Inside This Unit: The Full Breakdown
Theme 1 (Families & Communities) pairs family/community contexts with French grammar foundations: gender, articles, present tense, and adjective agreement.
Why it matters
Solid foundations make reading and writing accurate; the AP exam is theme-based, so vocabulary is learned in context.
Key concepts
- Nouns are masculine or feminine; articles/adjectives agree.
- Regular -er verbs: je parle, tu parles, …
- tu (informal) vs. vous (formal/plural).
Foundations in Context
Build gender/agreement, the present tense of regular verbs, and possessives while learning family/community vocabulary and Francophone cultural perspectives. Use the AP lens of products, practices, and perspectives when reading.
AP exam tip
On the email-reply task, match register (tu vs. vous) to the prompt and keep agreement consistent.
Connections to other units
- Theme 2: Past tenses build on present-tense control.
- Theme 6: Community ties into global challenges.
