FRENCH 1 SYLLABUS
CHAPTER 1
PART 1
 Greeting people and saying goodbye
 Asking how people are and telling how you are
 Asking someone’s name and age and giving yours
 Spelling words using the French alphabet and appropriate accent marks
 Counting from 0-20
 Classroom objects
 Classroom instructions
 Difference between TU and VOUS
 Cultural information
*TEST
PART 2
 using ne…. pas
 Expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences about things
 Vocabulary on things you like and dislike
 Grammar: 1. Negation
2. Gender of nouns and definite articles le, la, l’, les
3. Conjugation of the verb AIMER
 Cultural information
*TEST
PART 3
 Expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences about activities
 Vocabulary on activities you like and dislike
 Grammar: 1. Conjugation of other regular –ER verbs
2. Subject pronoun ON
 Cultural information
*CHAPTER 1 TEST
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY Research a famous French-speaking person and give an
oral report in English. Use some type of visual aids during your presentation. Your
report should last about 3 minutes.
CHAPTER 2
PART 1
 School subjects
 Agreeing and disagreeing
 The use of Si instead of Oui to contradict a negative statement or question
 Conjugation of the verb AVOIR (from notes)
 Cultural information – Grade levels and the national exam Le Baccalauréat
*TEST
PART 2
 Asking for and giving information about various classes
 Telling time
 Vocabulary – Times of the day, days of the week, numbers 21-59
 The use of the verb AVOIR and school subjects
 Conjugation of the verb ETRE (from notes)
 Cultural information – The use of 24 hr system, school schedule in France
*TEST
PART 3
 Asking for and expressing opinions
 Pronunciation – Liaison
 Cultural information – French system of grading
*CHAPTER 2 TEST
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY– Prepare a simple French recipe at home and bring your
dish in to share with the class. You could either make a QUICHE LORRAINE or a
TARTE AU FROMAGE ET AU CITRON. The teacher will provide copies of the
recipes. If you wish to not do any cooking at all, you could see the teacher for a different
project.
CHAPTER 3
PART 1
 Making and responding to requests
 Asking others what they need and telling what you need
 School supplies
 Indefenite articles un, une, des, and de (d’)
 Cultural information: Shopping for school supplies in France. What’s un panier,
un filet, entrée libre? What type of school supplies are students required to buy?
What’s un livret scolaire? What’s une librairie-papeterie?
*TEST
PART 2
 Telling what you would like and what you would like to do
 Shopping items for school and for fun
 Colors
 Demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, and ces
 Adjective agreement and placement
*TEST
PART 3
 Getting someone’s attention; asking for information; expressing thanks
 Numbers 60-1000
*CHAPTER 3 TEST
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY
Students will create a page/poster of advertisements for their own stores or produce a TV
or radio commercial. The project will be graded as follow:
 Completion of assignment ……………………20 pts
 Language use …………………………………25 pts
 Presentation …………………………………..25 pts
 Content ……………………………………...30 pts
CHAPTER 4
PART 1
 Tell how much you like or dislike something
 Sports & Leisure activities
 Expression with faire and jouer
*TEST
PART 2
 Ask others about their interests and tell about your interests
 Verb conjugation: faire
 Review –er verbs with jouer
 Weather and seasons vocabulary
*TEST
PART 3
 Making, accepting and turning down suggestions
 Adverbs of frequency (quelquefois, etc.)
*CHAPTER 4 TEST
Enrichment Activity
Students will prepare a large poster calendar for one month showing the activities they
participate (or would participate in) in each day. This must include at least four activities
(one per week). They will present on their activities to the class.
 Completion of the assignment ON TIME = 10 pts
 Language use
= 25 pts
 Presentation
= 25 pts
 Meets all the requirements
= 10 pts
 Creativity/ Quality of visual aid
= 10 pts
 Content
= 20 pts
CHAPTER 5
PART 1
 Making suggestions and making excuses
 Food & café vocabulary
 Verb conjugation: prendre
*TEST
PART 2
 Getting someone’s attention
 Ordering food and beverages
 The Imperative
*TEST
PART 3
 Inquiring about and expressing likes and dislikes
 Paying the check
CULTURAL INFORMATION
 Social institutions: Cafés and maquis
 Waiters and waitresses as professionals
 French meals
 Expressions: “C’est pas mauvais.” and “C’est pas terrible.”
SUPPLEMENTAL GRAMMAR
 Verbs vouloir and pouvoir
*CHAPTER 5 TEST
Enrichment Activity (50pts)
You will design your own French café menu! From our day doing research in the
computer lab, and on your own time, you will research examples of café menus and
design your own USING MICROSOFT PUBLISHER or approved technology
application. Be sure to include French food items, prices in Euros, and include a name
and times that your café is open. Your classmates will vote on the best one!
Presentation/Neatness:
10 pts
Creativity/Individuality:
10 pts
Turned in on time:
5 pts
Use French appropriately with good vocabulary:
25 pts
CHAPTER 6
1. Making plans
2. Telling what you’re going to do using the NEAR FUTURE
3. Vocabulary on places
4. Contractions with preposition à
5. Information questions (où, quand, avec qui, etc.)
6. Extending invitation, accepting/refusing invitation
7. Review conjugation of irregular verbs:
Aller
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Etre
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Avoir
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Faire
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Prendre
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Vouloir
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Pouvoir
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8. New verb VOIR
9. Conjugation for –IR verbs like finir, grossir, maigir.
10. Arranging to meet someone
11. Review command form (or: Imperative)
12. Cultural information pertaining to this chapter
*There will be 2 tests for chapter 6
CHAPTER 7
PART 1
 Identifying people in pictures
 Family member vocabulary
 Possessive adjectives
 Introducing people
Test
PART 2
 Adjectives describing people
 Adjective agreement
 Review of verb être
 Pets
Test
PART 3
 Asking for, giving and refusing permission
 Chore vocabulary
 Cultural information
Chapter 7 test
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY - Make your own family tree! If possible, include a few
small pictures of your family members. You should include three generations (your
grandparents, your parents with aunts and uncles, and yourself with siblings).