Make the first French lessons easier to teach and more meaningful for beginners. This ready-to-teach French Greetings & Introductions resource helps students learn how to greet others, introduce themselves and ask simple questions while building confidence in speaking, reading and writing.
Designed for Year 7 and beginner French students, Bienvenue ! – Salutations et Présentations provides structured, scaffolded activities that take students from recognising basic French expressions to using them in simple conversations.
Students also explore how greetings and introductions can vary across French-speaking cultures, helping them develop cultural awareness alongside their language skills.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Learning intentions and success criteria
- Cultural task exploring greetings in France and the Francophone world
- Key greetings and introductions vocabulary
- Fill-in-the-blank and matching activities
- Reading comprehension task – Qui parle ?
-
Ça va ? emotion vocabulary and practice
- Create-a-conversation activity
- Speed Chat speaking game
-
Et voilà moi ! self-introduction task
- 5-question comprehension quiz
- Printable quick reference sheet
- Teacher notes, curriculum links and teaching tips
WHAT STUDENTS PRACTISE
Students build their ability to:
✔ Greet people and respond to common greetings
✔ Introduce themselves and give basic personal information
✔ Ask and answer simple questions
✔ Read and understand short beginner French texts
✔ Build and write simple French sentences
✔ Participate in short supported conversations
✔ Recognise differences in greetings and communication across Francophone cultures
WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS RESOURCE
✔ Clear and scaffolded – ideal for students with little or no prior French
✔ Strong speaking focus – students use French from the beginning rather than simply completing written exercises
✔ Develops multiple skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing are integrated throughout
✔ Culturally rich – introduces students to variation in greetings and communication across the Francophone world
✔ Ready to teach – structured activities and teacher support save preparation time
PERFECT FOR
- Year 7 French
- Beginner French
- First French lessons
- Greetings and introductions
- Speaking practice
- Start-of-year or start-of-term French
- Vocabulary introduction and revision
- Classroom communication
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
This resource supports the Australian Curriculum: Languages – French (Years 7–10), including learning related to:
- interacting with others to exchange information and ideas
- using familiar language in spoken and written communication
- interpreting simple texts and conversations
- developing understanding of French language structures
- exploring relationships between language and culture
- recognising variation in language use across Francophone communities
Start French with confidence. Get students speaking from lesson one.
