Description

French 3 Curriculum: Full-Year Intermediate French Resources

The French 3 curriculum is designed to help secondary French teachers plan and teach a full year of intermediate French with engaging lessons, meaningful practice, and ready-to-use classroom resources. Created for students who have already completed several years of French instruction, this comprehensive collection supports learners who are ready to progress from A2 toward B1 proficiency.

Whether you teach French 3 in an American high school or intermediate Core French in Canada, you’ll find a wide variety of materials to support grammar instruction, vocabulary development, reading, listening, and speaking.

What’s included in this French 3 curriculum?

This curriculum includes six main instructional units, plus an optional end-of-year resource. You’ll have a variety of materials to introduce concepts, reinforce learning, provide additional practice, and assess student progress.

Each unit includes a selection of resources such as:

Printable French grammar and vocabulary packets
PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations
Speaking activities and conversation practice
Reading comprehension activities
Listening comprehension activities
Interactive digital activities and Boom Cards
Games, board games, and task cards
Bell-ringers and review activities
Word wall cards and helpful posters
Unit assessments and tests

A scope and sequence and pacing guides for Units 1–6 help you organize your year and plan instruction.

French 3 grammar topics

Students review previously learned concepts while developing greater accuracy and confidence with more advanced French structures.

Grammar topics include:

Present tense verb review
Le passé composé with avoir, être, and reflexive verbs
Depuis, pendant, pour, and il y a
Le futur simple with regular and irregular verbs
Comparisons using plus, moins, and aussi
French negation, including ne…jamais, ne…plus, ne…rien, and ne…personne
Possessive pronouns and direct and indirect object pronouns
Demonstrative and interrogative pronouns and adjectives
Relative pronouns, including qui, que, dont, où, ce qui, ce que, ce dont
Lequel uses and different forms (laquelle, lesquels, etc.)
L’imparfait and the differences between the imparfait and passé composé
The different forms of tout
Le conditionnel and si clauses
Le subjonctif

The optional plus-que-parfait extension provides an opportunity to introduce another important past tense and prepare students for French 4.

Vocabulary and communication themes

The curriculum connects grammar practice with useful vocabulary and topics that encourage students to communicate in French.

Themes include:

Tout sur moi — a review of concepts from French 1 and French 2
Camping
Professions
Childhood activities
Health and wellness
The environment and natural disasters
Voyage à l’étranger (enrichment unit)

You can also choose a Francophonie resource as an end-of-year option, giving students opportunities to explore French-speaking cultures while practicing reading and speaking.

Designed for intermediate French learners

Most student materials use French as the primary language of instruction, helping students develop independence and work toward greater proficiency. French and English explanations are provided for some of the more complex grammar concepts to support students who need additional clarification.

The variety of activities makes it easier to adapt instruction to different learning needs. Use the materials for direct instruction, guided practice, independent work, review, enrichment, and assessment.

Need a different level?

Find Mme R’s French 1 curriculum here.

Find Mme R’s French 2 curriculum here.

Spend less time creating materials from scratch

Planning a full year of intermediate French takes time. Having grammar explanations, presentations, practice activities, games, comprehension tasks, and assessments together gives you a practical collection of resources to draw from throughout the year.

Instead of relying on one type of activity, you can vary your lessons to keep students engaged while reinforcing the same concepts in different ways.

Please note: This curriculum is designed primarily for American French 3 students who have several years of prior French instruction. Canadian Core French programs vary, so review the included topics and preview the materials to make sure they align with your course. The collection includes six main units, with an optional extension or Francophonie resource. Please check the current product contents for the latest additions.

Ready to make planning French 3 easier? Explore this collection of intermediate French teaching resources and build a year of instruction around clear explanations, varied practice, and meaningful communication.

Licensing and use:

This purchase includes a license for one teacher only. This license is for personal classroom use only. Sharing of this resource with another teacher or team member is not allowed. If you wish to share these resources, please contact me about an additional license at mmersresources (at) gmail.com.

This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view, uploaded to school or district websites, distributed via email, or submitted to file sharing sites. If you wish to upload to a personal classroom site, it must be password protected and only accessed by students.

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