Newfoundland & Labrador · Grade 5
Core French, Grade 5
Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 5 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
Elaborating on Your Messages
Elaborating on simple messages
I can elaborate on a simple French message by adding a detail or a second idea, not just stating one fact.
Skill 1.1
Strategies for short conversations
I can use strategies to keep a short modelled French conversation going, using familiar language.
Skill 1.2
Understanding and responding to spoken texts
I can understand a simple French spoken text AND respond to it, about my everyday world.
Skill 1.3
Starting real conversations
I can START a real French conversation at school, not just answer when spoken to, and take part respectfully.
Skill 1.4
Talking About Daily Life
Explaining how you feel
I can explain my feeling in French - name it and give a simple reason.
Skill 1.5
Describing with some detail
I can describe a person, object, or place in French with a little detail - more than one describing word.
Skill 1.6
Talking about daily life and experiences
I can have a real French conversation about my daily life and something I have experienced.
Skill 1.7
Preferences on many topics
I can state my preferences in French across a variety of topics, not just food or sports.
Skill 1.8
Identifying French cultures around you
I can identify specific ways francophone and other cultures are present in my daily life in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Skill 1.9
The official wording · 9 outcomes
- 1.1
- Elaborate on simple messages with fluency and accuracy
- 1.2
- Apply oral communication strategies to engage in structured and modelled short conversations using familiar language.
- 1.3
- Demonstrate understanding of and respond to simple oral texts, containing familiar language related to their immediate and concrete environment.
- 1.4
- Initiate and participate respectfully in authentic conversations in school.
- 1.5
- Explain how they are feeling using simple language.
- 1.6
- Identify and describe, with limited detail, people, objects and places using simple and familiar language.
- 1.7
- Engage in authentic conversations about daily life and personal experiences.
- 1.8
- Express preferences using simple and familiar language on a variety of topics.
- 1.9
- Identify the presence of francophone and other diverse cultures in their daily lives.
Key ideas
Elaborate = stretch a message with 'et' (and) or 'parce que' (because).
Grade 5 grows from naming a feeling to EXPLAINING it.
Add a detail: not just 'J'aime le sport' but 'J'aime le sport parce que c'est amusant.'.
Add a reason with 'parce que': 'Je suis content parce que c'est vendredi.'.
Join two short ideas into one longer turn.
Watch out for
- Staying at the Grade-4 one-fact level instead of adding a detail.
- Only naming the feeling (the Grade-4 level) without the reason.
- Adding a second idea in English instead of French.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 2 skills
Reading and Viewing
Reading and Responding
Reading short, simple texts
I can read a short, simple French text smoothly and correctly using familiar language.
Skill 2.1
Understanding and responding to texts
I can understand the main message of a simple French text AND respond to it with my own idea.
Skill 2.2
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- 2.1
- Read short, simple texts containing familiar language with fluency and accuracy.
- 2.2
- Demonstrate understanding of, and respond to, the main messages in a range of simple written and visual texts related to their immediate environment.
Key ideas
Read in phrases for a natural flow.
Grade 5 texts use familiar language but are less repetitive than Grade 4.
Use sound-spelling patterns you know to read new-looking words.
Self-correct when a word doesn't sound right.
Grade 5 adds RESPONDING to the reading, not just understanding.
Watch out for
- Reading word-by-word instead of in phrases.
- Skipping self-correction when a word sounds wrong.
- Understanding but not responding with your own idea.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 1 skill
Written Communication
Creating Written Texts
Planning and creating written texts
I can plan and write a simple French text of a few connected sentences about my everyday world.
Skill 3.1
The official wording · 1 outcomes
- 3.1
- Plan and create simple written texts about their immediate and concrete environment, using familiar language with fluency and accuracy.
Key ideas
Grade 5 moves from labels/captions to a few connected written sentences.
Plan: pick a topic and jot the familiar words and phrases you'll use.
Connect sentences with 'et', 'aussi' (also), 'mais' (but).
Reuse familiar structures: 'J'ai...', 'C'est...', 'J'aime...'.
Watch out for
- Writing only single labels like Grade 4 instead of connected sentences.
- Not planning the words first and getting stuck.
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 5.
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Questions about Core French, Grade 5
What is Core French, Grade 5?
Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 5 French course: 3 units and 12 skills, from Oral Communication to Written Communication.
What units are in Core French, Grade 5?
1. Oral Communication, 2. Reading and Viewing and 3. Written Communication.
Is there a provincial exam for Core French, Grade 5?
No. Newfoundland & Labrador gives no provincial exam for Core French, Grade 5.
What comes after Core French, Grade 5?
Core French, Grade 6.
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