Unité 6.8

Field of experience: Outdoor Living

Topic to be developed: Knowledge and attitudes toward outdoor activities.

Experiential Goal: The students will create posters to try to convince others to take part in an outdoor activity.

Suggested steps:

1. Survey the students to determine which outdoor activities they have taken part in during the last year.
2. Categorize the activities into the appropriate seasons.
3. Survey the students to determine their favorite outdoor activity.
4. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve the goal.
5. Identify places in the home and community where one can practise these activities.
6. Identify places in the province where one can practise these activities.
7. Choose an activity and discuss the advantages, disadvantages, equipment necessary, cost involved, preparation, time element, etc.
8. Discuss the reasons why some of these activities are so popular.
9. Discuss activities that can be done in one's own community with little or no preparation.
10. Discuss the benefits of participating in outdoor activities.
11. Prepare and present the poster.
12. Reflect on the unit. Which activities would you like to try? Which activities can be done near nearby?

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Teaching Notes

Field: Outdoor living Topic: Knowledge and attitudes toward outdoor activities Goal: The students will create posters to try to convince others to take part in an outdoor activity.
Functions	Linguistic Content
	Suggested Structures	Possible Vocabulary
identifying stating knowledge of something describing preferences assessing price expressing opinions identifying advantages and disadvantages justifying choices making comparisons making generalizations convincing by making suggestions doing a survey persuading	présent Je fais... Je joue... passé composé J'ai fait... J'ai joué... futur proche Il va jouer au tennis. verbe + infinitif Je veux faire... négation Il ne joue pas au tennis. impératif Joue au tennis. Marchez en plein air. adjectifs (masc. fem. sing. plur) un sport formidable une activité intéressante adjectifs possessifs mon activité préférée adjectifs démonstratifs ordinaux adverbes beaucoup de temps peu de temps articles (partitifs, contractions) jouer au tennis faire de la natation prépositions en été en hiver en automne au printemps pronoms interrogatif Aimez-vous faire du ski?	faire jouer faire du canotage faire du camping faire une promenade faire du toboggan faire de la bicyclette faire de la natation jouer aux sports jouer au tennis un cerf-volant Il fait beau. chaud froid du vent du soleil C'est cher. Ce n'est pas cher. Ça prend beaucoup de temps. peu de temps.

Unité 6.9a

Field of experience: Food

Topic to be developed: Preparation of party snacks

Experiential Goal: Students will create unusual and nutritious party snacks.

Suggested steps:

1. List the snacks that were served at the last party or gathering that the students attended.
2. Categorize the snacks under the headings nutritious and non-nutritious.
3. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve the goal.
4. Describe any unusual snack that the students have eaten and list the ingredients.
5. Survey the students to see if they would or would not try the snacks.
6. Choose ten foods from the nutritious column that are appealing to the students.
7. Examine popular party foods and decide if they are healthy, have too much salt, too much sugar, too much fat, etc.
8. Create three different combinations of foods and present to the class.
9. Survey the class to see which combinations of foods are appealing to them.
10. Choose the most popular snacks.
11. Look at all of the criteria for preparing party snacks e.g. inexpensive, easy to prepare, easy to transport, attractive, appealing to the eye, ease of availability.
12. If possible, bring snacks to class.
13. Describe snacks to rest of class.
14. Reflect on the unit. Will the students be more inclined to eat these nutritious snacks?Would they ever serve them at a party?

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Teaching Notes

Field: Food Topic: Party Snacks Goal: Students will create unusual and nutritious pary snacks.
Functions	Linguistic Content
	Suggested Structures	Possible Vocabulary
making a list describing preferences making comparisons stating criteria stating knowledge about something	présent Je mange.. J'aime passé composé J'ai mangé futur proche Je vais manger verbe + infinitif Je veux préparer négation Je n'aime pas.. impératif Mange.. adjectifs (masc. fem. sing. plur) adjectifs possessifs adjectifs démonstratifs ordinaux adverbes trop de sel, de sucre, de gras articles (partitifs, contractions) prépositions pronoms interrogatif	manger préparer faire vouloir C'est cher. Ce n'est pas cher. facile difficile du sel du sucre du gras

Unité 6.9b

Field of Experience: Food

Topic to be developed: Eating in Restaurants

Experiential Goal: Students will plan a trip for the entire class to a local restaurant.

Suggested steps:

1. Become familiar with local restaurants.
2. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve the goal.
3. Become familiar with a number of local menus.
4. Discuss possible situations between a waiter and a customer.
5. Roleplay different ways of ordering a meal.
6. Decide what types of food students would like to eat.
7. List some of the do's and don'ts of restaurant behavior.
8. Discuss the different types of restaurants and the foods they serve.
9. Discuss modes of transportation to the restaurant.
10. Discuss the amount of money needed to attend the restaurant.
11. Determine what should be in a permission letter to the parents.
12. Go to the restaurant.
13. Reflect on the unit.

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Teaching Notes

Field: Food Topic: Eating in Restaurants Goal: Students will plan a trip for the entire class to a local restaurant.
Functions	Linguistic Content
	Suggested Structures	Possible Vocabulary
	présent passé composé futur proche verbe + infinitif négation impératif adjectifs (masc. fem. sing. plur) adjectifs possessifs adjectifs démonstratifs ordinaux adverbes articles (partitifs, contractions) prépositions pronoms interrogatif

Unité 6.9c

Field of experience: Food

Topic to be developed: Personal Eating Habits

Experiential Goal: Students will create a pamphlet making recommendations for healthy eating habits

Suggested steps:

1. Become familiar with breakfast foods.
2. Categorize the breakfast foods into the different food groups.
3. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve the goal.
4. Discuss the recommended minimum requirements from the Canada Food Guide.
5. Identify the necessary components for a healthy diet.
6. Survey students to determine their favorite healthy foods.
7. Develop an innovative and healthy two day menu.
8. Identify foods that contain excessive fat or "empty calories".
9. Identify ways of eliminating fat and "empty calories" from the diet.
10. Identify portable, quick-energy food snacks. e.g. raisins, peanuts
11. Create a snack mixture e.g. peanuts, raisins, dried fruit.
12. Determine the nutritive make-up of different foods and compare different foods for nutritious value.
13. Discuss the benefits of healthy eating.
14. Discuss what should be included in the healthy-eating pamphlet.
15. Prepare the pamphlet.
16. Present the pamphlet to the class.
17. Reflect on the unit. Did students think of new and creative healthy foods?
    Did students learn about the nutritious and non-nutritious value of foods?
    What French did the students learn?

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Teaching Notes

Field: Food Topic: Personal eating habits Goal: Students will create a pamphlet making recommendations for healthy eating habits.
Functions	Linguistic Content
	Suggested Structures	Possible Vocabulary
gathering information making a list stating knowledge about something suggesting a course of action giving advice offering alternatives planning identifying foods justifying choices	présent J'aime Je mange Je bois passé composé J'ai mangé J'ai bu futur proche Je vais manger Je vais boire verbe + infinitif Je veux manger Il faut manger négation Il ne mange pas de.. impératif Mange, mangez Elimine, eliminez.. adjectifs (masc. fem. sing. plur) un repas nourissant adjectifs possessifs Mon repas favori adjectifs démonstratifs ordinaux adverbes articles (partitifs, contractions) prépositions pronoms interrogatif	manger aimer boire éliminer des oeufs des toasts des céréales des crêpes du bacon des beignets du jus d'orange du lait des légumes des fruits des produits laitiers des vitamines des mineraux de la viande de la protéine le menu un goüter un repas

Unité 6.9d

Field of experience: Food

Topic to be developed: Exploring traditional French cuisine

Experiential Goal: Students will design a poster describing their favorite French dish.

Suggested steps:

1. Become familiar with different French dishes.
2. Identify French words found in cookbooks.
3. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve the goal.
4. Become familiar with French cookbooks.
5. Discuss food preferences of students.
6. Discuss ingredients found in the recipes that are easily attained and not easily attained in our grocery stores.
7. Look at a traditional French meal.
8. Determine the customs of meal times in France, Quebec, etc.
9. Compare cuisine of Quebec with cuisine of France.
10. Choose a favorite French recipe.
11. Determine what should be included on the poster.
12. Design and present the poster.
13. Reflect on the unit. What French foods have we been eating that we did not know originated in France or Quebec? What French foods would students like to try?

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Teaching Notes

Field: Food Topic: Exploring traditional French cuisine Goal: Students will describe a poster describing their favorite French dish.
Functions	Linguistic Content
	Suggested Structures	Possible Vocabulary
making a list stating preferences making comparisons identifying French words gathering information interpreting	présent J'aime Je mange passé composé J'ai mangé futur proche verbe + infinitif Je veux manger négation Je n'aime pas impératif Mange.. Regarde.. adjectifs (masc. fem. sing. plur) une recette française un repas français adjectifs possessifs Mon repas préféré.. adjectifs démonstratifs ordinaux adverbes J'aime beaucoup articles (partitifs, contractions) du pain de la confiture prépositions dans la crêpe, il y a pronoms interrogatif Qu'est-ce qu'il y a...	manger aimer vouloir acheter une crêpe une baguette une tourtière une tarte au sucre du sirop d'érable un croque-monsieur un croque-madame un ragout un croissant du café au lait facile difficile typique une recette une habitude une coütume le petit déjeuner le déjeuner le diner