French: 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Analyse and compose different types of texts using appropriate linguistic, textual and cultural elements
Elaborations
identifying how grammatical choices, words and images combine in a text to achieve particular intentions and effects, for example, the positioning of the reader by the use of personal pronouns, imperative/interrogative verb moods and emotive language in advertisements
comparing French and English versions of texts with easily recognisable language features (for example, love songs, recipes or horoscopes), noticing differences or similarities in imagery or focus that might be culturally significant
interpreting, explaining and using textual conventions popular with young French speakers, for example, the use of contractions, abbreviations and acronyms in text messaging (bjr = bonjour; A+ = à plus; biz = bisous; 12C4 = un de ces quatre)
