Overview of French
Year 8
| TERM | TOPICS | GRAMMAR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MYSELF/ CULTURE • Voici la France: An introduction to France, its language of meeting and greeting and some of the main customs • Ça va?: greetings, saying how you are and asking/saying you name. • L’alphabet: saying the letters and spelling your name, practising spellings with days of the week/ months of the year. • Les numéros: 1–31, asking and saying your age, birthdays • En classe: classroom items and classroom instructions, colours • Tu es comment?: describing what I look like and my personality | • Introduction to je/tu pronouns and different endings in present tense. • use of accents • differences in nouns for days/week/genders of nouns • using le for dates • le premier • using un/une/des • plural of nouns • agreement of adjectives • using j’ai • using je suis +agreement of adjectives |
| 2 | MY FAMILY / MY LOCAL AREA • Ma famille – describing my family members, what they look like and personality • Les animaux – saying what pets I have and using colours to describe them • Là ou j’habite – Where I live: type of house, area and rooms • Ma chambre – a description bedroom furniture and prepositions | • mon/ma/mes • ton/ta/ tes • il /elle a • il/elle est + adjectival agreement • il y a/ il n’y a pas de • using le/la/les with prepositions |
| 3 | MY LOCAL AREA AND WIDER WORLD • Quelle heure est-il? – using the 12 hour clock • Le soir – what I do and don’t do after school, using ne…pas and on • Au snackbar – ordering drinks and snacks, numbers 40-100, asking and giving prices • Le petit déjeuner français – A French breakfast – the culture of a traditional French breakfast | • using ‘on’ for ‘we’ • using ne …pas • je voudrais • using simple quantities • asking/giving prices • understanding flavours/ingredients using au / à la |
Year 9
| TERM | TOPICS | GRAMMAR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFESTYLE/SCHOOL • describing my typical day • revision of 12hr clock • my subjects and opinions of them • my timetable MY FAMILY /THE WORLD OF WORK • details about family members • their likes and dislikes • their jobs and places of work • their daily routine | reflexive verbs with je/tu • phrases of frequence • connectives • aimer/adorer/detester with je/tu • asking/giving opinions • giving reasons • revision of mon/ton • use of son/sa/ses • basic structures using il/elle/on |
| 2 | MY LOCAL AREA/ LEISURE • describing my town • saying what you can do there • saying where you can go • invitations: making and reacting to them; making excuses • using the 24hr clock • saying where you are going/doing at the weekend MY LOCAL AREA /THE WIDER ENVIRONMENT • geographical locations/ countries • weather • seasons • free-time activities based on weather • special occasions | • il y a / il n’y a pas de • using on peut/on ne peut pas + infinitive • using pouvoir/vouloir/devoir with je /tu • using je vais + à • using je vais + infinitive for future plans • il fait / il y a for weather • quand / si |
| 3 | LIFESTYLE • describing meals and what I eat/drink typically for each • food preferences for me and my family • shopping for food /drink • eating out • types of shops and items that can be bought in them | • manger/boire/prendre in present tense with all singular forms • adverbs • Du/ de la/del’ /des with food and drink • Quantities + de/d’ • using negatives + de/d’ • using tu/vous for transactions |
Year 10
| TERM | TOPICS | GRAMMAR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREE TIME/LEISURE • using new technology • playing sports using jouer à /faire de • playing instruments with jouer de • describing how other people spend their free time • giving your opinion on hobbies • tv programmes, films music, books and opinions • describing what you watched last night and what you thought • describing what you did last weekend • giving your opinion in the past tense LIFESTYLE • describing what I wear on different occasions – school, home, celebrations • expressing opinions on clothes • for or against school uniform • shopping for clothes • describing a trip to a shopping centre | • jouer à + gender of noun with je/on in present tense • faire de + gender of noun in with je/on in present tense • using the present tense with regular/irregular verbs in je/on • using nous in present tense • using infinitives with aimer/adorer/detester • using the perfect tense with avoir / être using je/on • porter – present tense using singular and plural forms of regular –er • using the infinitive of porter with opinions • using pour + infinitive to say what clothes are worn on different occasions • using en for fabrics/materials • using imperfect tense to give opinions and background information for past tense narrative |
| 2 | TRAVEL AND TOURISM • asking for places in town • giving directions • describing a typical holiday with your family • destinations • accommodation • transport • activities • opinions • describing your last holiday/trip EDUATION AND CAREERS • Why learn languages – benefits and careers? o What I would like to do in the future – jobs, ambitions | • using au/ à la/ à l’ /aux • using tu /vous • using à / en /dans to mean ‘in’ • using nous forms in perfect tense • using weather structures in the imperfect tense • giving opinions using c’était/ce n’était pas • modal verbs using je/on in present and conditional tenses • future tense with je |
| 3 | LIFESTYLE/SOCIAL ISSUES • parts of the body • illness and injuries • giving advice • healthy and unhealthy choices • addictions • resolutions for improving health THE WIDER WORLD • how we should protect our environment • plans to make our environment better | • using definitive and indefinite articles • avoir mal à • il est + adjective + infinitive • il faut / il ne faut pas • assez de / moins de/trop de/ plus de • adverbs • modal verbs in conditional + infinitive • préférer in conditional + infinitive |
Key Stage 4
What will I study?
You will study a range of topics in three Contexts for Learning:
• Identity, Lifestyle and Culture;
• Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest; and
• School Life, Studies and the World of Work.
The four units are each worth 25% of the overall GCSE
