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Years 7 and 8 French

The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of French and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, some have proficiency in different …

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

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC099

designing and maintaining a bilingual website with a sister-school or contact group of English learners in a French-speaking community, making choices about when to use French or English depending on the context, topic and nature of the interaction

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU106

collecting French words used in English (for example, le restaurant, le menu, le chauffeur, le ballet, la pirouette), and comparing how they are pronounced by French or English speakers

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 …

Elaboration (4) ACLFRU104

understanding how to create textual cohesion, using elements such as conjunctions or causal phrases to sequence and link ideas and maintain the flow of expression, for example, donc, mais, à propos de, pendant, si, grace à, à cause de…

Elaboration ACLFRC099

creating bilingual resources such as glossaries, word banks or personal French–English dictionaries, including explanations of some idioms and expressions

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC100

participating in guided discussion of the nature and role of ‘culture’ and its relationship with language, with reference to French, English and other known languages

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU107

comparing diversity in accents, dialects and vocabulary in French-speaking communities with similar diversity in the use of English within and beyond Australia

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]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLFRU104

Recognise and use features of common spoken, written and multimodal texts, and compare with features of similar texts in English[Key concepts: genre, mode, tenor, audience, language features; Key processes: noticing, analysing, comparing]

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Elaboration ACLFRU102

developing awareness of French sounds, rhythms and intonation patterns, including those with no English equivalents, for example, -u (tu), -r (très vite) and -ion (attention)

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU102

using the French alphabet for spelling out names or expressions, noticing similarities and differences to English and using correct terminology for accents (accent aigu, accent cédille, accent circonflexe)

Elaboration (15) ACLFRU103

building metalanguage to talk about grammar and vocabulary (for example, les formes négatives, interrogatives, le futur proche, masculin, féminin, singulier, pluriel), and comparing with equivalent English terms

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU108

investigating connections between language and significant cultural values or practices in French, English and other languages, for example, la Marianne; la patrie; la laïcité; Reconciliation, Aussie Rules, ‘fair go’

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU106

recognising that the French language continuously borrows and adapts words and expressions from other languages, including English, for example, stop! le football, le sketch, le clown; le sushi, l’origami

Elaboration (2) ACLFRU106

recognising that many French words are used in English and in other languages (for example, croissant, menu, ballet, chef, chauffeur), and noticing the different vocabulary areas that these words tend to belong to (such as terms relating to food and fashion) …

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