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
Achievement Standard French Years 9 and 10
By the end of Year 10, students use written and spoken French to communicate with teachers, peers and others in a range of settings and for a range of purposes They use language to access and exchange information on a broad range of social, cultural and …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLFRU014
understanding that texts can be spoken, written, digital, visual or multimodal and that they can be very short (Stop! or a hand gesture to signify Arrête!) or much longer (Il était une fois…)
Elaboration | ACLFRU014 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLFRU015
understanding that language varies according to context and situation, for example, language used for play with friends (vas-y! bravo! cours! à moi!) is less formal than language used with teachers (Pardon, Monsieur Falcon; je suis désolé; je m’excus …
Elaboration (1) | ACLFRU015 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLFRU018
understanding that learning French involves ways of using language that may be unfamiliar (for example, using merci when refusing an offer), and also some ways of behaving and thinking that may be unfamiliar, for example, the importance of food in some …
Elaboration (1) | ACLFRU018 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLFRU031
understanding the difference between definite and indefinite articles, and how to refer to a specific or unspecific person, place or object, for example, tu manges la pomme, j’achète un livre, une vȃche énorme, le climat français
Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU031 | 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
Elaboration (8) ACLFRF049
understanding and using negative constructions (for example, tu ne viens pas ce soir?), including the use of de after a negative verb form, for example, je n’ai pas de photos
Elaboration (8) | ACLFRF049 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLFRF051
understanding the importance of using appropriate forms of address when interacting with different people, for example, using tu when speaking with close friends, family members or other young people, and using vous for other adults
Elaboration (1) | ACLFRF051 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLFRU067
understanding how to use modal verb forms to express possibility, obligation and ability (for example, je peux m’imaginer…, il doit partir demain), and impersonal expressions such as il faut… and on…
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRU067 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLFRU085
understanding the function of verb tenses to situate events in time (for example, ils vont partir demain matin, je suis allée au ciné hier soir) and to express intention or desire, (for example, je voudrais bien aller à Tunis avec toi!)
Elaboration (2) | ACLFRU085 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (10) ACLFRU085
understanding that past participles agree with the preceding direct object when the verb is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir, for example, J’ai acheté une tartelette aux fraises — je l’ai mangée trop vite!
Elaboration (10) | ACLFRU085 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (13) ACLFRU085
understanding the use of the si clause and how to coordinate meaning through various tenses, for example, si j’avais voulu, je serais partie de bonne heure
Elaboration (13) | ACLFRU085 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLFRU086
understanding the dynamic relationship between different modes of communication in different cultural contexts, (for example, hybrid texts such as emails or text messages that combine features of spoken and written texts, or formal lectures or news reports …
Elaboration (1) | ACLFRU086 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLFRU103
understanding and using the three main conjugations for present tense regular verbs -er, -ir and -re, and the irregular present tense conjugations of the verbs être, avoir, aller and faire
Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU103 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLFRU103
understanding that while some adjectives in French follow the noun (un élève intelligent, un match extraordinaire), some precede the noun (une bonne étudiante, une grande maison)
Elaboration (4) | ACLFRU103 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLFRU103
understanding that adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun (des élèves intelligents, de bonnes étudiantes) and that des changes to de if the adjective precedes the noun
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRU103 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLFRU104
understanding how to create textual cohesion, using elements such as conjunctions or causal phrases to sequence and link ideas and maintain the flow of expression, for example, donc, mais, à propos de, pendant, si, grace à, à cause de…
Elaboration (4) | ACLFRU104 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLFRU120
understanding the function and patterns of use of liaisons and silent h forms in maintaining speech flow, for example, L’Hȏtel Splendide est situé au bord du lac; c’est en effet un hȏtel splendide!
Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU120 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLFRU121
understanding the function and use of relative pronouns (qui, que), emphatic pronouns (eux, elle), and direct and indirect object pronouns (la, lui, nous, leur)
Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU121 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum