Scope and Sequence
Choix de vie
COMMUNICATION
• interpreting an infographic and summarizing information about children in Senegal
• understanding an article about a special type of school in Senegal
• understanding a video about sports and reflecting on its importance in a community
• understanding an article about Gnima Faye and discussing the work of the association she created
• interpreting an article about the second-hand clothing market in Senegal
What impact do our choices have on our future and that of others?
• interpreting a video and writing an argumentative text on second-hand clothing
• showing interest and asking for details in an informal conversation
• writing a cover email to apply for a training program
• comparing and contrasting information about music styles in different cultures
PROJET FINAL Créer une vidéo pour motiver des gens à participer à un projet local
LANGUAGE
VOCABULARY
• analyzing an infographic
• education
• difficulties and solutions
• sports and sports values
• helping others
• clothing
• trade
• writing an argumentative text
• applications
• informal conversations
• cover letters / emails
• music and instruments
• oral presentations
• linking words
can speaking more than one language give us opportunities?
STRUCTURES
• percentages
• comparatives
• il y a, pendant, and depuis
• expressing hopes and wishes
• the gerund
• infinitives as subjects of sentences
• making recommendations
• interrogative forms
CULTURE
• information about Senegal
• the situation of children in Senegal
• football manager Aliou Cissé and a special type of school in Senegal
• athlete Abdou Diallo and the Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse
• athlete Gnima Faye and her association
• the second-hand clothing market in Senegal
• the école Kourtrajmé
• music in Senegal and in Brittany (France)
PROJET FINAL Présenter un programme d’activités pour mieux faire connaître la langue française et promouvoir son apprentissage
• interpreting an infographic about languages in Switzerland and creating one to present languages spoken in one’s country
• understanding an article about Romansh and suggesting ways to support minority languages
• understanding an article about stereotypes and discussing and evaluating clichés
• understanding a video about the Swiss accent and reflecting on linguistic variations
• writing a formal response to an email indicating one’s interest in school activities
Le département vert
• understanding a conversation in a linguistic exchange and engaging in a similar conversation
• understanding a literary text and sharing experiences
• understanding a video about job opportunities in Switzerland and discussing the experiences of cross-border workers
• analyzing an article about young expats in Switzerland and writing an argumentative text
VOCABULARY
• linguistic and cultural identity
• analyzing an infographic
• clichés
• accents
• learning a language
• writing formal emails
• linguistic exchanges
• feelings
• personal relationships
• the world of work and working conditions
• cross-border workers
• writing an argumentative text
• linking words
How do scientific and technological innovations impact the environment and society?
STRUCTURES
• the passive voice
• reported speech in the past
• making suggestions
• the present conditional
• the past conditional
• the passé simple
• emphasizing
• information about Switzerland
• national languages in Switzerland
• the Romansh language
• Swiss customs and clichés
• the Swiss accent
• reasons to learn a foreign language
• L’Enfant du placard, a novel by Swiss author Tiffany Jacquet
• the enfants du placard in Switzerland
• cross-border workers and expats in Switzerland
PROJET FINAL Créer un podcast sur les innovations scientifiques et technologiques les plus intéressantes du siècle
COMMUNICATION
• reading and interpreting an infographic about the richness of the Amazon rainforest
• interpreting a video about a project regarding biodiversity in French Guiana and recording a podcast
• interpreting an article about the Centre spatial guyanais and discussing the history of France’s space quest
• interpreting a video about the CSG and writing an article about it
• asking for a favor in an informal conversation
• understanding and replying to a formal message and negotiating terms and conditions
• understanding an article about artificial intelligence and discussing its role
• interpreting an article about the risks of AI and writing one about its impact on society
• comparing and contrasting two inventions in two different countries
VOCABULARY
• wildlife
• nature and its protection
• analyzing an infographic
LANGUAGE
• space travel and its difficulties
• technology and inventions
• asking for a favor
• writing a complaint message
• artificial intelligence
• expressing fear
• writing an argumentative text
• cinema
• the Internet
• making oral presentations
STRUCTURES
• superlatives
• making recommendations
• the present tense and the futur simple
• direct + indirect object pronouns
• conditional clauses
• the present tense: irregular verbs
• expressing feelings
CULTURE
• information about French Guiana
• biodiversity in French Guiana
• the Centre spatial guyanais and the history of France’s space quest
• square kilometers vs square miles
• the association Sépanguy
• the launcher Ariane
• the Internet of Things and connected objects
• artificial intelligence
• famous inventions from France and Switzerland: the cinema and the Internet
La Bretagne, terre d’émotions
COMMUNICATION
• analyzing an infographic about music and discussing cultural and artistic activities
• understanding a video about music from Brittany and describing its characteristics and evolution
• interpreting the meaning of a song and writing a chorus
• understanding an interview with an artist and discussing creative processes, then reading about and discussing music and emotions
How do the cultural traditions of a country or region fit in modern society?
PROJET FINAL Créér une exposition pour mettre à l’honneur différentes régions francophones
LANGUAGE
CULTURE
• understanding and providing details about artistic events
• replying to a formal email to suggest ideas for an art project in one’s community
• understanding a video about a legend and presenting a place with ties to a famous myth or legend
• understanding an article about important tourist sites and writing a blog about iconic sites in one’s area
• understanding a description of a town in a literary excerpt and writing about a childhood home
Un pays pluriel
COMMUNICATION
• interpreting an infographic about the various languages and populations in Canada
• understanding an article about multiculturalism
• understanding an article about the role of Indigenous art in Montreal
• discussing the importance of indigenous art forms in Quebec
• understanding the main idea and some details in a literary text about indigenous traditions
VOCABULARY
• music and festivals
• analyzing an infographic and discussing a study
• the weather
• emotions
• talking about a song
• creative process
• verbs followed by prepositions
• architecture
• materials
• legends
• tourism
• describing sites
What factors contribute to the cultural identity of a country?
• understanding biographies and providing information about oneself in an interview
• writing a response to a forum post offering someone support and advice
• understanding and analyzing the use of franglais in songs in Quebec
• interpreting an article and giving one’s opinion about laws designed to protect a language
VOCABULARY
• expressions for talking about events and for formal correspondence
STRUCTURES
• ordinal numbers
• impersonal verbs
• si clauses in the imparfait + present conditional
• the relative pronouns que, qui, and où
• the past subjunctive
• conjunctions followed by the subjunctive
• information about Brittany
• music and festivals in France
• traditional music from Brittany
• the fest-noz
• La symphonie des éclairs, a song by French singer Zaho de Sagazan
• Zaho de Sagazan and her creative process
• Chanson bretonne, a novel by French author J.M.G. Le Clézio
• the Festival d’art de l’Estran
• the land art
• the legend of King Arthur
PROJET
LANGUAGE
• informal conversations
• cultural diversity and cultural identity
• laws
• verbs followed by prepositions
• linking words and time markers
• continents, countries, and languages
• analyzing data
• art
• indigenous traditions
• style and patterns
• describing emotions
• sports
• qualities
What influences the economic and social development of a country?
COMMUNICATION
• analyzing data about the population of Morocco and making comparisons with the population of one’s country
• discussing an article about youth unemployment and pathways to professional success through sports
• discussing the cultivation of saffron in Morocco and its economic importance
• discussing argan cultivation and production
• describing a sport and its rules
• replying to an informal email regarding proposals for cultural projects
• discussing positive and negative consequences of tourism
• writing an argumentative text about the impact of tourism
• comparing the cuisine of two countries and describing how products availability and culture influence each one
VOCABULARY
• population
• analyzing an infographic
• professional retraining
• economy
• agriculture
• sports and games
• participating in a podcast
• requests for proposals
• informal emails
• tourism
• culinary heritage
• making oral presentations
• radio and music
• Franglish
• advertisement STRUCTURES
• indefinite adjectives vs indefinite pronouns
• countries, cities, and adjectives of nationality
• the present participle
• the past participle
• the infinitive and the past infinitive
CULTURE
• information about Canada
• multiculturalism in Canada
• Canadian chef Antonio Park and the population of Asian descent in Canada
• indigenous artists Meky Ottawa, Alanis Obomsawin, and Beatrice Deer
• Un pied dans chaque monde, a novel by Canadian author Wab Kinew
• Canadian athletes
• Franglais in Quebec
PROJET FINAL Créer une brochure pour présenter un élément à inclure dans la liste du patrimoine de l’Unesco
LANGUAGE
STRUCTURES
• indefinite adjectives vs indefinite pronouns
• the negative form
• the relative pronoun dont
• the pronouns en and y
• the future perfect
CULTURE
• information about Morocco
• population in Morocco
• the Moroccan NGO Tibu
• saffron and argan cultures
• Berber people
• Unesco Intangible Heritage list
• Mokhacha, a traditional Moroccan sport
• the impact of tourism
• Taghazout, a famous surf spot
• Moroccan and Canadian cuisines