French Teaching Resources. Group Talk: Inviting people out and reactions.

Group Talk foster the spontaneous use of the target Language in the classroom. This sheet can be used in conjunction with my Group Talk Discussion Mat. This can also be used as a role play template.

Examples of questions/ sentences on the sheet:

Tu veux

voir un film?
jouer au foot?
visiter Futuroscope?
aller au café?
faire du vélo?
faire du skate?

Ce sera

très
assez
extrêmement
incroyablement

cool
intéressant
génial
chouette


Lundi/mardi/mercredi/jeud/ vendredi/samedi/dimanche
Matin/ après-midi/soir = morning/afternoon/evening

Je pense que = I think that
À mon avis = in my opinion
De plus = Furthermore

B
Bonne idée!
Chouette!
Je veux bien.
D’accord.
Bof.
Ça m’est égal.
Tu plaisantes!
Ça ne me dit rien.
Je n’ai pas envie.


The students pair up and one student asks a question. There are then 3 levels of challenge:

1. The student can answer using the expressions in the box (which you have translated and elicited the pronunciation of beforehand).
2. In addition the students use some of the words listed below the box to extend their answers.
3. In addition the students should try to come up with other spontaneous phrases.

Using the discussion mat with this allows them to build in additional responses e.g.
Attend! = Wait!
C’est ridicule! = That’s ridiculous!
Tu es fou/folle?! = Are you crazy?!
Ce n’est pas juste = It’s not fair!
Tu plaisantes? = You must be joking/ are you joking?