Classes and School Routines

School-Related Activities

Health and Fitness

Topic: Classes and School Routines

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Ask and answer questions about classes and school routines.
  

• Give and understand basic instructions on class and school procedures.
  

• Exchange information about past, present, and/or future school plans.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Understand announcements related to the school day and schedule.
  

• Understand procedures for using the computer.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Produce spoken and written presentations in relation to classes and school routines.
  

• Present rehearsed and unrehearsed material about classes and school routines, such as role-plays, skits, poems, plays, short narratives, and songs.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Identify some aspects of school systems of francophone countries.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Identify educational and vocational options for students in francophone countries.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare and contrast school routines in francophone countries and the U.S.
  

• Identify cognates and false cognates related to classes.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Describe school routines of teenagers in francophone countries.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Computer terminology
  

• Expressions of satisfaction and frustration
  

• Assister à 
  

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Topic: School-Related Activities

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Ask and answer questions about school-related activities.
  

• Exchange information about past school-related activities compared to current school-related activities.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Interpret spoken and written materials about school-related activities.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Produce spoken and written presentations about school-related activities.
  

• Present rehearsed and unrehearsed material about school-related activities, such as role-plays, skits, plays, short narratives, and songs.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Describe school-related activities of francophone countries.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through language
  

• Identify after-school activities and extracurricular sports available in francophone countries.
  

• Identify differences in the PE curriculum and other school-related activities in francophone countries.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare and contrast the availability and popularity of school-related activities such as sports, yearbook, band, and theater in francophone countries and the U.S.
  

• Identify cognates and false cognates related to school activities.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Identify the variety of activities offered through community clubs in francophone countries.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Adverbs of frequency
  

• Passé composé
  

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Topic: Health and Fitness

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Ask and answer questions about fitness and exercise.
  

• Ask and answer questions about a nutritional diet.
  

• Exchange information about maintaining good health.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Understand directions of a fitness plan or a diet plan.
  

• Comprehend information advocating a healthy lifestyle.
  

• Identify body parts based on oral or written information.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Produce spoken and written presentations about health and fitness.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Discuss the importance of health and fitness in francophone countries.
  

• Express height and weight using the metric system.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Discuss health and fitness issues as presented in P.E. class.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare and contrast what is perceived as a healthy lifestyle in francophone countries and in the U.S.
  

• Compare fitness activities and sports complexes in francophone countries and the U.S.
  

• Identify cognates and false cognates for health and fitness items.
  

• Compare structures used to express pain and injury in French and English.
  

• Compare use of reflexive and nonreflexive verbs to discuss health conditions in French and English.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Interpret authentic French language material related to health and fitness.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary for giving advice for good health
  

• Reflexive verbs
  

• Use of definite articles with body parts
  
  

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