France

Lesson objectives

• To be able to identify key locations in France

• To understand how to use a two-way table

• To use full sentences

Regions of France

16-point Compass

Paris

Paris

Toulouse

Marseille

Lille

Strasbourg

Nantes

Your task

• With your partner ask where as many cities and regions are located as you can in three minutes.

• Use your sentence starter to help you:

• e.g. Which city is west of Marseille?

• The city west of Marseille is …….

Distance in kilometres

Amiens

431 Angers

901 524 Bayonne

505 663 897 Besançon

716 338 183 696

What is the distance between Amiens and Basançon?

… and between Bayonne and Angers?

Distance in kilometres

Amiens

431 Angers

901 524 Bayonne

505 663 897 Besançon

716 338 183 696

Amiens to Basançon = 505 kms

Bayonne to Angers = 524 kms

How many kilometres are there between ….?

1. Lille and Paris

2. Marseille and Toulouse

3. Strasbourg and Nantes

4. Toulouse and Paris

5. Nantes and Toulouse

6. Paris and Marseille

7. Lille and Nantes

How many kilometres are there between ….?

1. Lille and Paris 223 km

2. Marseille and Toulouse 405 km

3. Strasbourg and Nantes 863 km

4. Toulouse and Paris 678 km

5. Nantes and Toulouse 565 km

6. Paris and Marseille 769 km

7. Lille and Nantes 607 km

Your task

• In groups of four, try and remember all the things that you have learned about the cities and regions of France. One of you should make notes.

Your task

• Did you meet the lesson objectives?

• You have four minutes to tell five people the three main points of today’s lesson.

• You have a sentence starter to help you:

• Today I learned …..