Recognise and reproduce the sounds and rhythms of spoken French, noticing similarities and differences to English

Become familiar with the French alphabet, noticing similarities and differences to English, for example, double-v, i-grec and the possible confusion between g and j
(ACLFRU012)

Notice and use context-related vocabulary and some first elements of grammar to generate language for a range of purposes, including:

• becoming aware of the French
  subject-verb-object structure, for example, J’aime le basket; Tu as un frère
• becoming aware of grammatical gender, noticing and using masculine or feminine forms of nouns and adjectives, for example, le chien, la maison, le petit garçon, la petite fille, le copain, la copine
• using appropriate pronouns to identify people, for example, Je m’appelle Anne, et toi, tu t’appelles comment ?; C’est elle ?
• recognising and using some prepositions in simple sentence structures, for example, C’est devant la maison ; Je suis sous la chaise
• developing number knowledge for numbers
  0–31
• responding to simple imperative verb forms, for example, Viens ici !; Écoutez bien !
• developing understanding of singular forms of common verbs in the present tense, for example, Je suis Paul and some forms of irregular verbs such as aller, venir and faire
• noticing and using simple questions and statements, for example, Qu’est-ce que c’est ?; Qui est-ce ?; Tu t’appelles comment ?; C’est un poisson; Je préfère les fraises

(ACLFRU013)

Understand that language is organised as ‘text’ and that different types of texts have different features
(ACLFRU014)

Recognise that French speakers use language differently in different situations such as when socialising with peers and friends or at home with the family, for example, Un bisou, Papa ! Je t’aime, ma puce !
(ACLFRU015)

Recognise that Australia is a multilingual society with speakers of many different languages, including French and that French and English borrow words and expressions from each other
(ACLFRU016) (ACLFRU017)