French Beginners
Support to help you plan, program and assess the French Beginners course.
This 2026 French Beginners Stage 6 Quick Reference Guide (PDF 300 KB) provides an overview of support available to implement the French Beginners Stage 6 Syllabus (2009).
Teaching resources
Teacher-facing resources for use in the classroom.
Sample scope and sequence
Scope and sequences form part of the ongoing documentation, or evidence, schools maintain to comply with the department’s policy, policy standards and registration requirements.
This French Beginners Stage 6 sample scope and sequence (DOCX 3.6 MB) helps teachers create learning that can be contextualised to their classroom.
Unit template
This sample Stage 6 Beginners unit template (DOCX 3.7 MB) can guide teachers to plan, adapting content to suit individual contexts.
Sample unit
In the Friends, recreations and pastimes (DOCX 5.6 MB) sample unit, students explore descriptions, health and hobbies.
Student resources
Student-facing resources for use in the classroom.
Advice for students
HSC examinations in Beginners language courses – advice for students (DOCX 5.8 MB) – generic advice to support students of the Beginners course to prepare for the oral and written HSC examinations.
Sample speaking questions
French Beginners – sample speaking questions by topic (DOCX 3.6 MB)
Sample listening and reading activities
Sample listening and reading resources for French Beginners are for student use.
Students can access a combination of classroom activities and HSC-style items. Some questions include sample answers, others require the students to submit their answers for teacher review and feedback.
The resources are for classroom use only, supporting students to practise their listening and reading skills across a range of topics. Do not use them for assessment, as they are in the public domain.