French

Length of Course : This is the second year of a Three Year Key Stage 3 course.

Course description and aims

During year two the students will develop the knowledge, understanding and the listening, reading, speaking and writing skills necessary for effective interaction in French. Students will also develop knowledge of the culture of French-speaking communities and an understanding of the interdependence of language and culture, thereby encouraging reflection on their own cultural heritage.

The purpose of the Modern Foreign Languages programme is to develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. This is done through purposeful and fun activities, which build up language gradually. The emphasis is on real language, which will become the useable property of the learner.

Main concepts and topics covered

STUDIO 2

Module 1 T’es branché(e) ?

Unité 1 – La télé

- Talking about TV programmes

- The present tense of –ER verbs

Unité 2 – J’ai une passion pour le cinéma

- Talking about films

- The present tense avoir et être

Unité 3 – La lecture

- Talking about reading

- -IR and –RE verbs

Unité 4 – Que faire quand tu es connecté(e) ?

- Talking about internet

- Aller and faire

Unité 5 – Qu’est-ce que tu as fait hier soir ?

- Talking about what you did yesterday evening

- The perfect tense

Module 2 Paris, je t’adore

Unité 1 – Une semaine à Paris

- Say what you did in Paris

- The perfect tense of regular verbs

Unité 2 – Mon album photo

- Saying when you did thing

- The perfect tense of irregular verbs

Unité 3 – C’était comment les catacombes ?

- Understanding information about a tourist attraction

- C’était and j’ai trouvé ça…

Unité 4 – 24 heures chrono !

- Say where you went and how

- The perfect tense with être

Unité 5 – Qui a volé la Joconde ?

- Interviewing a suspect

- Asking questions in the perfect tense

Module 3 Mon identité

Unité 1 – Mon caractère

- Talking about personality

- Adjectival agreement

Unité 2 – On se dit tout

- Talking about relationships

- Reflexive verbs

Unité 3 – Quelle musique écoutes-tu ?

- Talking about music

- Agreeing, disagreeing, and giving reason

Unité 4 – Mon style

- Talking about clothes

- The near future tense

Unité 5 –De quoi es-tu fan ?

- Talking about your passion

- Present, past and future tense

Module 4 Chez moi, chez toi

Unité 1 – Là, où j’habite

- Describing where you live

- Using comparative adjectives

Unité 2 – Dans mon appart’

- Describing your home

- Prepositions

Unité 3 – A table, tout le monde !

- Talking about meals

- Boire and prendre

Unité 4 – Il faut faire des crêpes !

- Discussing what food to buy

- Il faut

Unité 5 – On est allés au Carnaval !

- Talking about an event

- Using three tenses

Module 5 Quel talent?

Unité 1 – La France a du talent

- Talking about talent and ambition

- Infinitives and the verb vouloir

Unité 2 – Je dois gagner !

- Encouraging and persuading someone

- Pouvoir and devoir

Unité 3 – Ne fais pas ça !

- Rehearsing for the contest

- The imperative

Unité 4 – C’est qui le meilleur ?

- Saying who is the best, the most, the least

- Superlative adjectives

Unité 5 – Et le gagnant est…

- Showing how much you can do with the French language

- Using a variety of structures and tenses

Module 6 Découverte

Unité 1 – Le monde et les pays francophones

- World geography and French-speaking countries

Unité 2 – Les sciences

- How to plan a garden!

Unité 3 – La révolution française

- The French Revolution

Content

§ -ER, -IR, -RE regular verbs,

§ Irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller and faire),

§ Negatives,

§ The perfect tense,

§ Possessive adjectives,

§ Reflexive verbs,

§ Agreement of adjectives,

§ The near future (aller + infinitive),

§ The position of adjectives,

§ Comparative adjectives,

§ Prepositions,

§ Irregular verbs (boire and prendre),

§ Infinitives and their many uses,

§ Modal verbs (vouloir, pouvoir, devoir),

§ Superlative adjectives,

§ Which tense to use? (present, past, and future).