Ask students to select a person to interview. Ideally the person could come from another culture, but that will not be possible in many classrooms. In the absence of French-speaking people in the community, the interviews could be done with students in other French classes or with classmates in their own class. A list could be made of French-speaking people in the community who could be approached to participate in the interview. Depending on the availability of native French speakers, students could work in pairs to interview one person.
Students perform the interview by asking the questions that have been prepared previously.
The interviewee's answers will be recorded by the interviewer. Interviews could be evaluated by the teacher concentrating on elements such as question formation, clarity of message in responses, etc. If the interview is taking place between two students both the interviewer and the interviewee can be evaluated. Write the biographical article including the information collected in the interview. Fiche 33 is included as a reference sheet.