Grade 5 Core French
8 units matched to the NWT Curriculum.
Big Ideas
- Listening and viewing with intent helps us begin to understand French.
- Both verbal and non-verbal cues contribute meaning in language.
- With simple French, we can describe ourselves and our interests.
- Reciprocal communication in French is possible using high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures.
- Stories help us to acquire language.
- Each culture has traditions and ways of celebrating.
Units
Unit 1
Salutations
Greetings, introductions and polite phrases: bonjour, comment t'appelles-tu?, merci, de rien, à bientôt.
Learning standard: Common high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures: greetings and introductions; basic information about oneself and others
Unit 2
Sounds and accents
French sounds (including nasal vowels), accents (é, è, ê, ç) and silent letters.
Learning standard: The French alphabet; French phonemes, including diphthongs and nasal vowels
Unit 3
Numbers 0 to 30
Reading and saying numbers from 0 to 30, and giving small sums in French.
Learning standard: Basic information about oneself and others (numbers, age)
Unit 4
Masculine, feminine, plural
An introduction to gender (masculine and feminine) and number (singular and plural) in French nouns and adjectives.
Learning standard: An introduction to gender (masculine and feminine forms) and number (singular and plural forms)
Unit 5
Likes and dislikes
Saying what you like, love, prefer and dislike, and asking others the same.
Learning standard: Likes, dislikes, preferences and interests
Unit 6
Describing people and things
Simple descriptions of people and objects, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Learning standard: Simple descriptions
Unit 7
Francophone Canada
Where French is spoken across Canada, Francophone festivals and celebrations, and a connection between First Peoples and the French language.
Learning standard: Communities where French is spoken across Canada; a Francophone cultural festival or celebration in Canada
Unit 8
Giving credit, showing respect
The ethics of plagiarism and cultural appropriation, at a Grade 5 level: name your sources and learn about cultures respectfully.
Learning standard: The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
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