FRENCH Pathway Subject(s): VCE French Possible Partner Subject(s): English Language

Course Outline Assessment This Year 10 French course builds on the knowledge attained in the junior years. The course revises grammar and introduces new tenses and vocabulary as well as exploring intercultural connections. Students will be able to attend external excursions to explore the French speaking community in Melbourne. By the end of Year 10, students will have developed a rich vocabulary of the target language. Assessment Similarly to Year 7-9 French, students are assessed on their skills in the reading and translating, writing, listening and speaking components. Students’ intercultural knowledge and understanding will also be assessed throughout each semester through a variety of engaging cultural tasks which aim to discuss local and global issues in not only France but in various cultures. Each assessment is equally weighted at 20%.

Topics Covered ’Raconte-moi ton week-end!’ (Tell me about your weekend) ‘Autrefois’ (In older days) By using past tense, students will describe the kind of activities they completed during the weekend. Students will learn how to describe historical events and changes. ‘Sorties en ville’ (Outings in town) ‘Qu’est—ce qui s’est passé?’ (What happened?) Students will learn vocabulary about places in town as well as exploring cultural similarities and differences. During this topic, students will describe and narrate news- worthy events. ‘À la recherche du bonheur’ (Pursuit of happiness) ‘Bien manger pour bien vivre (Eat well to live well) By using future tense, students will describe their ambitions for the future and describe what they’d like to achieve to be happy in life. Students will describe their eating habits and will engage with vocabulary about nutrition. ‘Et plus tard…?’ (Future plans) Students will engage with vocabulary about future employment and will learn how to prepare for job opportunities on a global scale. ‘En pleine forme?’ (In full form) Following the previous unit, students will learn about health and will compare health issues globally.