Review café language, movies, transportation, and sports with a beginning French escape room for the first months of French 1. Students apply practical novice vocabulary and language skills to help Chloé and Lucas decide whether they have a future together—or remain in the friend zone.

This beginning French escape room is a game that your students will be able to play in the very first months of French level 1! They will use their language skills to help Chloé and Lucas to decide whether or not they have a future as a couple - or if they will be friend zoned forever.

In order to do this activity, students need to know:
How to order at a café in French
How to understand common food items in French
How to read descriptions of movies in French
How to read short passages about sports in French
How to read official documents about using the Paris transport system


The students will use their reading, listening, and writing skills to complete the tasks. There are different tasks to complete, each one allowing them to practice talking about food, movies, transportation and sports French.


The tasks include:
Listening/vocabulary - select the correct food items ordered by the customer
Conversation - put the lines of the conversation between a waiter and a customer in the correct order
Reading - match the description of the film to the movie poster
Reading - read three short passages about PSG, the French Open and Pari-Roller and then answer multiple choice questions
Reading - using official documents from the RATP, answer questions about public transportation in Paris

At the end of the game, once they have completed the tasks, they will see a congratulations screen with a surprise image. You will want them to take a screenshot to share with you as proof that they have completed the game.

The game is hosted in genial.ly - so no Google forms, and students don't need to log in (other than typing their name at the beginning of the game). It is self-grading and students can't move on to the next task until they've successfully completed the first one. No prep - just share the link with your students and they can start the game.