Les Visiteurs
Les Visiteurs
The Visitors
DVD in French with English subtitles.
A complete French lesson plan for Les Visiteurs — ready to open and teach.
Jean-Marie Poiré's 1993 comedy sends a medieval knight and his hapless serf crashing into modern France — where the knight's descendants have become insufferably bourgeois and the plumbing is incomprehensible. It is slapstick and social satire at the same time, and the contrast between medieval French and contemporary French gives students a genuine linguistic education disguised as pure comedy.
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 Les Visiteurs 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
- Medieval history units: The comedy only works if students know enough to see the contrast — a perfect reward for a history unit.
- Language evolution discussions: Old French vs. modern French — built into the plot.
- End-of-term: High-energy, accessible, and genuinely funny — earns its place at the end of a long semester.
Language: French | Director: Jean-Marie Poiré | Year: 1993
Level: Intermediate | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery
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Director: Jean-Marie Poiré
Cast: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Valérie Lemercier
Audio: DVD in French with English subtitles.
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