Requirements
- French 0: No requirement
- French 0/1: No requirement
- French 1 : No requirement
- French 2/3: The student knows the French alphabet, his numbers and shapes. He/she is able to talk about the weather, food, hobbies and/or animals.
- French 4: The student is able to speak in the present tense, to formulate questions and answers. He/she writes simple sentences in the affirmative and negative forms.
- French 5: At ease with the basic French grammar (présent, passé composé and futur tenses), the student can talk about all everyday life topic. He/she counts, reads and writes in French. He/she takes short dictées.
- French 6: The student writes, reads and discusses topics of any matter. He/she has mastered the basic French grammar (tenses of verbs, gender of nouns, past participles, affirmative/interrogative/negative sentences). He/she writes essays in French, making use of adverbs, rich vocabulary and adjectives. The student can read and comprehend French literature.
Programs
- French 0: In an enjoyable manner, the students will learn to introduce themselves and express their needs, to play with and to sing about numbers, colors, clothes, snacks and animals in French.
- French 0/1: The students will continue the enjoyable activities permitting to practice polite expressions, to talk about themselves and socialize, to express their feelings and capabilities, to describe people and things, to find their way in a French speaking country. We will play games, do some yoga and set a play in French.
- French 1: The students will study the colors, shapes, numbers and will learn the seasons, how to introduce themselves and ask for directions or help. They will discover the gender of nouns and the structure of a simple sentence. We will use colorful and pictorial documents, learn some short poems and/or songs, play bingo.
- French 3: The students will review the basic rules of reading and writing in French. They will improve their basic knowledge of grammar (fundamental verbs in the present tense). They will enlarge their vocabulary: naming colors, different food, months and seasons of the year. The students will learn to ask and answer basic questions about themselves, school and family. The program includes many songs in French, video and audio educational material.
- French 4: The students will have a stable knowledge of reading rules, and a basic knowledge of conjugation of French verbs in Present and Past Tenses. They will be able to ask and answer questions in the present and the past tenses about their daily life, their school and family. Throughout the year, they will prepare for more complicated and detailed study of the French Language.
- French 5: Building on the fundamentals and conversational skills they developed in previous levels, the students will learn to share their ideas and opinions in French, express their feelings and talk about everyday life, current events and much more. They will study more in depth the different past tenses and their use. The different accents and gender of nouns will become familiar and will show no difficulty by the end of the year. We will read a couple of French novels, the ones that French kids read for pleasure.
- French 6: The students will revise the French grammar. They will practice writing essays. They will discover the culture and the geography of France, together with other French speaking countries. They will make use of the internet to support discussions in class on topics appearing in the news. They will read a French newspaper online on a weekly basis and report on what is happening in France and/or Europe that seems of importance to them. The students will study some French great names in art, music and politics.
- French for Parents - Intermediate: The students will continue last year’s lessons with the addition of recent videos and Internet interactive exercises. They will discover some useful topics such as shopping, making travel arrangements, going out, talking about the weather, themselves and the future.
- French for Parents - Advanced: The students will discuss the news, read authors in vogue, listen to songs, watch the best films of all times and review some grammar points while talking about Les voyages, La conversation, Les sorties, Les repas, Les affaires, Les médias, Les arts,…