Experiment with the pronunciation of common vowel sounds, for example, ou (vous, jour), oi (toi, voiture), on (bonbon, mon), ai (aimer, j’ai), ain (train, demain) and eau (château, beau), letter combinations and intonation patterns

Recognise and write high-frequency words and expressions in familiar contexts
(ACLFRU030)

Notice and use context-related vocabulary and apply elements of grammar in simple spoken and written texts to generate language for a range of purposes, including:

• observing the relationship between subject pronouns and verb endings, using je/tu/il/elle + present tense of verbs associated with familiar actions and environments, for example, Il chante bien; Je suis fatigué; Tu aimes le yaourt; Elle est en classe
• understanding the difference between definite and indefinite articles and how to refer to a specific or unspecific person, place or object, for example, J’aime la musique; Le chien est brun; J’ai un frère; Il a une amie
• using an increasing range of adjectives, for example, bizarre, magnifique, formidable, including additional gender forms, for example, blanc/blanche, gros/grosse
• developing number knowledge for numbers
  0–100

Begin to develop a metalanguage in French for talking about language, using terms similar to those used in English
(ACLFRU031)

Recognise the particular language features and textual conventions in simple, familiar, spoken, written and multimodal French texts
(ACLFRU032)