Grade 4 French Immersion
9 units matched to the Alberta Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Français”.
Organizing ideas
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day when French is the language of learning.
- Reading French texts of many kinds builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
- Writing in French for a purpose and an audience uses the conventions of the language.
- Understanding how French words, sentences and texts work helps students choose the right words and forms.
- Learning in French connects students with Francophone communities in Alberta, Canada and the world.
Units
Unit 1
Tu ou vous?
Choosing between “tu” and “vous” depending on who is being spoken to, an important courtesy in French.
Learning outcome: Understand and express messages on various topics in different contexts. · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 2
Poser des questions
Question words (qui, où, quand, pourquoi, comment, combien) and questions formed by inverting the subject and verb.
Learning outcome: Understand and express messages on various topics in different contexts. · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 3
Synonymes et contraires
Building vocabulary with synonyms (similar meaning) and antonyms (opposite meaning).
Learning outcome: Apply reading strategies to understand various fiction and non-fiction texts. · reading and understanding French texts
Unit 4
Les adverbes en -ment
Forming adverbs from the feminine form of an adjective plus -ment.
Learning outcome: Use the writing process and complete sentences to express ideas in fiction and non-fiction texts. · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 5
Comparer
Comparing with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que, with adjectives and adverbs.
Learning outcome: Use the writing process and complete sentences to express ideas in fiction and non-fiction texts. · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 6
Le passé composé
The passé composé of first-group (-er) verbs, formed with avoir and the past participle.
Learning outcome: Use the writing process and complete sentences to express ideas in fiction and non-fiction texts. · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 7
L'imparfait
The imparfait, the tense used to describe and to set the scene in stories and tales.
Learning outcome: Use the writing process and complete sentences to express ideas in fiction and non-fiction texts. · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 8
Comprendre un texte
Reading a short text, finding the main idea and making inferences from clues.
Learning outcome: Apply reading strategies to understand various fiction and non-fiction texts. · reading and understanding French texts
Unit 9
La structure du récit
The five parts of a narrative: initial situation, inciting incident, rising action, resolution and final situation.
Learning outcome: Apply reading strategies to understand various fiction and non-fiction texts. · reading and understanding French texts
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