Grade 8 Core French
9 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
Past, present, future
Telling when things happen: yesterday, today and tomorrow, with the passé composé and the near future (aller + infinitive).
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 2
Asking questions
Question words (qui, où, quand, combien, comment, pourquoi, quel) and est-ce que questions.
Expectation: B1, B2 · speaking to communicate and to interact in French
Unit 3
How often?
Words for time and frequency: toujours, souvent, parfois, jamais and chaque jour.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 4
Opinions and reasons
Sharing opinions (à mon avis, je pense que), preferences, emotions and physical states, and giving a reason with parce que.
Expectation: B1, B2 · speaking to communicate and to interact in French
Unit 5
Comparing and contrasting
Comparing with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que, and contrasting ideas with mais.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 6
Sounds and letters
Linking French letter groups to sounds (eau, ai, oi, gn, -tion), silent letters, liaisons and élisions.
Expectation: A1, A2 · listening to understand and to interact in French
Unit 7
Reading and retelling stories
Understanding key information and events in short French stories and the words that show the order of events.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts
Unit 8
The Francophone world
Francophone communities around the world, Indigenous communities where French is spoken, and creative works.
Expectation: A3, B3, C3, D3 · intercultural understanding of French-speaking communities
Unit 9
Culture and respect
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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