Décrire les Personnes et les Endroits: Describing People and Places in French

Décrire les Personnes et les Endroits: Describing People and Places in French

Grade 7 · World Languages (French) · NYS WL Standards Novice–Intermediate · Worksheet (35–40 min)

NYS-Aligned Standards

Novice.CLL.3 — Identify the main idea and some key details from simple texts and media in interpretive communication. Intermediate.CLL.1 — Exchange information about familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, and sentences in interpersonal communication. NYS Learning Standards for World Languages (2021)

Student Directions

Name: ________________________ Date: ____________

This worksheet helps you practice describing people and places in French. Read each section and complete the activities.

PART 1 — Vocabulaire: Describing Words (Vocabulary Reference)

Describing People:

Describing Places:

PART 2 — Reading: Une lettre de Paris (A Letter from Paris)

Original passage written for StandardCraft:

Bonjour! Je m’appelle Camille. J’habite à Paris. Paris est une ville très grande et très belle. Il y a beaucoup de musées et de parcs. Mon quartier est tranquille, mais le centre-ville est bruyant. Mon professeur de français s’appelle M. Dupont. Il est très gentil et intelligent. La tour Eiffel est historique et magnifique. J’aime Paris!

Questions (answer in English or French):

1. What city does Camille live in?

2. Find THREE adjectives Camille uses to describe Paris. Write them in French and their meanings.

3. How does Camille describe her neighborhood? How does she describe the city center?

4. How does Camille describe her teacher M. Dupont? (Write in French.)

PART 3 — Writing Practice

Describe a person you know and a place in your community. Use at least 3 adjectives in French.

Ma personne: (My person) “[Name] est ___________________________________________________________________.”

Mon endroit: (My place) “[Place] est ___________________________________________________________________.”

PART 4 — Grammar Note: Adjective Agreement

In French, adjectives must AGREE with the noun they describe:

• If the noun is feminine (la, une) → add -e to the adjective
• Example: grand → grande, amusant → amusante, petit → petite

Practice: Fix the adjective to match:

1. La ville est _____ (grand) → La ville est _________.
2. L’homme est _____ (vieux) → L’homme est _________.

SDI & Differentiation Block

Supports for MLLs/ELLs

Entering/Emerging (NYSESLAT Levels 1–2):

• The letter is short and repetitive — ideal for students with limited French
• Allow responses to Part 2 in English
• For Part 3: allow drawing a person/place and labeling with 1–2 French words

Transitioning/Expanding (NYSESLAT Levels 3–4):

• Vocabulary reference table is already provided — encourage independence
• For Part 3: sentence frame: “[Name] est ___ et ___. [Place] est ___ mais ___.”

Supports for Students with IEPs

SDI Adaptation Dimensions: content, delivery

• Content: Complete Parts 1 and 2 only; reduce Part 3 to 1 sentence each
• Delivery: Read the letter aloud; provide translated word bank for Part 2; allow extended time; large-print version

Suggested Placement: ICT, Resource Room

Answer Key

Part 2:

1. Paris
2. grande (big), belle (beautiful), bruyant(e) (noisy), tranquille (quiet), historique (historic), magnifique (magnificent) — any 3
3. Her neighborhood is quiet (tranquille); the city center is noisy (bruyant)
4. Il est très gentil et intelligent.

Part 4:

1. La ville est grande.
2. L’homme est vieux.

Alignment Record