Grade 8 Core French
7 units matched to the Prince Edward Island Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Core French. The Grades 7 to 9 program builds confidence in learning and using French through purposeful, action-oriented tasks set in authentic contexts.
Units
Unit 1
Past, present, future
Telling when things happen: yesterday, today and tomorrow, with the passé composé and the near future (aller + infinitive).
Curriculum outcome: Core French 7-9 · telling when things happen with the passé composé and the near future
Unit 2
How often?
Words for time and frequency: toujours, souvent, parfois, jamais and chaque jour.
Curriculum outcome: Core French 7-9 · saying how often with toujours, souvent, parfois and jamais
Unit 3
Opinions and reasons
Sharing opinions (à mon avis, je pense que), preferences, emotions and physical states, and giving a reason with parce que.
Curriculum outcome: Core French 7-9 · sharing opinions and giving reasons with parce que
Unit 4
Comparing and contrasting
Comparing with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que, and contrasting ideas with mais.
Curriculum outcome: Core French 7-9 · comparing with plus que and aussi que, and contrasting with mais
Unit 5
Sounds and letters
Linking French letter groups to sounds (eau, ai, oi, gn, -tion), silent letters, liaisons and élisions.
Curriculum outcome: Core French 7-9 · letter groups in French, silent letters and liaisons
Unit 6
Reading and retelling stories
Understanding key information and events in short French stories and the words that show the order of events.
Curriculum outcome: Core French 7-9 · understanding and retelling the events of short French stories
Unit 7
Culture and respect
The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism: crediting sources and learning from cultures respectfully.
Curriculum outcome: Core French 7-9 · crediting sources and learning respectfully from other cultures
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