Scotch College

FRENCH Year 10 — 2012

Student Outcomes 

Semester 1:

• talk about daily routine 
• discuss school streams and subjects 
• discuss in which subjects you are good or weak 
• explain your school report 
• discuss an overseas exchange 
• compare French and Australian education systems 
• give and follow instructions and advice 
• organize a holiday in a French-speaking country 
• talk about how things were or used to be 

Course Content

• Topics:  School life, daily routine, school linguistic exchanges, choosing the right course, travel, with special emphasis on French-speaking countries, French regional cuisine and North African cuisine, travel by plane. 

• Grammar:  Reflexive verbs in present and perfect tenses, reciprocal verbs, irregular verbs s’asseoir & venir, imperfect tense, use of il faut, use of avant de, faire/laisser + infinitive, the imperative, irregular verb boire. 

Student Outcomes 

Semester Two:

• describe someone’s character 
• make a suggestion 
• give someone advice (on their first date) 
• say what you do at the weekend 
• help people use the metro in Paris 
• give more detailed information about someone/something

Course Content

• Topics:   friendships and relationships, parties, first dates, personalities, going out – music, films, getting 

around Paris. 

• Grammar:  indirect object pronouns, use of venir de, suggestions with si, use of en, word order of pronouns, negative of reflexive verbs, verbs manquer à and plaire à, relative pronouns qui/que/où, preceding direct 

object agreement, adverbs, negatives ne… plus/personne/jamais. 

Assessment 

Examination 

Listening and Speaking Tasks

Reading Tasks

Writing Tasks