FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CURRICULUM
🌱 Beginner Level (A1–A2)
👋 Unit 1: Bonjour! (Greetings & Introductions)
Vocabulary: Greetings, names, nationalities, classroom objects
Grammar: Definite/indefinite articles, present tense of être, subject pronouns
Activities: Role-plays, greeting games, self-intro videos
Assessment: Oral introduction, vocabulary quiz
👨👩👧 Unit 2: Ma Famille et Moi
Vocabulary: Family members, numbers, basic adjectives
Grammar: Possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes), gender agreement
Activities: Family tree, describing family members
Assessment: Write about family, short oral presentation
⏰ Unit 1: La Vie Quotidienne (Daily Life)
🌿 Intermediate Level (B1–B2)
Vocabulary: Routines, chores, meals
Grammar: Reflexive verbs, passé composé with avoir/être
Activities: Daily routine diary, time capsules
Assessment: Oral presentation about a typical day
🌳 Advanced Level (C1–C2)
🏫 Unit 3: À l’école
Vocabulary: School subjects, time, days of the week
Grammar: Avoir, telling time, question formation
Activities: Schedule making, classroom dialogue
Assessment: Create a school timetable in French
🍽️ Unit 2: À Table!
Vocabulary: Food, meals, ordering in a restaurant
Grammar: Partitive articles, imperative mood
Activities: Cooking videos, restaurant role-play
Assessment: Menu creation and ordering skit
✈️🏖️ Unit 3: Voyages & Vacances
Vocabulary: Travel destinations, packing, weather
Grammar: Futur proche, expressions with il faut
Activities: Travel blog post, mock travel agency
Assessment: Plan and present a trip in French
🩺 Unit 4: La Santé
Vocabulary: Body parts, health problems, advice
Grammar: Devoir, impersonal expressions
Activities: Doctor/patient skits, wellness posters
Assessment: Health brochure or dialogue
Beginner (A1–A2 CEFR)
Intermediate (B1–B2)
Advanced (C1–C2)
Each level contains units/modules, key skills to develop, themes, grammar, and assessment ideas.
🎯Goal: Understand and use everyday expressions and simple sentences. Introduce oneself and interact in basic situations.
🎨⚽ Unit 4: J’aime/J’adore – Hobbies & Likes
Vocabulary: Hobbies, sports, verbs like aimer, jouer, faire
Grammar: Regular -er verbs, negation (ne...pas)
Activities: Opinion polls, class survey
Assessment: Write a short paragraph about hobbies
🗺️🚍 Unit 5: En Ville
Vocabulary: Places in town, directions, transportation
Grammar: Aller, prepositions (à, au, à la)
Activities: Map games, direction-giving role plays
Assessment: Dialogue – asking for and giving directions
🎯 Goal: Handle travel and daily conversations. Understand the main ideas of written and spoken French.
🌍 Unit 5: Le Monde Francophone
Vocabulary: Francophone countries, culture
Grammar: Review of past tenses
Activities: Country projects, cultural festivals
Assessment: Research and present a Francophone country
🎯 Goal: Express opinions, understand abstract topics, engage in fluent conversations, and produce formal writing.
🌈 Unit 1: Identité et Diversité
Themes: Cultural identity, values, discrimination
Grammar: Subjunctive mood, relative pronouns
Activities: Debates, interviews, opinion writing
Assessment: Write a personal essay
📱📰 Unit 2: Médias et Technologie
Themes: Social media, news, digital life
Grammar: Passive voice, indirect speech
Activities: News report, social media campaign
Assessment: Create a blog or podcast in French
🌱🌍 Unit 3: L’Environnement et l’Avenir
Themes: Climate change, sustainability, future world
Grammar: Future and conditional tenses, si clauses
Activities: Environmental proposals, debates
Assessment: Write a persuasive letter or speech
🎭📚 Unit 4: L’Art et la Littérature
Themes: French literature, film, visual art
Grammar: Advanced narrative tenses
Activities: Film analysis, poetry recitation, book clubs
Assessment: Write a review or literary analysis
🎓💼 Unit 5: Préparer l’Avenir
Themes: Education, work, goals
Grammar: Hypothetical structures, formal writing
Activities: CV writing, mock interviews, life planning
Assessment: Personal portfolio or project
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Cindy Balan
Coach en Relations Humaines, B.A.
