Lesson 22: Time & Communication

🇫🇷 Cultural Insight: French Week

French calendars start with Lundi (Monday). Note: le weekend is Saturday (samedi) and Sunday (dimanche).

📚 Core Concepts

• Jours: Lundi à Dimanche (Monday-Sunday)
• Couleurs: Rouge, Bleu, Vert, Jaune, Noir, Blanc
• Example: "Le ciel est bleu (blue) aujourd'hui"

🎯 Teaching Mission

Create a weekly weather calendar using colors. Ex: "Mardi: Nuageux (cloudy), ciel gris (gray sky)"

🇫🇷 Cultural Insight: French Email Etiquette

Always start with "Madame, Monsieur," and end with "Cordialement". Avoid casual greetings.

📚 Core Concepts

• Météo: Il fait beau (sunny), Il pleut (rains)
• Email Structure:
  Objet: [Subject]
  Corps: "Je vous écris pour..." (I'm writing to...)

🎯 Teaching Mission

Prepare an email template about weather conditions. Include past tense: "Hier, il a plu" (Yesterday it rained)

🇫🇷 Cultural Insight: French History

When discussing history, French often uses passé composé: "Napoléon a conquis..." (conquered)

📚 Core Concepts

• Passé Composé: Avoir/Être + participe passé
  Ex: "J'ai mangé" (I ate)
• Imparfait: For ongoing actions
  Ex: "Il pleuvait" (It was raining)

🎯 Teaching Mission

Create 5 sentences mixing both past tenses. Highlight time markers: "Hier" vs "Pendant que"

🇫🇷 Cultural Insight: French Politeness

Use "Est-ce que" for formal questions. Friends might use inversion: "Veux-tu...?"

📚 Core Concepts

• Formes:
  - Oui/Non: "Aimes-tu le café?"
  - Open: "Quand pars-tu?" (When are you leaving?)
• Réponses: Use question words in answers
  Ex: "Où vas-tu?" → "Je vais au marché"

🎯 Teaching Mission

Design a Q&A exercise with 3 open and 3 yes/no questions. Include answer restructuring examples.