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French · Grade 4

Interpret Authentic-Style Adapted Texts

Learners read the kinds of texts people meet in daily life in the francophone world: news briefs, recipes, infographics, adverts, leaflets, social media posts and notices. They identify each text's type, audience and purpose; follow recipe instructions in the infinitive or the vous imperative with quantities and the partitive; read percentages; separate facts from opinions and persuasive claims; and describe the products, practices and perspectives behind la Chandeleur, attiéké in Abidjan and the cabane à sucre in Québec, comparing them respectfully with their own community.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 110 minutes
  • Reading real-world texts check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, type a number and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Identify the type, audience and purpose of authentic-style texts (une brève, une recette, une infographie, une publicité, un dépliant, une publication, un avis / une annonce).
  • Interpret practical and visual texts: recipe instructions in the infinitive (Mélanger…) or the vous imperative (Mélangez…), quantities and the partitive (250 g de farine, une cuillère à soupe de sucre, du lait), and percentages.
  • Distinguish facts from opinions and persuasive claims, and make inferences that the text supports.
  • Describe the products, practices and perspectives in a text (la Chandeleur, attiéké in Abidjan, the cabane à sucre in Québec) and compare them respectfully with one's own community.

Lessons

  1. What kind of text is it? 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  2. Recipes and infographics 6 steps4 practiceabout 29 min
  3. Facts, opinions and inferences 6 steps4 practiceabout 27 min
  4. Products, practices, perspectives 5 steps3 practiceabout 29 min
  5. Reading real-world texts check 9 questions at the end

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