French II 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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Verb conjugation in French is elaborate |
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Some verb tenses involve the use of auxiliary verbs |
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Within a verb conjugation several forms may sound the same |
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4. |
One-to-one correspondences do not always exist between tenses in English and tenses in French |
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5. |
There are overlaps between groups of pronouns |
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6. |
Knowledge of English can aid and hinder the acquisition of French language |
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7. |
There are linguistic and extra-linguistic distinctions in formal and informal forms of address in French. |
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8. |
Grammatical gender as well as personal gender characterize describing people, places and things in French |
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9. |
Differences and similarities exist between societal
aspects of daily living in the |
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10. |
It takes time for social change to bring about linguistic change |
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Travel in |
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Meaning is expressed through context |
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13 |
French is not a phonetic language |
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14 |
Language allows for both self-expression and communication |
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15 |
Conventions of speaking and listening are different from reading and writing |
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Tests, quizzes, compositions, dialogues Francophone culture research project/presentation: In small groups, students research predetermined aspects of a francophone culture(geography, languages used, food specialty) and present in class in French with audio-visual support and realia. Rubric used. |
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How would your life change if you were an exchange student in a French-speaking country? |
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When would you use “etre” vs. avoir in the passe compose? |
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In what ways is French more precise than English, in what ways is it more ambiguous? |
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4. |
What relationships exist between grammatical gender and personal gender in French? |
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5. |
What are grammatical gender and number, as concepts? |
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6. |
What does it mean to refer to something as an idiomatic expression? |
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7. |
What does it mean to use circumlocution when speaking French? |
The student will be
able to:
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Represent idiomatic expressions with the verbs “avoir” and “faire” |
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Use irregular verbs in the present tense (mettre, prendre, voir, pouvoir, vouloir, boire, ecrire, dire, venir, devoir ) |
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Use stem changing “-er” verbs in the present tense ( acheter,amener, esperer, preferer, payer) |
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Analyze usage of the two verbs “to know” in the present tense (connaitre, savoir) |
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Analyze word order required with certain adjectives |
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Describe past actions using “passe compose” tense for regular and irregular verbs using “etre” and “avoir” (regular and irregular past participles) |
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7. |
Discuss future actions (near future tense, vocabulary) |
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8. |
Give and follow directions/advice (imperative verb mood, vocabulary,) |
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Describe people, places and things (the verb “to be”, vocabulary, irregular adjectives, stress pronouns, indefinite, definite and partitive articles, possessive adjectives, ordinal numbers) |
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Compare and contrast people, places and things with same characteristics (comparative, superlative of adjectives, irregular adjectives, vocabulary) |
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12. |
Model and describe clothing (vocabulary) |
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Assume the role of a tourist in a bank , restaurant or store in a French-speaking country). (vocabulary, cardinal/ordinal numbers, realia) |
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Compare and contrast |
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15. |
Document and teach basic aspects of a French-speaking culture(realia, vocabulary) |
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Refer to people, places and things already mentioned (demonstrative adjective “ce”, object pronouns) |
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Compare and contrast teenager leisure habits (vacation,
shopping, cultural activities,
driving) in |
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Ask questions formally and informally (interrogative expression) |
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19. |
Recognize and produce negative expressions |
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Predict meaning of cognates and be aware of false cognates |
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Identify locations (prepositions, object pronouns, contracted forms of “a” and “de”) |
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Express common actions in the present tense ( regular –er, -re, and –ir verbs and irregular verbs “avoir”, “faire”, “avoir” and “aller”) |
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Valette/Valette Discovering French Heath and Company. 2001 ISBN 0-618-035044 |
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French 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 |