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Length of Course : This is the first year of a Three Year Key Stage 3 course.
Course description and aims
During year one 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
ACCÈS
Unité 1 – Bonjour!
- Meeting and greeting people
- Spelling in French
Unité 2 – Quel âge as-tu?
- Counting till 21
- Saying how old you are
Unité 3 – Joyeux anniversaire !
- Learning the days of the week and the months of the year
- Saying when your birthday is
Unité 4 – Dans mon sac
- Saying what there is in a school bag
- Using un, une, des – the indefinite articles “a” and “some”
- Using plurals
Unité 5 – Ma salle de classe
- Describing your classroom
- Using le, la, les – the definities articles “the”
Unité 6 – J’adore le judo
- Saying what you like and you dislike
- Talking about hobbies
Unité 7 – Les goûts et les couleurs
- Saying what colours things are
- Using adjectives
Unité 8 – Tu as un animal ?
- Talking about animal
- Using a dictionary
Unité 9 – Ma grand-mère est une hippie!
- Talking about your family
- Using mon / ma / mes
Unité 10 – J’habite dans un château!
- Saying where you live
- Using petit and grand
Unité 11 – A table !
- Saying what you eat and drink
- Ordering in a café
Unité 12 – Mon pays
- Talking about nationalities and countries
- Using the verb être (to be)
Unité 13 – La météo
- Talking about the weather
- Exploring rhyming and syllabes
STUDIO 1
Module 1 C’est perso
Unité 1 – Mon autoportrait
- Talking about likes and dislikes
- Using regular –Er verbs (je,tu, il/elle)
Unité 2 – Mon kit de survie
- Talking about your survival kit
- Using avoir (je, /tu, il/elle)
Unité 3 – Comment je me vois
- Describing yourself
- Understanding adjective agreement (singular)
Unité 4 – Et les autres ?
- Talking about other people
- Understanding adjective agreement (plural)
Unité 5 – Il est hypercool !
- Describing a musician
- Using the present tense (je,tu, il/elle)
Module 2 Mon collège
Unité 1 – Mes matières
- Talking about school subjects
- Asking questions
Unité 2 – C’est Génial
- Giving opinions and reasons
- Agreeing and disagreeing
Unité 3 – J’ai cours !
- Describing timetable
- Using a 12-hour clock
Unité 4 – Au collège en France
- Describing your school day
- Using on to say “we”
Unité 5 – Miam miam !
- Talking about food
- Using the partitive (du/de la/de l’/des)
Module 3 Mes passetemps
Unité 1 – Mon ordi et mon portable
- Talking about computers and mobiles
- Using regular –ER verbs
Unité 2 – Tu es sportif/Sportive ?
- Talking about which sport you play
- Using jouer à
Unité 3 – Qu’est-ce que tu fais ?
- Talking about activities
- Using the verb faire
Unité 4 – J’aime faire ça !
- Saying what you like doing
- Using aimer + the infinitive
Unité 5 – Ils sont actifs !
- Describing what other people do
- Using ils and elles
Module 4 Ma zone
Unité 1 – Là où j’habite
- Talking about your town/village
- Using Il y a... / Il n’y a pas de…
Unité 2 – perdu dans le parc d’attractions !
- Giving directions
- Understanding when to use tu and vous
Unité 3 – Le weekend
- Talking about where you go
- Using à + the definite article
Unité 4 – Coucou !
- Asking someone to go go somewhere
- Using je peux/je veux + infinitive
Unité 5 – Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire à… ?
- Saying what you can do in town
- Using on peut + infinitive
Module 5 3..2..1 Partez !
Unité 1 – Les vacances, mode d’emploi
- Talking about holidays
- Using nous to say “we”
Unité 2 – Je me prépare
- Talking about getting ready to go out
- Using reflexive verbs
Unité 3 – Au café de la Plage
- Buying drinks and snacks
- Using higher numbers
Unité 4 – Je vais aller en colo !
- Talking about your holiday plan
- Using the near future tense
Unité 5 – Mes rêves
- Saying what you would like to do
- Using je voudrais + infinitive
Module 6 Découverte
Unité 1 – Animaux
- Talking about animals
Unité 2 – Poésie
- Writing a poem
Unité 3 – Peintures
- Describing a painting
Content
§ Numbers, Gender of nouns,
§ Definite and indefinite articles,
§ Possessive adjectives,
§ être and avoir,
§ Prepositions,
§ Agreement of adjectives,
§ Negatives,
§ Regular –ER verbs,
§ aller and faire,
§ Reflexive verbs,
§ The partitive,
§ The future with aller + infinitive,
§ prendre,
§ jouer à + sports /jouer de + instruments
Course outcomes
Listening and Responding
§ To organise and respond to key ideas from spoken texts in familiar contexts
Reading and Responding
§ To organise and respond to key ideas from written texts in familiar contexts
Speaking
§ To interact with others by sharing key points of information in French
Writing
§ To understand and develop writing skills as strong foundation for future GCSE studies To write texts to present key points of information in French
Communication
§ To share information and ideas in a small group
Cultures
§ To understand and compare/contrast own culture to that of Francophone nations
Types of assessment
§ End of unit tests
§ KPI assessments each term
§ End of year exam
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