10 French

What do we do in Year 10 French? We... learn about Paris and do virtual visits of Paris, learn to have conversations in French, broaden our knowledge of the language, use French in a variety of situations, learn how to talk about our past experiences (where we went on holiday...), and about our future plans (what we are going to do), experience some French celebrations (e.g. eating a galette des rois), set up our own café or restaurant and try French food, watch the current The Voice Kids France , listen to French music, attend the full French Day, can choose to sit the DELF A1 exam (official French government qualification),                                 and a lot more too.

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Year 10 French topics: We cover a range of new topics and we also go deeper into topics that we looked at in Year 9. We loosely follow the Studio 2 Rouge textbook by Pearson Education.

Screen and reading habits - what do I watch? What do I read? How do I use technology? How often? Why?

Holidays – when did I go there? With whom? How? What did I do there? How was it?

Paris – tourist activities and attractions. Designing an ideal itinerary.

My home life – where do I live? What is it like? What is its layout? Comparing objects. Meal times.

Who am I and who are the people around me? – how would I describe myself? Who do I get along with? What is my clothing style?

Talent shows – what is my talent? Giving advice. Giving excuses. Saying what or who is the best and the worst.

French café culture – creating a menu. Making a cooking video. Selling food. Ordering food.

Why should I keep studying a language/French?

It's fun!

You can try new food.

It brings you new experiences.

You can stretch your brain in new ways.

You become close friends with your classmates.

You start to really see your French knowledge grow.

You learn more about yourself and your own culture(s).

French is an official language in many international organisations.

Learning a language helps you to understand English/your other language(s).

Not many people who grow up in NZ speak French, so it will mean you stand out.

Unfortunately, once you drop a language, it is highly unlikely that you will ever become fluent in it, because you will never have regular classes like this again. Starting a language at university doesn't give you long enough to become fluent. However, studying a language at university (as a major, minor, elective, certificate or diploma) after studying it at high school strengthens your language knowledge incredibly.

Languages are extremely relevant if you are thinking of entering politics, doing law, business, medicine or sport.

Who knows where life will take you! You may end up in a job working with French clients or moving to a French-speaking country.

Politics: you are likely to need to talk to people from other countries to achieve what you want to achieve or to learn about what other countries do.

Business: Our closest neighbour is New Caledonia, which is French-speaking. French Polynesia is also close by. Many NZ businesses wanting to expand look at these places as we are their closest big neighbour, which means they want our products and businesses. It's much easier to expand to those countries if you speak their language.

Medicine: People from New Caledonia and French Polynesia are regularly transported to NZ for medical care. Refugees also need medical care. Can you imagine how scary it would be if you don't understand the doctor or the nurse?

Law: French-speaking refugees come to NZ. They may need your help.

Sport: Many training camps, clubs or competitions run out of Europe and in particular around France, Switzerland, Andorra and Belgium, where French is spoken. It makes it a lot easier to contracts and to work with teammates if you speak French.

A Term 1, Year 10 Speaking Interaction Example: