Languages are part of the cultural richness of our society and the world in which we live and work. Learning languages contributes to mutual understanding, a sense of global citizenship and personal fulfilment. Pupils learn to appreciate different countries, cultures, communities and people. By making comparisons, they gain insight into their own culture and society. The ability to understand and communicate in another language is a lifelong skill for education, employment and leisure in this country and throughout the world.
Learning languages gives pupils opportunities to develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and to express themselves with increasing confidence, independence and creativity. They explore the similarities and differences betweem other languages and English and learn how language can be manipulated and applied in different ways. The development of communication skills, together with understanding of the structure of language, lays the foundations for future study of other languages and supports the development of literacy skills in a pupil's own language.
French
French has four attainment targets which relate directly to the sections
within the programme of study of the National Curriculum:
• Listening;
• Speaking;
• Reading;
• Writing.
The programme of study at Key Stage 3 covers up to Level 8 of the attainment target. It is expected that the majority of pupils will be working at either Level 5 or 6 at the end of the key stage. All topics and grammar are progressive from year to year. Work is differentiated by the use of the text book used and through teacher lesson planning. Gifted and talented pupils are catered for in each lesson.
Year 7
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Sept – Oct |
Introductions The Alphabet Numbers Classroom objects and colours Family and pets Talking about how you look |
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Nov – Dec |
Describing others School Clothes Telling the time |
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Jan – Feb |
More about clothes Sports Likes and dislikes Free time activities The weather |
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Mar – Apr |
Tell someone where you live Talk about someone else´s home Describe the house and bedroom |
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May – June |
Holidays Say what you are going to do in the holidays Directions Places in town Buying souvenirs Reading a menu and buying snacks |
Grammar points:
Nouns, articles, adjectives, agreement of adjectives, the present tense, reflexive verbs, near future, irregular verbs, negatives, prepositions, interrogatives
Year 8
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French |
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Sept – Oct |
Talking about the past Saying where you have been and what you have done Describing a special day out Talk about your daily routine Say what you do at the weekend |
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Nov – Dec |
Talk about what clubs you go to Talk about going to the cinema Talk about your family and friends Talk about your favourite things Talk about parts of the body and say what’s wrong |
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Jan – Feb |
Say what you have for breakfast Shops and shopping for food Say how much of something you want Ordering food and drink |
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Mar – Apr |
Arranging a visit Talking about how to get there Getting to know Paris Talk about activities in the past |
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May – June |
Choosing what you would like to do Making bookings for holidays Understanding instructions Talking about where you have been and what you have done |
Grammar throughout the year includes:
The present tense, irregular verbs, the perfect tense, negatives, reflexive verbs, the near future, possessive adjectives, agreement of adjectives, the comparative, the superlative, direct object pronouns, quantities and numbers, the conditional tense, question words.
Year 9
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French |
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Sept – Dec |
Getting to know your way around France Talk about your town and what there is to do there Talk about activities you do or have done Talk about where you live. Talk more about your family Talk about your home Ask if you can do something Talk about how you get on with people |
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Jan - March |
Say what you are going to do Talk about where you are going and where you have been Talk about where places are and how to get there Talk about the past using the perfect and imperfect tenses Talk about what you do to keep fit Talk about healthy eating How to give advice |
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April – to June |
Talk about what you are wearing Shopping for clothes Talk about fashion and music Talk about what makes a good friend Understanding the news Talk about TV in general The weather Future plans |
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Key Stage 4
IGCSE Requirements
Students follow a 2 year course which covers Years 10 and 11.
We prepare students to take the Edexcel terminal exam which consists of the following:
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Listening |
33.3% |
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Reading |
33.3% |
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Speaking |
Assessed separately |
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Writing |
33.3% |
KS4 Curriculum Map
Year 10 French Year 11 French
September –December September - December
Self and family Holidays and Travel
Town and Country Health and welfare
January – March January - March
Travel and Transport Future plans
School and Education Environment
April – June April - May
Food and Shopping Exam Preparation
Hobbies and free time activities
