Newfoundland & Labrador · Grade 4
Core French, Grade 4
Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 4 French course, from Oral Communication to Written Communication.
- Units
- 3
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 12
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- gov.nl.ca
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 9 skills
Oral Communication
Getting Simple Messages Across
Communicating simple messages
I can communicate a simple message in French - a greeting, a fact about myself, a short need - clearly enough to be understood.
Skill 1.1
Using strategies for short exchanges
I can use a strategy - follow a model, repeat, or ask for help - to keep a short, structured French exchange going.
Skill 1.2
Understanding short spoken texts
I can show I understand a short, simple French spoken text about familiar, everyday things - by responding or acting it out.
Skill 1.3
Joining daily classroom conversations
I can join in a real French conversation during a normal school moment, respectfully and using the French I know.
Skill 1.4
Talking About My World
Sharing how you feel
I can say how I am feeling in French using a simple familiar phrase.
Skill 1.5
Describing people, objects, and places
I can name and describe a person, an object, or a place in French with a simple familiar phrase.
Skill 1.6
Talking about daily routines
I can have a short real French conversation about a daily routine or how the classroom works.
Skill 1.7
Saying what you prefer
I can say what I like and prefer in French using a simple familiar phrase.
Skill 1.8
Noticing French cultures around you
I can notice where francophone and other cultures show up in my everyday life in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Skill 1.9
The official wording · 9 outcomes
- 1.1
- Communicate simple messages with fluency and accuracy
- 1.2
- Apply oral communication strategies in order to engage in structured and modelled short exchanges
- 1.3
- Demonstrate understanding of short, simple oral texts with familiar language in structured situations related to the immediate, concrete environment
- 1.4
- Participate respectfully in authentic conversations during daily school interactions
- 1.5
- Express and share how they are feeling using simple language
- 1.6
- Identify and describe people, objects and places using simple and familiar language
- 1.7
- Engage in authentic conversations about daily routines and classroom organization in school
- 1.8
- Express preferences using simple and familiar language in everyday situations
- 1.9
- Recognize the presence of francophone and other diverse cultures in their daily lives
Key ideas
A simple message is one short idea: 'Je m'appelle Ali.' (My name is Ali.)
Use the frame 'Je suis...' or 'Je me sens...' + a feeling word.
Fluency at Grade 4 means saying a practised phrase without long pauses.
Feeling words: content(e) (happy), triste (sad), fatigue(e) (tired).
Accuracy means the words are right enough that a listener understands.
Watch out for
- Thinking you must build a long sentence - one short practised phrase is a full message.
- Forgetting the feeling word needs to match you (content vs contente).
- Translating word-for-word from English instead of using a whole memorized phrase.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 2 skills
Reading and Viewing
Reading Simple French Texts
Reading short, simple texts
I can read a short, simple French text aloud, smoothly enough to be understood, using familiar and repeating words.
Skill 2.1
Understanding the main message
I can understand the main message of a simple French written or picture text about my everyday world.
Skill 2.2
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- 2.1
- Read short, simple texts containing familiar and repetitive language with fluency and accuracy
- 2.2
- Demonstrate understanding of the main messages in a range of simple written and visual texts related to their immediate and concrete environment
Key ideas
Repetitive texts reuse the same words, so they get easier as you go.
Sound out familiar words you have seen and heard before.
Read in phrases, not one word at a time, once words are familiar.
Pictures help confirm what the words say.
The main message is the one big idea the text is about.
Watch out for
- Stopping at every word instead of using the repeating pattern.
- Guessing wildly instead of using familiar words and the picture.
- Getting stuck on one unknown word and missing the whole message.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 1 skill
Written Communication
Creating Simple French Texts
Planning and creating simple texts
I can plan and write a simple French text - a label, a caption, or a short card - about my everyday world using familiar words.
Skill 3.1
The official wording · 1 outcomes
- 3.1
- Plan and create various simple texts, using familiar language in written and visual form, about their immediate and concrete environment with fluency and accuracy
Key ideas
Plan first: pick your topic and the words you know for it.
Written and visual: your text can pair words with a drawing.
Reuse familiar phrases: 'C'est ___.', 'J'aime ___.'.
Keep it simple and about your immediate, concrete world.
Watch out for
- Trying to write words you have never learned instead of using familiar ones.
- Skipping the plan and getting stuck with a blank page.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
This page follows Newfoundland & Labrador’s own curriculum for Core French, Grade 4.
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Questions about Core French, Grade 4
What is Core French, Grade 4?
Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 4 French course: 3 units and 12 skills, from Oral Communication to Written Communication.
What units are in Core French, Grade 4?
1. Oral Communication, 2. Reading and Viewing and 3. Written Communication.
Is there a provincial exam for Core French, Grade 4?
No. Newfoundland & Labrador gives no provincial exam for Core French, Grade 4.
What comes after Core French, Grade 4?
Core French, Grade 5.
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