IB Diploma Programme · French ab initio Resource Hub

Every subtopic of DP French ab initio, ready to teach.

Every subtopic of the DP French ab initio syllabus, structured around the three themes, key linguistic concepts, and the receptive and productive skills assessed at exam.

57Lessons
4Units · 19 topics
SL · HLEvery subtopic
AO1–AO4Aligned throughout
What's included

One pack. Everything you need to teach the course.

57
Lesson plans
A full plan for every subtopic — objectives, timings, and a clear teaching arc.
57
Student worksheets
Structured practice tasks ready to print or assign.
57
Mark schemes
Full mark schemes aligned to the assessment objectives.
Interactive digital lessons
Self-paced lessons for in-class or independent study.
4
Units · 19 topics
The complete DP French ab initio syllabus, SL and HL.
AO1–4
Exam-aligned
Exam-style questions + mark schemes mapped to the AOs.
The units

19 topics, one coherent course.

Open any unit to see its topic map and the skills students build across SL and HL.

Unit 1

Individu et société

Personal identity, education, relationships, leisure, and daily life — the foundational thematic content of the ab initio course.
15 lessons · 5 topics

Fifteen lessons across five topics — Éducation, Identité personnelle, Loisirs et activités, Relations personnelles, and Vie quotidienne — introducing the core vocabulary, structures, and cultural knowledge students need to communicate about themselves and their immediate world in French.

CommunicationIdentité
5 topics · SL & HL
Identité personnelleRelations personnellesVie quotidienneLoisirs et activitésÉducation

Skills & assessment. Lessons develop both receptive and productive skills, with communicative tasks framed by the key concepts of Communication and Identité. Students practise describing, narrating, and explaining in writing and speech, building the vocabulary range and text-type familiarity required for the written exam and individual oral.

Unit 2

Organisations sociales

Community, work, health, media, and celebration — the social structures that shape life in the Francophone world.
15 lessons · 5 topics

Fifteen lessons across five topics — Célébrations et traditions, Communauté et voisinage, Médias et communication, Santé et bien-être, and Travail et professions — building the thematic vocabulary and intercultural knowledge required to discuss social organisation in French-speaking contexts.

CommunicationCommunication et cultureCulture
5 topics · SL & HL
Communauté et voisinageTravail et professionsCélébrations et traditionsSanté et bien-êtreMédias et communication

Skills & assessment. Lessons draw on the key concepts of Communication, Culture, and Communication interculturelle, with tasks that move students from comprehension to production. Text types relevant to social and professional contexts — including formal letters, articles, and dialogues — are introduced and practised with exam-aligned tasks and mark schemes.

Unit 3

Partage de la planète

Environment, intercultural understanding, global resources, geography, and travel — the wider world through a Francophone lens.
15 lessons · 5 topics

Fifteen lessons across five topics — Alimentation et ressources mondiales, Compréhension interculturelle, Environnement et nature, Géographie humaine et urbanisation, and Voyages et tourisme — developing the language and cultural awareness needed to engage with global issues in French.

CommunicationCommunication et culture
5 topics · SL & HL
Environnement et natureVoyages et tourismeGéographie humaine et urbanisationAlimentation et ressources mondialesCompréhension interculturelle

Skills & assessment. The unit places particular emphasis on Communication interculturelle and cultural comparison, asking students to reflect on similarities and differences between their own culture and Francophone communities. Tasks build the evaluative and descriptive language required for extended written responses and the individual oral, supported throughout by lesson plans, worksheets, and mark schemes.

Unit 4

Grammaire et structures linguistiques

The verb system, sentence structures, text-type conventions, and thematic vocabulary — the linguistic foundations of the ab initio course.
12 lessons · 4 topics

Twelve lessons across four topics — Registres et types de textes, Structures de la phrase, Système verbal, and Vocabulaire thématique — providing systematic coverage of the grammar and language structures students need to produce accurate and appropriate French across all three themes.

Communicationregister
4 topics · SL & HL
Système verbalStructures de la phraseVocabulaire thématiqueRegistres et types de textes

Skills & assessment. Each lesson isolates a specific linguistic feature — from adjectival agreement and pronoun use to the passé composé, imparfait, and text-type conventions — and provides structured practice through communicative tasks. The unit supports accuracy in written production and reinforces the register and structural knowledge assessed across both the written exam and the individual oral.

How the lessons work

A clear teaching arc in every lesson.

01
Hook
Surface prior thinking and frame the inquiry.
02
Develop
Guided development of the theory and key concepts.
03
Practise
Structured practice on the worksheet tasks.
04
Apply
An applied or evaluative task that lifts thinking.
Explicit learning objectivesCommand-term focusATL skill linksDifferentiation support
Assessment-ready

Built for the exams students will sit.

AO1
Knowledge & understanding
Recall and demonstrate the content.
AO2
Application & analysis
Apply understanding to new contexts.
AO3
Synthesis & evaluation
Formulate, analyse and evaluate.
AO4
Skills
Use and apply subject-specific technique.
Why DP French ab initio teachers choose this hub

Walk into every lesson already prepared.

The entire DP French ab initio course, built to the current syllabus and ready to teach — so your time goes into the students in front of you, not into building resources from scratch.

01
Aligned to the current DP guide
Every SL and HL subtopic, framed by the key concepts and the inquiry approach.
02
The planning, already done
57 lesson plans, worksheets and mark schemes with a consistent teaching arc — teach as-is or adapt.
03
Exam confidence built in
Exam-style questions and full mark schemes mapped to AO1–AO4 and the command terms.
Available per subject, or added to a whole-school license bundle.