Bon voyage! Level 2

Chapter 5: La banque et la poste

WebQuest

Les services de La Poste

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Objective
  • Familiarize students with services offered by La Poste

  • Reinforce vocabulary about banking and postal services

Notes

  • Advise students that 1000 grams = 35.2 ounces and a one-ounce letter weighs about 28 grams.

  • Explain to students that Ecopli is an economic way to send letters and mass mailings.

  • The following vocabulary words might be useful to students in doing this activity.
 un plienvelope, letter
 rémunéréepaid
 un plafondceiling,limit
 hebdomadaireweekly

Expansion

  • Have students write a short advertisement in French promoting one or more services that La Poste offers customers. They could then present the ad to the class. This activity can be done individually or in groups.

 

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