Years 3 and 4 French

The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social worlds and of their memberships of various groups including of the French class. They are developing literacy capabilities in English, such as writing in the …

Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard French Years 3 and 4

By the end of Year 4, students interact with teachers and each other through classroom routines, action-related talk and play. They exchange greetings and wishes, respond to familiar instructions and to questions such as Qu’est-ce que c’est? …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRU032

Notice differences between simple spoken, written and multimodal French texts used in familiar contexts, and compare with similar texts in English.[Key concepts: mode, medium, language features; Key processes: noticing, comparing, describing, explain …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLFRU032 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLFRC021

developing and displaying classroom rules and routines, deciding on priorities such as le respect, la politesse and la co-opération

Elaboration (3) | ACLFRC021 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRU035

Know that French is an important global language used by communities in many countries around the world and that it has connections with several other languages[Key concepts: global language, culture, identity, communication; Key processes: collecting …

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ACLFRU035 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLFRC028

talking about how it feels to use a different language

Elaboration (1) | ACLFRC028 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLFRU031

developing a metalanguage in French for talking about language, using terms similar to those used in English, such as le verbe, l’adjectif, l’adverbe, la conjonction and le vocabulaire

Elaboration | ACLFRU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRC021

Follow the teacher’s instructions and use simple questions, statements and gestures to support own learning, such as asking for help or permission or attracting attention[Key concepts: learning strategies, support; Key processes: requesting, clarifying, …

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ACLFRC021 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLFRC027

participating in Circle Time sessions, helping each other to use as many French words and expressions as possible

Elaboration | ACLFRC027 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU033

reflecting on how they communicate with their own family and friends and with people less close to them, noticing differences in language use and communicative behaviour

Elaboration (1) | ACLFRU033 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLFRC025

producing and presenting picture/digital books or short scripted plays or animations that use favourite French words and expressions to build rhythm or rhyme

Elaboration (1) | ACLFRC025 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLFRC029

talking about identity and language use, and creating visual representations of their own memberships of families, friendship groups and communities, for example, ma famille, mon équipe, ma classe

Elaboration (2) | ACLFRC029 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLFRU031

understanding the function of verb moods, recognising and knowing how to use statements, simple questions and imperatives, for example, Tu peux commencer; je peux commencer? Commence!

Elaboration (4) | ACLFRU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU033

finding examples of shortened noun forms in colloquial French (such as le resto, le frigo, le foot, le prof), comparing with the use of abbreviations in Australian English (such as ‘brekkie’, ‘ambo’ and ‘arvo’), and considering when or how they are u …

Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU033 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU036

understanding that language carries information about the people who use it and that common expressions often reflect cultural values, for example, French terms of affection used with children often relate to either food or animals (mon petit chou, mon …

Elaboration (1) | ACLFRU036 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum