Achievement Standard French Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students use French to interact with each other, teachers and online French-speaking contacts, to exchange information, opinions, experiences, thoughts and feelings about themselves, their families and friends. They initiate and …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRC098

Translate short texts from French to English and vice versa, noticing which words or phrases translate easily and which do not[Key concepts: translation, equivalence; Key processes: comparing, translating, interpreting, explaining]

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ACLFRC098 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRC099

Create bilingual texts and resources such as learning support materials, games or posters, deciding how to deal with elements that cannot be readily translated[Key concepts: equivalence, context, meaning; Key processes: translating, interpreting, exp …

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ACLFRC099 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRU103

Understand and use elements of the French grammatical system, including word order, gender and number variation, and present and compound forms of regular and some irregular verbs[Key concepts: grammar, gender, number; Key processes: noticing, applying, …

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ACLFRU103 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRU105

Recognise that French language use varies according to context, situation and relationship[Key concepts: variation, context, relationship; Key processes: noticing, analysing, explaining]

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ACLFRU105 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRU108

Explore the relationship between language and culture[Key concepts: culture, language, meaning; Key processes: analysing, explaining, defining]

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ACLFRU108 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLFRC092

managing an allocated budget for online shopping, deciding on selected items and explaining choices, for example, le 2ème à moitié prix; 3CD à 15 €

Elaboration (1) | ACLFRC092 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC094

explaining and sequencing actions or events from texts such as magazine articles or sports reports, using conjunctions and adverbs related to time, for example, puis, d’abord, ensuite, finalement

Elaboration (4) | ACLFRC094 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLFRC098

translating headlines, captions and short reports in texts produced for young readers (for example, Wapiti, Okapi, Julie), identifying and explaining words or expressions that require interpretation rather than translation

Elaboration (3) | ACLFRC098 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC098

translating and explaining the meaning of words or expressions associated with celebrations in French-speaking regions of the world (for example, le poisson d’avril, la bûche de Noël, le Ramadan, Aïd el-Fitre, la Fête de la Musique, la Toussaint), and …

Elaboration (4) | ACLFRC098 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLFRU104

identifying elements of common types of text (le courriel, la météo, les slogans), and explaining relationships between language, structure and textual purpose

Elaboration (2) | ACLFRU104 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU108

creating a gift pack of symbols and expressions to introduce French students to Australian languages and cultures, and explaining the reasons for particular choices

Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU108 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLFRU108

developing language to analyse and explain the nature of the language–culture relationship, using terms such as ‘meaning’, ‘perspective’, ‘values’, ‘assumptions’ and ‘difference’

Elaboration (4) | ACLFRU108 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum