Looking for a fun, no-prep French speaking activity about Paris? 🇫🇷🗼
Tu préfères… ? Paris Edition is a ready-to-use set of French conversation speaking mats designed to get students talking about Paris while practicing opinions, preferences, explanations, and follow-up conversation.
This resource includes two differentiated French speaking mats—one for beginner French students and one for intermediate learners. Each level includes 10 Paris-themed conversation prompts, giving you 20 French speaking prompts in all.
Best of all, there is nothing to cut, assemble, or prepare. Simply print the appropriate speaking mat or project it on your screen and start talking!
🇫🇷 Beginner French Speaking Activity
The beginner speaking mat features 10 accessible Tu préfères… ? questions about visiting Paris.
Students discuss topics such as:
The Eiffel Tower or the Louvre
Montmartre or the Seine
Croissants or crêpes
Visiting Paris in the morning or evening
Taking the Métro or walking
Museums and gardens
Taking photos or buying souvenirs
Sightseeing along the Seine
Traveling with family or friends
Spending a day or a week in Paris
Sentence starters such as Je préfère…, Parce que…, J’aime…, and Je voudrais… help novice learners build confidence and extend their responses.
🗼 Intermediate French Conversation Practice
The intermediate French speaking mat encourages students to develop longer answers, express opinions, and justify their choices.
Students discuss questions about:
Planning limited time in Paris
Following an itinerary vs. exploring freely
Discovering French food
Traveling during different seasons
Parisian history and contemporary life
Famous monuments vs. less-touristy neighborhoods
Choosing activities and transportation
Different approaches to sightseeing
Art, architecture, food, history, and daily life in Paris
Helpful response starters including Je choisirais…, Je préférerais…, Selon moi…, and À mon avis… support students as they move toward more independent French conversation.
💬 No-Prep French Speaking Practice
Use these Paris French speaking activities for:
French partner activities
French conversation practice
Paris or France culture units
French speaking warm-ups
French bell ringers
Small-group conversation
French 1 and French 2
Intermediate French
Travel and tourism units
Cultural lessons about Paris
Early-finisher activities
Informal speaking assessment
Substitute plans
Students can work with a partner or in a small group, or teachers can project the speaking mat for whole-class conversation.
📚 What's Included
✓ 1 Beginner Paris French Speaking Mat✓ 1 Intermediate Paris French Speaking Mat✓ 10 conversation prompts per level✓ 20 French conversation prompts total✓ Sentence starters and speaking support✓ Extension challenge on each page✓ 2 ready-to-use pages✓ No cutting✓ No prep — print or project!
❤️ Build Confidence Speaking French
These French conversation activities combine Paris culture with meaningful oral communication. Instead of simply learning facts about Paris, students use French to make choices, express preferences, explain their opinions, and respond to one another.
Whether you're teaching a Paris unit, France culture lesson, French travel unit, French 1, French 2, or intermediate French, Tu préfères…? Paris Edition gives you an easy way to add more student-to-student French conversation to your classroom.
🇫🇷 Imprimez ou projetez… et parlons français !
