Grade 6 Core French
8 units matched to the New Brunswick Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Oral Communication: Speak, Listen, Communicate, Interact. Ask for and provide information in social and school settings with some accuracy.
- Reading and Viewing: Read, Comprehend, Respond, Interpret. Read, comprehend, and interpret a variety of texts.
- Writing and Representing: Create Simple Texts. Produce simple, connected texts on familiar topics of personal interest.
Units
Unit 1
Letter patterns
Connecting common French letter patterns (oi, ou, eau, ch, gn, qu, ai, on, an) to how they sound.
Skill descriptor: Oral Communication: Speak, Listen, Communicate, Interact · listening to understand a message in French
Unit 2
Question words
Asking and answering questions with qui, où, quand, pourquoi, comment and combien.
Skill descriptor: Oral Communication: Speak, Listen, Communicate, Interact · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 3
Hobbies
Talking about hobbies and interests, including the difference between jouer à (sports) and jouer de (instruments).
Skill descriptor: Oral Communication: Speak, Listen, Communicate, Interact · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 4
Giving reasons
Explaining likes, dislikes and preferences with “parce que”.
Skill descriptor: Oral Communication: Speak, Listen, Communicate, Interact · speaking and interacting in French
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”.
Skill descriptor: Oral Communication: Speak, Listen, Communicate, Interact · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 6
Family and friends
Describing family members and friends, with the possessive words that match what is owned.
Skill descriptor: Writing and Representing: Create Simple Texts · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 7
Francophone communities
Communities where French is spoken across Canada, including Acadian, Franco-Albertan, Franco-Columbian, Fransaskois, Québécois and Métis communities.
Skill descriptor: Reading and Viewing: Read, Comprehend, Respond, Interpret · French texts that represent a variety of francophone cultures
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.
Skill descriptor: Reading and Viewing: Read, Comprehend, Respond, Interpret · French texts that represent a variety of francophone cultures
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