Level 1 French
11FR Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Ms K. Atkinson.
Recommended Prior LearningSuccessful completion of Year 10 French or French background(At teacher discretion).
Subject Overview
The course continues to develop the skills needed to understand and use everyday written and spoken French. The focus is on effective communication. Students have to be committed to learning vocabulary and language features and to preparing their internal assessments. Cultural studies focussing on French-speaking countries around the world are an integral component of the course.
As the class is smaller, we have more opportunities to do some activities outside the classroom such as going to the French Film Festival, to a cafe or even to have a Zoom meeting with classes overseas.
Our students on zoom with a school in Thio (New Caledonia)
Subject Overview
Term 1
(TBC)
Revision of Y9&10 vocabulary and verbs.
MOI : My family and my friends and Me!
Conversation basics. Making small talk and keeping the conversation flowing.
Making arrangements to go out. Accepting, and making excuses (if necessary!)
Term 2
(TBC)
My Daily Routine, including School life in NZ compared to life as a student in France. Which would you prefer?
My Health. Aie! Ouch! Survival French for when it hurts.
Term 3
(TBC)
My Weekend and my Holidays. How was it? What did you get up to?
My City. My Country: New Zealand.
Term 4
Revision and preparation for external NCEA
Assessment Information
Standards subject to change.
Learning French enables you to travel and meet French speaking people all over the planet. French is the only language spoken on all the continents. French is a Latin language, it can help you to learn any other roman languages such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian etc.
Learning about a different culture develops your emotional intelligence as well as your reasoning.
You can have access to any jobs when you speak a different language and it is a great asset to have in our world nowadays.
Chef, Furniture Finisher, Translator, Private Teacher/Tutor, Barrister, Legal Executive, Solicitor, Air Force Aviator, Air Force Officer, Author, Baker, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Psychologist, Secondary School Teacher
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery1 x B5 notebook