Year 09/10 5FRE1 – Exploring French

La belle vie - Beautiful life -

Available for study in:  Year 9 or Year 10. This course is designed for students for whom this is their first semester of French at Wakatipu High School.

Main areas of study: French - Languages - NZ Curriculum Level 1 to 2.

This course is designed for beginners in French keen to learn the basics of the language in order to gain confidence in speaking and writing French. This French course presents the language, culture and way of life in France and some of the many French speaking countries. Students complete a variety of learning activities in speaking, listening, reading and writing French but also through a cultural project enhancing their global knowledge and also literacy. In addition to this they gain a linguistic understanding of how language operates to improve their communication skills in both French and English.

Through this topic you will learn to communicate about:

• Everyday language (greet, farewell and thank people).
• Simple classroom language.
• Personal information such as name, age and where you live.
• Likes and dislikes.
• School.
• Sports and leisure activities.
• Time, weather and seasons.
• Describing yourself and your family.

In this course you will also learn:

• Competency in communicating in basic French.
• Knowledge of the French culture and similarities/differences with the New Zealand culture.
• Literacy skills in your native language through a range of projects.

You will be introduced to new language to confidently communicate using natural French in spoken and written form.

Online resources: Google Classroom is used to submit assignments and be up to date with this French class Interactive resources will also be used (i.e. Education Perfect, Linguascope and Duolingo) to extend your learning.
Offline resources: French to Go 1 Workbook

Methods of assessment:
Written, oral, listening and reading comprehension are assessed in this course.

This course leads to: 
5FRE2, and/or 5FRE3.