AC9LF10EU01 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor apply features of the French sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising and reproducing rhythms in more complex sentences, for example, Qu’est-ce que tu fais là? Un, deux, trois - voilà, using pauses and intonation to signal clause sequence and emphasis
• • Elaboration using tone and intonation to indicate emphasis or emotion, for example, Elle a fait quoi? Il est tellement doué!
• • Elaboration using words and expressions with more complex syllable combinations such as la magnitude, les augmentations, qu’est-ce que c’est que ça?
• • Elaboration building fluency and accuracy in relation to pitch, stress and rhythm
• • Elaboration understanding the patterns of liaisons and silent ‘h’ forms in maintaining speech flow, for example, L’Hôtel Splendide est situé au bord du lac; c’est en effet un hôtel splendide!
• • Elaboration recognising the role of pronunciation, rhythm and pace in creating effects and suggesting relationships in oral texts such as storytelling, reciting poems, songs and conversations
• • Elaboration understanding the function of the linking ‘t’ in inverted interrogative phrases and some expressions such as Parle-t-elle le français? Que va-t-elle faire? Va-t-en!

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• • Elaboration recording accents from different French-speaking countries (Canada, Belgium, etc.) and French regions (l'accent du Sud, l'accent parisien, etc.) and presenting them in a portfolio, noting the difference in the sound system, accent and vocabulary