IB FRENCH AB INITIO (Y1) is an IB Diploma Programme Group 2: Language Acquisition course for students who have little or no experience of learning French. This course is designed to be challenging, engaging and a positive educational experience for each student. During the 1^st year the course provides a solid grammar and vocabulary framework and is organized into three themes made up of a series of twenty topics. The three themes are: Individual and Society, Leisure and Work and Urban and rural environment. Through the study of these themes, the students are able to practice grammatical structures and vocabulary and explore the language whilst developing an intercultural understanding. By developing the range of receptive, productive and interactive skills, the students become able to communicate and interact in a range of everyday situations. These skills equip the student with the necessary skills to achieve the assessment objectives of the French ab initio course.