Grade 6 Core French
8 units matched to the BC Curriculum.
Big Ideas
- Listening and viewing with intent helps us understand French.
- Using various strategies helps us understand and acquire language.
- With simple French, we can describe others and their interests.
- Reciprocal communication in French is possible using high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures.
- Stories help us to acquire language and understand the world around us.
- Learning about Francophone communities helps us develop cultural awareness.
Units
Unit 1
Letter patterns
Connecting common French letter patterns (oi, ou, eau, ch, gn, qu, ai, on, an) to how they sound.
Learning standard: French letter patterns, such as letter groupings with the same sound, rhyming words and consistently pronounced patterns
Unit 2
Question words
Asking and answering questions with qui, où, quand, pourquoi, comment and combien.
Learning standard: Common high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures: questions
Unit 3
Hobbies
Talking about hobbies and interests, including the difference between jouer à (sports) and jouer de (instruments).
Learning standard: Hobbies and topics of interest
Unit 4
Giving reasons
Explaining likes, dislikes and preferences with “parce que”.
Learning standard: Reasons for likes, dislikes and preferences
Unit 5
Feelings and states
Common emotions and physical states, including the French habit of saying “I have hunger” (j'ai faim) instead of “I am hungry”.
Learning standard: Common emotions and physical states
Unit 6
Family and friends
Describing family members and friends, with the possessive words that match what is owned.
Learning standard: Descriptions of people and items
Unit 7
Francophone communities
Communities where French is spoken across Canada, including Acadian, Franco-Albertan, Franco-Columbian, Fransaskois, Québécois and Métis communities.
Learning standard: Communities where French is spoken across Canada, including Acadian, Franco-Albertan, Franco-Columbian, Fransaskois, Québécois and Métis communities
Unit 8
Sources and respect
The ethics of plagiarism and cultural appropriation: naming sources, using your own words and learning about cultures from the people who live them.
Learning standard: The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
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