French
Unit 1 & 2
Course Description
The study of French aims to enable students to use French to communicate with others, understand and appreciate the cultural contexts in which French is used, understand language as a system and apply French to work, further study, training or leisure. Knowledge of French can provide students with enhanced vocational opportunities in many fields, including banking, international finance, commerce, diplomacy, translating and interpreting.
The areas of study for French comprise themes and topics, text types, kinds of writing (persuasive writing, for example), vocabulary and grammar. They are common to all four units of the study. The common areas of study provide the opportunity for the student to build upon what is familiar, as well as develop knowledge and skills in new and more challenging areas.
Unit 1
The focus of this unit is to learn the fundamental skills to read, write, listen and speak in French. The core themes emphasise French culture around the world, social issues in France and Australia, global health, family and personal world and future aspirations. Students are required to control the past, present and future tenses in a variety of text types and respond to a range of oral and written material. Students participate in oral presentations, informal conversations, guided reading and writing tasks, and complete a variety of grammar and vocabulary tests.
Outcomes - On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Establish and maintain a written exchange related to personal areas of experience.
Produce a personal response to a real or imaginary experience.
Listen to, read and obtain information from spoken and written texts.
Assessment Tasks
Response to a personal email
Oral presentation
Reading and responding to a variety of texts types
Exam
Unit 2:
The focus of this unit is to learn the fundamental skills to read, write, listen and speak in French. The core themes emphasise French culture, environmental issues, the future world, the geography of France and regional French cuisine. Students are required to control the past, present and future tenses in a variety of text types and respond to a range of oral and written material. Students participate in oral presentations, informal conversations and guided reading, writing and listening tasks.
Outcomes - On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Participate in a spoken or written exchange related to making arrangements and completing transactions.
Read, extract and use information and ideas from spoken and written texts.
Able to give expression to real or imaginary experience in spoken or written form.
Assessment Tasks
Role-play
Listen to spoken texts (e.g. conversations, interviews, broadcasts) and reorganise information and ideas in a different text type
Read written texts (e.g. extracts, advertisements, letters) and re-organise information and ideas in a different text type.
Written personal account of an imaginary experience
Booklist requirements:
Resources/Requirements:
Notebook
Cost
None
Additional Information
Student Work Samples/Images
Career Pathways
Languages may lead to jobs such as:
Interpreter, Linguist, Speech Pathologist, Translator, Archaeologist, Historian, Border Officer, Hotel & Motel Manager, Captioner, Tour Guide, Flight Attendant, Travel Consultant, Importer and Exporter, Teacher, Interesting Person