Christmas in francophone countries – Y8-9 French worksheet

A French cultural worksheet exploring how Christmas is celebrated in different French-speaking countries.
KS3 students expand their festive vocabulary and practise comprehension and writing through authentic-style texts, scaffolded questions, and a creative paragraph task. Ideal for lessons, homework, or end-of-term cover.

What’s included

• Match-up: French and English festive vocabulary
• Reading texts on five Francophone countries (France, Québec, Sénégal, Madagascar, Haïti)
• True or false comprehension task
• Guided English comprehension questions
• Writing task: plan a Christmas abroad using sentence starters
• Challenge: read aloud
• Discussion questions for more oral practice

All answers are included at the end.
Available in colour and black-and-white, PDF and editable PPTX.

This cultural worksheet encourages language use in context while deepening students’ awareness of Francophone traditions. It pairs really well with Christmas in the French-speaking world – Y7–8 worksheet.

I hope you and your students enjoy this resource.

If you’re looking for more festive resources, the Christmas trail in my shop will lead you to:

• Christmas Escape Room – KS3 French
• Noël – KS3 Worksheet – Christmas vocabulary in French

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