Modern Foreign Languages
The aim of the department is to provide interesting and challenging French lessons for all students in Years 07 and 08 – regardless of ability or previous language knowledge/experience – in order to ignite a life-long passion for, and appreciation of the benefits of, language learning and acquisition.
Year 7
Term 1
Bienvenue · Alphabet and Spelling · Numbers · Days/ Months/ Dates · Greetings/ Farewells · Name · Subject Pronouns and Verbs · The Present Tense: regular and irregular · Avoir · Your age · Etre · Birthday
Term 2
Toi et Moi · Where you live · Adjectives > Gender and Adjective Agreement · Nationality · Revise avoir · Pets · Physical descriptions; including hair, eyes and height
Term 3
Mes loisirs · Revise The Present Tense · Verbs with er, ir, re. · Jouer · Faire · Sports and Free Time · Weather
Term 4
Chez moi · Habiter · Prepositions · Where you live and what is near/far · House; including Adjectives, Rooms (your bedroom), Furniture
Term 5
Mes Vacances · Your town, including il y a and il n’y a pas de · Giving directions > Total Physical Response · Things to do in a town, including On peut + infinitive
Term 6
La France · Project-based learning · France and Paris · Games · Films
Assessment:
Students are given a Milestone Assessment at the end of each term. Each Milestone Assessment contains Reading, Writing and Listening elements.
Year 8
Term 1
Mon Collège · School Subjects > Mon, ma, mes · Revise numbers, days, months, dates · Telling the time · Timetables · Adverbs of Degree · Opinions and Reasons
Term 2
Manger et Boire · The Indefinite Article > un, une · The Definite Article > le, la, l’, les · Food; including Manger, Aimer, Préférer and Boire · French food and meals in France · Shopping for food; including Je voudrais and quantities · Role-play: ordering food in a restaurant
Term 3
Les habitudes et l’avenir · Where you live; including J’habite and Je voudrais habiter · Ma maison idéale · The Future · Je vais + infinitive · Plans and Ambitions
Term 4
Mes dernières vacances · Using the pronoun y in front of verbs · Arrange hotel accommodation using Je voudrais · The Perfect Tense with avoir and être
Term 5
PROMOTE FRENCH AS AN OPTION · Pair/Group/ICT/Fun-based activities and games Promote the benefits of language learning and of gaining a GCSE French qualification
Term 6
Les pays francophones · Project-based learning · France and Paris · Games · Films
Assessment
Students are given a Milestone Assessment at the end of each term. Each Milestone Assessment contains Reading, Writing and Listening elements.