Expressing Emotions in French

Expressing Emotions in French

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to express your feelings and ask someone how they feel in French using both the informal and formal ways of addressing people.

What do you already know about expressing emotions in French?

Greetings and Addressing

Bonjour! Comment ça va? (Informal) / Bonjour! Comment allez-vous? (Formal) - Introducing informal and formal ways of asking how someone is feeling.

Expressing Emotions

Je suis content(e) - I am happy / Je suis triste - I am sad / Je suis fatigué(e) - I am tired

Empathizing

Oh, je comprends. C'est difficile. - Oh, I understand. It's difficult.

Interactive Practice 1

Role-play: Students pair up and take turns asking each other how they feel using the informal and formal expressions.

Expanding Vocabulary

Je suis en colère - I am angry / Je suis inquiet/inquiète - I am worried / Je suis surpris(e) - I am surprised

Interactive Practice 2

Discussion: Students discuss how they would respond to different emotional situations using the new vocabulary.

Wrap-up and Review

Recap the key phrases and adjectives learned in the lesson. Encourage students to ask and respond to how others feel in French.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.