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.