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F–10 Sequence Foundation to Level 2

Foundation to Level 2 Description

Students become familiar with the sound systems of the French language, including pronunciation, rhythm, pitch and stress. They learn to pronounce individual letters and letter combinations, including...

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Foundation to Level 2 Content Descriptions

Communicating

Socialising
  1. Interact with each other and the teacher using simple language and gestures for exchanges such as greetings and farewells, thanks and introductions, and for talking about self and family (VCFRC001)
  2. Participate in guided group activities using simple repetitive language in songs, rhymes, games and transactions (VCFRC002)
  3. Recognise and respond to classroom interactions such as opening and closing of lessons, transition activities, and giving and following instructions (VCFRC003)
Informing
  1. Identify key points of information in simple texts (VCFRC004)
  2. Convey factual information about self, family, friends and possessions, using simple statements, gestures and support materials (VCFRC005)
Creating
  1. Engage with a range of imaginative texts through action, dance, drawing and other forms of expression (VCFRC006)
  2. Participate in shared performance and presentation of stories, songs or nursery rhymes, playing with sound patterns, rhyming words and non-verbal forms of expression (VCFRC007)
Translating
  1. Translate simple French words, phrases and gestures for family and friends, noticing how they may have similar or different meanings in English or other known languages (VCFRC008)
  2. Create simple print or digital texts that use both French and English, such as labels, word banks, wall charts or ID cards (VCFRC009)
Reflecting
  1. Notice how using French feels and sounds different to using own language(s) and involves behaviours as well as words (VCFRC010)
  2. Describe themselves, the people they are close to and the ways they communicate, using simple statements and gestures (VCFRC011)

Understanding

Systems of language
  1. Recognise and reproduce the sounds and rhythms of spoken French, noticing how they are produced and how they are represented in words and symbols (VCFRU012)
  2. Understand some first elements of French grammar, such as simple verb and gender forms, definite articles, pronouns and prepositions (VCFRU013)
  3. Understand that language is organised as ‘texts’, which take different forms and use different structures and features to achieve their purposes (VCFRU014)
Language variation and change
  1. Understand that French speakers use language differently in different situations, such as in playground games, at home with the family or in the classroom (VCFRU015)
  2. Understand that all languages continuously change through contact with each other and through changes in society (VCFRU016)
  3. Recognise that Australia is a multilingual society with speakers of many different languages, including French (VCFRU017)
Role of language and culture
  1. Understand that people use language in ways that reflect their culture, such as where and how they live and what is important to them (VCFRU018)

Foundation to Level 2 Achievement Standard

By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and each other through action-related talk and play. They exchange greetings such as Bonjour! Comment ça va? Très bien, merci and respond to question cues with single words or set phrases: Qu’est-ce que c’est? Un éléphant. Tu veux un croissant? Non, merci. They choose between options when responding to questions such as Tu veux le rouge ou le bleu? They rely heavily on visual, non-verbal and contextual cues such as intonation, gestures and facial expressions to help make meaning. They mimic French pronunciation, approximating vowel sounds and consonant combinations with some accuracy. They identify key words in spoken texts, such as names of people, places or objects. They use modelled examples and formulaic language to convey factual...

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