Core French, Grade 10

Active listening to build meaning (senior entry)

I can apply active-listening strategies - predicting, listening for the gist then the detail, and using context - to build the meaning of a longer, more complex spoken French message on a familiar or social topic.

Understanding a more complex spoken text

I can show my comprehension of a more complex spoken French text by summarizing its main points - including a past event (passe compose / imparfait) and a future plan (futur).

Inferring meaning and viewpoint in speech

I can infer what a French speaker implies but does not say directly, and identify their viewpoint (for or against, certain or unsure) in a more complex spoken text.

Speaking strategies for coherent structured speech

I can produce coherent, structured spoken French in everyday situations - organizing my turn with transition words and moving clearly across the present, the past and the future.

Speaking fluently and repairing (guided)

I can keep my spoken French going in everyday situations - self-correcting with some guidance, and talking around a word I don't know (circumlocution) instead of stopping.

Speech acts to interact and justify

I can hold an authentic French conversation - expressing a view, interacting with a partner, and justifying my opinion with a reason.

Presenting on a familiar topic

I can present a guided, structured French talk on a familiar or social topic - with an introduction, a couple of points, and a conclusion that states my point of view.

Reading strategies for varied short texts

I can apply reading strategies - skim, scan, use context and cognates, infer - to construct the meaning of various short French texts (an article, a schedule, a short story, a post).

Overall comprehension of everyday French

I can show overall comprehension of a French text written in everyday language - stating its main idea and the key details that support it.

Reading a cultural text and connecting

I can read a cultural French text in everyday language, understand it overall, and connect it to the real francophone world - Acadian PEI or the wider Francophonie.

Strategies to orient your writing (guided)

I can orient my French writing with strategies - planning my ideas, drafting in paragraphs, and revising with some guidance for meaning and organization.

Writing an articulated informative text

I can write an articulated, coherent French informative or descriptive text on a familiar topic - organized in paragraphs with transition words, using the present, past (passe compose / imparfait) and future.

Writing a coherent opinion text (guided)

I can write a coherent French opinion text on a familiar topic - stating a clear stance, supporting it with reasons, and concluding - using a few conditional forms (but not the subjonctif yet).