublierto postle téléphonephonel’ordinateurcomputerl’appliapp
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
Is “télécharger une appli” an action or a device?
An action (to download an app).
QUESTION 2
Is “l’ordinateur” an action or a device?
A device (computer).
QUESTION 3
What does “envoyer un message” mean?
To send a message.

Reflect: en ligne.

Have students say two things they do online in French. A printable technology sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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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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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: envoyer, la technologie, le téléphone, l’appli, l’ordinateur, naviguer, publier, télécharger
  1. to download
  2. technology
  3. to send
  4. to post
  5. app
  6. phone
  7. computer
  8. to browse

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Is “télécharger une appli” an action or a device?
  2. Is “l’ordinateur” an action or a device?
  3. What does “envoyer un message” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) télécharger · 2) la technologie · 3) envoyer · 4) publier · 5) l’appli · 6) le téléphone · 7) l’ordinateur · 8) naviguer
Part B: 1) An action (to download an app). 2) A device (computer). 3) To send a message.