National French Contest Specifications for 2015 Levels 01

National French Contest
Specifications for 2015
Levels 01 - 5
The specifications for each level are cum ulative and include all material listed for lower levels
d Elision
name and age
-/ Common French names
d Articles, definite, Indefinite, (partitive In reading and
listening only), contractions
/ Family members, immediate family
• / Regular plural of nouns
¢" Physical description and personality characteristics
• / Form of common adjectives, blond, blonde
"/ How to make questions and negations. Use of est-ce que for
-/ Weather; II ]alt beau, mauvais, il /ait du vent, tl]alt
chaud, ]reid
/ Numbers up to :tO0
¢" Days, months, calendar
Cultural Sensitivity
GrarmnaP
Vocabulary
'/ Greetings and Introductions, Including asking
d Vousvstu
"/ Proper greetings,
Monsieur vs. first name
¢" Eating customs in France
vs. U.S.
questions
,/ Possessive adjectives men, ton, me, ta only
Demonstrative adjectives ce, cette, ces
,/ Expressions of time, such as mois, semelne, annie,
/ Possession wlth de
journde, domain
/ Expressions de quantitY, beatlcaup ÷ de,+ d'
,/ How to telÿ time
• / Subject pronounsjeÿ to, II, etc, Limited use of mot, to[
v" Regular verbs in -or at: present, few regular common -ir
"/ Adverbs of time such as souvent, toujours,
v" -er verbs at imperative- mange! mangezl
quelqueJols, molntenant
d Classroom furniture
,/ Common prepositions of location: dansÿ sur, sous
• / Four irregular verbs: #tre, ovolr,]dre, oiler
verbs such as flnlr, ehalslr
¢" Il y a vs ll est, veil6, voici
devont, derriere, oveÿ; chez, pour, aprÿs, event
• / Colors and common clothing
¢" Common foods
• / Leisure actlvitlesfalme]atre duski, J'adore le
tennis
"/ Countries bordering Francet adjectives of
nationality, languages
/ Question words: Qu'est-ce que, qu'est-ce qut,
comment, comblen, pourquol, oO
z Class schedule, subjects and school supplies
Rooms of the house, basic furniture
-/
Basic body parts
¢" Cltles, places, activltles and transportation
v" Shopping, restaurants and common food, simple
restaurant menu
v' Near future atler+ Infinitive
/ l'at the udvs. ilfalt chaud
' Interrogative quel, quelle, quels, quelle
• / Eating customs in France
vs. U.S.
,/ School schedule in France
vs. U.S.
v" de, n#gatlf de un, du, des...
v" II ya versus C'est .....
v" Opposition o[ {q' alme le...je mange du.. ÿ
Prepositions of location £7 ¢6tÿ de, pros de, Ioln de,
en ]ace de, entre, etc.
• / Expressions such as: Comblen coOte, J'al besoln de,
c'est cher , c'est ben matchable veux, tu veux, je
voudrols, tu voudrals.
• / Leisure time actMUesJouer ÿ,.falre de
• /' Name of cognate-based professions
v" Expressions of time: 1o moJs prochain, t'annÿe
prochahm
• / Expressions with ovoir-- avolr tort, ovolr raison,
nvoir solfÿ avotr /alm, avoir besoin de, etc,
/ Simple expressions with fake ; loire la volsselle,
loire des mathsÿ in[re du ski
• / Daily routine
"/ Rooms of the house and chores
"/ Food, typical French meal
-/ Expanded body parts
¢' School related actlvlties, such as la fan[are, la
chorale
v" Health, fitness and expresslons such asj'almal ÿ,
lu as I'alr malade, go va bten?
"/ Shopping for special events, such as birthdays and
proms
• / Travel plans and activities
¢" Givin[ÿ and asklng directions
,/ Expressions with avotr such as ovoir envie de, avolr
le temps de, avoir peur de, avoir de to chance, etc.
• / Expressions with #tre such as: dtre en train de, ÿtre
en forme, dire de Toulouse, c'est b mot
" Add all common regular :Ir and -re verbs
¢" House construction, size,
rooms
,/ Add to the four irregular verbs avotr, dire, oiler, faire. Eight
additional irregulars: mettre, prendre, dormlr, sort#, pnrtiG
vouloir, pouvoir" savoir
'/ Regular -or, -it and -re verbs at p{2ssd composÿ, along with
passd composÿ of the above mentioned irregular verbs
avolr, #tre, oiler, loire, mettre, prendre, dormlr, sortir, pardr.
Common ÿ dire ÿ verbs vs. ÿ avoir ÿ
¢" Pronominal verbs only at present
v" Imperfect might be used In listening comprehension and
reading selections, but not tested as a grammar item
• / Agreement and position of all adjectives
€" Comparatives and superlatives of regular adjectives and
adverbs plus.que, mains, .qua
,/ Interrogative pronouns: qul, qui est-ce qui, que, qu' est-ce
que, quoi
,/ Object pronouns with verbs at present tense, use of one
pronoun only- le, htl, y, on., etc...
¢" Use of prepositions with geographical names ÿt, en, ou, aux
v" Simple negations den, ]amals, personne, plus
/ All regular imperatives, Including mangeons, flntssons
d All possessive adjectives, notre...., lear .....
• / Differences in dally life,
v"
energy conservation,
extracurricular activities
Health care
v" School life
v" The many facets of
Francophone lifestyles
Vocabulary
Level
3
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Cultural SensitivitZ _
Wider scope vocabulary related to: school, daily
v" Use of inversion to make questions
• " Driving and car use
schedule, parts and rooms of house, extended
family, clothing and appearance, more complex
¢" Recent past: venlr de + in]initif
¢" All regular verbs at possÿ eomposd, including pronominals
€" Contrast of imparfuit and puss# tempos#
-/ Simple agreement of past participle with ÿtre and common
among teenagers
¢" Secondary studies and
menus, telsure, sports and entertainment, future
plans for education and job, health, city life and
pronomlnals
environment, holidays and traditions.
v" Pronominal verbs at Imp&stir
¢" Future and conditional
college in France and US
"/ Teen life and dating in
France and US
¢" Communities and the
environment
,/ Slmple use of sub)unctive; fl feut ÷ subjunctlJ: of " er" verbs
and faire
¢' Common verbs requiring a preposition followed by infinitive
commencer b, etc.
• / Correct use ofsorti5 partir, Ioisser, quitter
,,1 Oepuis ÷ present tense
" Use of ne....que
,f' Adjectives followed by de
• / Relative pronouns quit qlle. Dent, lequel used only In
reading and listening comprehension, not tested as
grammar Item.
• / Common negative structures, Including nL..ni
€" Expanded comparative structures aussl...que, autant...que,
etc
<" Social issues, such as human rights, equality
between sexes, crime and violence, diversity,
emigration, prejudice and discrimination, science
and medicine, nature and ecology in France and
the Francophonie
<" Culture, celebrations and traditions, arts, historical
events, literature In France and the Francophonle
v" Verbs with spelling changes such as espÿrer, acheter
• / All interrogative pronouns
€' All possessive pronouns
¢" All the preceding topics
expanded
" 51 clauses with present and impurfalt
¢" En with present particlple
• f Past infinitive with apr$s
v" Relative pronouns Including dent, lequel ....
¢" Demonstrative pronouns
" Developed negative words, aucun, nL...nl...
¢" Correct use of menquer de, manquer 6
" Use of present and Imparfÿit with depuis, II y a, ÿa /ait...que
"/ Most simple uses of subjunctive,
¢" Use of descendre, mentor, sortlr, rentrer, passer ÷ direct
object at pass6 compos6
" C' est vs. il est, more complex uses
€" Recognition ofjutur unt&leur and passd simple in readings
5
v"
Globalizatlon and technology, such as current
events, politics, communications, media in France
and the Francophonle
only.
" Plus-que-parfait and condttlonnel puss#
•/
'/
,,"
•/
Correct use of impar, fait and passÿ composd
Agreement of past participles with all pÿssÿs composÿs
All si clauses, including plus-que-parfult
Double object pronouns
• / More elaborate use of subjunctive
€' Expended use of relative and demonstrative pronouns
¢" All the preceding topics
expanded