French
Intent
Career Opportunities in Modern Foreign Languages
The study of French allows you to develop skills that can lead to many different career choices. Some examples of careers you could pursue include community development, linguistics, airport work, language engineering, customer services, bilingual classroom assisting, cruise ship work, interpreting, intelligence/security work, the diplomatic service, tourist information work, international law, hotel management, tour operating, the European Commission, aid work, exporting/importing, immigration, travel agency work, and teaching English abroad, to name but a few. The opportunities are endless....
French (or any other language, for that matter) is accepted by all employers and universities because the wide range of skills and knowledge provided allows students to develop as individuals. Most universities offer courses in these subjects, giving students the opportunity for further development.
Year 7 Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
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Introductions
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Vocabulary relating to family, physical descriptions/descriptions of personality, likes and dislikes, talking about what people do.
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Students will quickly show progress in using key vocab of the unit and be able to apply the grammar rules in their speaking and writing, as well as recognising relevant information when they read and listen.
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Ongoing self/peer/teacher assessments of classwork and homework, culminating in end of Unit tests.
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| School | Vocabulary relating to school subjects, uniform, routines, life of a typical French student. | Students will continue to refine their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. They will recognise more commonly used words and phrases and elevate their use of French grammar. | Ongoing self/peer/teacher assessments of classwork and homework, ending with end of unit tests. |
Spring Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| Free Time | Students will be able to describe the weather and seasons in French. They will learn how to give justified opinions for whether they like or dislike different sports and leisure activities. They will be able to discuss the sports and leisure activities they partake in - saying why, giving details on the clothing worn and the weather conditions needed. They will practise how to use the verbs ‘to play’ and ‘to do’ with the partitive article to express leisure activities that they do. Students will learn to form and answer questions (interrogative). Students will use cognates and context to decipher texts and audio. | Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to explain the sports and leisure activities they like/dislike and give justified opinions. Students will be able to partake in detailed discussion regarding sports and leisure activities, giving opinions and agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others. |
Formative assessment:Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given. Summative assessment:Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a written task about the activities they do while at holiday camp. |
| Family Life | Students will expand on their prior knowledge of family members to describe them both physically/personality-wise in detail. They will be able to give basic inter-personal descriptions using the possessive adjective. They will be able to give details about who is in their family, including pets. Students will also learn to describe their home and their hometown, giving justified opinions on what parts they like/dislike. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about families and their relationships and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to describe their own families and relationships. Students will be able to ask others about their own families and make comparisons with their own. |
Formative assessment:Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given. Summative assessment:Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a spoken task in which they describe a photo of a family using their knowledge from this unit. |
Summer Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| Sum1 – in town | Students will be able to describe places you might find in a town in French. They will understand prices. They will be able to discuss where they go at the weekend and will learn the near future tense to express their plans for the coming weekend. Students will practice inviting someone out and making plans using the modal verb ‘to want’. Students will learn how to order drinks and food at a café and learn the difference between the informal and formal register for this. Students will practice using several tenses and time frames together to narrate their plans. Students will use cognates and context to decipher texts and audio. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about town and their plans and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to explain the places in town they visit and have interactional conversations. Students will be able to partake in role-play conversations, agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others. |
Formative assessment: Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given.
Summative assessment: Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a written task describing a photo of a family out for pizza which will be teacher-assessed and feedback will be given. |
| Sum2 – film project: Les Malheurs de Sophie |
Students will expand on their prior knowledge of describing people both physically/personality-wise in detail. They will be able to describe the film poster and trailer using previous knowledge of clothing, colours and animals. Students will learn the historical context of the film and be able to discuss the difference between nobles, the bourgeoisie and the poor. They will create their own film idea of a similar context and design the film’s poster. | Students will be able to understand video excerpts and audio passages about families and their relationships and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the video and audio to create their own ideas to describe their own families and relationships. Students will be able to describe the historical context of a film. |
Formative assessment: Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given.
Summative assessment: Students will complete an end of year assessment based on everything they have covered this year. It will include reading, listening, writing and speaking |
Year 8 Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
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Topic: Holidays
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Vocabulary relating to destinations, activities, weather, culture and food/drink.
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Students will show increasing proficiency in using the key vocabulary and grammar of the unit, in particular when talking about what they usually do on holiday, and what they did previously.
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Ongoing self/peer/teacher assessment of classwork and homework, concluding in end of Unit tests. |
| Festivals and Celebrations |
Vocabulary for a variety of key festivals, including Carnival. Describing a festival in detail, including what food and drink is served at these festivals. Talking about a trip planned for the future. |
Students will demonstrate a deeper knowledge of the key grammar of the Unit- specifically the present and past tenses. | Ongoing self/peer/teacher assessment of classwork and homework, and end of Unit tests. |
Spring Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| Free Time | Students will be able describe what they do in their free time including TV, cinema, online, shopping and activities. They will practise forming and answering questions, using the 24h clock and using a range of negatives. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about free time activities and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to discuss their free time and what they like/dislike and give justified opinions. Students will be able to partake in detailed discussion regarding free time, giving opinions and agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others. |
Formative assessment:Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given. Summative assessment:Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a written task about the music they listen to and the video-games they play. |
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Summer Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| Sum1 – live sport | Students will be able to discuss a wide variety of sports in French. They will give detailed and justified opinions on sports as well as comparing them to one another. Students will learn how to ask for and give directions using the imperative mood. They will learn the verb ‘you must’. They will be able to discuss injuries and illnesses and be able to take part in a conversation with a doctor. Students will practice interview skills of a sportsperson. They will practice using 3 tenses together and when asking and answering questions. Students will use cognates and context to decipher texts and audio. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about live sport and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to write and speak about live sport. Students will be able to partake in role-play conversations, agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others and making comparisons. |
Formative assessment: Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given.
Summative assessment: Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a written task describing a photo of a penalty kick being taken at a football match. This will be teacher-assessed and feedback will be given.
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| Sum2 – film project: Le petit Nicolas |
Students will expand on their prior knowledge of describing people both physically/personality-wise in detail. They will be able to describe the film poster and trailer using previous knowledge of clothing, colours and animals. Students will learn the historical context of the film and be able to discuss the differences between working class and upper class people. | Students will be able to understand video excerpts and audio passages about friendships and their relationships and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the video and audio to create their own ideas to describe their own friendships and relationships. Students will be able to describe the historical context of a film. |
Formative assessment: Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given.
Summative assessment: Students will complete an end of year assessment based on everything they have covered this year. It will include reading, listening, writing and speaking. |
Year 9 Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
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Talking about ourselves
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Likes/dislikes After school clubs and activities Friends and friendships Birthday celebrations Clothes for different occasions. |
Students will increase capability in using the present/past and future tenses in spoken and written French, and in understanding what they hear and read. They will be able to manipulate the language successfully and employ repair strategies when they make an error in communication.
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Ongoing self/peer/teacher assessments of classwork and homework. End of Unit tests. |
| Talking about future plans |
Talking about what you want to do when you are older Discussing what things will be like in the future. |
Increased fluency in using the three key tenses of a language – present/past/future Competency in using common and less common vocabulary and phrases. |
Ongoing self/peer/teacher assessments of classwork and homework. End of Unit tests. |
Spring Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| Music | Students will learn to talk about songs, musical instruments and their musical preferences. They will be able to discuss their future plans with regards concerts and give information about concerts they’ve been to. Students will practise the comparative and begin to use three time frames together. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about music and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to discuss music and what they like/dislike and give justified opinions. Students will be able to partake in detailed discussion regarding music, giving opinions and agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others. |
Formative assessment:Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given. Summative assessment:Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a written task about a concert they’ve been to. |
| Engaging with the World at Large | Students will be able to discuss food and drink and their eating habits – whether they are healthy or unhealthy. On a larger scale, students will learn about animals and their habitats and what they can do to help the environment. Students will practise using negatives, the imperative and the conditional of the verb vouloir to express what they would like. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about engaging with the world at large and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to discuss engaging with the world at large and what they like/dislike and give justified opinions. Students will be able to partake in detailed discussion regarding engaging with the world at large, giving opinions and agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others. |
Formative assessment:Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given. Summative assessment:Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a spoken task about helping the environment. |
Summer Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| Sum1 – francophone world | Students will be able to discuss a where they would like to visit that speak French and the impressive sites and monuments in those countries. They will give detailed and justified opinions about what they like to do when away using a range of structures and verbs. Students will learn how to use infinitive in combination with other verbs and revise the different tenses they have learned throughout the year so far. Students will improve on previously learned translation skills for both English – French and French – English. They will continue to practice using 3 tenses together in order to fully narrate a trip to a French-speaking country. Students will use cognates and context to decipher texts and audio. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about French-speaking countries and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to write and speak about French-speaking countries. Students will be able to partake in role-play conversations, agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others and making comparisons. |
Formative assessment: Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given.
Summative assessment: Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a written translation task on the topic of a world tour. This will be teacher-assessed and feedback will be given. |
| Sum2 – film project: La Dream Team |
Students will expand on their prior knowledge of sports in detail. They will be able to read film reviews and decide whether they would enjoy/dislike the film based on these recommendations. They will describe a film poster and trailer using previous knowledge of sports. Students will learn the about the characters of the films and be able to give a summary of them. | Students will be able to understand video excerpts and audio passages about relationships and sports and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the video and audio to create their own ideas to give a critique of the film. Students will be able to describe the characters. |
Formative assessment: Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given.
Summative assessment: Students will complete an end of year assessment based on everything they have covered this year. It will include reading, listening, writing and speaking. |
Year 10 Curriculum Overview
Spring Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| School Life | Students will expand on their knowledge of talking about school to learn about school life in francophone countries. They will be able to further extend their opinions of their subjects and the rules by agreeing/disagreeing with others and making comparisons both between subjects and school life as a child and currently. Students will practise describing photos in more detail, using irregular verbs in the perfect tense and be able to use the perfect and imperfect tenses accurately, knowing which to use when. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about school life and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to discuss school life and what they like/dislike and give justified opinions. Students will be able to partake in detailed discussion regarding school life, giving opinions and agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others. |
Formative assessment:Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given. Summative assessment:Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a spoken photo task about school uniform and rules. |
| Keeping Healthy | Students will learn to discuss what they eat and mealtimes and whether they are healthy/unhealthy. Students will discuss mental health and ways in which to maintain a positive mental health. They will be able to expand on this by discussing what they might change or improve in order to become healthier. They will understand and be able to offer advice. Students will understand the imperative and will practise modal verbs, the perfect tense, and using three time frames together. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about keeping healthy and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to discuss keeping healthy and what they like/dislike and give justified opinions. Students will be able to partake in detailed discussion regarding keeping healthy, giving opinions and agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others. |
Formative assessment:Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given. Summative assessment:Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a written task about the food they eat. |
Summer Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| Sum1 – holidays | Students will draw on prior knowledge of holiday destinations to discuss where they would like to visit and where they would stay. They will go into more detail and learn to book and review their accommodation. They will discuss their ideal holiday, mentioning what they will see and do. They will also compare this to staycation holidays. Students will learn to extend their spoken and written responses and to create more complex sentences using relative pronouns, the comparative and modal verbs. They will learn to put a range of tenses together in more complex structures. Students will use cognates and context to decipher texts and audio. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about holidays and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to write and speak about holidays. Students will be able to partake in role-play conversations, agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others and making comparisons. |
Formative assessment: Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given.
Summative assessment: Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a spoken role-play task at a campsite. This will be teacher-assessed and feedback will be given. |
| Sum2 – our planet |
Students will draw on prior knowledge of environmental vocabulary and understand infographics about the environment. They will talk about geography and the climate , environmental problems and solutions and how new technologies might help in the fight to prevent further destruction of the environment. Students will practice numbers and percentages. They will learn more complex comparatives and superlatives, the passive voice and the present participle. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about the environment and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to write and speak about the environment. Students will be able to partake in role-play conversations, agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others and making comparisons. |
Formative assessment: Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given.
Summative assessment: Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a spoken photo card task. This will be teacher-assessed and feedback will be given. |
Year 11 Curriculum Overview
Spring Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| International and Global Themes | Students will learn to discuss weather and natural disasters. They will learn about the issues facing the environment and how to go about protecting it. Students will discuss ethical shopping and volunteering. Students will practise the simple future tense, modal verbs, emphatic pronouns and will be able to understand the passive voice. | Students will be able to understand written texts and audio passages about international and global themes and be able to answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to use their own knowledge and those of the texts and audios to create their own texts to discuss international and global themes and what they like/dislike and give justified opinions. Students will be able to partake in detailed discussion regarding international and global themes, giving opinions and agreeing/disagreeing with the opinions of others. |
Formative assessment:Students will complete recall quizzes at the beginning of each lesson to help recall and embed prior knowledge. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding through questioning in class, to which teacher feedback will be given. Summative assessment:Students will complete a reading and listening assessment on the unit knowledge. Students will complete a written spoken task about environmental issues. |
| Spoken Exam Practise | Students will practise skills for the upcoming spoken exam. | Students will be able to describe a photo, take part in a role-play and have conversations regarding the 5 themes of the course. |
Students will sit their speaking exams. |
Summer Term
| What are we learning? | What knowledge, understanding and skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will this be assessed? |
| Sum1 – speaking practice and exams |
Students will be revising the 5 themes of the curriculum for their speaking exams. These take place between April 25 - May 2. Once complete, students will move on to revising for the other elements of the examination. |
Students will successfully navigate a role-play situation, describe a photo and have a conversation on 2 separate themes. | Formally as a GCSE |
| Sum2 – revision |
Students will be revising for the listening, reading and writing elements of the GCSE examination across all 5 themes. In particular they will look at the different tenses |
Students will maximise this revision time by revising at home. They should focus on forming and recognising tenses as well as vocabulary content. | Student will regularly complete written tasks that will be teacher assessed and feedback will be provided. |
