Etre et Avoir
Etre et Avoir
To Be and To Have
DVD in French with optional English subtitles.
A complete French lesson plan for Être et Avoir — ready to open and teach.
In a one-room school in the Auvergne, a single teacher named Georges Lopez teaches every child in the village, from age four to eleven, simultaneously. Nicolas Philibert's documentary is so quietly remarkable that it regularly converts people who don't watch documentaries. The French is gentle, patient, and perfectly paced for novice learners — because it is, literally, French being taught to children.
How This Plan Works
Good films have natural moments — a powerful scene, a cultural encounter, a shift in the story — where the language and meaning come together. This plan identifies those moments in Etre et Avoir and builds a lesson around each one. For every scene, you get vocabulary and cultural notes, comprehension activities, and communicative tasks your students can work through in class or independently. A pre-film warm-up gets them ready before the first screening.
Everything is included: the teacher's guide, student worksheets in French, and an answer key.
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Teach It When It Counts
Teach it when it counts
- World Teachers' Day (October 5) — Georges Lopez's patient, devoted teaching makes this film a genuine tribute to the profession.
- First weeks of French class — The film's literal subject — learning French — and its slow pace make it ideal for novice learners at the very start of instruction.
Quick Details
Language: French | Director: Nicolas Philibert | Year: 2002
Level: Novice | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery
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More Information
More Information
Director: Nicolas Philibert
Cast: Georges Lopez, Alizé, Axel Thouvenin
Audio: DVD in French with optional English subtitles.
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