Students will explore events in the francophone world and practise giving extended opinions. They will discuss what they do online and why, say what they do to stay active and what things they like to watch. They will also discuss hobbies in a more general sense and revise the three time frames so as to give fuller answers at GCSE level.
Thematic context: Media and technology, My personal world
Le sens de l'humour
A sense of humour
La patience
Patience
La générosité
Generosity
La gentillesse
Kindness
La fidélité
Loyalty
La modestie
Modesty
L’honnêteté
Honesty
L’optimisme
Optimism
Se fâcher contre
To get angry with
S’entendre bien avec
To get on well with
Develop the individual:
The module encourages students to reflect on their own characters and opinions as well as their relationships with others.
Create a supportive community:
Students can understand and appreciate differences in personality and reflect upon what makes a successful relationship.
Students will learn how to talk about their identity, relationships with others and describe how people look. They will talk about positive (and negative) role models and discuss celebrations.
Thematic context: My personal world
Récemment
Recently
Lorsque
When
Cependant
However
Apparemment
Apparently
De toute manière
In any case
Autant que
So many
Ensemble
Together
Notamment
Notably
Pour la plupart
Mostly
Tandis que
While/whereas
Develop the individual:
This topic raises awareness of daily life in French-speaking countries and encourages students to compare this to their own lives.
Create a supportive community:
Students can appreciate the differences between their lives and those of others around the world.
Students will learn about education in Francophone countries and discuss school subjects in detail. They will look at school rules, la laicité and talk about what has happened at school recently. They will get the opportunity to talk about how school used to be when they were younger and give opinions on learning languages.
Thematic context: Studying and my future
Sinon
If not
Tôt
Early
Parfois
Sometimes
En revanche
On the other hand
Sauf
Except
Un paquet de
A packet of
Une bouteille de
A bottle of
Un morceau de
A piece of
Une boite de
A tin/can/box of
Un pot de
A jar/pot of
Develop the individual:
This module informs students of cultural life in French-speaking countries and encourages them to compare this to their own lives.
Create a supportive community:
Students can gain a greater appreciation of their town and surroundings.
Pupils will discuss fitness and healthy living, food and describing illness and accidents. They will also say what they are going to do to improve and which lifestyle changes they would like to make.
Thematic context: Lifestyle and wellbeing
D'ailleurs
Moreover/besides
Malheureusement
Unfortunately
Enfin
Finally
Tellement
Really/so
Plusieurs
Several
Le lendemain
The next day
Ailleurs
Elsewhere
Ne…aucun(e)
Not any/ not a single one
Ne personne
Nobody/not anyone
Ne…jamais
Never
Develop the individual:
This module allows students to discover different countries and activities and encourages them to compare these to their own lives and experiences.
Create a supportive community:
Students will learn about and discuss different kinds of holidays and accommodation, expressing how their ideal holidays would be. They will study Corsica and some of the holiday activities available there. They will also talk about festivals and review different kinds of accommodation and staycation activities.
Thematic context: Travel and tourism
Un billet
A ticket
Un aller simple
A single
Un aller-retour
A return
Les horaires
Travel times
Le guichet
Ticket Office
Le quai
Platform
La sale s'attent
Waiting room
Loup de mer
Sea Bass
Cuisse de canard
Duck leg
Épaule d'anneau
Lamb shoulder
Develop the individual:
This module allows students to discover new countries, cultures and experiences and encourages them to contrast them with their own lives and experiences. Students can also think about how they would cope with holiday disasters.
Create a supportive community:
Fosters resilience in students and gives them an awareness of other countries and cultures.
Students will revise what they have learned during the course of Year 10.
Students should sit a Year 10 GCSE full Mock examination in all four skills - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The speaking exam takes place towards the end of June and will cover the read aloud, role play and general conversation task.
Dont
Of which
Parmi
Among
Au lieu de
Instead of
Bientôt
Soon
Y compris
Including
Le commerce
Business Studies
La chimie
Chemistry
L’étude des médias
Media Studies
L'EPS
PE
À cause de ça
Because of that
Develop the individual:
This term students will consolidate knowledge of different cultures and lifestyles; and they will be encouraged to compare these to their own lives.
Create a supportive community:
Students gain awareness and thus greater tolerance of different cultures.