Asteroid Alert is a live online French language activity. The premise of the game is that the students are enjoying a virtual tour of the Bacily Space Monitoring Centre when an alarm sounds - an asteroid is crashing through space and heading straight for the Château de la Baudonnière! The guide leads the students to help them find a code to activate the laser and destroy the asteroid before it hits! There’s only one problem – all the instructions are in French and so the classmates will have to use their language skills to solve the clues which lead to the code and save the Château from ultimate destruction.
The fast-paced game is so much fun, students will not realise that they are practising their French reading, comprehension, listening and speaking skills throughout.
“I enjoyed the mission to save the world from impending doom and found the puzzles well-thought-through and engaging. The animatrice who led us through the mission was very typical of the château staff we have worked with in the past: enthusiastic and helpful, able to get into her role completely and good at giving clear instructions and gentle nudges in the right direction when required. The overall experience was really good fun and very much of the quality we have come to expect from years of visiting the château itself.”
Teacher trial session feedback from Claire Watson, French Teacher, The Mary Erskine School
MFL teachers volunteered to try Asteroid Alert for themselves - read what they thought!