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G3N tutors you through the full BECE French syllabus offline — from STRAND 1: FAIRE CONNAISSANCE (Getting Acquainted), STRAND 2: L'ENVIRONNEMENT (The Environment), STRAND 3: LA LOCALISATION, LES HORAIRES ET LES DÉPLACEMENTS (Location and Time) and more — with adaptive lessons, instant quizzes and exam-ready summaries.

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Syllabus

What you’ll cover in French.

The complete topic outline G3N teaches, mapped to the BECE curriculum.

Basic 7

5 topics
STRAND 1: FAIRE CONNAISSANCE (Getting Acquainted)
  • Sub-strand 1: Saluer et prendre congé (Greetings and Farewells)
    • Formal and informal greetings in French
    • Common farewell expressions
    • Time-based greetings: matin, après-midi, soir
    • Polite expressions and courtesy phrases
  • Sub-strand 2: Se présenter et présenter quelqu'un (Introductions)
    • Introducing oneself: name, age, nationality
    • Introducing others: il s'appelle, elle s'appelle
    • Basic personal information vocabulary
    • Alphabet and spelling in French
  • Sub-strand 3: Exprimer ses goûts et ses préférences (Likes and Preferences)
    • Expressing likes: j'aime, j'adore
    • Expressing dislikes: je n'aime pas, je déteste
    • Talking about hobbies and interests
    • Using verbs: aimer, préférer, adorer
  • Sub-strand 4: Décrire quelqu'un (Describing People)
    • Physical descriptions: hair, eyes, height, build
    • Personality adjectives: gentil, sympa, intelligent
    • Agreement of adjectives with gender and number
    • Comparing people using comparatives
  • Sub-strand 6: Parler de sa famille et les liens familiaux (Family)
    • Family members vocabulary: père, mère, frère, sœur
    • Extended family: grands-parents, oncle, tante
    • Possessive adjectives: mon, ma, mes, ton, ta
    • Describing family relationships
STRAND 2: L'ENVIRONNEMENT (The Environment)
  • Sub-strand 1: Parler de son lieu d'habitation (Where You Live)
    • Types of homes: maison, appartement, villa
    • Rooms and furniture vocabulary
    • Talking about your neighbourhood
    • Prepositions of place: dans, sur, sous, à côté de
  • Sub-strand 2: Parler de son école (School)
    • School subjects and preferences
    • School timetable and daily routine
    • School environment vocabulary
    • Talking about teachers and classmates
  • Sub-strand 4: Comprendre et s'exprimer sur les plats (Food and Meals)
    • Food and drink vocabulary
    • Ghanaian and French dishes comparison
    • Expressing hunger and thirst
    • Meal times and eating habits
  • Sub-strand 5: Parler de l'hygiène et de la santé (Hygiene and Health)
    • Body parts vocabulary: tête, bras, jambe
    • Health problems: j'ai mal à la tête/au ventre
    • Personal hygiene practices
    • Visiting a doctor: common phrases
STRAND 3: LA LOCALISATION, LES HORAIRES ET LES DÉPLACEMENTS (Location and Time)
  • Sub-strand 1: Situer les objets et les lieux dans l'espace (Giving Locations)
    • Prepositions of location: devant, derrière, entre
    • Giving and understanding directions
    • Describing position of objects
    • Using demonstrative adjectives: ce, cet, cette, ces
  • Sub-strand 2: Demander et indiquer l'itinéraire (Asking for Directions)
    • Asking for directions: où est...?
    • Giving directions: tournez à gauche/droite, allez tout droit
    • Transport vocabulary: bus, taxi, voiture
    • Places in a town: marché, hôpital, école
  • Sub-strand 3: Demander et donner l'heure (Telling Time)
    • Telling time: il est... heures
    • Hours, half hours and quarter hours
    • Daily schedule and time expressions
    • Days of the week and months of the year
  • Sub-strand 4: Parler de son agenda (Daily Schedule)
    • Daily routine vocabulary and activities
    • Reflexive verbs for daily routines
    • Frequency adverbs: toujours, souvent, parfois
    • Planning and organising time
STRAND 4: LES ACHATS (Shopping)
  • Sub-strand 1: Compter et faire des calculs (Numbers and Calculations)
    • Numbers 1 to 1000 in French
    • Prices and money: combien ça coûte?
    • Basic arithmetic vocabulary in French
    • Ghanaian and French currency comparison
STRAND 8: LES SENTIMENTS ET LES OPINIONS (Feelings and Opinions)
  • Sub-strand 1: Donner et réagir à des ordres et des interdictions (Commands)
    • Imperative mood: affirmative and negative commands
    • Classroom instructions vocabulary
    • Signs and notices: défense de, interdit de
    • Responding to orders and rules
  • Sub-strand 2: Demander, donner ou refuser la permission (Asking Permission)
    • Asking permission: est-ce que je peux...?
    • Giving permission: oui, vous pouvez
    • Refusing permission: non, vous ne pouvez pas
    • Modal verbs: pouvoir, devoir, vouloir

Basic 8

6 topics
STRAND 1: FAIRE CONNAISSANCE (Getting Acquainted)
  • Sub-strand 5: Parler des professions et des métiers (Jobs and Professions)
    • Job vocabulary: médecin, enseignant, ingénieur
    • Talking about aspirations: je veux être...
    • Workplaces and work environments
    • Masculine and feminine forms of job titles
  • Sub-strand 7: Entrer en contact par téléphone (Telephone Communication)
    • Phone conversation phrases: allô, c'est de la part de qui?
    • Leaving and taking messages
    • Formal and informal telephone register
    • Numbers and spelling on the phone
  • Sub-strand 8: Inviter et accepter ou refuser une invitation (Invitations)
    • Inviting someone: tu veux venir à...?
    • Accepting invitations: oui, avec plaisir!
    • Declining invitations: je suis désolé(e), mais...
    • Planning events and celebrations
STRAND 2: L'ENVIRONNEMENT (The Environment)
  • Sub-strand 1: Parler de son lieu d'habitation (Where You Live)
    • Describing your home in detail
    • Furniture and household items vocabulary
    • Renting and buying property vocabulary
    • Comparing homes in Ghana and France
  • Sub-strand 3: Parler de son pays (Talking about Your Country)
    • Describing Ghana: geography, culture, capital
    • French-speaking countries of the world
    • National symbols and celebrations
    • Comparing French and Ghanaian cultures
  • Sub-strand 6: Parler du temps qu'il fait (Weather)
    • Weather vocabulary: il fait chaud/froid/beau
    • Seasons and climate: les saisons
    • Weather in Ghana vs. France
    • Weather-related activities and clothing
STRAND 3: LA LOCALISATION ET LES DÉPLACEMENTS (Getting Around)
  • Sub-strand 5: Parler des moyens de transport et des horaires (Transport)
    • Modes of transport: avion, train, bus, taxi
    • Reading timetables and schedules
    • Buying tickets: un billet pour...
    • Describing journeys and travel experiences
STRAND 4/5: LES ACHATS (Shopping)
  • Sub-strand 2: Parler de la quantité et la qualité des choses (Quantity and Quality)
    • Quantity expressions: beaucoup, peu, assez de
    • Adjectives of quality: bon, mauvais, cher, bon marché
    • Partitive articles: du, de la, des
    • Comparing products and making choices
  • Sub-strand 3: Faire des courses (Shopping)
    • Shopping vocabulary: acheter, vendre, payer
    • Types of shops: boulangerie, marché, supermarché
    • Clothes shopping: taille, couleur, tissu
    • Negotiating prices and bargaining
  • Sub-strand 4: Faire une réservation (Making Reservations)
    • Hotel vocabulary and amenities
    • Making a hotel reservation
    • Restaurant booking and ordering
    • Formal written requests
STRAND 5: LES LOISIRS (Leisure)
  • Sub-strand 1: Parler de l'habillement et de la mode (Clothes and Fashion)
    • Clothing vocabulary: robe, pantalon, chemise
    • Colours and patterns vocabulary
    • Ghanaian and French fashion comparison
    • Shopping for clothes: conversations
  • Sub-strand 2: Parler des sports (Sports)
    • Sports vocabulary: football, natation, athlétisme
    • Expressing preferences for sports
    • Sports equipment and venues
    • Famous Francophone sports personalities
  • Sub-strand 3: Parler des passe-temps (Hobbies)
    • Hobbies and leisure activities vocabulary
    • Talking about frequency: chaque semaine, le week-end
    • Planning leisure activities
    • Arts and cultural activities
STRAND 7: LES PROJETS D'AVENIR (Future Plans)
  • Sub-strand 1: Situer un événement dans le futur (Future Events)
    • Futur proche: aller + infinitif
    • Simple future tense introduction
    • Time expressions for the future: demain, la semaine prochaine
    • Discussing hopes and plans

Basic 9

7 topics
STRAND 2: L'ENVIRONNEMENT (The Environment)
  • Sub-strand 7: Parler de la protection de l'environnement (Environmental Protection)
    • Environmental problems: pollution, déforestation
    • Recycling and environmental actions vocabulary
    • Expressing obligation: il faut, on doit
    • Environmental campaigns and slogans in French
STRAND 4: LES ACHATS (Shopping)
  • Sub-strand 5: Passer une commande (Placing an Order)
    • Ordering food in a restaurant
    • Online shopping vocabulary
    • Complaints and returns vocabulary
    • Consumer rights in French-speaking countries
STRAND 5: LES LOISIRS (Leisure)
  • Sub-strand 4: Parler du tourisme (Tourism)
    • Tourist attractions in French-speaking Africa
    • Travel planning vocabulary
    • Cultural experiences and sightseeing
    • Francophone music, art and literature
STRAND 6: LES HABITUDES ET LES FAITS DU PASSÉ (Past Events)
  • Sub-strand 1: Parler des événements du passé (Past Events)
    • Passé composé with avoir and être
    • Regular and irregular past participles
    • Narrating past events and experiences
    • Time expressions for the past: hier, la semaine dernière
  • Sub-strand 2: Rapporter un fait (Reporting)
    • Reported speech: indirect speech in French
    • News reporting vocabulary
    • Writing a news report in French
    • Media and journalism vocabulary
  • Sub-strand 3: Parler du monde d'hier et d'aujourd'hui (Then and Now)
    • Imparfait: describing past states and habits
    • Contrasting past and present using imparfait vs passé composé
    • Changes in society and technology
    • Oral history and family stories in French
STRAND 7: PROJETS D'AVENIR (Future Plans)
  • Sub-strand 2: Exprimer les souhaits (Expressing Wishes)
    • Conditional mood: je voudrais, j'aimerais
    • Expressing dreams and ambitions
    • Hypothetical situations: si j'avais...
    • Career aspirations and future life plans
STRAND 8/9: LES SENTIMENTS ET LES OPINIONS (Opinions)
  • Sub-strand 3: Exprimer ses sentiments et les justifier (Expressing Feelings)
    • Emotional vocabulary: heureux, triste, anxieux, fier
    • Justifying feelings with reasons
    • Emotional support vocabulary
    • Writing about personal experiences
  • Sub-strand 5: Exprimer son opinion et la justifier (Expressing Opinions)
    • Opinion phrases: je pense que, selon moi, à mon avis
    • Agreeing and disagreeing: je suis d'accord / pas d'accord
    • Structuring an argument in French
    • Debating topical issues in French
STRAND 9: LES MOYENS DE COMMUNICATION (Communication)
  • Sub-strand 1: Parler de la presse (The Press)
    • Types of media: presse, radio, télévision, internet
    • Reading French newspaper headlines
    • Media vocabulary: article, journal, émission
    • Critical evaluation of media content
  • Sub-strand 2: Parler de l'informatique (Technology)
    • Computer and technology vocabulary in French
    • Internet and social media in French
    • Advantages and disadvantages of technology
    • Cybersafety vocabulary in French
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