Les Pays Qui Parlent Le Français En Afrique – JSS1 French Lesson Note (First Term)

Les pays francophones (francophone countries) are countries where French is spoken as an official language. In Africa they include Senegal, Togo, Niger, Mali, Benin, Cameroun and Côte d’Ivoire. Les pays anglophones are countries that use English, such as Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. This note gives each country with its capital, la capitale.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• name the francophone countries of Africa given in the note;
• give the capital of each francophone country;
• name the anglophone countries of Africa given in the note and their capitals;
• say the difference between a francophone and an anglophone country;
• spell the names of the capitals correctly.

Which African countries speak French?

These are les pays francophones, with their capitals.

Which African countries speak English?

These are les pays anglophones, with their capitals.

Evaluation

1. What is the meaning of “pays francophone”?
2. Give the capital of each of these countries: Senegal, Togo, Mali, Gabon and Rwanda.
3. Name the capital of Tchad and the capital of Burkina Faso.
4. Name four anglophone countries in Africa and give their capitals.
5. Is Nigeria a francophone or an anglophone country?

Assignment

1. Write ten francophone countries in Africa and their capitals.
2. Write five anglophone countries in Africa and their capitals.