Grade 7 Core French
8 units matched to the Nova Scotia Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Oral communication. Learners will communicate orally in French in a variety of authentic situations.
- Reading. Learners will determine the meaning of a range of French texts representing a variety of cultures and diverse abilities, in authentic situations.
- Writing. Learners will create texts in French (including in electronic format) in a variety of authentic situations.
Units
Unit 1
Directions
Asking for and giving directions, and describing where places are (à gauche, devant, derrière, à côté de).
Learning outcome: Oral communication · speaking and interacting in French in authentic situations
Unit 2
Places in town
Vocabulary for places in a community and the contractions au, à la, à l'.
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 3
Comparing
Making simple comparisons with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que, and the special forms meilleur and mieux.
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 4
Describing people
Describing the personality of family, friends and teachers, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Learning outcome: Oral communication · speaking and interacting in French in authentic situations
Unit 5
Cognates and strategies
Using cognates and context to understand new French words, and watching out for false friends such as librairie.
Learning outcome: Reading · reading French texts and showing understanding
Unit 6
Reading short stories
Understanding key information and events in simple French stories: characters, setting, problem and solution.
Learning outcome: Reading · reading French texts and showing understanding
Unit 7
The Francophone world
Communities where French is spoken around the world, such as Belgium, Haiti, Morocco and Senegal, and in Canada.
Learning outcome: Reading · French texts that represent a variety of francophone cultures
Unit 8
Culture and honesty
The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism: crediting sources and learning from cultures respectfully.
Learning outcome: Reading · French texts that represent a variety of francophone cultures
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