WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM FRENCH I COURSE NAME: French I UNIT: Invitation au francais NO. OF : 15 KEY LEARNING(S): Greetings, numbers, Basic Conversational Phrases, identifying friends and family UNIT : Where does this language exist in my community? What is the importance of studying a world language? COMPETENCY: Oral conversation or written quiz Alphabet Greetings Introductions Farewells Salutations Family Members 15 How can I politely introduce myself to other French speakers? How can I identify an acquaintance? Translate Memorize Ecoutez Repetez Compare Present Alphabet Greetings Introductions What words do I need to talk about my family? Farewells Salutation Family members
UNIT: La Vie Courante NO. OF : 12 KEY LEARNING(S): Basic Food and Drink, Time, Date, Weather UNIT : What study techniques will help me become a good language learner? COMPETENCY: homework, oral or written quiz, class participation, pair conversations, café scene / weather project Telling Time Weather Seasons Months Days of the Week Dates Food Items Drinks Euro 12 What are some food and drink items that I can order in a café? What currency is used in France and how does its value correlate to the dollar? How do I order a meal in a French café and pay for it? Translate Memorize Ecoutez Repetez Compare Present Telling Time Weather Seasons Months Days of the Week Dates Food Items Drinks Euro How do I tell time? What vocabulary do I need to write the date in French? What important distinction do I need to be aware of? How do I describe the weather and read a weather forecast?
UNIT: Qu est-ce qu on fait? NO. OF : 20 KEY LEARNING(S): er verbs, likes and preferences, wants, etre, faire, questions, negation, verb conjugation UNIT : Why is pronunciation important? How do I figure out meanings when words are not understood? COMPETENCY: homework, oral or written quiz, class participation, pair conversations, Unit test Verb être and subject pronouns Questions Negation Regular er verbs Tense Verb + infinitive construction Verb faire Using the telephone French school day Senegal Internet vocabulary How to accept/decline an invitation How to express likes, wants, and preferences Inviting friends to do something French pronunciation 20 How do I recognize a regular verb in French? How is it conjugated? How do I make a sentence negative? What word do I use to ask a yes/no question? What does it mean to conjugate a verb? What are some daily activities that we have in common with French teenagers? What is the verb + infinitive rule? What words do I need to ask for specific information? Subject Subject pronoun Verb Tense Conjugate Infinitive Interrogative Negative Affirmative Complete sentence Basic er verbs Aimer, préférer Est-ce que Ne pas être faire qui qu est-ce que ou quand a quelle heure pourquoi parce que comment
UNIT: Le Monde Personnel et Familier NO. OF : 20 KEY LEARNING(S): description of self and friends, bedroom furnishings, possessions, classroom vocabulary, rooms of the house UNIT : How can I create a meaningful sentence? Does word order really matter? COMPETENCY: homework, oral or written quiz, class participation, pair conversations, Unit test, Room Project 2.1, 2.2 3.1, 3.2 5.2 Talking about everyday objects Describing one s bedroom Describing people Haiti Driving in France Mopeds vs cars Computer vocabulary Verb avoir How to make adjectives feminine and plural Placement of adjectives Colors Indefinite/ definite articles Il est/c est 20 What objects do I use on a daily basis? How is a French teenager s room similar to yours? How do I use adjectives to describe people? How do I use adjectives to describe objects? How do I use the verb avoir to talk about what I have? What are some idiomatic expressions with the verb avoir? Idiomatic expression Definite articles Indefinite articles Number Gender Adjective Agreement Noun Verb avoir Sur Sous Dans Devant Derrière Un/une/des Le/la/les
UNIT: En Ville NO. OF : 25 KEY LEARNING(S): cities, public buildings, giving directions, rooms of the house, immediate future, Paris UNIT : What have I learned about my own language and culture from the study of French? COMPETENCY: homework, oral or written quiz, class participation, pair conversations, Unit test, House and/or Paris Project 2.1, 2.2 3.1, 3.2 5.2 Layout of a typical French city Giving directions Describing a house or apartment Monuments of Paris Verb ALLER Contractions with à and de CHEZ Use of aller + infinitive construction to talk about the immediate future. Verb VENIR Stress Pronouns Possession with noun + de + noun Possessive adjectives Ordinal numbers Jouer with à and de 25 How do French cities compare to American cities? How do I describe my house? What places do Paris teens like to visit? How to we express future actions? What are possessive adjectives and how do we show possession in French? How do I give directions from Point A to Point B? How do I use the verbs aller and venir to talk about coming from and going to different sites?, maps of Paris, Paris realia, Paris Metro game, Cloze activites for vocabulary recognition Contractions Possession Immediate Future Stress Pronouns Ordinal vs Cardinal Verbs aller and venir Rooms of the house Buildings found in a town Directions (left, right, straight ahead, etc.) Sports and games Musical instruments Pets What sites are most frequently visited by tourists in Paris? What is an ordinal number and when are they used?