La France en chansons

1. Chanson du jour
Play a short excerpt from one of the featured songs at the beginning of class. Students guess the theme, describe the mood, and share personal reactions. A simple way to build listening fluency and spark cultural curiosity.
Focus: Listening for gist and emotional tone

2. À la loupe : les paroles
Distribute the lyrics of a selected song and ask students to highlight unfamiliar words, idioms, or cultural references. Use these discoveries to launch a collaborative decoding activity before listening.
Focus: Vocabulary in context and interpretive reading

3. Ligne de vie : l’artiste
After reading a comic-strip biography, students create a timeline of key events in the artist’s life, connecting personal milestones to major events in French history.
Focus: Biographical reading and cultural literacy