Term 1 In grades 4-7, reading will occur more naturally through oral presentation of stories, puzzles, games, skits, books, songs and flashcards.
Grade 4 Working on a review unit titled Mes Premiers Pas Review months, days of the week, weather and numbers to 31 Review people, classroom objects and rooms in a school Unit 1 LES ANIMAUX DE COMPAGNIE (a unit on pets). Identify the different animals people have as pets Describe favourite pet and share likes and dislikes about types of pets Create an animal puppet which represents favourite pet (to be used for class presentation) verbs: être, avoir and aimer Extra : review gestures from the AIM program
Grade 5 Working on a review unit titled Mes Premiers Pas Review months, days of the week, weather and numbers to 31 Review people, classroom objects and rooms in a school Unit 1 LA PIZZA Identify different kinds of pizzas Identify the toppings used in the different kinds of pizza Identify other foods and countries Song: La pizza by Charlotte Diamond Culture: foods all over the world Review verbs : être, avoir, aimer, commander Project : Pizza recipe and restaurant skit
Grade 6 Working on a review unit titled JE ME SOUVIENS Review months, days of the week, weather and numbers to 31 Review people, classroom objects and rooms in a school Unit 1 LA RENTRÉE et SALUT, C'EST MOI! Compose a presentation about self: describe self, talk about family, pets, school, likes, dislikes, school, teachers, friends, etc
What rooms might we find in a school? Which people work in a school? Draw a floor plan of your dream school and present yourself to the class.
Song : La salle de classe by Etienne Culture: Past, Present and Future classrooms Other Vocab : school subjects numbers 1-100 review telling time les horaires review all verbs and adjectives Project : Une conversation avec un(e) ami(e
Extra: review gestures from the AIM program
Students are encouraged to play games, read and expand their own French learning experience. Some great resources for improving their vocabulary can be found on the game tabs to the right.
Grade 7 Working on a review unit titled JE ME SOUVIENS Review months, days of the week, weather and numbers to 31 Review people, classroom objects and rooms in a school Unit 1 NATALIE AU QUÉBEC (a unit about an English-speaking girl from Vancouver visiting a French-speaking family in Quebec) Discover the strategies one can use in order to speak, understand, pronounce and read French What types of activities will Natalie do while in Quebec Talk about student exchange programs Pretend to be coming back from a trip abroad and talk about likes and dislikes about the experience Role-play 5 different scenarios and suggest effective communication strategies: L'arrivée à l'aéroport, À table! Allons en ville! Allons au cinéma! Le temps des sucres. Song: Natalie au Québec found in Visages 3 unité 1 Culture: La Cabane à Sucre Other Vocab: Telling time Numbers 1-199 Places around town (airport, school, home, movie theatre, shopping mall, café, restaurant, etc)
Students are encouraged to speak French everyday and to find opportunities to apply what they have learned to real life situations.
Être - to be Je suis - I am Tu es - you are Il est - he is Elle est - she is Nous sommes - we are Vous êtes - you are (plural) Ils sont - they are (boys, boys/girls) Elles sont - they are (girls)
Avoir - to have J’ai - I have Tu as - you have Il a - he has Elle a - she has Nous avons - we have Vous avez - you have (plural) Ils ont - they have (boys, boys/girls) Elles ont - they have (girls)
Verb faire - to do/to make Je fais - I do/ make , I am doing/making Tu fais - you do/make, you are doing/making Il fait - he does/makes, he is doing/making Elle fait - she does/makes, she is doing/making Nous faisons - we do/make, we are doing/making Vous faites - you do/make, you are doing/making Ils font - they do/make, they are doing/making Elles font- they do/make, they are doing/making
Verb aller - to go Je vais - I go, I am going Tu vas - you go, you are going Il va - he goes, he is going Elle va - she goes, she is going Nous allons - we go, we are going Vous allez - you go, you are going Ils vont - they go, they are going Elles vont - they go, they are going
ER VERB ENDINGS Je - e Tu - es Il - e Elle - e Nous - ons Vous - ez Ils - ent Elles - ent
Verb attendre - to wait for J'attends - I wait (for), I am waiting (for) Tu attends - you wait (for), you are waiting (for) Il attend - he waits (for), he is waiting (for) Elle attend - she waits (for), she is waiting (for) Nous attendons - we wait (for), we are waiting (for) Vous attendez - you wait (for), you are waiting (for) Ils attendent - they wait (for), they are waiting (for) Elles attendent - they wait (for), they are waiting (for)
For extra practice and fun in French, click to try some games!