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.

French 3

Two Semesters or Block

None

Unit 1: I. Vocabulary Descriptive Adjectives Getting Away on Holiday Speaking about People II. Grammar Structures Present Tense Adjectives passé composé Imparfait Object Pronouns Negation	Unit 3: I. Vocabulary Referring to outdoor activities Talking about the weather, conflicts, and how to resolve conflicts Speaking about childhood and adolescense II. Grammar Structures The passé composé vs. the imparfait The passé simple Remembering The passé composé vs. the imparfait for special verbs like devoir and vouloir
Unit 2: I. Vocabulary Speaking about your daily life Referring to history Speaking about your health II. Grammar Structures Pronominal verbs Interrogative forms Le subjunctive Verbs like the causative faire	Unit 4: I. Vocabulary Talking about shopping Referring to service people and specialty shops Speaking about food (including expressions for quantity, weight, and size) II. Grammar Structures Articles Circumlocution The use of depuis Imperative The use of en Plurals The use of tout

Unit 1: I. Vocabulary Talking about planning a vacation Referring to cities and neighborhoods Speaking about cars and accidents II. Grammar Structures The future tense Prepositions with countries The pronoun .y. The conditional The plus-que-parfait	Unit 3: I. Vocabulary Talking about friendships Referring to business and professions Speaking about traditions II. Grammar Structures The subjunctive with expressions of doubt and uncertainty Relative pronouns Disjunctive pronouns
Unit 2: I. Vocabulary Talking about education Referring to art and music Speaking about politics II. Grammar Structures The comparative The superlative Interrogative pronouns Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives Possessive pronouns and adjectives The subjunctive with expressions of emotion	Unit 4: I. Vocabulary Talking about international relations Referring to the environment Speaking about finding a job II. Grammar Structures The present participle Infinitives vs. the subjunctive The subjunctive after certain conjunctions Conditional sentences

 

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