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
