Fr I - Parlons U1L4 : Les horaires du train (Asking

Fr I - Parlons U1L4 : Les horaires du train
(Asking about train schedules, 10 pts.)
LE FOND (CONTENT)
A. Pour les trains au départ:
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S’il vous plait? À quelle heure est le train pour _____?
Le train pour _____ est à _____.
Merci.
De rien.
B. Pour les trains à l’arrivée:
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S’il vous plait? À quelle heure arrive le train de _____?
Le train de _____ arrive à _____.
Merci.
De rien.
REMARQUES:
1) The timetables will be posted on the whiteboard but no other notes will be allowed.
Thus, it is the student’s responsibility to memorize dialogue frameworks A and B.
2) All times mentioned need to be given in heure militaire, c’est-à-dire (meaning),
you cannot use any time expressions. Use numbers only.
NOTE: 0h01 would be pronounced: “zéro heure, zéro une”. (Use “une” for une minute
since the word minute in French is feminine.) Likewise, 1h00 would be “une heure” and
21h00 would be “vingt et une heures” because the word heure is also feminine.
LA FORME (FORMAT)
Questions (5 pts): Each student will be required to successfully ask 2 questions (about
one arriving train and one departing train).
Réponses (5 pts): Each student is also required to successfully answer the two
questions that are addressed to them.
A successful student is one who clearly shows a command of the vocabulary and grammar
structures used. He or she also follows the rules of pronunciation that have been learned
so far in class, so that pronunciation neither hinders comprehension, nor sounds 110%
American. Clarity of voice, volume and pacing are also considered. Each mini-dialogue
should flow smoothly; There should not be any awkward silences which throw the pace
off. (More specifically: There is no confusion between arriving trains and departing trains;
Words such as train, de, arrive, est are pronounced clearly and correctly; I hear a clear
and crisp “t” sound—and not a guttural sound—at the end of numbers such as 30, 40, 50;
Correct usage of liaison is evident in expressions such as “est à” and before the word
Fr I - Parlons U1L4 : Les horaires du train
(Asking about train schedules, 10 pts.)
“heures”. It behooves everyone to review the liaison pronunciation guide on the first two
pages of lesson 4!)
The Presentation Process:
Students will generally be called up in groups of 4 (though groups of 3 or pairs might even
be called up, depending on the class size.)
Each student will take an instruction card. I will call out who is to ask and answer each
question until the movement of the presentations is firmly established.
[A—B, B—C, C—D, D—A, D—C, C—B, B—A, A—D].
RAPPEL/Reminder: The questions are not grouped together. There is no set order
between arriving and departing trains.
Once everyone in the group has completed his/her tasks, they will return their instruction
cards to me before regaining their seats and another group is called up.
Sample instruction card:
You are student (A).
Answer any questions that come your way.
Your questions:
1. Get the person’s attention. Next, ask at what time the train from Paris arrives.
2. Get the person’s attention and then ask at what time the train for Lille leaves.
RETURN THIS CARD WHEN YOU ARE DONE.
Final Suggestion:
What should you do if you don’t understand the question that is being asked to you?
Keep the dialogue flowing and throw the burden back on your partner by asking,
“Répétez, s’il vous plait?” If you still don’t understand it the second time around, try to
answer it as best as you can.
The presentation date will be announced in class and posted on the school website.