What will my student learn
in 7th grade French class?
Chapitre préliminaire: En route!
CULTURE: la bise greeting, map of France, the
French-speaking world
VOCABULAIRE: greetings, alphabet, French accents,
feelings, days of the week, months of the year, seasons, telling time,
numbers 0-100, weather, nationalities
Chapitre 1 Salut, les copains!
GÉOCULTURE: la France, L'île de France et la région Parisienne
VOCABULAIRE: classroom objects and expressions
GRAMMAIRE: subjects, French subject pronouns and verbs, indefinite
articles (un/une/des), conjugation of the irregular verb AVOIR (to have)
Chapitre 2 Qu'est-ce qui te plaît?
GÉOCULTURE: la France, L'île de France et la région Parisienne
VOCABULAIRE: likes and dislikes, leisure time activities
GRAMMAIRE: definite articles (le, la, l', les) conjugation of -ER verbs, the
plural nouns, contractions with à, forming OUI/NON questions
Chapitre 3 Comment est ta famille?
GÉOCULTURE: la province de Québec-Montréal et Québec
VOCABULAIRE: physical descriptions, personality traits, family and pets
GRAMMAIRE: conjugation of the irregular verb ÊTRE (to be), adjective
agreement, possessive adjectives, contractions with de, c'est v. il/elle est
Chapitre 4 Mon année scolaire
GÉOCULTURE: la province de Québec-Montréal et Québec
VOCABULAIRE: school subjects, school supplies, colors
GRAMMAIRE: conjugation of -RE, -GER, -CER verbs, verbs like
ACHETER/PRÉFÉRER, adjectives as nouns
Chapitre 5 Le temps libre
GÉOCULTURE: L'Ouest de la France: Normandie, la Loire et Bretagne
VOCABULAIRE: sports and free time activites, places to go
GRAMMAIRE: conjugation of irregular verbs FAIRE (to do/to make),
ALLER (to go), le futur proche, question words and forming questions
Final exam in May Chapitre En route - Chapitre 5
Students will be assessed in the areas of reading, writing, speaking,
pronunciation in addition to a multiple choice exam.
What will my student learn in
8th grade French class?
Chapitre LIAISON (review)
VOCABULAIRE: review Chapitres 1-5
GRAMMAIRE: expressions with avoir, conjugation of the
irregular verb VENIR (to come), recent past, conjugation
of -YER regular verbs
Chapitre 6 Bon appétit!
GÉOCULTURE: L'Ouest de la France: Normandie, la Loire et Bretagne
VOCABULAIRE: foods, drinks, and place settings
GRAMMAIRE: the partitive, regular -IR verb conjugation, conjugation of the
irregular verbs VOULOIR (to want), PRENDRE (to take/to have), BOIRE
(to drink), imperative commands
Chapitre 7 On fait les magasins?
GÉOCULTURE: la francophonie en Afrique: le Sénégal
VOCABULAIRE: clothing, accessories, sports equipment, large numbers
GRAMMAIRE: demonstrative and interrogative adjectives, conjugation of
the irregular verb METTRE (to put/to place), le passé composé (the past
tense), using adverbs with past tense sentences, sequencing words
Chapitre 8 À la maison
GÉOCULTURE: la francophonie en Afrique: le Sénégal
VOCABULAIRE: chores around the house, naming the rooms of the house,
and furniture in the house
GRAMMAIRE: conjugation of the irregular verbs POUVOIR (to be able to,
"can"), DEVOIR (to have to, "must"), DORMIR (to sleep), SORTIR (to go
out), PARTIR (to leave), le passé composé with ÊTRE verbs, negative
expressions
Chapitre 9 Allons en ville!
GÉOCULTURE: la France: le Midi le sud-est de la France
VOCABULAIRE: places in the city, means of transportation, at the
pharmacy, bank, and post office, asking for and giving directions
GRAMMAIRE: conjugation of the irregular verb VOIR (to see), review of
the present tense conjugations, the partitive, imperative commands,
forming questions
Final exam in May Chapitre 1 - Chapitre 9
Students will be assessed in the areas of reading, writing, speaking,
pronunciation in addition to a multiple choice exam.