What we have covered this year
The following topics have been taught/reviewed already this year. Since French is a subject that constantly builds on itself, students are expected to be familiar with these concepts even if they are no longer the focus of our studies in class. This may mean that students need to put in some time at home to relearn a concept they did not master. This knowledge is essential for students to successfully progress with their reading, writing, listening and speaking, as well as for mastering new concepts that involve prior knowledge. Please click on the links to find explanations of each topic.
Vocabulary:
Strategies:
Grammatical concepts:
Vocabulary:
- Useful phrases in school
- Description of a person (names, hair/eye colour, height, family members, where you live, etc)
Strategies:
- Reading strategies
- Writing strategies
Grammatical concepts:
- Les sujets / Sentence subjects
- Pronoms / Pronouns (Je, Tu, Il, Elle, Nous, Vous, Ils, Elles)
- Noms / Nouns (La fille, Les éleves)
- Les articles / Articles
- Les articles définis ("THE" : le, la, l', les)
- Les articles indéfinis ("A", "AN", or "SOME" : un, une, des)
- Les articles possessifs ("MY" : mon/ma/mes; "YOUR" : ton/ta/tes; "HIS/HERS/ITS : son/sa/ses; "OUR" : notre/nos; "YOUR" (plural) : votre/vos; "THEIR" : leur/leurs
- Le verbe / Verbs
- Conjugation of regular present tense verbs (ending in IR/RE/ER)
- Common irregular present tense verbs (aller, avoir, devoir, etre, faire, pouvoir, sortir, vouloir, venir)