Grade 7 Core French
8 units matched to the Ontario Curriculum.
Overall expectations
- Listening to French and responding to it builds understanding, one step at a time.
- Speaking and interacting in French uses familiar words and sentence patterns.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and an eye for how texts are put together.
- Writing in French for different purposes and audiences uses the conventions of the language.
- Learning French opens a window on French-speaking communities in Canada and around the world.
Units
Unit 1
Directions
Asking for and giving directions, and describing where places are (à gauche, devant, derrière, à côté de).
Expectation: B1, B2 · speaking to communicate and to interact in French
Unit 2
Places in town
Vocabulary for places in a community and the contractions au, à la, à l'.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 3
Comparing
Making simple comparisons with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que, and the special forms meilleur and mieux.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 4
Describing people
Describing the personality of family, friends and teachers, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Expectation: B1, B2 · speaking to communicate and to interact in French
Unit 5
Cognates and strategies
Using cognates and context to understand new French words, and watching out for false friends such as librairie.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts
Unit 6
Reading short stories
Understanding key information and events in simple French stories: characters, setting, problem and solution.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts
Unit 7
The Francophone world
Communities where French is spoken around the world, such as Belgium, Haiti, Morocco and Senegal, and in Canada.
Expectation: A3, B3, C3, D3 · intercultural understanding of French-speaking communities
Unit 8
Culture and honesty
The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism: crediting sources and learning from cultures respectfully.
Expectation: A3, B3, C3, D3 · intercultural understanding of French-speaking communities
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