Reager A’ Un Probleme De Transport – JSS1 French Lesson Note (Third Term)

Réagir à un problème de transport means to respond to a transport problem in French, for example when the road is bad, there is an accident or you are late. Students learn words such as en retard, mauvais, embouteillage and avoir un accident, and use them to ask why someone is late and to give the reason.

Behavioural objectives

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

• say the French words and expressions for transport problems
• ask someone in French why he or she is late
• say in French that the road is bad or that there is an accident or a traffic jam
• translate simple sentences about transport problems from French to English and from English to French

Vocabulary and expressions for transport problems

Useful expressions

• Pourquoi tu es / vous êtes en retard ?
• Il y a de l’embouteillage sur la route.
• La route n’est pas bonne.

How do we talk about a transport problem in French?

Use these sentences with their English meanings.

Other sentences about transport problems

• Le train ne marche pas.
• La voiture est en panne.
• L’avion n’est pas rapide.
• Le vol était déroulé.

Evaluation

1. Write “You are late” in French.
2. Ask a friend in French why he or she is late to school.
3. Say in French: The road was bad.
4. Give the French for “traffic jam” and “to have an accident”.

Assignment

Write any five sentences from this lesson in French, then write the English meaning of each one.