French

Unlocking our students’ potential in Speaking, Listening, Writing and Reading.

Key Stage 3

Year 7:
Yourself and family
Opinions, personal and reported
Justifications
Free time and the weather
Past events
3 modal verbs

Year 8:
Holidays and plans
Daily life
Town activities
Last week end and past wishes
Keeping fit and healthy

Year 9:
Use 5 tenses together
Use complex markers
Avoid repetition
Model level 6 paragraphs on all topics

Key Stage 4

Year 10:
2 controlled assessments in Writing
1 controlled assessment in Speaking

Year 11:
1 controlled assessment in Speaking
Prepare for Reading paper
Prepare for Listening paper

Topics:
Out and about
Customer services and transactions
Personal information
Future plans, education and work

Themes for Controlled Assessments:
Media and Culture
Sport and Leisure
Travel and Tourism
Business, work and employment

Key Stage 5

Year 12:
Topic related examiner led discussion
General conversation regarding personal interests, studies and plans for the future
Listening and responding, Grammar tasks, Topic related Reading and responding
Topic related Translation (French-English), Topic related Essay

Topics: Leisure and lifestyles & The individual in society

Year 13:
Topic related Structured Discussion
Exposé on movie “les choristes” followed by discussion
Listening and responding, Topic related Reading and responding
Topic related Translation (English-French), Guide Studies Essay on movie “Amélie”

Topics: Environmental issues, Social and political issues