Grade 5 Core French
8 units matched to the Alberta Curriculum.
Organizing ideas
- Applications: using French to communicate in everyday situations, to explore and to have fun.
- Language competence: understanding and using the sounds, words, sentences and texts of French.
- Global citizenship: learning about Francophone communities in Alberta, Canada and the world, and about other cultures.
- Strategies: choosing ways to learn, use and remember French, and to manage your own learning.
Units
Unit 1
Salutations
Greetings, introductions and polite phrases: bonjour, comment t'appelles-tu?, merci, de rien, à bientôt.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 2
Sounds and accents
French sounds (including nasal vowels), accents (é, è, ê, ç) and silent letters.
Learning outcome: Language competence; Strategies · connecting spoken French to letters and sounds
Unit 3
Numbers 0 to 30
Reading and saying numbers from 0 to 30, and giving small sums in French.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 4
Masculine, feminine, plural
An introduction to gender (masculine and feminine) and number (singular and plural) in French nouns and adjectives.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 5
Likes and dislikes
Saying what you like, love, prefer and dislike, and asking others the same.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 6
Describing people and things
Simple descriptions of people and objects, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 7
Francophone Canada
Where French is spoken across Canada, Francophone festivals and celebrations, and a connection between First Peoples and the French language.
Learning outcome: Global citizenship; Applications · French-speaking communities in Canada and around the world
Unit 8
Giving credit, showing respect
The ethics of plagiarism and cultural appropriation, at a Grade 5 level: name your sources and learn about cultures respectfully.
Learning outcome: Global citizenship; Applications · French-speaking communities in Canada and around the world
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