Grades 5th-8th. French curriculum.docx

Saints John and Paul School

Established 1952

French, grades 5 to 8

Our students enjoy 44 minutes of French three times a week.

We use the Adosphère series, from Hachette publishing house, France.

Guiding questions

 What are the skills I need in order to communicate in French ?

 How do other cultures compare to the United States ?

 How does the French langage compare to American English ?

 How would my life be different if I grew up in a francophone (French-speaking) country ?

 What does the study of an additional language teach me about myself ?

 How does learning an additional language help me become a global citizen and enrich my

own life ?

Fifth grade Contents and standards

Skills and activities

1st quarter Adosphère 1/ Module 1

(Lucille)

 say hello, give and ask one's

name

 count from 0 to 19

 name the school supplies

 Greetings and reviews.

 Grammar : subject pronouns , verb s’appeler, verb être, indefinite articles

(un, une, des)

 Vocabulary: numbers 0-19, school supplies

 Phonetics: silent final consonants, liaisons

 Conversation: greet someone, describe what is in the bag

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 Cutural comparison : formal vs. informal greetings

 Interdisciplinarity: maths

 Reading: Rita la couturière

2nd quarter

Adosphère 1/ Module 2

(Xavier)

 say what one likes/dislikes

 ask questions

 answer questions

 name the days of the week

 Grammar: verbs ending with -ER, definite articles (le, la, les), negation

 Vocabulary: verbs of taste, leisure activities, days of the week

 Phonetics: questions intonation

 Conversation : questions with "est-ce que …?", questions with

"pourquoi…?", answers with "parce que …",

 Culture: symbols of France

 Interdisciplinarity: computer science

 Reading : Le petit Nicolas

3rd quarter

Adosphère 1 / Module 3 (Lise

et Léa)

 Ask and give one’s age

 Describe people

 Describe clothes

 Talk about resemblances and

differences

 Grammar : feminine of the adjectives, verb "avoir", subject pronoun

« on », plural of the adjectives

 Vocabulary : adjectives to describe people, colors

 Phonetics : ɔ̃sound [ ]

 Conversation : ask and give one's age (verb "avoir")

 Culture : French artists Monet, Renoir, and Matisse

 Interdisciplinarity : Painting and drawing

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 Project : endangered animals

4th quarter Adosphère 1 / Module 4

(Xavier)

 talk about sports

 say why one practices a sport

 ask questions

 count until 69

 Grammar : verb "faire", possessive adjectives

 Vocabulary : sports, body parts, numbers 20-69

 Phonetics : sounds [y] and [u]

 Conversation : say that one practices a sport, say why one practices a sport,

ask and answer questions with "est-ce que … ?", and "qu'est-ce que … ?"

 Culture : le Tour de France

 Interdisciplinarity : physical education

 Projects : my favorite sportsman or sportswoman

Sixth grade Content and standards Skills and activities

1st quarter Adosphère 1 / Module 5

(Imane)

 say where one lives

 ask and give directions to go

from A to B

 talk about places in the city

 say how one travels

 Greetings and review

 Grammar : at one's place (chez + emphatic pronoun), indefinite and

definite articles, prepositions of place + articles, ways to travel (à/ en +

mean of transport)

 Vocabulary : places in the city

 Phonetics : ɛ̃sounds [ã] and [ ]

 Conversation : give directions, questions with "où" and "quand",

 Culture : Paris by bike

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 Interdisciplinarity : civic education (in the street)

 Reading : Harry Potter (simplified)

2nd quarter Adosphère 1 / Module 6

(Oscar) and beginning of

module 7 (Alice)

 propose, accept or refuse an

invitation

 ask and say what time it is

 talk about one's routine

 give instructions and advice

 Grammar : verb "venir", reflexive verbs, imperative

 Vocabulary : party, verbs for the daily routine, months of the year

 Phonetics : ɛsounds [ ] and [œ]

 Conversation : ask for, and say time, moments of the day, use of the

imperative to give advice

 Culture : Celebrations in France

 Interdisciplinarity : music

 Reading : La légende du colibri

3rd quarter Adosphère 1 / End of module

7 (Alice), and module 8

(Samuel)

 give a call

 talk about one’s family

 talk about a country

 talk about transport

 make plans for vacations

 Greetings and review

 Grammar : verb « aller », prepositions before the names of countries,

islands and towns, propositions of places, futur tense with « aller »,

conditional of the verb "vouloir", questions with « quel(le)(s) »

 Vocabulary : family, countries, islands, towns, adjectives to describe

places, vacation places, animals, words to describe animals' habits

 Phonetics : sounds [b] and [v], sounds [s] and [z]

 Conversation : call someone, Francophonie

 Culture : famous pets

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 wish something

 talk about animals

 ask questions with « quel(le)

(s)

 Interdisciplinarity : geography (France), biology

 Project : French speaking countries

4th quarter Adosphère 2 / Module 1

(Étienne)

 talk about nationalities

 describe one’s nature

 talk about school life

 ask questions

 Grammar : verbs "prendre", "comprendre", and "apprendre"

 Vocabulary : nationality adjectives, school subjects, school places, mind

adjectives

 Conversation : ask questions (review), use frequency adverbs

 Culture : a school year in a French middle school

 Interdisciplinarity : civic instruction (at school)

 Project : my ideal school

7th grade Content standards

Skills and activities

1st quarter Adosphère 2 / Module 1

(Étienne), beginning of

module 2 (Manon)

 talk about nationalities

 describe one’s nature

 talk about school life

 Greetings and reviews

 Grammar : verbs "prendre", "comprendre" and "apprendre"

 Vocabulary : nationality adjectives, school subjects, school places, mind

adjectives

 Conversation : ask a question (review), use frequency adverbs

 Culture : a school year in a French middle school

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 ask questions

 Interdisciplinarity : civic instruction (at school)

 Project : my ideal school

2nd quarter Adosphère 2 / End of module

2 (Manon), beginning of

module 3 (Antoine)

 localize (space)

 make a wish

 visit one's house

 describe one's room

 count from 70 to 100

 buy something

 talk about allowance

 talk about one’s hobbies

 Grammar : prepositions of place, « c’est », and « il/elle est », verb

« vouloir », direct object and pronouns, demonstrative adjectives,

questions with « combien »

 Vocabulary : house objects, rooms in the house, bedroom, allowance,

purchases, collections, numbers 70-105

 Phonetics : sounds [f], [v], [b] and [p], ʃ ʒsounds [ ] and [ ]

 Conversation : ask and answer yes/no questions, questions to ask when

you buy something, talk about one’s hobbies

 Culture : poems, French castles and palaces, different kinds of stores in

France

 Interdisciplinarity : literature, geography (European Union)

 Reading : Un étrange voisin, Marée noire

3rd quarter Adosphère 2 / Module 4

(Akiko)

 talk about quantities

 talk about food

 make recommendations

 Grammar : partitive articles, verb « devoir »

 Vocabulary : food, and food stores, recipes, meals

 Phonetics : sounds [k] and [g]

 Conversation : talk about quantities, use quantity adverbs

 Culture : what French people eat

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 write a shopping list

 Interdisciplinarity : maths

 Project : the class recipe book

4th quarter

Adosphère 2 / Module 5

(Hugo)

 count without limit

 tell about something in the

past

 localize (time)

 Grammar : composed past with "avoir" and « être »

 Vocabulary : TV jobs (masculine/feminine), big numbers

 Phonetics : əsounds [e] and [ ]

 Conversation : talk about past experiences, time words

 Culture : French famous people, French TV channels

 Interdisciplinarity : history

 Project : my favorite caritative action

8th grade Content standards

 Skills and activities

1st quarter

Adosphère 3 / Module 4 (Sois

branché(e)), and beginning of

module 5 (Fais ton cinéma)

 describe objects

 talk about quantities and

proportions

 compare and contrast

 give an opinion

 Greetings and reviews

 Grammar : relative pronouns ("qui" and "que"), comparative and

superlative, adverbes ending with -MENT

 Vocabulary : quantities and proportions, past dates

 Phonetics : homophones

 Conversation : talk about functionalities, ask, give, and temperate an

opinion

 Culture : inventions, famous scientists

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 talk about new techs

 Reading : Cinq semaines en ballon (simplified)

2nd quarter Adosphère 3 / End of module

5 (Fais ton cinéma), and

beginning of module 6

(Croque la vie)

 talk about one’s tastes in

movies

 talk about past events

 understand exaggerations

 talk about imaginary facts

 talk about movies

 talk about eating habits

 write recipes

 give instructions

 talk about meals, ingredients,

« art de la table »

 Grammar : pronouns « y »and « en », composed past vs. imperfect tense,

conditional mode, indefinite adjectives and pronouns, semi-auxiliary verbs

 Vocabulary : movies, different kinds of movies, movie making, familiar

language, dishes

 Phonetics : elision of « ne », pronunciation of the final « e »

 Conversation : what one thought about a movie, exaggerate what one says,

use of adverbs to indicate the order, give orders and instructions

 Culture : books that became movies, French cuisine, history of a few dishes

 Reading : Le petit Prince (extracts)

 Project : the class recipe book

3rd quarter Adosphère 3 / Module 7 (Mets

tes baskets)

 talk about a

 Grammar : hypothesis (1/2), pronoun « y » as an indirect object, place of

the superlative in the sentence

 Vocabulary : sports, sport events, physical skills, specific words for sports

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sportsman/sportwoman

 talk about a goal

 make hypotheses

 explain sport rules

 talk about extraordinary feats

 Phonetics : consonant groups at the beginning of the words

 Conversation : talk about a goal, explain the rules of the games

 Culture : street sports

 Project : the most impressive sport feat according to me

4th quarter Adosphère 3 / Module 8

(Explore le monde)

 talk about origins

 talk about vacation and trips

 talk about emotions and

feelings during a trip

 Grammar : prepositions indicating the origins, hypothesis (2/2),

exclamative sentences

 Vocabulary : prefixes and suffixes, familiar language

 Phonetics : intonations

 Conversation : highlight an opinion, talk about one’s emotions and feelings

 Culture : famous explorers

 Project : my dream destination

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