La Date (the date)
Video
Notes
- Telling the date in French is rather easy.
- The format of the date in French is like this:
le + #day + month + year
Aujourd'hui, c'est le 4 mars 2015. > Today is March 4, 2015. - When the date is the first of the month, you will use "premier" instead of the #day.
Aujourd'hui, c'est le premier mars 2015. > Today is March 1, 2015. - The Thinglink below shows some of the vocabulary that will be used when telling the date in French.
- Scroll over the icons in order to see the vocabulary.
Activities
La date de l'histoire and KEY
Students use sentence strips to create the dates for each of the historical events given. Note: some of the dates given are contested, so if the students continue to get the dates wrong, tell them which ones are correct and which ones require further research.
Directions: Identify the date that the following events occurred, then, using the strips of paper provided, create the dates in French.
Materials: sentence strips with each of the dates cut up in pieces, internet access
Students use sentence strips to create the dates for each of the historical events given. Note: some of the dates given are contested, so if the students continue to get the dates wrong, tell them which ones are correct and which ones require further research.
Directions: Identify the date that the following events occurred, then, using the strips of paper provided, create the dates in French.
Materials: sentence strips with each of the dates cut up in pieces, internet access
Additional Sites
French.About
Essential vocabulary as well as how to respond to questions about dates.
French Learner
More information about vocabulary and formation of the date in French.
Essential vocabulary as well as how to respond to questions about dates.
French Learner
More information about vocabulary and formation of the date in French.
Additional Video
Video courtesty of French.About