French: F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Understand that languages change over time and influence each other, and that French has influenced many languages, including English
Elaborations
considering differences in how groups of people communicate, such as younger or older people, girls and boys, and how new words and expressions are constantly being invented or borrowed from other languages
collecting French words used in English (for example, le restaurant, le café, le chauffeur, le ballet, le croissant), and comparing how they are pronounced by French and English speakers
discovering some of the English words used by French speakers (for example, le coach, le blog, l’Internet, le football, le corner, le burger, le denim), and considering if they are the same kinds of words as those borrowed from French into English
exploring how languages mix with each other to invent new words or expressions, for example, le franglais, le texto
‘finding French’ at home or in the community to create a class collection or display, for example, French products, labels or words used in English language advertisements, shop signs, recipe books or menus
