MYP COURSE OUTLINE
French 2/ Pre-DP French 2
Name of the Course: Language B
Level: V
I. Course Description:
The MYP programme promotes holistic education, communication, and
awareness of other cultures. The French II course will incorporate these
elements into the curriculum, along with the five areas of interaction: approaches
to learning (ATL), community and service (CS), human ingenuity ( HI),
environments (E), and health and social education (HS). These MYP goals will be
embedded with the five foreign language content standards of communities,
cultures, connections, comparisons, and communication.
French II is the continuation of the program begun in French I, emphasizing
communication in French. Instruction will emphasize listening, speaking,
reading, and writing skills in preparation for more advanced work. Students will
be able to express themselves at a basic level in present and past tenses.
Additional emphasis will focus on reading and listening comprehension in the
target language through authentic texts and audio materials. Students will expand
writing skills into paragraphs.
The study of French is a step towards becoming an effective communicator in a
global society, improving the student’s understanding of self as part of an
international community. The student will become more interculturally aware
through the study of the Francophone world and the comparison of these cultures
with each other and his own (HS) (HI). Through the study of topics such as native
foods, common customs and rituals, holidays, politics, and religion, the student
will come to understand that although differences do exist, there actually are many
similarities between people around the world.(E) (HS) (HI). This respect for
different cultures will foster individual growth and compassion for all human
beings (CS)
II.
Topics:
Révision
 -er verbs
 numbers 0-100
 alphabet / accents
 telling time
 days of week
 formal / informal greetings
 school subjects
 verbs avoir / être
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question structure with est-ce que
professions
weather vocabulary
months of year/ seasons review
stress pronouns
Chapitre 8- Au Marché
 culture – Abidjan
 food vocabulary
 partitive article
 expressing need – Il me faut
 culture- food shopping in Francophone countries
 telling someone what to do
 verb pouvoir, vouloir
 quantities
 ordering, accepting, refusing food
 pronoun en
 pronunciation
Chapitre 9 – Au téléphone
 asking/expressing opinions
 relating past events
 passé composé with avoir
 Qu‘est-ce que tu as fait aujourd’hui ? – activities to discuss in past tense
 past tense with adverbs (trop, beaucoup, déjà)
 Making / Answering a phone call
 -re verbs – present and past tense
 culture – telephone habits in francophone countries
 sharing confidences and consoling others
 introduction to object pronouns
 pronunciation
Chapitre 10 – Dans un magasin de vêtements
 clothing vocabulary
 verbs – mettre, porter
 purchasing, inquiring about clothes
 -ir verbs – present and past tense
 culture – favorite clothing of francophone teens, size conversion
chart
 complimenting and criticizing
 direct object pronouns – le, la, les, l’
 c’est vs. il/elle est
 pronunciation
Chapitre 11- Vive les vacances !
 vacation place vocabulary
 review aller
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vocabulary – countries
prepositions for masculine/feminine countries, cities
culture – popular vacations for francophone people
discussing travel plans
verb - partir
Chapitre 12 – En ville
 vocabulary – shopping
 review contractions (au, à la, aux, à l’)
 making /responding to requests (review)
 transportation vocabulary
 pronoun y
 culture – driver’s license in francophone countries
 prepositions (loin de, devant, derrière, etc)
 asking for/ giving directions
Autres Sujets
 Fête des Rois – handout
 Mardi Gras – handout
 Irregular Verbs – voir, prendre, comprendre, apprendre, connaître, savoir,
vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, dire, lire, écrire, aller, avoir, faire, être (p. R26-27)
 Regular Verbs - -er, -ir, -re (p. R24)
 Passé Composé – with avoir and être (p. R28)
 Information Questions (qui, comment, pourquoi, combien, etc.) p. R20
III.
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Un été pas comme les autres – short novel about a high school student who
spends a summer in France with her pen-pal
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Trouver Nemo- Students watch short segments of French version of film
weekly, study new vocabulary and answer comprehension questions in target
language.
Teaching and Assessment:
Assessment is intended as an extension of the learning process for students, and
this course gives students many different ways to demonstrate their understanding and
skill. Assessment tools include homework assignments, class work, oral participation,
oral and written tests, and oral presentations. There is a final exam at the end of each
semester, in December and May.
The IBMYP Criteria for Language B Assessment are:
A) Oral Communication – Message and Interaction – Students participate in
paired/group activities that encourage communication in the target language such as
interviews, games, and one-on-on conversation. Students also listen to authentic
music.
B) Oral Communication – Language- Students prepare oral presentations or skits in
the target language to present to the class. Students also may be tested individually on
their speaking skills.
C) Writing – Message and Organization- Students will write short letters,
paragraphs, and descriptions in order to communicate and show organization
methods.
D) Writing – Language – This is assessed through written tests, written portion of
presentations, paragraphs, and creative writing.
E) Comprehension – Reading - Students will read magazine articles, short literary
pieces, songs,
Oral Presentations/ Group Projects – The following are examples of oral work.
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La Chasse au Trésor - When students are reviewing prepositions and
learning to ask directions in French, they go on a “treasure hunt” throughout
the school. They must follow a set of written directions, all in French, to reach
a small treasure at the end. Other faculty members assist in the “chasse” each
year, handing out gifts or more instructions. (Criteria A, E)
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Les Français Célèbres – Students must choose a famous person from a
francophone country, such as an inventor, writer, musician, etc. to research.
They prepare an oral presentation and poster to present to the class. (Criteria
B, C, D)
IV.
Resources:
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Allez,viens! Textbook, Workbooks - Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 2006
Allez, viens! – Cultural DVD
Joie de lire- French Reader – Holt, Rinehart, Winston
Compact Discs – authentic music
DVD’s/Videos
Denise Scott White
Decatur High School
1011 Prospect Dr. SE
Decatur, Al. 35601