French+I+Pacing+Guide

Back to French I Home **__Unité 1 – 3 ½ weeks __**
 * **Quarter 1 ** ||  **Quarter 2 **  ||  **Quarter 3 **  ||  **Quarter 4 **  ||
 * __Grammar and syntax __****: ** Alphabet, numbers, accent marks, je/tu forms of verbs (-ER, -RE, -IR (both types), AVOIR, ÊTRE), negation with //ne…pas//.

Introductions, salutations, general inquiries about health, name and age, informal and formal forms of address, inquiries about likes and dislikes of things and activities.
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**__Unité 4 – 3 ½ weeks __**
 * __Culture __****: ** Introduction to //Francophonie//, basic geography (physical and political) of France and its neighbors. ||
 * __Grammar and syntax __****<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">: **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Distinguishing between the regular verb JOUER and the irregular verb FAIRE when talking about leisure activities, including sports, games and playing musical instruments, contractions with the prepositions //de// and //à//, describing activities using adjectives.


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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">After spending a day reviewing midyear examinations, students will launch into a mini-unit on Paris. They will learn the general history of the French capital going back to its Roman roots. They will study and research the main monuments of the city as well as its governmental organization by //arrondissement// and its vibrant street and café culture, an appropriate segue into //Unité 7.// || **__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Unité 10 – 3 ½ weeks __**
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**__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Unité 2 – 3 ½ weeks __**
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 * __<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Grammar and syntax __****<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">: **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Expressing need using //avoir besoin de// and //il me faut//, basic question format (inflection, inversion and //est-ce que//), expressing opinions about classes, basic adjective agreement for words to describe classes, conjugation of –ER verbs.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Discussing needs and preferences around school subjects, telling time
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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Structure of educational system in French-speaking world; calendar, daily schedule, course offerings, types of schools, government benefits for school supplies. || **__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Unité 5 – 3 weeks __**
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 * __<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Grammar and syntax __****<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;">: **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Adjective agreement, using the irregular verb ÊTRE to describe family relationships, possessive adjectives in all of their forms, describing likes and dislikes of family members.


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**__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Unité 3 – 3 ½ weeks __**
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|| **__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px;">Unité 6 – 3 weeks __**
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