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AC9LF8U02 Years 7 to 8 Languages

AC9LF8U02 | Years 7 to 8 French: Understanding systems of language

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor apply understanding of grammatical structures and expressions to compose and respond to texts

Foundation to Year 10 sequence

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 7 to 8 French · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration extending knowledge of negative constructions such as ne … plus, ne … rien, ne … jamais, ne … que
  • • Elaboration understanding and using infinitive verb forms and phrasal verbs such as avoir besoin de faire quelque chose, commencer à faire …
  • • Elaboration using le passé composé and le futur proche
  • • Elaboration consolidating conjugation skills of regular verbs in le présent (present tense) and le passé composé (past tense), and of high-frequency irregular verbs such as avoir, être, aller, faire, venir, pouvoir, vouloir, mettre, devoir
  • • Elaboration recognising and using avoir expressions such as avoir soif, avoir sommeil, avoir peur
  • • Elaboration understanding the form and use of reflexive verbs such as il se lève très tard, nous nous promenons chaque soir, je veux m’asseoir à côté de toi.
  • • Elaboration understanding how to use modal verb forms to express possibility, obligation and ability je peux m’imaginer …, il doit partir demain, and impersonal expressions il faut +infinitive … and on doit +infinitive …
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  • • Elaboration introducing the use of direct object pronouns in conjunction with the present tense, je m'appelle, je t’écoute, elle les mange tous les jours, je t'aime.
  • • Elaboration reinforcing understanding of grammar rules such as adjectives that precede the noun, and adjectives versus adverbs - bon/bien, negation

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