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Unit 5 · 5 lessons

La francophonie and Real-World Texts

Meet French-speaking communities in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean, then put your French to work on real texts: reading ads, emails and train schedules, writing a polished opinion paragraph, and cracking new words with cognates, faux amis and word families.

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  1. 1French-Speaking AfricaFrench is spoken across West, Central and North Africa and the Indian Ocean because of colonial history, and today it lives side by side with African languages in schools, cities, music and food. Meet Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, the DR Congo and the Maghreb, and learn to say where you are going, where you live and where you come from.12 questions
  2. 2French in Asia, the Middle East and the Indian OceanFrench reached Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Lebanon, Pondicherry and the islands of the Indian Ocean through colonial history, and it left traces in food, buildings, schools and everyday speech. Learn where French is official, where it is widely used and where it survives mostly as history, and how the OIF links these places to Canada.12 questions
  3. 3Reading Real Texts: Forms, Features and SchedulesReal French texts — ads, brochures, invitations, emails, blogs and timetables — each have a predictable layout that tells you where to find the information. Learn those features, read times on the 24-hour clock, work out how long a trip takes, and read and write prices the French-Canadian way.12 questions
  4. 4Writing in French: From Ideas to a Polished ParagraphGood writing in French is a process: plan for a purpose and an audience, sort your ideas with a graphic organiser, draft with opinion phrases such as à mon avis and il est important de, then revise the ideas and correct the language with a checklist.11 questions
  5. 5Cracking New Words: Cognates, Faux Amis and Word FamiliesYou can understand far more French than you think: cognates, spelling patterns, word families, prefixes and suffixes let you decode new words, while knowing the common faux amis keeps you out of trouble. Context clues and smart dictionary use fill in the rest.12 questions