French

Competencies

C1: Reading

C2: Listening

C3: Spoken Interaction and Production

C4: Writing

Course Overview

Talking about my age and birthday

Describing physical appearance

Saying where I live and where I am from

Comparing people's appearance and personality

Describing relationships with family members

Talking about the weather and climate

Saying what I and others do in our free time

Assessment

Learners show their progress against each of the competencies in their class and homework. They are also common assessments over the course of the year as follows:

Autumn Term - Reading and Listening (Competencies 1 and 2)

Spring Term - Speaking (Competency 3) and Writing (Competency 4). All learners will also write a poem for Mother Tongue, Other Tongue Competition under the theme of the Big Question - "What shapes our identity?"

Summer Term - End-of-year Exam (Competencies 1, 2, 3 and 4)

French and The Big Questions

The course focus mostly on "What shapes our identity?" Of course, students will be able to discuss aspects of physical identity, but they will also be encouraged to think about aspects of identity which can require deeper reflection, such as facets of personality, and social and emotional wellbeing.

Staff Contact

Mr Oliver Abbott (Head of French)