French
Curriculum
Introduction
*updates pending*
A.Vinter
Subject Performance Leader
Key Skills & Understanding:
vocabulary · grammar · analysis & contextualising · inference & interpretation · source referencing · historical context · communication · explanation · knowledge & retention · critical thinking · cultural awareness
let's take a look...
French
Y7 | Key Stage 3
French
KS3
7
YEAR
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
Allez 1
Unit 1
Introduce yourself; say where you live, what language you speak and your nationality. Learn numbers andmonths of the year; say dates.
Describe your appearance and that of another person. Name and describe your favourite object.
Learning and use of vocabulary and phrases.
Dialogues (ask and answer questions). Write simple sentence and/or short paragraphs using language learnt in class.
Check that students know the meaning, the spelling of all vocabulary introduced in lessons.
Support students when practising questions and answers for their speaking tests.
Allez 1
Unit 2
Describe your personality; describe and discuss your family; discuss the school subjects you do/don't like and why; talk about your friends and how long you have known them.
Vocabulary learning. Writing paragraphs about self, family and friends. Express simple opinions on school subjects; add some simple reasons to opinions.
Encourage students to pay attention to accuracy in their spelling, punctuation and good homework presentation.
Ensure students have a quiet place to do their homework to the best of their ability. Do not allow students to use "google translate" as language needed is all in their exercise books.
Allez 1
Unit 3
Describe school and where you live, talk about different places to live; recognise personal items; identify activities at the youth club; describe animals and colours (domestic, farm & wild animals); describe your favourite animals
Write and speak longer paragraphs expressing opinions with reasons using longer and more complex sentences.
Challenge the length of paragraphs and time spent doing homework (minimum of 30 minutes).
Ask students to come back and check work when complete to improve accuracy and add detail.
Allez 1
Unit 4
Food:Talk about food and drinks and give your opinion about
them.Ordering food in a restaurant and talk about your favourite restaurant.Use quantities and understand recipes.Grammar:Present tense of some regular and irregular verbs. Negatives.Il faut, use of pouvoir and je voudrais.
Vocabulary learning translations.Writing descriptions-giving opinions and reasons demonstrating the various grammar rules learnt in class. Prepare for speaking assessment
Challenge the length of paragraphs and time spent doing homework (minimum of 30 minutes).Help them practise for their speaking assessment.Do not allow students to use on line dictionaries and translators as all the language (vocabulary, grammar and sentence structures) they need are in their exercise books.
Allez 1
Unit 5
Local area:Places in town; describe a town; combine activities with places using on peut. Giving directions.Arranging to go out; discuss meeting places.
Grammar:Use of prepositions.The imperative.Use of pouvoir and vouloir.
Vocabulary learning and translations. Writing a description of a town in detail using a range of grammatical points learnt in class.
Witnessing the learning and ensuring that the students reproduce the paragraphs accurately and fluently, both verbally and in writing (using minimal support).
Allez 1
Unit 6
Lifestyle:Talk about clothes and styles you like/don't like. Talk about the and what you wear for different occasions weather. Use of quand. Talk about weekend routines and how often you do activities during the week.Talk about music and genres you link/don't like Grammar: Present tense of ER verbs.Use of opinion verbs+infinitive Simple reflexive verbs.Possessive adjectives.
Write longer paragraph expressing likes and preferences; justify your opinions. Use longer and more complex sentences describing the weather and your routines. Learn vocabulary and phrases.
Challenge the length of paragraphs and time spent doing homework (minimum of 30 minutes). Encourage students to proof read their work, challenge them to find mistakes to improve on.
Allez 1
Unit 7
Holidays:Talk about usual holidays and preferred holidays and about items you take on holiday.Talk about your ideal holiday.Describe a past holiday, where you went and what you did.Talk about festivals.Grammar:Present tense of IR verbs. Use of the near future tense. Use of je voudrais / jaimerais. Perfect tense with avoir. Perfect tense with 'tre.'
Vocabulary learning. Writing paragraphs using 2 to 3 time frames. Translations from and into French.
Encourage students to plan their homework ahead of deadlineEncourage students to spend quality time on their homework, avoiding all distractionsCheck that they have revised for their end of unit assessment.
Allez 1
Unit 8
Sport and leisure:Talk about sports that you do, and about winter/summer sports Talk about other leisure activities and active holidays. Name parts of the body and talk about sports injuries. Grammar: 'Faire' and 'Jouer.' Use of 'depuis.' Perfect tense of 'aller,'
Vocabulary learning. Writing paragraphs using 3 time frames using complex sentence structures. Translations from and into French.
Encourage students to plan their homework ahead of deadline Encourage students to spend quality time on their homework, avoiding all distractionsCheck that they have revised for their end of unit assessment.
Y8 | Key Stage 3
French
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
8
YEAR
Y9 | Key Stage 3
English
Allez 1 Unit 9
Talk about where you live and where you're going to live. Describe your daily routine. Talk about what you did yesterday Talk about what you do to help others.
Vocabulary learning.
Challenge the length of paragraphs and time spent doing homework (minimum of 30 minutes).
Help them practise for their speaking assessment.
Allez 2
Unit 1
Compare France and Britain. Describe a country. Talk about famous French people. Talk about transport and new technology. Discuss Francophone cartoon characters.
Translations and application of grammar learnt in class.
Do not allow students to use on line dictionaries and translators as all the language (vocabulary, grammar and sentence structures) they need are in their exercise books.
Encourage students to proof read their work, challenge them to find mistakes to improve on.
Allez 2 Unit 3
Describe old and new technology. Talk about using technology for leisure activities. Identify the potential dangers of social networking sites. Talk about the pros and cons of new technologies. Talk about favourite technology and gadgets.
Writing using 3 time frames, giving opinions and justifying them using complex sentence structures and a range of vocabulary.
Encourage students to plan their homework ahead of deadline. Encourage students to spend quality time on their homework, avoiding all distractions.
Allez 2
Unit 4
Discuss relationships with parents. Talk about pocket money and what you do to help at home. Talk about the pressures faced by teenagers and understand advice. Discuss what life used to be like for teenagers. Describe the life of homeless children.
Prepare for speaking assessments. Revising for end of unit assessments and Yr9 exam
Check that they have revised for their end of unit assessmen
Allez 2
Unit 5
Talk about healthy eating and discuss how diet effects health and resolutions to live healthier. Talk about what life will be like in the future.
Learn vocabulary and ensure that the future tense is revised thoroughly
Encourage students to plan their homework ahead of deadline. Encourage students to spend quality time on their homework, avoiding all distractions.
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
9
YEAR
French
GCSE
Options Booklet
Revision Guides
Exam information
Extra Curricular & Trips
KS4
Themes 1-2
Theme 1 – Unit 1 Me, my family and friends
Regular homework will be learning vocabulary and grammar rule, practising different typed of exam questions and skill development as well as preparing for speaking exam.
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their end of unit assessments.
Themes 1-2
Theme 1 – Unit 2 Technology in everyday life
.
.
Themes 1-2
Theme 1 – Unit 3 Free- time activities
.
.
Themes 1-2
Theme 1 – Unit 4 Customs and festivals
.
.
Themes 1-2
Theme 2 – Unit 5 Home, town and region
.
.
Themes 1-2
Theme 2 – Unit 6.1 Social Isssues
.
.
French
Y10 | Key Stage 4
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
10
YEAR
Themes 2-3
Theme 2 – Unit 6.2 Social issues
Regular homework will be learning vocabulary and grammar rule, practicing different typed of exam questions and skill development as well as preparing for speaking exam.
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves.
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their assessments.
Themes 2-3
Theme 2 – Unit 7 Global issues
.
.
Themes 2-3
Theme 2 – Unit 8 Travel and tourism
.
.
Themes 2-3
Theme 3 – Units 9&10 My studies / Life at school and college
.
.
French
Y11 | Key Stage 4
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
11
YEAR
French
A LEVEL
KS5
Step Up to Sixth Form
Revision Guides
Exam information
Extra Curricular & Trips
MFL French at KS5
French is a Romance language originally spoken in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, and today by about 300 million people around the world as either a native or a second language, with significant populations in 54 countries. It is an official language in 29 countries, most of which form what is called in French ' La Francophonie', the community of French speaking nations.
Who is it for?
12&13
YEARS
What will i study?
For students who have an interest in learning French and who want to have an insight
into another culture and society.
For students who would like to enhance employment prospects and facilitate foreign travel.
All students are required to have achieved in their GCSE a 7,8 or 9 grade
* Students who have achieved a 6 grade are welcome to study French but extra independent study will be required during the first year of study.
During Y12:
Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends
The changing nature of family
The ‘cyber-society’
The place of voluntary work
Artistic culture in the French-speaking world
A culture proud of its heritage
Contemporary francophone music
Cinema: the 7th art form
During Y13:
Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues
Positive features of a diverse society
Life for the marginalised
How criminals are treated
Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world
Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment
Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power?
Politics and immigration
Course Content: Year 12 &13
Grammar:
A-level students will study the grammatical system and structure of the language. The end of the course exams will test their use of accurate grammar and structures appropriate to the tasks set, drawing from the lists in the specification.
Additional Content:
During Y13: Students study one book in addition to the film.
Individual research topic during Y13: Students conduct individual research on a subject of personal interest, relating to the country or countries where French is spoken.
Additional Content:
During Y12 : Students study one film
How Will I be Assessed?
Paper 1:
Written exam (2.5 hours), 100 marks; 50% of A-level marks through mark
scaling:
Listening and writing (responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources) covering different registers (30 marks).
Reading and writing (responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes), drawn from a range of sources (70 marks).
Translation into English & French are included in the reading & writing section.
Paper 3:
Speaking (21-23 minutes, including 5 minutes’ preparation time at the start of the test), 60 marks; 30% of A-level marks through mark scaling:
Discussion of a sub-theme based on a stimulus card (5-6 minutes), from a choice of two cards, studied for 5 minutes before the test begins (25 marks).
Presentation (2 minutes) (10 marks) followed by discussion of individual research project (9-10 minutes) (25 marks).
Please see Mrs Panczuk or Ms Wilson for further details
Paper 2:
Written exam (2 hours), 80 marks; 20% o f A-level marks
One question on the book with a choice of two questions and one question on the film
with a choice of two questions :
Section A – books
Section B – films
Students must answer one question from Section A and one from Section B
Y12/13 Guide to Independent Learning
English Language & Literature at KS5
After each lesson you should:
-
1. After each lesson you should:
• review your lesson notes and highlight anything that you do not understand so that you can ask about this in the next lesson
• locate and read the relevant material in the textbook and add anything extra or interesting to your notes
• complete any outstanding questions or exercises
Each week you should:
-
2. Each week you should:
• review the work you have done over the week and make some active revision resources. Examples may include glossaries, mindmaps, flash cards, flow diagrams, quizzes, mood boards, drawings for understanding … be creative!
• be proactive when using revision sites - locate the pages relevant to the material that you have been covering in lessons. Add any extra or interesting information to your notes
• below are some particularly useful sites for elements of the course
Website: Useful for: memrise.com vocab learning senecalearning.com grammar and exam skills practice conjuguemos.com verbs and tenses practice in all three languages kerboodle.com specific and interactive grammar and skills practice
News websites in target language Accueil - 1jour1actu.com EL MUNDO - Diario online líder de información en español Startseite - ZDFmediathek
Reading authentic texts and researching articles about topics studied
At least once per half-term you should:
-
3. At least once per half-term you should:
• carry out a folder cleanse. Ensure work is in a sensible order (chronological or by theme) and that sections are clearly divided ( e.g. different teachers / different topics / assessments v class work)
• identify any missing work and take steps to fill gaps – liaise with a trusted study partner or your teacher
Throughout the year you should:
-
4. Throughout the year you should:
• Complete past paper questions with mark schemes from the AQA website: AQA – education charity providing GCSEs, A-levels and support
You could work through these past papers to test your knowledge and critically assess your work using the mark schemes.
Where can this subject take me?
Further Education or vocation based training would significantly help towards freelance practices or careers in:
Teaching
Global Journalism
Travel Guide
For more information of post-school progression please check out our dedicated Careers Page for related links and guidance.
For more information on Modern Foreign Languages throughout all key stages please contact Mr A. Vinter
a.vinter@kimberleyschool.co.uk
