French

The first main unit of the year is "Voici ma Collection". It is a unit on the types of collections people have. We will also be looking at large numbers, museums and other places that collections are kept, and reasons for collecting. At the end of the unit, the students will give an oral report on their own collection.

Our second unit is "Tous de Champions". It is a unit on the Olympics, which is appropriate considering the Winter Olympics will held in Sochi, Russia, this February. The students will look at Olympic sports, equipment, venues, and the medal ceremony. The cumulative task will be a research project on a famous Canadian Olympian.

The third unit is called "Une Maison Pas Comme Les Autres". It is about homes: the rooms, the furniture and appliances, the colours and decor. The concluding task is to design a unique home for extraterrestrials who are moving to earth.

Our last unit is called "An Cafe". The students will look at what is a French cafe, what would be on the menu, how to order in French, and investigate some real famous cafes. The unit will be capped off with the students designing a theme and a menu for their own cafe:

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Here is an online Visual French Dictionary: [|Picture Dictionary]