OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES

2007-08 SUGGESTED PACING GUIDE

FRENCH I

SEMESTER: 1 MARKING PERIOD: 1

THEME/UNIT / Je Peux / CHAPTER / CULTURE
Getting to know you / ·  Meet & greet; Say name
·  Tell where I’m from
·  Tell age and birthdate
·  Identify family & friends (pets)
·  Describe myself & others
·  Understand concept of gender
·  State correct form of nationalities for self and others / 1 / ·  Familiar & formal address
·  Les Specialites de la France
·  Asterix
·  Statue de la Liberte
·  La Tour Eiffel
·  La Rentree
Basic Concepts / ·  Use #’s 1-1000 in authentic situations
·  Alphabet; pronunciation, accents, final consonants, liaison,
·  Understand classroom commands
·  Tell day and date, months / 1
Geography / ·  Name at least 2 francophone countries on each continent (except Antarctica) / Teacher / ·  Martinique
·  Quebec
Likes & dislikes / ·  Use common regular (…er) verbs to discuss what my friend and I do or like to do
·  Understand and ask questions
·  Ask information questions
·  Interview others

French I SEMESTER: I MARKING PERIOD: 2

THEME/UNIT / JE PEUX / CHAPTER / CULTURE
Au Cafe / ·  Order
·  Ask for the bill
·  Ask how much
·  Say “I’m hungry, I’m thirsty”
·  Ask & tell time
·  Invite someone to do something
·  Accept/Refuse an invitation / 2 / ·  Euro (colors can be incorporated here)
·  Café/French restaurants
·  French food
Seasons & Weather / ·  Talk about the seasons / ·  Martinique
·  Quebec
My friends / ·  Describe people using adjectives correctly
·  Write a letter about self and friends
·  Read for main idea

FRENCH I SEMESTER: I MARKING PERIOD: 3

THEME/UNIT / Je Peux / CHAPTER / CULTURE
Ma Journee / ·  Describe daily activities
·  Say how often you do things
·  Tell places you go to and when
·  Understand the sequence of events
·  Accept and refuse invitations
·  Tell what you did on the week-end
·  Understand times of day / 3 / ·  Phone etiquette
·  Wednesday afternoon
·  Les boums
·  Senegal
·  Compare & contrast French technology usage & attitudes with ours
Technology / ·  Use French terms for technology activities / p.120
School / ·  Select correct picture upon hearing school vocabulary / ·  Compare and contrast school life in France and other francophone countries with ours

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FRENCH I SEMESTER: 2 MARKING PERIOD: 4

THEME/UNIT / JE PEUX / CHAPTER / CULTURE
HOUSE & HOME / ·  Describe your bedroom
·  Describe yourself and others, showing accuracy of description words
·  Describe your possessions
·  Use articles correctly
·  Express opinions
·  Read for cultural information about possession and attitudes of French people
·  Write about your room
·  Write about your friends / 4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12 / ·  Driving
·  Haiti

FRENCH I SEMESTER: 2 MARKING PERIOD: 5

THEME/UNIT / JE PEUX / CHAPTER / CULTURE
Ma Ville
PLACES
(Getting around town) / ·  Understand vocabulary for various places in a city and what you do there
·  Ask and give directions / 5.13
MAKING PLANS / ·  Tell where you are going and what you are going to do
a)  after school
b)  next week-end
·  Plan an event in a group (ie-picnic, etc)
a)  Write basic information for the event—
Day, date, time
b) Plan what you are going to do
(activities)
c) Plan the menu
d) Say what each member of the group is
going to do
·  Contradict someone
·  Express surprise
·  Express doubt / 5.14
5.15
5.16 / ·  Major French cities
·  Cinema
·  Tintin
·  Music

FRENCH I SEMESTER: 2 MARKING PERIOD: 6

THEME/UNIT / JE PEUX / CHAPTER / CULTURE
FASHION & SHOPPING / ·  Name and describe the clothes you wear
·  Give opinion of clothes and fit
·  Discuss style
·  Get into, through, and beyond a simulation of a clothing store shopping experience
·  Compare yourself with another person describing physical appearance and personality traits
·  Make suggestions / 6 / ·  L’Euro
·  French fashion
Leisure Time / ·  Discuss and write about week-end activities
·  Discuss summer and winter sports / 7
Vacation / ·  Describe vacation and travel plans / 7