AC9LFF01 – Foundation Languages: null

This Content Descriptor from Foundation Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

• 1

  introducing themselves and responding to greetings, for example, Comment t’appelles-tu? Je m’appelle … Ça va, Émilie? Ça va (bien), merci.

• 2

  using formulaic French phrases for everyday interactions such as thanking, apologising and offering wishes or congratulations, for example, Merci! Oh, pardon! Bon appétit; Bonne fête! Bravo!

• 3

  singing rhymes, action songs and raps such as Tourne, tourne petit moulin; lullabies, Fais do-do and counting songs, Un éléphant qui se balançait

• 4

  using French for everyday routines such as roll call and for opening and closing lessons, for example, singing Bonjour, mes amis/Au revoir, mes amis; Présent(e)!

• 5

  responding to instructions or directions through actions, gestures or verbal responses, for example, On fait un grand cercle; Lève-toi, Regardez-moi, Écoutez, Doucement!

• 6 listening for key words in stories, rhymes or songs, using intonation and visual cues such as gestures and facial expressions to assist understanding
• 7 performing songs, rhymes and action stories using non-verbal forms of expression such as clapping, gestures and facial expressions to support the making of meaning
• 8

  using some French words and expressions in English conversation when it feels appropriate, for example, ah bon …, voilà, pardon, merci, attention! and noticing changes in their behaviour, voice or body language when speaking French

• 9

  sharing and interpreting simple expressions and songs with friends and family, for example, singing Joyeux anniversaire and using appropriate greetings such as Salut, Bonsoir or Félicitations! for different times or occasions

• 10

  drawing and/or labelling classroom objects and aspects of daily school routines such as la récréation and le sport, and tracing captions or attaching word bubbles to the pictures

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