Play Family Feud in French class - it's easy to set up, a fun way to review vocabulary and grammar in any language class, and adaptable for all levels.

Set up

Divide the class into two teams and have them come up with a French name. Give the job of scorekeeper to less motivated students, or the ones who absolutely do not want to play; this gives them a chance to follow along and still participate.

Make flash cards of whatever you want to practice: vocabulary, simple phrases, and/or grammar (see suggestions and variations, below)

How to play

The first player for each team goes to the front of the room. Teacher holds up a flash card, and the players raise their hands if they know how to say it in French. The first hand raised gets first shot at answering. If correct, s/he gets the point. If s/he makes a mistake (e.g., wrong word, wrong gender), the other player gets to try. If s/he too makes a mistake, their teammates can raise their hands and, when called on, try to answer.

Scoring

2 points for correct answer by current players

1 point for correct answer by teammates

Suggestions

This game can be used for any level and many different grammar topics and/or lists of vocabulary. Here are a few ideas - be creative!

Variations

* Making the cards - Three basic variations, depending on level and what exactly you want to practice:

1. Write in French, students provide English translation
2. Write in English, students provide French translation
3. Write in French (e.g., a question, verb that needs a preposition or to be conjugated), students respond in French

* Mixed practice - You can either stick to one topic (e.g., colors) or mix several lessons in to review them all at once (e.g., food and conjugations for manger and boire)

* Bonus points - Upon stating the correct answer, give student the opportunity to earn an extra point or two if s/he can do one of the following (depending on topic being reviewed):

1. Use the word in a sentence
2. Offer a synonym or antonym
3. Conjugate the verb in another tense/mood

Rules

1. Students must remain quiet so that everyone can hear what's going on.
2. Non-playing teammates cannot help their current player.

Notes

This game was kindly shared in the Profs de français forum by Angeloudi99, who says "My kids will play this as long as and as often as I let them. They adore it!"

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