French / Year 9 and 10 / Understanding language and culture / Understanding systems of language

Curriculum content descriptions

apply features of the French sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts (AC9LF10EU01)

Elaborations
  • recognising and reproducing rhythms in more complex sentences, for example, Qu’est-ce que tu fais là? Un, deux, trois - voilà, using pauses and intonation to signal clause sequence and emphasis

  • using tone and intonation to indicate emphasis or emotion, for example, Elle a fait quoi? Il est tellement doué!

  • using words and expressions with more complex syllable combinations such as la magnitude, les augmentations, qu’est-ce que c’est que ça?

  • building fluency and accuracy in relation to pitch, stress and rhythm
  • understanding the patterns of liaisons and silent ‘h’ forms in maintaining speech flow, for example, L’Hôtel Splendide est situé au bord du lac; c’est en effet un hôtel splendide!

  • recognising the role of pronunciation, rhythm and pace in creating effects and suggesting relationships in oral texts such as storytelling, reciting poems, songs and conversations
  • understanding the function of the linking ‘t’ in inverted interrogative phrases and some expressions such as Parle-t-elle le français? Que va-t-elle faire? Va-t-en!

  • recording accents from different French-speaking countries (Canada, Belgium, etc.) and French regions (laccent du Sud, laccent parisien, etc.) and presenting them in a portfolio, noting the difference in the sound system, accent and vocabulary

General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Spoken texts,  Speech sounds,  French language,  Katakana,  Stress (Speech)

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