AC9LF8C01 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor initiate and sustain exchanges in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts related to students’ experiences, feelings and views, adjusting their language in response to others

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• • Elaboration using the appropriate register when exchanging greetings and using a wider range of expressions, for example, Coucou, Allô, Quoi de neuf? Salut mon pote! Ça roule? Bonjour, Mademoiselle Charpent, comment allez-vous? Je m’excuse, Enchanté(e) Monsieur, vous vous appelez comment? Ciao, Pierre, à tout de suite! in spoken and written interactions
• • Elaboration making and responding to requests or commands and asking for permission, clarification, for example, Est-ce que je peux/puis-je aller aux toilettes? Choisissez la forme négative! Copiez! Répondez aux questions! Cliquez sur l’image du/de l’/de la/des …
• • Elaboration using descriptive and expressive language (inspired by print or digital photographs, videos, recordings, etc.) to talk about aspects of school, home and social life, for example, Je suis fils unique et toi?
• • Elaboration discussing issues that concern young people such as l’influence de la musique, l’environnement digital or le recyclage, and sharing opinions and feelings
• • Elaboration inviting people into conversations, for example, using et toi, qu’est-ce que tu dis? and expressions such as n’est-ce pas? and non-verbal strategies such as waiting for response or facial expressions to demonstrate interest or attention
• • Elaboration using connectives, simple and compound sentences to structure arguments and to explain or justify a position, for example, D’abord ... et puis ... et après, ensuite ... en plus ... finalement; ce qui est intéressant c’est que …; ce que je trouve ...
• • Elaboration participating in role-plays where they share experiences and feelings about their life at home and at school, for example, Mes frères m’énervent parce que …, C’est bien/dur d’être ado car …, ce que je déteste/j’adore, c’est la musique/l’informatique/les maths, s’il faut redoubler

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• • Elaboration inviting, accepting or declining invitations in spoken or written exchanges, for example, Tu es libre samedi prochain? Tu veux aller au/à la/aux/à l’ ..., Je t’invite. Je ne suis pas libre. C’est possible dimanche? Je suis ravi(e) de t’inviter ...