G-6 French Handout Unit-6 (2024-25)
G-6 French Handout Unit-6 (2024-25)
Course Description
This syllabus is designed for students who are learning French as a foreign language. The aim is
to develop an ability to use the language effectively for practical communication. The course is
based on the linked language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, and these are built
on as learners’ progress through their studies.
Aims
The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus.
2-Offer insights into the culture and society of countries and communities where French is
spoken.
Content Overview
The subject content is organized in five broad topic areas (A–E below).
A. Everyday activities
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Speaking
Participate in short social exchanges (e.g. greet people, make and respond to invitations,
apologies) and communicate on familiar topics to meet simple needs (e.g. order food and drink,
simple transactions in shops, use public transport, ask and give directions, request information).
Participate in unprepared conversations on familiar topics of personal interest or relevant to
everyday life (e.g. family, friends, home environment, hobbies and interests, education, work,
travel).
Use simple connectors (e.g., and, but, because then) to link a series of shorter discrete elements
into a connected sequence of points.
Role-plays, presentations, interactive speaking games.
Reading
Understand short, simple texts (e.g. signs and notices in public places, such as streets, restaurants
and bus/ railway stations and airports).
Understand authentic texts on familiar topics and situations (e.g., newspaper/magazine articles)
Simple texts, word recognition exercises, matching activities.
Writing
• Fill in forms providing simple details.
• Communicate simple information in writing using everyday vocabulary and expressions.
• Write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors, relating to
personal life, immediate environment, and everyday topics (e.g., writing about a holiday).
• Write simple connected texts on familiar topics (e.g., plans and arrangements, likes and
dislikes, family, home environment, hobbies and interests, education, work, and travel).
Sentence formation, short paragraphs, postcards, and letters.
Paragraph writing:
Structure:
1. Greeting (Salutation)
a. Cher/Chère [Name] – Dear [Name] (informal)
2. Introduction
a. Comment ça va ? – How are you?
b. Je suis content(e) de t'écrire. – I’m happy to write to you.
3. Body
a. Share news, ask about the other person, or tell a story.
b. Example: Je suis allé(e) à la plage ce weekend. C'était super! – I went to the
beach this weekend. It was great!
4. Conclusion
a. Je te souhaite une bonne journée. – I wish you a good day.
b. À bientôt ! – See you soon!
5. Closing (Signature)
a. Amicalement, – Best regards (informal)
b. Bien à toi, – Yours truly (informal)
Time in French:
Basic Phrases:
Key Vocabulary:
• heure(s) – hour(s)
• minute(s) – minute(s)
• demie – half (used for 30 minutes)
• quart – quarter (used for 15 minutes)
• midi – noon (12:00 PM)
• minuit – midnight (12:00 AM)
French Story:
Le Singe et le Crocodile | Monkey and Crocodile in French
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