French Presidential Elections, les élections présidentielles lesson

French elections are just around the corner and it can be tricky to explain in French how the whole political system works. You will find in this resource all the tools you need to help your students understand the role of the President and the voting process. They will also learn about the different official candidates for 2017. They will get an overview of the programs of the 5 main candidates and will get to grasps with what a political party is and the influence of the media on the political elections.
Here is what you will get in this resources:
a 20-slide PPT with:
- a brainstorming as starter
- an overview of the way the political system works with a graph with explanations about the roles of the President, Prime Minister, National Assembly, Senate etc.
- a presentation of the former Presidents with a matching up
- explanations about the advantages of becoming a president with a video to apply as a candidate
- explanations about the main concerns for French people
- an introduction to the main candidates with a reading and matching up
- a critical explanation about how the media can shape/influence politics
- an explanation about what the Left Wing/Right Wing is
- a review of objectives in pairs

Have fun!