GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Curriculum Guide
Course Title: French I Intermediate
Subject: Le
Français
Grade Level: Grades
9-12
Department/School: World Language/High
School
Duration: One
Year
Number of
credits: 3
Prerequisite: None
Elective or Required: Elective/Required for 2-year high school requirement
Author: Lillian Serghides
Date Submitted: Summer 2005
Course Description
French I Intermediate
The High School World Language Program is continually refined to provide interdisciplinary and cross-curricular units that are infused with special projects that are designed to maximize student second language acquisition. French 1 Intermediate is designed with a function-based approach to teach students French within the context of the francophone world. While developing cultural sensitivity to the everyday activities of French-speaking people throughout the world, students will acquire proficiency in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The language laboratory and audio-visual programs are an integral part of the curriculum. Realia, such as music, newspapers, magazines, and videos are used in the target language for the purpose of motivation and for the enhancement of communicative proficiency skills.
French
STANDARD 7.1 (COMMUNICATION)
STANDARD 7.2 (CULTURE)
GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WORLD LANGUAGE
In a changing world of technology and multiculturalism, the world is getting smaller and the importance of multilingual abilities is becoming increasingly important. We in the World Language Department believe every individual in our school is capable of learning a foreign language to the best of their ability. Our emphasis is on communication and culture. Students will use correct syntax, grammar, and pronunciation. Included in our repertoire of activities is a study of both Francophone and Hispanic cultures. This also includes non-verbal clues common to these cultures. Students will be exposed to all forms of literature in the native language in their chosen second language, in the original form, depending on the level of study.
Students will also be exposed to the language not only through the use of the textbook but also through the use of multimedia, listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Native speakers will be invited and engaged whenever possible. Students will be expected to take an active role in the learning of the language since true communication is an active process. Students will be assessed in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Authentic assessment in real life and survival situations will be a part of all teachers’ classrooms. Available technology will be employed, working on collaborative activities within the framework of the topic.
Curriculum
Description
THEMATIC
Salut!
Objectives:
Students will be able
to:
1. Greet someone and demonstrate correct cultural behavior. (7.1,11, 7.2,10)
2. Introduce yourself. (7.1,8)
3. Distinguish between informal and formal introductions. (7.2,5, 7.2,10)
4. Introduce someone else. (7.1,11, 7.1,18)
5. Ask someone’s name. (7.1,11, 7.1,18)
6. Tell someone’s name. (7.1,11, 7.1,18)
7. Pronounce common male and female names. (7.1,8)
8. Be aware of customs regarding the naming of children. (7.2,5, 7.2,10)
9. Be aware of historical information regarding family names. (7.2,5, 7.2,10)
10. Take leave and employ appropriate cultural behavior. (7.1,11, 7.1,14, 7.2,9)
11. Thank someone and be aware of correct cultural behavior. (7.1,11, 7.1,12, 7.2,10)
12. Provide and ask for telephone numbers. (7.1,12, 7.1,14)
13. Request and restate relative information. (7.1,11, 7.1,14)
14. Say the letters of the alphabet and employ them for spelling personal information. (7.1,12, 7.1,14)
15. Read about communication over the telephone or in person, in writing, and on the Internet. (7.2,13)
Duration: 4 weeks
Activities:
- Role-play, in paired activities, meeting and greeting each other, introducing each other, asking names, spellings names, and saying telephone numbers.
- Demonstrate culturally-appropriate behavior when making introductions, providing/asking names, and stating telephone numbers.
- Employ proper titles for adults in writing and in conversation.
- Provide common first names and last names and do research to provide personal history of name origins.
- Participate in total physical response activities and games.
- View video and observe native speakers utilizing target expressions and topical vocabulary.
- Listen to oral communication, read written communication, and do Internet activity to learn about language and culture.
THEMATIC
Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?
Objectives:
Students will be
able to:
1. Express likes and dislikes using the verb aimer + infinitives. (7.1,14, 7.1,17, 7.1,23)
2. Ask for information. (7.1,10, 7.1,11)
3. Make invitations. (7.1,17, 7.1,20)
4. Refuse an invitation. (7.1,17, 7.1,20)
5. Agree and disagree. (7.1,11)
6. Make connections between English and French using cognates. (7.1,23, 7.2,8)
7. Read about places that French young people go to during their leisure time. (7.2,5)
8. Use informal (tu) and formal (vous) address. (7.1,23, 7.2,5)
9. Read authentic realia relative to leisure time activities. (7.2,5, 7.2,6)
10. Read about Le Tour de France. ( 7.2,5, 7.2,6)
11. Read authentic realia about the types of music that French teenagers like. ( 7.2,5, 7.2,6)
12. Provide opinions. (7.1,17, 7.1,18)
13. Do an Internet search and ask about leisure time activities, sports, or music. (7.2,5, 7.2,13)
Duration of time: 4 weeks
Activities:
- Read about English words that are commonly used in French relative to leisure time activities.
- Recognize cognates as a tool to decipher the meaning of challenging text.
- Role-play in paired activities to convey likes and dislikes.
- Compare subject pronouns between French and English.
- Employ formal and informal address as culturally appropriate.
- Construct sentences indicating preferences in both affirmative and negative statements.
- Create dialogues with regular –er verbs to describe activities.
- Listen to native speakers and mimic their pronunciation when forming responses to CD activities.
- Involve family by doing a survey about the activities that they like to participate in during their leisure time.
- Read about the many styles of music that appeal to French speaking teenagers.
- Read about the sports that French speakers enjoy.
THEMATIC
Au Café
Objectives:
Students will be
able to:
1. Ask how someone is using culturally-appropriate behavior and proper address. (7.1,11, 7.2,5)
2. Tell how you are feeling. (7.1,12, 7.1,14)
3. Ask what time it is. (7.1,12)
4. Tell time on the hour. (7.1,12)
5. Make invitations. (7.1,17, 7.1,18)
6. Accept and refuse an invitation. (7.1,17, 7.1,18)
7. Read authentic menus from places at which French young people eat. (7.2,5, 7.2,6)
8. Read a simple schedule. (7.1,12)
9. Order food and beverages. (7.1,12)
10. Read about what French-speaking youngsters like to eat and drink. (7.2,5, 7.2,6)
11. Read about French fine dining. (7.2,5, 7.2,10)
12. Inquire about the cost of food. (7.1,8)
13. Do an Internet search about French dining. (7.2,5, 7.2,6, 7.2,13)
14. Employ numbers 0-100. (7.1,12)
Duration of time: 4 weeks
Activities:
- Participate in paired activities and create dialogues to talk about feelings.
- Tell what time certain activities occur and read clocks.
- Read authentic realia describing outdoor cafés in French-speaking countries.
- Compare French and American customs regarding dining out.
- Listen to native speakers and imitate correct intonation and pronunciation.
- Discuss differences and similarities between what French and American teenagers eat.
- Listen to native speakers conversing about eating out using the language laboratory.
- Act out skits taking place at a café by ordering food and beverages, inquiring how much items cost, and paying the check.
- Read about the conversion from the Franc to the Euro as a monetary unit.
- Do simple arithmetic problems.
- Participate in individual, paired, and whole class exercises to practice numbers.
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Do Internet search to find out prices at certain
fast-food chains in
THEMATIC
À l’école
Objectives:
Students will be
able to:
1.
Express need.
(7.1,8, 7.1,10)
2.
Ask what something is. (7.1,12, 7.1,13)
3.
Identify common classroom objects. (7.1,12)
4.
Tell location.
(7.1,11)
5.
Ask for information. (7.1,8, 7.1,13)
6.
Give information. (7.1,11)
7.
Agree and disagree. (7.1,17, 7.1,20)
8.
Express emotions. (7.1,12)
9.
Describe daily routines and use days of the week. (7.1,12)
10.
Make invitations. (7.1,17, 7.1,18)
11.
State exact time. (7.1,12, 7.1,13)
12.
Compare what French-speaking students carry to
school. (7.2,5, 7.2,6, 7.2,10)
13.
Talk about what subjects French speakers study
at school. (7.2,5, 7.2,6, 7.2,10)
14.
Talk about possession using the irregular
verb avoir. (7.1,11, 7.1,12)
15.
Talk about being hungry or thirsty using the
irregular verb avoir. (7.1,11,
7.1,12)
16.
Read about Immersion schools in different
countries. (7.2,10, 7.2,5, 7.2,6)
17.
Construct statements using regular –ir verbs. (7.1,23)
Duration of time: 4 weeks
Activities:
- Participate in total physical response activities to identify common classroom objects.
- Read authentic realia about interesting facts about French-speaking students.
- Talk about classroom objects and personal property in paired setting.
- Tell that they are hungry or thirsty.
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Read about what one buys at a librairie.
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Read and compare French and American calendars.
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Talk about beginning and finishing certain
activities.
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Read and compare French secondary schools with
American schools.
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Observe authentic realia to compare the French
grading system with the American grading system.
-
Read a French TV Guide and talk about typical
French programming.
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Observe first and then tell time using the
24-hour clock.
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Listen to native speakers using the CD program
and language laboratory.
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Do an Internet search to learn about the schools
in
THEMATIC
En famille
Objectives:
Students will be
able to:
1. Request and provide information. (7.1, 8, 7.1,13)
2. Explain something. (7.1,17, 7.1,18)
3. Point out family members. (7.1,12, 7.1,13)
4. Read about a French marriage ceremony. (7.2,5, 7.2,10)
5. Talk about family pets. (7.1,12, 7.1,13)
6. Describe physical traits. (7.1,12)
7. Describe character. (7.1,17, 7.1,21)
8. Express emotions. (7.1,17, 7.1,21)
9. Ask and tell someone’s age. (7.1,8)
10. Ask and tell the date. (7.1,8)
11. Tell when someone’s birthday is and other significant events. (7.1,8, 7.1,9)
12. Tell location. (7.1,8)
13. Employ possessive adjectives and make agreement in gender and in number. (7.1,9, 7.1,23)
14. Demonstrate
cultural awareness about
15. Construct
affirmative and negative statements using the irregular verb être. ( 7.1,11, 7.1,12)
16. Employ
numbers up to several million. (7.1,11,
7.1,12)
Duration of time: 4 weeks
Activities:
- Identify the members on a family tree.
- Create own family tree.
-
Talk about immediate family, other relatives,
and pets.
-
Compare the French concept of family with the
American concept of family.
-
Create skits that convey comprehension of target
structure and topical vocabulary.
-
Read about the people of
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Construct skits describing people and things
using the irregular être and present them to class.
-
View maps of
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Read cultural awareness selection about French
families and weddings, glean information relative to attitudes, and compare
them with the
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Demonstrate culturally-appropriate behavior and
employ target structure with topical vocabulary.
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Provide information about where places are
located.
THEMATIC
Tu viens d’où?
Objectives:
Students will be
able to:
1. Identify countries and nationalities and the gender of countries. (7.1,14, 7.2,9, 7.2,13)
2. Utilize nationalities as adjectives and make agreements with nouns in gender and in number. (7.1,23, 7.2,9, 7.2,13)
3. Inquire and state where someone is from employing the irregular verb venire. (7.1,18, 7.1,23)
4. Construct sentences with the preposition de + definite articles making contractions when necessary. (7.1,18, 7.1,23)
5. Read
about the
6. Identify professions. (7.1,15, 7.1,22)
7. Ask for and provide information by constructing questions employing voice intonation, est-ce que, and subject-verb inversion. (7.1,18, 7.1,23)
8. Offer an explanation. (7.1,18)
9. Invite someone to do something. (7.1,18)
10. Express emotion. (7.1,12)
11. Talk about weather and seasons. (7.1,12, 7.1,13)
Duration of time: 4 weeks
Activities:
- Pronounce the names of many foreign countries and determine their gender.
- Employ adjectives of nationalities in oral, listening, and writing exercises.
- Provide the nationalities of people from foreign countries.
-
Read cultural information and observe realia relative
to the castles on the
- Cooperative groups conduct a survey to learn where people are from.
- Participate in language laboratory activities to practice correct pronunciation and intonation.
- Listen to native speakers in CD program and provide oral responses.
- Talk about the professions of parents and other significant adults.
- Write about several professions that are of interest, provide information about each, and cite courses in high school that are useful for each.
-
Read realia and demonstrate cultural, geographical, and
historical awareness about
- Describe weather conditions in several different places during the different seasons.
On fait les magasins
Objectives:
Students will be
able to:
1. Express likes and dislikes. (7.1,12, 7.1,13)
2. Agree and disagree. (7.1,17, 7.1,18)
3. Express need. (7.1,11, 7.1,14)
4. Convey intentions using the irregular verb aller + infinitive. (7.1,17, 7.1,20)
5. Make invitations. (7.1,18)
6. Inquire about and compare prices. (7.1,11, 7.1,12)
7. Ask for information and clarification. (7.1,11, 7.1,12)
8. Provide information. (7.1,8, 7.1,11)
9. Ask someone to repeat. (7.1,8, 7.1,11)
10. Choose and purchase items. (7.1,11, 7.1,14)
11. Employ the preposition à + definite articles and make contractions when needed. (7.1,14, 7.1,23)
12. Employ regular –re verbs in affirmative, negative, and interrogative statements. (7.1,21, 7,1,23)
Activities:
-
Create flash cards featuring clothing and
describe, pass the cards to partner and do the same.
-
Identify clothing worn by people in the class,
ask where they were purchased, and describe clothing items.
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Read realia about where French teenagers shop
for clothing and compare with where American teens purchase their clothing.
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Create a story about what people are going to do
from picture prompts.
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Talk about where people are going to go from
transparency illustrations.
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Place price tags on flash cards and create
dialogues to indicate inquiry about the prices, colors, and sizes of items with
related topical vocabulary.
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Plan a trip to a store in
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Plan a shopping trip via the Internet.
THEMATIC
On fait les courses
Objectives:
Students will be
able to:
1. Request and provide information. (7.1,11, 7.1,12)
2. Express
likes and dislikes employing the irregular verbs vouloir and pouvoir in
affirmative, negative, and interrogative statements. (7.1,18, 7.1,23)
3. Agree and disagree. (7.1,17, 7.1,18)
4. Identify types of foods. (7.1,12, 7.1,14)
5. Ask for permission. (7.1,13, 7.1,14)
6. Inquire about, compare, and state prices. (7.1,18, 7.1,20)
7. Make a complaint. (7.1,18, 7.1,21)
8. Insist. (7.1,18, 7.1,21)
9. Negotiate. (7.1,18, 7.1,21)
10. Choose and purchase food items in certain quantities. (7.1,19, 7.1,20)
Duration of time: 4 weeks
Activities:
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