This course starts with looking at likes and dislikes so it enables new learners and pupils that have learnt French previously to start learning French on the same level. The course builds on knowledge ( vocabulary and grammar) acquired throughout the three years using different topics that will interest pupils and gradually introduces more complex structures and grammatical concepts to get them ready for the demands of KS4 and GCSE. Pupils are given plenty of opportunities to develop their speaking skills through role-plays, presentations or even songs and poetry . They are also encouraged to write creatively in French and develop their language of the French culture through watching French films, listening to French podcasts and reading simple French readers or graphic novels.
Topics covered in Year 7
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
- likes dislikes
- physical descriptions
- personality descriptions
- cognates
- avoir and être
- present tense-er regular verbs using “je” and “il” form.
- school subjects
- opinions
- telling the time
- describing your day
- food and drinks
- present tense-er regular verbs
- adjective agreement
- connectives
- asking questions
- Using negative form
- using “on “ to say “we”
- partitive article
| - technology
- sports
- leisure activities
- likes and dislike
- extreme sports
- present tense ( continue)
- use: jouer à
- use: faire de
- use 2 verb structures ( aimer = infinitive)
- places in town
- Describing towns.
- use il y a
- understand “tu” and “vous”
- use : aller à
- modal verbs + infinitive
| - holiday plans
- Poetry
- French paintings
- French film: les choristes
- use nous
- numbers
- near future tense
- using “ je voudrais”+ infinitive.
- Revision of all topic learnt
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Topics covered in Year 8
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
- TV programmes
- films types
- reading
- the internet
- revision present tense( -er/ -ir/ re verbs)
- revision “être” and “ avoir”
- activities in Paris
- understanding information about tourist information
- perfect tense.
- MR VANS TRAMPED verbs
- asking questions revisited.
| - personality
- relationships
- clothes
- fashion show
- adjective agreement (revisited)
- Placement of adjectives
- Near future (revisited)
- home and house
- Food and drinks
- meals
- using three tenses.
- comparatives/ superlatives
- prepositions
- use: il faut + infinitive
| - Modal verbs
- Revision of all learnt this year with emphasis on using three tenses.
- Film study
- Cultural project.
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Topics covered in Year 9
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
- talking about social networks
- giving opinions about someone
- describing events.
- revision present tense
- using direct object pronouns
- revision perfect tense
- parts of the body
- sports ( revision)
- healthy eating/ living
- describing levels of fitness
- the future tense
| - Jobs
- World of work
- say what you used to do
- describe future and past events.
- talk in detail about a job
- imperfect tense
- using 3 tenses together
- describing holidays
- items for holidays
- problems from holidays
- asking questions
- reflexive verbs
- using emphatic pronouns
- Using three tenses
| - Topic of holidays continued with emphasis on using three tenses.
- Revision of all topics and grammar learnt this year.
- La révolution française.
- Cultural project.
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