French I Advanced
Standard 1.2, 1.3 Communication: Communicate
in languages other than English
Standard 2.1 Cultures: Gain knowledge and
understanding of other cultures
Standard 3.1, 3.2 Connections: Connect with
other disciplines and acquire information
Standard 4.1, 4.2 Comparisons: Develop
insight into own language & culture
Estimated
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August to June |
The student will
understand that:
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There are linguistic and extra-linguistic distinctions in formal and informal forms of address in French |
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2. |
Different currencies and customs govern consumers’ transaction in French speaking countries. |
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3. |
Grammatical gender as well as personal gender characterize describing people,places, and things in French |
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4. |
Differences and similarities exist between societal
aspects of daily living in the |
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5. |
It takes time for social change to bring about linguistic change |
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6. |
Verb conjugation in French is elaborate |
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7. |
Some verb tenses involve the use of auxiliary verbs |
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8. |
Within a verb conjugation several forms may sound the same |
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9. |
Travel in |
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10. |
Meaning is expressed through context |
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French is not a phonetic language |
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12 |
Language allows for both self-expression and communication |
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13 |
Conventions of speaking and listening are different from reading and writing |
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Tests/quizzes Compositions Dictation Q & A sessions Conversations |
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Why is it important for a non-native speaker of French to know cultural customs for interpersonal interactions in a French speaking place? |
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2. |
How would your life change if you were an exchange student to a French-speaking country? |
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How do French contemporary fashion and eating habits show both the influence of French tradition and the American style of mass production? |
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Why is mass transportation so successful in |
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How does expression of dates and counting numbers reflect cultural values? |
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In what ways is French more precise than English, in what ways is it more ambiguous? |
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7. |
What relationships exist between grammatical gender and personal gender in French? |
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8. |
What are grammatical gender and number, as concepts? |
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9. |
What does it mean to refer to something as an idiomatic expression? |
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10. |
What does it mean to use circumlocution when speaking French? |
The student will be
able to:
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greet and say goodbye to one another (vocabulary) |
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2. |
ask who someone is and identify a person (interrogative pronouns, verb “to be”, vocabulary) |
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3. |
ask where something is person (interrogative pronouns, verb “to be” in the present tense, vocabulary) |
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4. |
name and describe the location of people, places and objects (prepositions, vocabulary) |
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5. |
ask how much something costs (numbers, interrogative pronoun) |
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6. |
understand numbers from 1 to 60 (numbers) |
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7. |
Use the irregular verb “to have” in the present tense |
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7. |
identify and use some common expressions of politeness (vocabulary) |
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8. |
order food and drink at a café (vocabulary, interrogative expressions and commands) |
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9. |
describe people, places & things (regular & irregular adjectives) |
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10. |
express differences between French and American schools (reading, realia) |
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11. |
identify and discuss school subjects (vocabulary) |
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12. |
use the French system (ie. calendar, schedules) for telling time (vocabulary, realia) |
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13. |
use regular, common “-er” verbs in the present tense |
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qualify and quantify people, places and things (interrogative, demonstrative adjectives, possessive adjectives, definite/indefinite articles, partitive articles) |
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15. |
express affirmatively and negatively possessions, preferences and activities (negation, vocabulary, vouloir, pouvoir) |
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16. |
tell a story related to family and home environment (vocabulary) |
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express what people are going to do (immediate future tense) |
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compare |
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Use regular, common “ir” and “-re” verbs |
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20. |
Demonstrate idiomatic expressions with “faire”, “avoir” (vocabulary) |
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21. |
Assume the role of a passenger traveling by air, rail and subway in a French-speaking country. (vocabulary, realia) |
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22. |
Use regular, common “-ir” verbs |
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23. |
Use irregular verbs (sortir, partir, dormir, servir) |
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Schmitt/Lutz Bienvenue, Glencoe, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, ’98, and ancillary materials(video, transparencies, etc) ISBN 0-02-636678-9 |
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French and Quebecois realia |
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French board games |
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Health and/or medical careers |
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Political science careers |
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Foreign service careers |
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Teaching careers |
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Tourism/travel related careers |
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International business/diplomacy careers |
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Communications careers(international postal/telephone/translator/interpreter) |
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Service careers(international au pair/customer service/food service) |
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Careers in film, theater, television, and the arts |
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Bilingual municipal services |