FRENCH CURRICULUM MAP

Grammar
Topic Chapter(s) Vocabulary Culture Assessment
Structure

Introduction Directions French-speaking world

Describe yourself Present tense of : Discover Paris Situation quiz
Family members Aimer Tu/Vous Learning scenarios/
Lesson 1 Ask about others Avoir Family nicknames thematic units
Chapter 1
Talk about likes and Être Cursive
dislikes Adjective agreement Write a letter to a
Family
Inquire Present tense of : French café penpal
and
Tell when you do -ER -IR -RE verbs French poems Write a letter to
Friends
Lesson 2 something -ger/-cer verbs describe your
Hobbies Dormir vacation with your
family
Wish someone a good Direct/ Indirect National day Situation quiz
Lesson 1 time object pronouns Carnival / Mardi gras Learning scenarios/
Ask for/ give an advice thematic units
Ask for help /respond Past tense with avoir Christmas Eve
Check if things have Past tense with être Write an invitation
Chapter 2
been done to celebrate the 14th
of July
Celebrations
Lesson 2 Create a
conversation to
check if things have
been done before a
celebration
 Ask about food Partitive articles Québec Situation quiz
preparation Definite/Indefinite Canadian culinary Learning scenarios/
Chapter 3 Lesson 1
Make requests articles specialties thematic units
Food vocabulary Pronoun Y
Food
and Shop for groceries Pronoun EN Reading Le Petit Nicolas Choose a dish and
Ask where things are Placement of Object write a recipe
Food shopping Lesson 2
pronouns
Create a menu
School subjects Object pronouns Canadian schools Situation quiz
Ask how something with past tense Canadian sport : La Learning scenarios/
turned out Review ringuette thematic units
Wonder what happened Direct/Indirect
Lesson 1 pronouns
Chapter 4 Quelqu’un/quelque
chose
Highschool ne...rien /
ne...personne
Ask for information Present tense of Write an entry to
Express frustration suivre and ouvrir post on a blog you
Lesson 2 created
Computer science Depuis / Il y a… / ça
vocabulary fait...
Talk about your routine Reflexive verbs : Discover Rennes Write a paragraph to
Express impatience S’appeler/Se lever French teenagers routine say what you did the
Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Reflexive pronouns « Metro, boulot, dodo » day before
tout/tous/toute/
Everyday life / toutes Discover Quimper Write an advice
Routine Say when you do things Snacks for kids column for the
Lesson 2 school newspaper
Make recommandations
 Talk about when you Imperfect tense French boardgames, Situation quiz
were a child comic strips, songs for Learning scenarios/
Lesson 1
Tell about an event in the kids thematic units
past
Compare life in the Comparative with French countries Talk about your last
Chapter 6
country and in the city adjectives and nouns vacation
Past tense Describe like in the Superlative with
country adjectives Create a story using
Lesson 2 past tense
Interview someone
about life in the
country
Camping vocabulary Past tense / Discover Dakar Have a conversation
Say what happened Imperfect tense Water sports to check if things
Lesson 1 Describe circumstances have been done
Être en train de ... before a camping
trip
Chapter 7
Tell what you will do Future tense National park in Sénégal Create a
Activities Wonder what will Future tense of conversation about
during a happen irregular verbs Reading a tale your plans for next
weekend summer
(Camping, Write a story for a
Fishing) Lesson 2 French magazine
about some friends
who went on
camping trip and had
a hair-raising
adventure
 Ask and tell how you Subjunctive of Routine care in Sénégal Situation quiz
feel regular verbs African game : Awalé Learning scenarios/
Lesson 1 Body parts vocabulary thematic units
Describe symptoms and
give advice Go and see a doctor
Chapter 8
Complain about health Conditional tense
and give advice Senegalese cuisine Create a chart with
Health
Sympathise with several patients’
Lesson 2 someone detailled complaints,
symptoms followed
by diagnostics and
advices/prescriptions
Describe a movie or Realtive pronouns French movies Situation quiz
book qui, que and dont Learning scenarios/
Lesson 1
Ask/give information Present participles Festival de Cannes thematic units
about a book or movie
Ask about preferences Interrogative TV Channels, shows Create a
Recommend or advise pronouns conversation about a
Chapter 9 against something Demonstrative movie/book your
pronouns friend wants to read/
Movies / watch
TV shows
Lesson 2 Discuss about TV
shows

Write an email to a
penpal about his
favorite TV shows
 Ask about a vacation Object pronouns French people vacation Discuss about you
Lesson 1 Say what you would do Conditional tense Tourism in France next vacation
if you could
Chapter 10 Express necessity Subjunctive Paris Plages Write a post card to
Ask what has been done Past tense / School vacation a friend and tell him
Vacation Imperfect you vacation
Lesson 2
Create a brochure
advertising a
vacation destination