Years 5 and 6 French
The nature of the learners At this level, students are widening their social networks, experiences and communication repertoires in both their first language and French. They continue to need guidance and participate in structured, collaborative tasks …
Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLFRU013
developing number knowledge for numbers 0–20 and ordinals (premier, deuxième)
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRU013 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLFRC019
exchanging simple correspondence such as notes, invitations or birthday cards in print or digital form
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRC019 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLFRC021
rehearsing words, phrases or interjections which can be used as ‘hooks’ or fillers in conversation, such as ah bon … voilà…eh bien…alors
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRC021 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLFRU031
using an increasing range of adjectives (for example, bizarre, magnifique, formidable), including additional gender forms, for example, blanc/blanche, gros/grosse
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLFRF049
playing games such as ‘matching pairs’ to reinforce grammatical rules, for example, pairing nouns and subject pronouns (Jean travaille: il travaille; Marianne aime le fromage: elle aime le fromage) or a subject with a conjugated verb (nous parlons, tu …
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRF049 | 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 (5) ACLFRC080
recognising the need to sometimes recast language, and considering why one language may use more words than another to communicate a particular meaning, for example, Je vous prie, Monsieur, de croire à l’expression de mes sentiments distingués versus …
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRC080 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLFRU085
using le passé composé verb forms, recognising verbs conjugated with être as the auxiliary that involve agreement between subject and past participle, (for example, elles sont parties)
Elaboration (5) | ACLFRU085 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLFRC039
sharing ideas about the experience of learning and using French, comparing what they can and cannot do, for example, Je sais compter jusqu’à cent; je sais chanter 5 chansons; Tu aimes parler en français? c’est difficile! Je n’aime pas parler au téléphone. …
Elaboration (4) | ACLFRC039 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum