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WEBQUEST - BUYING A VEHICLE IN FRANCE
In this
activity, you and a partner will surf a popular French vehicle maker's
web site and gather the necessary information to make a purchase.
You will select the role of "customer" or
"salesman" and, respectively, create a dialogue.
You will perform the dialogue in front of the class.
We will work on
this activity for the next three days.
There is one major deliverable for each day:
Day One: Choose roles, gather information, and create the dialogue
between the "customer" and "car salesman".
Each group must turn in a rough draft of the dialogue at the
end of class.
Day Two: Incorporating the comments offered by the teacher, finish the
final copy of the written dialogue - turn in for a grade.
Use the rest of the class time to practice the oral
presentation.
Day Three:
Each group has 10 minutes to present the dialogue to the class.
If you need
help with vocabulary, use Madame Ketler's French-English dictionaries,
or use the translation software at http://translation2.paralink.com/.
1. Choose who
will play the role of "car salesman" and who will play the
role of "customer".
2. Enter
www.renault.fr
web site and click on "Que voulez vous conduire?".
Select the kind of car the customer wants to buy.
You may wish to click on "Recherechez une voiture neuve"
for interactive shopping. With this interactive guide, it is possible to select
criteria for a vehicle, and then see a list of vehicles that meet the
criteria.
3. Create a
dialogue for the following mock situation:
The customer
wants to buy a vehicle. He/she
has certain criteria in mind, but is not familiar with the vehicles
that Renault currently offers. The
car salesman helps the customer to select a vehicle.
The purchase is made.
4.
"Customer" and "car salesman" act out the dialogue
for the class. Be sure to
include in the dialogue how much the vehicle will cost in Euro.
Also be sure to translate that amount in U.S. Dollars for the
class. To find out the
conversion rate, go to http://www.xe.com/ucc/.
5. Take
questions from the class about the vehicle that was chosen.
One person
should agree to be the "secretary" and write the rough draft
of the dialogue. Then, a
neat and grammatically correct final copy should be written.
It would be a good idea to make two copies so that each person
has a copy for the performance for the class.
It would also be a good idea to highlight your lines.
Turn in one copy to be graded - there is a possible 50 points
for the written portion of this activity.
There is also
an oral assessment for this activity - with a possible 50 points.
It will help if the print on the written copy is large and
LEGIBLE! Speak clearly!
Use ONLY FRENCH
in the written and oral presentation.
By the end of
this activity, you will be able to list the practical French
vocabulary necessary to make a vehicle purchase (real world
situation). You will
recognize the most famous brand of vehicle driven in France (cultural
awareness). You will
improve your French speaking ability by practicing and presenting your
dialogue (language proficiency).
Rubric
There is a possible 100 points (50 for
the written dialogue and 50 for the oral presentation).
For a further breakdown of the points, see below:
| Written:
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| 4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
| some
vocab. is relevant
|
|
most
vocab. is relevant |
|
all
vocab. is relevant |
| 4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
| many
grammatical errors |
|
several
grammatical errors |
|
only
a few grammatical errors |
| 2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
| little
creative effort |
|
some
creative effort |
|
strong
creative effort |
| Oral: |
|
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|
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| 4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
| Many
pronunciation errors |
|
Several
pronunciation errors |
|
Few
pronunciation errors |
| 4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
| Spoke
often in English |
|
Spoke
mostly French |
|
Spoke
all French |
| 2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
| Showed
little enthusiasm |
|
Showed
sufficient enthusiasm |
|
Showed
significant enthusiasm |
GOOD
LUCK!!!
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