French I Course Syllabus

TEXTBOOK: Allez-viens!: Level One: Holt, Rinehart, Winston: 2003

BASIC OVERVIEW: This course will cover approximately 7-8 chapters/chapitres during this school year. Within each chapitre, there are individual levels/étapes. Usually at the completion of each étape there will be at least one quiz, perhaps more. At the end of each capitre, there will be a unit test. Each unit test will contain information from previous units. There will also be some oral testing throughout each unit. The culture and customs of French speaking countires will be an integral part of each unit. Projects will supplement the curriculum whenever possible. There will be a comprehensive semester and final exam.

Chapitre Préliminaire

Function:

Introducing yourself

Spelling

Counting

Understanding classroom instructions

Chapitre 1 Faisons connaissance!

Function:

Greeting people and saying goodbye

Asking and telling how people are

Asking someone's name and age and giving yours

Expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences

Chapitre 2 Vive l'école!

Function:

Agreeing and disagreeing

Asking for and giving information

Telling when you have class

Asking for and expressing opinions

Chapitre 3 Tout pour la rentrée

Function:

Making and responding to requests

Asking others what they need and telling what you need

Telling what you'd like and what you'd like to do

Getting someone's attention

Asking for information

Expressing thanks

Chapitre 4 Sports et passe-temps

Function:

Telling how much you like or dislike something

Exchanging information

Making, accepting and turning down suggestions

Chapitre 5 On va au café?

Function:

Making suggestions and excuses

Making a recommendation

Getting someone's attention

Ordering food and beverages

Inquiring about and expressing likes and dislikes

Paying the check

Chapitre 6 Amusons-nous!

Function:

Making Plans

Extending and responding to invitations

Arranging to meet someone

Chapitre 7 La famille

Function:

Identifying people

Introducing people

Describing and characterizing people

Asking for, giving, and refusing permission

Chapitre 8 Au marché

Fuction:

Expressing need

Making, accepting, and declining requests

Telling someone what to do

Offering, accepting or refusing food

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Function:	Introducing yourself
	Spelling
	Counting
	Understanding classroom instructions

Function:	Greeting people and saying goodbye
	Asking and telling how people are
	Asking someone's name and age and giving yours
	Expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences

Function:	Agreeing and disagreeing
	Asking for and giving information
	Telling when you have class
	Asking for and expressing opinions

Function:	Making and responding to requests
	Asking others what they need and telling what you need
	Telling what you'd like and what you'd like to do
	Getting someone's attention
	Asking for information
	Expressing thanks

Function:	Telling how much you like or dislike something
	Exchanging information
	Making, accepting and turning down suggestions

Function:	Making suggestions and excuses
	Making a recommendation
	Getting someone's attention
	Ordering food and beverages
	Inquiring about and expressing likes and dislikes
	Paying the check

Function:	Making Plans
	Extending and responding to invitations
	Arranging to meet someone

Function:	Identifying people
	Introducing people
	Describing and characterizing people
	Asking for, giving, and refusing permission

Fuction:	Expressing need
	Making, accepting, and declining requests
	Telling someone what to do
	Offering, accepting or refusing food