Using Aller and Venir with Places

Grade 7 · French

Semester 2 | Period 5 | Week 26

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Subject: French

Semester: 2

Period: 5

Week: 26

School Name: ___________________________________
Teacher’s Name: ___________________________________
Subject: French
Grade Level: Grade 7
Date: Week 26
Lesson Duration: 45 minutes
Week & Period: Week 26, Period 5
Topic: Using Aller and Venir with Places
Sub-topic: Grammar and Practical Dialogues with Places

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

  1. Use aller à + lieu to indicate destination.
  2. Use venir de + lieu to indicate origin.
  3. Name common towns, cities, and places in French: l’école, le marché, l’église, la gare, l’aéroport, Monrovia, etc.
  4. Engage in practical dialogues asking and answering about destinations and origins.
  5. Communicate confidently about where they are going and where they come from.

 

Previous Knowledge

Students already know:

  • Basic verbs aller and venir in present tense (je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles)
  • Prepositions à and de with places
  • Vocabulary for towns, cities, and common locations
  • Basic question and answer structures (Où vas-tu ?, D’où viens-tu ?)

 

Instructional Materials

  • Flashcards with place names (school, market, church, airport, train station, cities)
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Worksheets for sentences and dialogues
  • Role-play prompts
  • Students’ notebooks and writing materials

 

Lesson Development – ABC Model

A – Anticipation (Warm-up / Starter)
Time: 5–10 minutes

  • Teacher asks: “Où vas-tu ?” and “D’où viens-tu ?”
  • Pupils respond using familiar places (l’école, le marché).
  • Quick oral drill: conjugation of aller and venir in present tense.

 

B – Building Knowledge (Main Lesson Body)

Time: 25–30 minutes

  1. Grammar Focus: Aller à + Lieu
  • Teacher explains: Aller à + place shows where someone is going.
  • Conjugation of aller (present tense):
    • Je vais
    • Tu vas
    • Il/Elle va
    • Nous allons
    • Vous allez
    • Ils/Elles vont
  • Teacher writes sentences on the board.

Examples:

  • Je vais à l’école. (I am going to school.)
  • Tu vas au marché. (You are going to the market.)
  • Il va à Monrovia. (He is going to Monrovia.)
  • Nous allons à l’église. (We are going to church.)
  • Elles vont au stade. (They are going to the stadium.)

Guided Practice:

  • Pupils form 3–4 sentences about where they or family members are going.
  • Example prompts: “mère / marché”, “amis / aéroport”, “nous / église”.

 

  1. Grammar Focus: Venir de + Lieu
  • Teacher explains: Venir de + place shows where someone is coming from.
  • Conjugation of venir (present tense):
    • Je viens
    • Tu viens
    • Il/Elle vient
    • Nous venons
    • Vous venez
    • Ils/Elles viennent

Examples:

  • Je viens de la gare. (I am coming from the train station.)
  • Elle vient de l’église. (She is coming from the church.)
  • Nous venons de Monrovia. (We are coming from Monrovia.)
  • Vous venez de l’aéroport. (You are coming from the airport.)
  • Ils viennent du marché. (They are coming from the market.)

Guided Practice:

  • Pupils form 3–4 sentences about where they or friends are coming from.
  • Example prompts: “tu / gare”, “nous / école”, “père / aéroport”.

 

  1. Vocabulary Expansion
  • Teacher introduces common places:
    • l’école (school)
    • le marché (market)
    • l’église (church)
    • la gare (station)
    • l’aéroport (airport)
    • la maison (home)
    • le stade (stadium)
    • Monrovia (city)
  • Pupils repeat after teacher, correcting pronunciation.
  • Pupils classify vocabulary into city places (gare, aéroport, marché) and local places (maison, école, église).

 

  1. Practical Dialogue Practice
  • Teacher models short exchanges:

Example 1 (Aller):
A: Où vas-tu ?
B: Je vais à l’école. Et toi ?
A: Je vais au marché.

Example 2 (Venir):
A: D’où viens-tu ?
B: Je viens de la gare.
A: Moi, je viens de l’aéroport.

  • Pupils practice in pairs, rotating roles and changing destinations/origins.
  • Some pairs perform before the class.

 

  1. Written Practice
  • Pupils complete worksheet activities:
  1. Fill in blanks:
    • Je ______ (aller) ___ l’école. → Je vais à l’école.
    • Nous ______ (aller) ___ marché. → Nous allons au marché.
    • Tu ______ (venir) ___ la gare. → Tu viens de la gare.
    • Ils ______ (venir) ___ Monrovia. → Ils viennent de Monrovia.
  2. Transform prompts into full sentences:
    • tu / venir / aéroport → Tu viens de l’aéroport.
    • nous / aller / église → Nous allons à l’église.
  3. Short dialogue writing:
    • Pupils write 4–6 lines between two friends asking and answering about travel.

 

Learners’ Activities

  1. Repetition Drill – Pupils repeat the conjugations of aller and
  2. Pair Work – Pupils ask/answer “Où vas-tu ?” and “D’où viens-tu ?” with vocabulary words.
  3. Group Work – Each group creates 3–4 mini-dialogues and practices aloud.
  4. Written Practice – Pupils complete worksheets (fill-in, transform, dialogue writing).
  5. Oral Presentation – Selected pairs perform dialogues; class listens and corrects errors.

 

Assessment Checks

  1. Oral Assessment – Teacher calls individual pupils: “Où vas-tu ? / D’où viens-tu ?” and listens for correct grammar.
  2. Pair Performance – Teacher monitors dialogue accuracy, preposition usage, and pronunciation.
  3. Written Assessment – Worksheets graded for conjugation, sentence structure, and vocabulary.
  4. Peer Review – Pupils exchange worksheets and correct each other’s work under guidance.

 

Notes (Expanded & Detailed)

  • Emphasize the difference between aller à (destination) and venir de (origin).
  • Reinforce contractions: à + le = au (au marché), de + le = du (du marché).
  • Connect to Week 25: integrate transport vocabulary (e.g., Je vais à l’aéroport en taxi.).

 

Assignment (Homework)

  1. Write 5 sentences using aller à + lieu about where you or family members are going.
  2. Write 5 sentences using venir de + lieu about where you or friends are coming from.
  3. Prepare a short dialogue (6–8 lines) with a classmate using both aller à and venir de.
  4. Practice orally with a family member, asking and answering: “Où vas-tu ? / D’où viens-tu ?”

C – Consolidation (Conclusion & Assessment)
Time: 5–10 minutes

  • Recap grammar rules: aller à for destinations, venir de for origins.
  • Volunteers share sentences orally.
    Evaluation Method: Quick oral quiz – pupils answer 2–3 questions about destinations and origins using correct forms.
    Follow-up Activity: Prepare for Week 27 – Combining Transport, Places, and Directions in Dialogues.

 

Differentiation / Inclusive Strategies

  • Struggling learners: Visual prompts, guided sentence starters, repetition drills.
  • Advanced learners: Create longer dialogues combining transport vocabulary, destinations, and origins.
  • Students with disabilities: Extra time, peer support, written prompts.

 

Teacher’s Reflection:

  • What worked well? ___________________________________________
  • What needs improvement? ____________________________________
  • Students’ engagement level: ☑ High ☐ Medium ☐ Low