French 7th Grade – Course Overview
Cycle 1 – 8/26-10/4 Les Introductions
Use the French alphabet to spell words
Count from 0 -1000 in French
Introduce self to another person through speaking and writing
Ask about date and time/tell date and time
Ask for basic school supplies and needs in French
Understand the cultural difference between tu and vous
Discuss and understand “La Francophonie at the Francophone World.
Vocabulary:
Introductions
Colors
Numbers
Age
School supplies
I like, I don’t like
Date (days, months)
Time (hours, time of day)
Grammar;
basic sentence structure
avoir with vous, je, tu – age
Culture :
Francophonie, Francophone countries
Vous vs Tu
Cycle 2 – 10/7-11/8 Une amie et un ami
Ask or tell what someone is like and where they are from
Ask or tell who someone is
Describe yourself to someone else
Use negation
Vocabulary
People
Simple adjectives
Etre
School/Middle school
Brother/sister/friend/boy/girl
Grammar
Articles
Adjective agreement
Etre
Négation
Culture
People in Francophone countries
Cycle 3 – 11/11-12/20 L’école
Use past knowledge of date and time to speak about school schedules
Speak about which school subjects you like and why using etre and simple adjectives
Ask for classroom objects/school supplies
Say what things/people are and are not in the classroom
Speak about what activities you like to and do not like to do after school
Vocabulary:
School supplies/classroom objects
School subjects
To be
Adjectives
Er verb vocabulary for common activities
Il y a/ il n’y a pas
Grammar:
Etre conjugation
Adjective agreement
Er verb conjugation
Culture:
School schedules and subjects in France
Charlemagne
France Gall – Song: “Sacre Charlemagne”
Cylce 4 – 1/7-2/14 La famille et la maison:
Speak about different members of your family
Describe name, age, nationality, appearance, personality of family members
Discuss what each family member likes to do
Use avoir to say which family members people have and to discuss age
Use date to discuss the birthdays of different family members and yourself
Speak about the house and the rooms in it
Describe homes using adjectives
Conjugate and use “er” verbs in sentences
Speak about family celebrations and what you might do at them
Describe where things are located using prepositions
Vocabulary:
Family members
More adjectives of appearance and personality
“er “ activity verb vocabulary review
Avoir – to have
Birthdays
The home
Objects in the house
“er” verb vocabulary review
Family celebration vocabulary
Prepositions
Grammar:
Avoir conjugation
Possessive adjectives
Ne…pas review
Adjective placement and agreement
“er” verb conjugation
Negation review
Adjective placement and agreement
The preposition Chez -at the house of…
Prepositions
Culture:
Families in France
Homes and apartments in France
The difference between a bathroom and a “toilet room”
Cycle 5 – 2/17-4/4 La nourriture et le restaurant:
Order a meal at a restaurant
Buy food at a market, store, supermarket to make a meal
Describe a meal using adjectives
Ask for various items at a restaurant (fork, napkin)
Discuss and navigate to different places in town
Vocabulary:
Meals
Food items
Table settings
Prendre – to take
Faire – to do/make
Vouloir/Pouvoir – to want/be able to
Aller- to go
Acheter – to buy
Directional words
Grammar:
Conjugate – faire, prendre, aller, vouloir, pouvoir
Partitive articles
Culture:
Restaurants in France
Shopping in France – the joy of the “mom and pop shop
Politesse in French restaurants and stores
Joe Dassin – Les Champs Élysées
Nino Ferrer – Les Cornichons
Cycle 6 – 4/7-5/29 Les vêtements
Identify clothing
Describe clothing using adjectives
Buy clothing
Ask a store clerk for different clothing sizes and other needs
Vocabulary:
Clothing
Descriptive words for clothing
Stores
Faire – to do/make, (used to talk about going shopping, clothing sizes)
Voir/Croire – to see/to believe
Porter – to wear
Money and to buy
Grammar
Conjugate –acheter, voir and croire
Adjective placement and agreement
Culture:
Shopping in France
Clothing stores in France
Les soldes