Demander Et Donner L'heure

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.4.3.1.1 - Écouter et réagir à une conversation ou une présentation dans laquelle des gens demandent et donnent l’heure (Réception orale / Compréhension de l’oral)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

1. Identify and understand at least 8 different ways of asking for the time when heard in a dialogue or audio recording (e.g., “Quelle heure est-il ?”, “Tu as l’heure ?”).
2. Recognise and correctly interpret common time expressions heard orally, including “Il est midi”, “Il est minuit”, “Il est 6 heures du matin”, and “Il est 6 heures du soir”.
3. Distinguish between exact times, quarter hours, half hours and minutes before the hour when listening (e.g., “midi et quart”, “midi et demie”, “une heure moins dix”).
4. Respond appropriately to a listening passage by answering comprehension questions in English or French with short phrases, showing understanding of who asked for the time and what time was given.
5. Complete an auditory discrimination exercise, correctly identifying numbers from 0 to 60 when heard in time expressions.

This lesson opens the topic of telling time in French. Learners previously studied numbers up to 60 in earlier strands, so they will build on that knowledge. The focus here is purely on listening comprehension; learners will practise asking and giving the time orally in Week 2, and read and write about the time in Weeks 2 and 3.