AC9LF4U01

Elaborations

• AC9LF4U01_E1<p>creating an alphabet bank, collecting words that begin with each letter such as <em>‘h’: l’hiver, l’homme, l’hôtel; ‘m’: mai, mardi, le mouchoir; ‘p’: le pain, Papa, le poisson</em></p>
• AC9LF4U01_E2<p>recognising and practising the most common vowel sounds such as ‘<em>ou’- vous</em>, <em>jour</em>; ‘<em>oi’ - toi</em>, <em>voiture</em>; ‘<em>on’ - bonbon</em>, <em>mon</em>; ‘<em>ai’ - aimer</em>, <em>j’ai</em>; ‘<em>ain’ - train</em>, <em>demain</em> and ‘<em>eau’ - château</em>, <em>beau</em></p>
• AC9LF4U01_E3<p>understanding how changes in voice and body language can change the meaning of words, for example, <em>Tu aimes les devoirs?</em> (simple question); <em>Tu aimes les devoirs! </em>(expressing surprise, disbelief); <em>C’est mon petit frère </em>(statement); <em>C’est mon petit frère!</em> (pride); <em>Tu peux commencer</em> (permission); <em>Commence!</em> (instruction)</p>
• AC9LF4U01_E4<p>understanding that some letters blend to make single sounds such as ‘<em>ille’, ‘eau’ </em>or<em> ‘qu’</em></p>
• AC9LF4U01_E5<p>observing differences in pronunciation of word endings shared with English such as <em>‘-tion’</em> and <em>‘-ent’</em> in <em>attention, situation, commencement, accident</em></p>
• AC9LF4U01_E6<p>recognising that certain French letters, accented vowels and combinations of letters produce the same sound in French such as ‘<em>é’, ‘ez’, ‘er’</em> and ‘<em>ç’</em> and ‘<em>s’</em></p>
• AC9LF4U01_E7noticing that the letters ‘k’ and ‘w’ are rarely used in French and usually occur in loan words
• AC9LF4U01_E8<p>recognising that some final consonants in French words are usually silent such as <em>le rat, le tapis, vert, chez,</em> and some are usually pronounced such as <em>chic, actif</em></p>