French I
End of Year Comprehensive Exam
2014-2015
In order to be successful at the end of this year, I should be able to…
CONVERSATION
State how I am doing
Ask others how they are doing
Introduce myself
Speak about my age and my birthday
Speak about where I live
Ask others: their name, their age, their birthday
State the date (days of week/months)
POINT DE LANGUE
Spell a word using the alphabet
Understand the sounds created by different combinations of letters (au, ou, an/in/en, é, ion)
Count from 1-100
POINT GRAMMAIRE
Understand articles and what information they provide (number, gender, general/specific)
Determine the gender of an object based on spelling clues
LA SALLE DE CLASSE ET LA MAISON
Understand each of the 6 subjects (including subject substitution)
Conjugate the verb avoir
Explain and apply the negative sandwich
List what objects are/are not present around me (classroom/home)
Describe the relationship between objects using a preposition
Use a possessive term to explain ownership
Describe the color of objects
Explain adjective accord and apply it using colors
LA FAMILLE
List the members of a family
Evaluate the relationship between two people on a family tree
DESCRIPTION ET LE PORTRAIT
Make a descriptive portrait of a person (physical characteristics, personality)
Apply adjective accord based on number and gender
Conjugate the verb être
LE TEMPS ET LES ACTIVITES
Describe the weather of each season
Conjugate the verb faire
Express like and dislike for seasons/different types of weather
Explain possible activities in each season
Express preferred hobbies using the structure aimer + infinitive
Define an infinitive
Conjugate normal ER verbs (affirmative and negative sentences)
Apply adverbs to sentences using verbs
Describe what I see in a picture (including inferences)
POINT CULTURE
List and describe at least 2 places where French is spoken
Explain the New Wave
French II
End of Year Comprehensive Exam
2014-2015
In order to be successful at the end of this year, I should be able to…
Understand each of the 6 subjects (including subject substitution)
Conjugate avoir
Conjugate être
Conjugate faire
Conjugate all normal ER verbs
Describe a normal morning routine using reflexive verbs
Construct the future tense (aller + infinitive) to describe events that have not yet happened
Use the structure à + le/la/les (and contractions) to speak about locations in town
Navigate the Paris metro
Describe the characteristics of the arrondissements of Paris
Use the imperative (command) tense to give directions or recommendations
Conjugate normal RE verbs (prendre/mettre)
Identify common food items
Place an order at a restaurant
Construct and understand the partitive article
List and describe the different rooms of the house
Narrate different activities
Define and apply circomlocution
Identify and conjugate all forms of IR verbs (regular or irregular)
List and explain at least 2 advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad
Conjugate the verbs lire/dire/écrire
Identify the common errors found in French writing
Correct these errors (and explain these corrections)
Improve sentences using but/because/so
Express connections between common themes or ideas using transitions
Apply conjunctions to compare and contrast
Improve a story by adding words that show progression