Northeastern Illinois University - Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Foreign Language Laboratory Assignment # 3 - FL-FREN 102

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Trouver un correspondant francophone

PEDAGOGICAL OBJECTIVES: To describe oneself and others and to express preferences about leisure time activities.

Introduction: Do you have a pen pal from another country? In this activity, you'll look at a list of people in different French-speaking countries looking for pen pals around the world. Although you've only been studying French for a little while, you know enough to introduce yourself, to say something about your family, and to talk about your favorite activities... so it's time to put all that hard work to use and find a new friend!

A. Mon auto-portrait: Describe yourself in French. Make two word lists. Use the Vocabulaire in Leçons 2 through 8 of your Voilà! textbook to help you. In the first list, indicate your physical characteristics. In the second list, indicate your favorite activities. List four things for each category.
 

Ma description physique: Je suis...  Mes activités préférées: J'aime...
     
     
      
     
 
B. À la recherche d'un correspondant: Click on the link below to find French-speaking pen pals on the FranceWorld Web site. Once the website appears click on "How to find a Pen Pal". Leave blank the "Login Name" and "Password" blanks.  When you click "How to find a Pen Pal" you will see a list of countries.  To find out which ones are French-speaking, look at the maps inside your textbook. From the list choose THREE DIFFERENT FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES.  Select "Target Country" (where your pen pal is from), "My Pen Pal for" (your nationality) and your choices for age, gender, region of your new pen pals. Find three possible correspondents from three different Francophone countries and click the person's name for more details about each person.

NOTE: This Website used to be exclusively in French and the webmasters are attempting to translate it into English. You may notice a mixture of both languages, often with rather bizarre combinations. This is most likely temporary. The password and user ID are required to buy email address. It is free, however,  to search and register as a member. You are not required to register or actually write the pen pals. This exercise is a simulation for improving your writing in French.
http://www.franceworld.com

1. Write the following  information for the three correspondents you've chosen.
 
   Correspondant(e) #1 Correspondant(e) #2 Correspondant(e) #3
Nom de famille: (Name)         
Prénon: (First Name)         
Âge: (Age)         
Sexe: (Girl or Boy) M ou F?         
Langues: (Languages)         
Pays/Région: (Country/Region)         
Loisirs: (Leisure Activities)         

2. Choose one of the three correspondents you found. To help you get started with your letter, use the following sentences.

4. Begin your letter with Cher (for male correspondents) or Chère (for female correspondents). End your letter with Amitiés or another appropriate closing. Write a letter of about 10 to 15 sentences. If you wish to send this letter to your chosen correspondent you can type it to send or copy and paste the text into e-mail. You can get the adress from FranceWorld Web site for $1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 Adapted from Voilà! 3/e © Copyright 1998 by Heinle & Heinle Publishers