COURSE DESCRIPTION:

AP French Language students apply their French grammar and vocabulary knowledge and their listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills to a wide variety of real-world contexts. Students learn to speak fluently and accurately, write complicated compositions, and comprehend native speakers. The equivalent of a college-level language course, AP French Language prepares students for the AP Exam and for further study of French language, culture, and literature.

PREREQUISITES:

French III

COURSE LENGTH:

Two semesters

REQUIRED TEXT:

None

COURSE OUTLINE:

Semester 1

Vocabulary

• Descriptive adjectives
• Getting away on holiday
• Speaking about people

Grammar Structures

• Present tense
• Adjectives
• Passe compose
• Imparfait
• Object pronouns
• Negation

Vocabulary

• Speaking about your daily life
• Referring to history
• Speaking about your health

Grammar Structures

• Pronominal verbs
• Interrogative forms
• Le subjunctive
• Verbs like the causative faire

Vocabulary

• Referring to outdoor activities
• Talking about the weather, conflicts, and how to resolve conflicts
• Speaking about childhood and adolescence

Grammar Structures

• The passé compose vs. the mparfait
• The passé simple
• Remembering
• The passé compose vs. the imparfait for special verbs like devoir and vouloir

Semester 2

Vocabulary

• Talking about planning a vacation
• Referring to cities and neighborhoods
• Speaking about cars and accidents

Grammar Structures

• The future tense
• Prepositions with countries
• The pronoun .y.
• The conditional
• The plus-que-parfait

Vocabulary

• Talking about education
• Referring to art and music
• Speaking about politics

Grammar Structures

• The comparative
• The superlative
• Interrogative pronouns
• Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives
• Possessive pronouns and adjectives
• The subjective with expressions of emotion

Vocabulary

• Talking about friendships
• Referring to business and professions
• Speaking about traditions

Grammar Structures

• The subjective with expressions of doubt and uncertainty
• Relative pronouns
• Disjunctive pronouns

Vocabulary

• Talking about international relations
• Referring to the environment
• Speaking about finding a job

Grammar Structures

• The present participle
• Infinitives vs. the subjunctive
• The subjective after certain conjunctions
• Conditional sentences