New Year's Eve in France: Reading, Substitute Plan & Activities for French Class

This is a reading passage about the New Year's Eve traditions that are celebrated in France. The reading includes two articles with questions, New Year's Eve related French vocabulary, and a crossword puzzle that follows.

This is a great reading to keep in your emergency sub plan file for all levels of your French classes. The reading is in English and includes a key. Depending on how long you want the assignment to be, you can split up the articles and the crossword rather than having them read everything at once.

Key words: French class, Paris, France, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Jour de l'an, la Saint-Sylvestre, le Reveillon, Bonne Annee