Curriculum Overview

 

Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Sixth Form

Weeks 1-8: La rentrée (Back to school)

In this unit, pupils learn to pronounce certain French sounds and use the alphabet. They practise introducing themselves and others, talking about siblings and using the verb avoir (to have). As well as this, they start to describe their classroom and express likes and dislikes, The unit culminates in describing themselved and others, making sure adjectives agree and saying what they do,

Students will be tested on vocabulary and simple grammar related to the unit and will then have a reading assessment at the end of the module.

j'aime
I like

je n'aime pas
I don't like

je déteste
I hate

j'adore
I love

c'est
It is

assez
quite

très
very

et
and

mais
but

aussi
also

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:
Students will learn to talk about their own personalities and hobbies and those of others. They will also reflect on the differences between school life in France and in Britain.

Create a supportive community:
Students appreciate differences in personality between different people. They also gain cultural understanding of life in France.

Weeks 9 to 16: En classe (In class)

In this unit, pupils learn to tell the time in French, practise saying colours and naming school subjects. They develop their opinion giving skills and describe their school day, comparing it with a typical secondary school in France. They practise using the verb 'il y a' (there is/are) so as to give more accurate, detailled descriptions.

Vocabulary will be tested and at the end of the module, a listening assessment will be conducted.

Je joue à
I play

Je fais de
I do

Je regarde
I watch

J'aime jouer
I like to play

il joue
he plays

elle joue
she plays

ils sont
they are

ils font
they do

de temps en temps
from time to time

souvent
often

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

Create a supportive community:

Weeks 16 to 23: Mon temps libre

In this unit, pupils learn to talk about what sports they play using the verbs jouer (to play) and faire (to do/make), express opinions on these and say what else they like to do in their free time. They will practise the aimer+infinitive (-er/-ir/-re) structure to express what they like and dislike as well as give reasons for this.

There will be two assessments: a speaking and a writing which will be maked on the CORNEO scale out of 14.

il y a
there is

il n'y a pas
there is not

à mon avis
in my opinion

je pense que
I think that

c’est à gauche
it's on the left

c'est tout droit
it's straight ahead

je veux
I want

je peux
I can

d'habitude
usually

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:
Students learn to talk about their local environment and gain an understanding of French towns and cities. They also learn how to ask people politely to go out.

Create a supportive community:
This modules gives students greater cultural understanding and allows them to use language creatively in sensitive situations.

Weeks 24 to 32: Ma vie de famille (My family life)

In this unit, pupils will revisit vocabulary and structures used to describe others and will practise using the 'nous' (we) form of the verb. They will also practise using the partitive articles du, de la, de l', des (some) and will learn about the importance of Bastille Day.

There will be two assessments: writing and reading.

Normalement
normally

Tous les ans
every year

Nous allons
we go

Nous restons
we stay

Nous faisons
we do

Je me douche
I shower

Je m'habille
I get ready

Je voudrais
I would like

Je vais aller
I am going to

Je voudrais aller
I would like to go

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:
Students learn about different countries and holiday destinations, as well as food in France. They can also express themselves using transactional French.

Create a supportive community:
Students gain awareness of the world around them and can use language for their own purpose.

Weeks 28 to end of year: En ville (In town)

Pupils will revisit the 'il y a' (there is/are) structure and combine this with other verbs to describe where they live and say what you can do there. They will again practise giving more extended opinions and start to use the near future tense to say what they are going to do.

End of Year exam: Writing

Il est
He is

Elle est
She is

Grand
tall

Petit
small

Il a
he has

Elle a
she has

Les cheveux
hair

Les yeux
eyes

Il va acheter
he is going to buy

Il va visiter
he will visit

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:
Students learn that pop-culture transcends country boundaries, and they discuss right and wrong and reasonable/unreasonable personality traits. They also learn not to judge on appearance.

Create a supportive community:
Students engage with authentic cultural material and learn to become more tolerant regarding their own and others' personality and appearance.

:

les artistes
artists

le tableau
the artwork

le tigre
the tiger

solitaire
solitary

le singe
the monkey

j'ai fait des recherche
I did research

j'ai observé
I observed

entre
between

nocturne
nocturnal

son habitat
his habitat

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:
Students learn about the natural world, as well as reflecting on cultural responses to war.

Create a supportive community:
Students appreciate that historical events affect countries outside of Britain, and gain an appreciation for the natural world around them.