Year 7: C’est perso! (Introducing myself)

1. Greetings and alphabet

Why are we learning this?Communicating with others is so important. We are learning how to hold a conversation in French. We need to be able to use French for real purposes in the classroom by asking permission. Expressing your opinion in French at this early stage will allow you to transfer this to any topic!

2. Understanding instructions and asking permission

3. Counting to 31 and saying my birthday

4. Expressing likes and dislikes

5. Items in my school bag

6. Describing personality

7. Describing physical appearance 8. Revision of unit

Mon collègeYou will learn to express

opinions about your school and school subjects

Year 7: Mon collège (All about my school)

1. Talking about school subjects and asking questions.

Why are we learning this?To develop the basic sentence structure we have learnt in Half Term 1. Learning how to agree and disagree and ask questions will enhance our conversational skills. Describing our school day allows us to learn how to sequence our French. Learning the 12 hour clock gives us the opportunity to develop our understanding of numbers learnt in the previous topic of work.

2. Expressing opinions, agreement and disagreement3. Using the

12 hour clock 4. Describing my

timetable

5. Describing my school day

6. Talking about food 7. Revision of unit Mes passetemps

You will learn to describe your hobbies and interests,

expressing opinions on what you like and dislike to do.

Half term 1You learned how to introduce and

describe yourself and express simple opinions with justification

Year 7: Mes passetemps (All about my free time)

1. Talking about computers and mobiles.

Why are we learning this?To develop the basic sentence structure we have learnt in Half Terms 1 and 2. Learning how to talk about a wider range of interests will enhance our conversational skills. We will be able to develop our opinions and justifications. Describing the activities of others will enhance our speaking and writing skills.

2. Talking about sports using jouer.3. Talking

about activities using the verb faire

4. Describing what you like doing using aimer and an infinitive. 5. Describing what

other people do using third person plural.

6. Developing reading and writing skills. 7. Revision of unit

Ma zoneYou will learn to describe

where you live and talk about what you can do in your area.

Half term 2You learned how to express opinions

about school and subjects.

Year 7e: Greetings and All about France

1. Introductions and . Learning about France

Why are we learning this?To be able to hold a conversation in another language. We are learning about France to deepen our understanding of the world we live in.

2. Greetings and more about France

Alphabet, numbers, dates and colours.

You are starting out on your journey with French.

3. Saying how you are feeling and why

Year 8: T’es branché? (Talking about media)

1. Greetings and feelings

Why are we learning this?To remember basic sentence structure of opinion + reason, before developing simple opinions into more complex views, with reasons. We are also learning time phrases so we can give specific details about our hobbies.

2. Television preferences 3. Talking about films you like

4. Reading preferences

5. Talking about the internet6. Talking about

what you did last night

8. Revision of unit

Paris, je t’adore!You will learn more about the past tense

and how it is formed, while learning about the city of Paris and its culture.

Year 7You learned how to express opinions and to describe

people and places as well as the sports you do.

Year 8: Paris, je t’adore!

1. Saying what you did in Paris

Why are we learning this?To develop our understanding of the past tense by describing a visit to Paris. We will be able to apply the rules we learn to a range of situations. Learning about a different city allows us to understand a country’s culture and to make comparisons with our own country.

2. Sequencing and time phrases to describe events in the past

3. Expressing opinions about past events

4. Describing different methods of transport

5. Asking questions in the past tense

7. Revision of unitMon identité!

You will learn more about describing your personality and how you get on with different

people. You will be able to talk about your music and clothes preferences and learn a future tense.

Half term 1You learned how to describe

preferences for TV, film and books. You learned how to describe internet activities

and how to use the past tense.

6. Identifying differences between the present and past tense

Year 8: Mon identité

1. Describing personality.

Why are we learning this?To be able to further develop talking about ourselves by using different tenses. To improve our writing skills by describing our relationships with different people and building on existing knowledge to justify our reasons.

2. Talking about how we get on with people.

3. Describing the music we listen to and giving preferences.

4. Describing our style and clothes we wear.

5. Talking about things we love in different tenses.

7. Revision of unitChez moi, chez toi!

You will learn how to describe where you live and make comparisons. You will be able to talk about

foods you eat and describe a special occasion using both past and future tenses.

Half term 2You learned how to use the past tense and discovered more about Paris, the city

and it’s culture.

6. Discussion of regions in France.

Year 8: T’es branché? (Talking about media)

1. Greetings and feelings

Why are we learning this?To remember basic sentence structure of opinion + reason, before developing simple opinions into more complex views, with reasons. We are also learning time phrases so we can give specific details about our hobbies.

2. Television preferences 3. Talking about films you like

4. Reading preferences

5. Talking about the internet6. Learning about

the weather and activities

8. Revision of unit

Paris, je t’adore!You will learn more about the past tense

and how it is formed, while learning about the city of Paris and its culture.

Year 7You learned how to express opinions and to describe

people and places as well as the sports you do.

Year 8: Paris, je t’adore!

1. Saying what you can do in Paris

Why are we learning this?To develop our understanding of the past tense by describing a visit to Paris. We will be able to apply the rules we learn to a range of situations. Learning about a different city allows us to understand a country’s culture and to make comparisons with our own country.

2. Saying what you like doing

3. Asking information about a tourist attraction

4. Saying what it was like

5. Saying what you did

7. Revision of unitMon identité!

You will learn more about describing your personality and how you get on with different

people. You will be able to talk about your music and clothes preferences and learn a future tense.

Half term 1You learned how to describe

preferences for TV, film and books. You learned how to describe internet activities

and how to use the past tense.

6. Identifying differences between the present and past tense

Year 8: Mon identité

1. Describing personality.

Why are we learning this?To be able to further develop talking about ourselves by using different tenses. To improve our writing skills by describing our relationships with different people and building on existing knowledge to justify our reasons.

2. Talking about how we get on with people.

3. Describing the music we listen to and giving preferences.

4. Describing our style and clothes we wear.

5. Talking about what we did last weekend.

7. Revision of unitChez moi, chez toi!

You will learn how to describe where you live and make comparisons. You will be able to talk about

foods you eat and describe a special occasion using both past and future tenses.

Half term 2You learned how to use the past tense and discovered more about Paris, the city

and it’s culture.

6. Discussion of regions in France.

Year 8e: All about Me and All about France

1. Greetings and feelings

Why are we learning this?To be able to hold a conversation in another language. We are learning about France and Paris to deepen our understanding of the world we live in. We be able to describe key features of our town and explain what there is in our town. As we approach the end of the unit, we can compare Halloween traditions in France and UK to see how similar they are.

2. Introducing ourselves giving our name and age

3. Learning about France

4. Learning about Paris

6. Describing our town

7. Learning about French shops

8. Halloween

Les choristesWatching a film in French to be able to

prepare a review of a foreign film

You are starting out on your journey with French.

5. Expressing likes and dislikes

Year 8e: T’es branché? (Talking about media)

1. Television preferences

Why are we learning this?To remember basic sentence structure of opinion + reason, before developing simple opinions into more complex views, with reasons. We are also learning about media in France and reviewing a French film.

2. Talking about films you like

3. Reading preferences

4. Talking about the internet.

5. Media in France.

6. Les choristes

7. Review of a French film

Mon identité!You will learn how to describe yourself and your style. You will learn about

French traditions.

Half term 1You learned how to express opinions and to describe

things in your town.

Year 8e: Customs and festivals

1. La fête des Rois/ Ephipany

Why are we learning this?To learn about different cultures and customs and compare them with traditions in our own country.

2. La Chandeleur

3. Le Carnaval/ Mardi gras

4. Pâques / Easter

5. Poisson d’avril/ 1st April

La FranceYou will learn about different regions in France and compare them to where you

live.

Half term 2You learned how to express opinions about TV and Film. You watched a French film.

Year 9: All about me

1. Nouns and adjectives

Why are we learning this?To revisit basic sentence structure of opinions + reasons. We can then develop these conversations by adding extra details about ourselves and our families. Through the course of this topic we will deepen our knowledge of adjectives and tenses and we will also become more articulate in expressing opinions. This will help your literacy in English too!

2. All about me3. Family and describing people

4. Places in town and activities

5. Talking about friends

6. Talking about family relationships

7. Making arrangements to go out 8. Revision of unit

More about meYou will learn to talk about

yourself using past and future tenses

You have covered the basics of descriptions, activities, opinions with reasons and 3 tenses. You are now going to deepen that

knowledge

Year 9: Qui suis-je? (Who am I?)

1. Making arrangements to go out

Why are we learning this?These topics will hep us to learn how to form past and future tenses, so we can refer to different time frames in our speaking and writing.

2. Revising verbs avoirand être3. Describing a night

out

4. Describing when we were young

5. Discussing role models

6. All about me

7. Revision of unit and progress check

Free timeYou will learn to talk about

what you do in your free time, including eating out and using

technology

You can now describe yourself and others and can discuss your

relationships with family and friends

Year 9: Le temps des loisirs (Free time)

1. Talking about sport

Why are we learning this?These topics will help us to develop our range of expressing likes, dislikes and preferences.

2. Your life online.3. Talking about books and reading.

4. Describing your favourite TV shows.

5. Discussing actors and films.6. Reading and

listening skills development.

7. Revision of unit and progress check

Customs and festivalsYou will learn about customs and festivals in France and compare them to your own.

You learnt how to describe yourself and others and discuss your relationships with family

and friends

Year 10: De la ville à la campagne

1. Describing a photo and talking about where you live

Why are we learning this?You are learning to describe the positive and negative aspects of a region in order to give a well rounded argument. Communicating in another language to ask the way when lost could prove to be a vitally important skill! You are learning how to compromise when making plans and offer suggestions, which will improve your confidence in speaking not only French, but your own language.

2. Town, weather and transport3. Asking the way

4. Describing a region

5. Talking about your town, village or neighbourhood

6. Discussing what to see and do

7. Discussing plans and the weather

8. Describing community projects Travel and tourism

You will improve extended writing about an area, whilst learning about

other countries and describing holidays and plans.

You have covered Theme 1 in the GCSE French syllabus. You can

now express and justify opinions confidently and refer to three

time frames.

Year 10: De la ville à la campagne

1. Describing community projects

Why are we learning this?Reading and hearing about community projects will raise your awareness of such projects in your own town. Learning to describe a region will help you to describe a holiday region and what you can do there. We talk in 3 tenses to be able to describe past experiences and future plans.

2. Listening and reading skills development

3. Speaking skills development

4. Writing skills development

5. De la ville à la campagne progress check 6. Talking about

what you normally do on holiday

7. Talking about holidays in three tenses

Travel and tourismYou will learn about other countries

and be able to describe holidays and plans.

You have described where you live, offering pros and cons of a region. You can now express and justify

opinions confidently.

Year 10 Half Term 3: Le grand large

1. Describing an ideal holiday

Why are we learning this?We are learning the conditional tense to improve the complexity of our writing and speaking. Booking hotels, ordering in a restaurant and shopping for souvenirs will prepare us for real life situations. Discussing holiday disasters allows us to revise and expand knowledge of negative structures.

2. Booking and reviewing hotels

3. Ordering in a restaurant

4. Talking about travelling

5. Buying souvenirs

6. Talking about holiday disasters Travel and tourism

progress checkYou will develop skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing in

Theme 2.

You have described other countries along with holidays and

plans, using 3 tenses.

Year 11: Un oeil sur le monde

1. Describing a photo and talking about children’s rights

Why are we learning this?As well as being able to articulate your concerns about current issues in French, you will understand more about problems facing our planet and what you can do to help. This unit will give you time for reflection about our role in the world and will allow you to learn some complex grammar such as the passive voice, as well as revising object pronouns. We learn this grammar to improve the accuracy and quality of our writing.

2. Discussing the problems facing the world

3. Talking about protecting the environment

4. Discussing ethical shopping

5. Talking about volunteering

6. Discussing the homeless and problems of inequality

7. Discussing big events 8. Revision of global and social issues Theme 1 revision

You will revisit Me, my family and friends, Technology in everyday life, Free-time activities and Customs and Festivals in a French speaking country

You have covered most of the GCSE French syllabus. You can confidently

express and justify opinions and refer to three time frames, using a

wide range of complex language.

Year 11: Theme 1 revision: Identity and culture

1. Revising family, friends, pets and relationships

Why are we learning this?To revise topics covered at the start of the GCSE course, which you may have forgotten. The aim is to add more complex opinions and language than you were initially able to. Your trial exam will show any gaps which need addressing before the final exams.

2. Discussing marriage and future plans3. Discussing free time

activities

4. Discussing technology

5. Revising food, drink and shopping6. Discussing customs

and festivals

7. Trial exams, analysis and feedback Theme 2 revision

You will revisit Home, town, neighbourhood and region, Social

issues, Global issues and Travel and tourism.

You have covered the GCSE French syllabus. You can confidently

express and justify opinions and refer to three time frames, using a

wide range of complex language.

Year 11 Half Term 3: Theme 2 revision: Local, national, international and global areas of interest

1. Revising family, friends, pets and relationships from Theme 1. Describing house and garden and how you help at home

Why are we learning this?To revise topics covered in Theme 2, which you may have forgotten. The aim is to add more complex opinions and language than you were initially able to, along with more accurate use of tenses.

2. Describing your town and region

3. Describing holidays in 3 tenses

5. Revising global issues

6. Revising social issues

Theme 3 revisionYou will revisit Current and future study

and employment.

You have covered the GCSE French syllabus and revised Theme 1. You can

confidently express and justify opinions and refer to three time

frames, using a wide range of complex language.

4. Talking about health