French as a Second Language 9 (Nine-Year Program)
Alberta · Grade 9 · French — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: La boîte à outils — Grade 9 Grammar Core
The linguistic toolbox the whole year runs on: the present-tense system, reflexive verbs, key verbs, the immediate future, the imperative, and the avoir/faire expressions that make French sound French.
- Conjugating –er, –ir and –re verbs
- Present tense in affirmative and negative sentences
- Reflexive verbs in the present
- Vouloir, pouvoir, devoir + infinitive
- The immediate future: aller + infinitive
- The imperative — commands and advice
- Expressions with avoir and faire
- Forming adverbs from adjectives
Unit 2: Sports et exercice
The first field of experience: sports venues, equipment, athletes, injuries and healthy lifestyles — understanding real French about sport and talking about your own physical activity.
- Listening for main ideas and details
- Reading French texts about sport
- Explaining a sport orally
- Writing a physical activity plan
Unit 3: Le logement
The second field of experience: housing designs and plans, home décor, leisure at home and household chores — reading real-estate French and describing your own space.
- Understanding housing texts and ads
- Describing a home in writing
Unit 4: La communauté
The third field of experience: city and country life, community businesses, clubs and festivities — including French-Canadian communities — following community French and giving real directions.
- Understanding community messages
- Giving directions and describing events
Unit 5: Fêtes et célébrations
The fourth field of experience: the origins and traditions of four holidays and celebrations through the calendar year — reading about them and writing about your own.
- Reading about holidays and traditions
- Writing about celebrations
Unit 6: Le monde francophone
Francophone communities near and far — from Saint-Paul and Saint-Boniface to la Louisiane — the festivals, the accents, and the cultural conventions of the French-speaking world.
- Francophone communities and festivals
- Accents and cultural conventions
Every skill above, taught one-on-one — free to try, no credit card.
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