FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES WORD SEARCHES

FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES FSL FLE BEGINNER FRENCH INTERMEDIATE FRENCH FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES ACTIVITIES LES PAYS FRANCOPHONES

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Mots cachés are a fabulous way of encouraging students to engage with the written word in French, refreshing and reinforcing language as they complete the grids. This set features ten differentiated word searches with answer keys, with each consecutive grid increasing in challenge. It focuses on 41 countries / territories where French is an official language.

The word searches help students develop their knowledge and awareness of the Francophone world, and just how widely it is spoken around the globe. I’ve used the definite article for the countries, so that students can see which countries are masculine, and which feminine, which in turn helps consolidate knowledge of gender in French.

Grids 1-4: students search for a particular country.

Grids 5 & 6: students search for a range of capital cities.

Grid 7: 16 capital cities as prompts, and students search for the corresponding countries in the grid.

Grid 8: 16 countries, and students search for the corresponding capital cities in the grid.

Grids 9 & 10: a selection of national flags, students search for the corresponding countries in the grid, and also write the country name in the prompt box next to the individual flag.

There is a single grid per page, A4 (8.5 x 11) portrait format. Students can tell in which direction the words are written by looking at the arrow key on each grid. Each grid has a corresponding answer key, so that students can check their answers - or use for a little extra help if they need it. There is also a complete reference sheet of all countries, capital cities, continents and flags.

The word searches work well across the school year, not only when you’re focusing on les pays francophones. I use them as starters, refreshers, plenaries or fun-time fillers quite regularly - this really does help embed students’ learning, and they genuinely enjoy putting their memory to the test.

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