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French Foundations

A middle-school French foundations path covering pronunciation, classroom communication, etre and avoir, regular verbs, agreement, questions, conversation, and short reading and writing.

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French Foundations

A middle-school French foundations path covering pronunciation, classroom communication, etre and avoir, regular verbs, agreement, questions, conversation, and short reading and writing.

5 units400 checked answers5 units, 8-12 weeks novice cycle
Outcomes
  • Use French classroom phrases, greetings, and short personal introductions.
  • Control core present-tense forms, gender, number, and adjective agreement.
  • Read, listen, speak, and write at a practical novice level.

Study links

NYS P-12 Learning Standards by Content AreaCoffee Break FrenchFSI French coursesOER Commons
Source index

Unit sequence

Start at unit 1. Move forward only after the checks are clean.

  1. 01

    Pronunciation, greetings, and classroom phrases

    80 checks
    • Use French vowels, nasal sounds, liaison, and silent-letter patterns.
    • Handle greetings, names, politeness, and classroom requests.

    Practice: Read a short greeting dialogue aloud and mark liaison, nasal sounds, and silent letters.

    Open practice checks
    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Proficient: 18Foundation: 35Developing: 27

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 French agreement. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
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    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    #1French agreementAnalysisproficientNext

    Set 2: choose the correct phrase.

    #2French question wordConceptfoundation

    Set 2: which French word means "where"?

    #3French vocabularyConceptfoundation

    Set 1: translate "hello" for "Pronunciation, greetings, and classroom phrases".

    #4French etreFluencyfoundation

    Set 1: complete "Je ___ en classe."

    #5French avoirFluencydeveloping

    Set 1: complete "Ils ___ des crayons."

    #6French verb endingFluencydeveloping

    Set 1: complete "Nous parl___."

  2. 02

    Etre, avoir, and regular present-tense verbs

    80 checks
    • Use etre and avoir in practical sentences.
    • Conjugate common -er verbs for classroom and personal topics.

    Practice: Write twelve sentences using etre, avoir, and three regular verbs, then check subject-verb agreement.

    Open practice checks
    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 35Developing: 27Proficient: 18

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 French vocabulary. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
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    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    #1French vocabularyConceptfoundationNext

    Set 5: translate "conversation" for "Etre, avoir, and regular present-tense verbs".

    #2French etreFluencyfoundation

    Set 5: complete "Je ___ en classe."

    #3French avoirFluencydeveloping

    Set 1: complete "Ils ___ des crayons."

    #4French verb endingFluencydeveloping

    Set 1: complete "Nous parl___."

    #5French sentence countApplicationdeveloping

    Set 3: a dialogue has 6 questions and 6 answers. How many lines total?

    #6French reading detailExam Readinessproficient

    Set 3: in "J'ai deux cahiers", how many notebooks are mentioned?

  3. 03

    Nouns, adjectives, agreement, and descriptions

    80 checks
    • Use articles, gender, number, and adjective placement.
    • Describe people, classes, schedules, and preferences.

    Practice: Describe a school schedule and underline every article and adjective agreement choice.

    Open practice checks
    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Proficient: 18Foundation: 35Developing: 27

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 French agreement. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
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    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    #1French agreementAnalysisproficientNext

    Set 7: choose the correct phrase.

    #2French question wordConceptfoundation

    Set 7: which French word means "where"?

    #3French agreementAnalysisproficient

    Set 1: choose the correct phrase.

    #4French question wordConceptfoundation

    Set 1: which French word means "where"?

    #5French avoirFluencydeveloping

    Set 6: complete "Ils ___ des crayons."

    #6French verb endingFluencydeveloping

    Set 6: complete "Nous parl___."

  4. 04

    Questions, answers, and short conversations

    80 checks
    • Ask and answer basic questions with est-ce que and question words.
    • Hold a short conversation using memorized structures and new vocabulary.

    Practice: Build a partner interview with eight French questions and complete-sentence answers.

    Open practice checks
    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Foundation: 35Developing: 27Proficient: 18

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 French vocabulary. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
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    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    #1French vocabularyConceptfoundationNext

    Set 10: translate "conversation" for "Questions, answers, and short conversations".

    #2French etreFluencyfoundation

    Set 10: complete "Je ___ en classe."

    #3French sentence countApplicationdeveloping

    Set 1: a dialogue has 4 questions and 4 answers. How many lines total?

    #4French reading detailExam Readinessproficient

    Set 1: in "J'ai deux cahiers", how many notebooks are mentioned?

    #5French sentence countApplicationdeveloping

    Set 8: a dialogue has 11 questions and 11 answers. How many lines total?

    #6French reading detailExam Readinessproficient

    Set 8: in "J'ai deux cahiers", how many notebooks are mentioned?

  5. 05

    Reading, listening, and writing project

    80 checks
    • Read and listen for main idea, cognates, and familiar structures.
    • Write a short paragraph with controlled vocabulary and verbs.

    Practice: Write and revise a short French paragraph about school, family, food, or a cultural topic.

    Open practice checks
    Sequenced original practice checks

    Move in order: foundation, transfer, analysis, timed readiness, then metacognitive repair.

    6 shown / 80 checked answers
    Exercise path
    Proficient: 18Foundation: 34Developing: 28

    Start the next sequenced check: #1 French agreement. Do not jump ahead until this one is correct.

    Learning analysis
    0/80
    Tried
    0
    Correct
    0%
    Mastery

    Weakest facet: Concept

    #1French agreementAnalysisproficientNext

    Set 12: choose the correct phrase.

    #2French question wordConceptfoundation

    Set 12: which French word means "where"?

    #3French vocabularyConceptfoundation

    Set 2: translate "conversation" for "Reading, listening, and writing project".

    #4French etreFluencyfoundation

    Set 2: complete "Je ___ en classe."

    #5French avoirFluencydeveloping

    Set 11: complete "Ils ___ des crayons."

    #6French verb endingFluencydeveloping

    Set 11: complete "Nous parl___."

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