French
Salut! Knowledge of French is an important asset in the Business world as France is the sixth largest economy in the world and is, with Spain, our main holiday destination.
French is taught to four forms in five sets in each year group. From 2007, it will be taught to 25% of the year group. From September 2008 all Year 7 pupils will follow a four week course of language awareness, which builds upon their experience of language in Junior School before commencing their specific language course.
In Key Stage 3 all L band pupils learn French and some pupils in H band study French in Years 8 and 9 as a second Foreign Language. In Key Stage 4, although French is now an optional subject, it is still seen as a subject with a lot of prestige.
French Overview - Year 7 (Induction)
Outline of course content: EXPO 1
AUTUMN - Module 1 / Module 2
SPRING - Module 2 / Module 3
SUMMER - Module 3 / Module 4
Module 1 - C’est Parti!
Unité 1 - Bonjour!
Meeting people / Using the pronouns je and tu
Unité 2 - Dans mon sac
School objects and the alphabet / Using un / une – the indefinite article
Unité 3 - Quel âge as-tu?
Counting up to 20 / Using the web avoir to give your age
Unité 4 - Bon anniversaire!
Saying when your birthday is / Giving the date
Unité 5 - En classe
Talking about the classroom / Using le/la – the definite article
Unité 6 - Les couleurs
Saying what colour things are / Making adjectives agree with nouns
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En Plus - La rentrée / Going back to school in France
En Plus - Dossier sur la France / Facts about France
Mots - Stratégie 1 - Look, say, cover, write, check
Module 2 - Famille et Copains
Unité 1 - Frères et soeurs
Talking about brothers and sisters / More practice of the verb avior
Unité 2 - Ma famille
Talking about your family / Using the possessive adjective: mon, ma, mes
Unité 3 - Tu as un animal?
Talking about your pets / Plurals
Unité 4 - Je me présente
Describing yourelf and others / Understanding singular adjective agreements
Unité 5 - Portraits
Talking about hair and eyes / Understanding plural adjective agreements
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En Plus - Les BD - French comic books
Mots - Stratégie 2 -Using cognates to learn vocabulary
Module 3 Chez Moi
Unité 1 - Où habites-tu?
Talking about where people live / Using the je and tu forms of the verb habiter
Unité 2 - Ma maison
Describing your home / More practice with habiter
Unité 3 - Ma chambre
Describing your bedroom / Using simple prepositions
Unité 4 - Le soir
Talking about what you do in the evening
Unité 5 - Quelle heure est-il?
Telling the time / Using the pronouns ils and elles
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus - Ici on parle français - The French language across the world
Mots - Stratégie 3 - Using near cognates to learn vocabulary
Module 4 On va en ville
Unité 1 - Au centre-ville
Asking about places in the town
Asking questions using Est-ce Qu’il y a … ?
Unité 2 - Où est le parc?
Asking for directions
Understanding the difference between tu and vous
Unité 3 - Où es-tu? Où vas-tu?
Where you are and where you are going
Using the preposition à (‘to’ or ‘at’)
Unité 4 - J’aime bien ça!
Expressing opinions
More practice of à la, à l’. au. Aux
Unité 5 - Au snack-bar
Ordering drinks and snacks / Practising numbers
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus - Les monuments de Paris -Learning about Paris
En Plus - Le jeu de la ville - A board game using ‘town’ vocabulary
Mots - Stratégie 4 - Using mnemonics to learn vocabulary
Assessment opportunities:
BASELINE EXAM AFTER EXPO 2.(levels 1-3/4)(Feb.-Mar)
EXPO 3 exam (levels 1-4) (July)
Useful resources:
Collins Easy Learning or School French Dictionary
French Overview - Year 8
Outline of course content:
EXPO 1 - Module 4 - On va en ville
Unité 1 - Au centre-ville
Asking about places in the town / Asking questions using Est-ce Qu’il y a … ?
Unité 2 - Où est le parc?
Asking for directions / Understanding the difference between tu and vous
Unité 3 - Où es-tu? Où vas-tu?
Where you are and where you are going
Using the preposition à (‘to’ or ‘at’)
Unité 4 - J’aime bien ça!
Expressing opinions / More practice of à la, à l’. au. Aux
Unité 5 - Au snack-bar
Ordering drinks and snacks / Practising numbers
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus - Les monuments de Paris / Learning about Paris
En Plus - Le jeu de la ville / A board game using ‘town’ vocabulary
Mots - stratégie 4 - Using mnemonics to learn vocabulary
Module 5 Ma journée
Unité 1 - Le matin
Talking about what you do in the morning / Using reflexive verbs
Unité 2 - Mes matiéres
Talking about your school subjects / Using the pronoun nous
Unité 3 - Pourquoi?
Giving opinions and reasons / Using intensifiers and connectives
Unité 4 - Mon employ du temps
Talking about your timetable / Understanding and composing a longer text
Unité 5 - Après le collège
Talking about what you do after school / Using the verb faire
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus - Collège racine - A French school
En plus - Le numéros -French telephone numbers
Mots - Stratégie 5 - Learning high-frequency words
Module 6 On s’amuse
Unité 1 - Le sport et les jeux
Talking about sports and games / Using jouer + à
Unité 2 - Tu joues d’un instrument?
Talking about musical instruments / Using jouer + de
Unité 3 - Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?
Saying what you like to go / Using aimer + the infinitive
Unité 4 - Au centre de loisirs
At the leisure centre / Using on peut + the infinitive
Unité 5 - Vive les vacances!
Going on holiday / Using aller + the infinitive
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus - Les loisirs - Talking about your free time activities
En plus - L’agenda de Natalie - Talking about events in the past using the passé composé
Mots - Stratégie 6
Letter and sound patterns / À toi / Grammaire / Vocabulaire français – angalis / Vocabulaire anglais – français
EXPO 2 / Module 1 - FAMILLE ET DOMICILE
Unité 1 Mon album de famille
Talking about families / Using -er verbs
Unité 2 Au boulot 8
Talking about jobs people do / Using masculine and feminine nouns
Unité 3 Où habitent-ils? 10
Talking about where people live / Using depuis
Unité 4 Quel temps fait-il? 12
Describing the weather / Using the connectives quand and si
Unité 5 Une journée dans la vie de … 14
Describing a typical day / Using -ir, -re and irregular verbs
Bilan et Contrôle Révision 16
En plus Les Français célèbres … mais qui sont-ils? 18
French culture quiz - En plus Les métiers 20 - People’s jobs
Mots Stratégie 1 22
Module 2 Temps libre
Unité 1 Le week-end dernier 24
Talking about last weekend / The perfect tense with avoir
Unité 2 Hier soir 26
Talking about yesterday evening / The perfect tense with irregular past participles
Unité 3 On a regardé la télé 28
Talking about TV programmes you have watched / Giving opinions using C’était
Unité 4 Tu es sorti(e) samedi? 30
Talking about where you went / The perfect tense with être
Unité 5 Mon week-end 32
Talking about events in the past / Extending and linking sentences
Bilan et Contrôle Révision 34
En plus La télévision en France 36 - French TV programmes
En plus Le jeu de Noël 38 - Christmas board game
Mots Stratégie 2 40 - Mnemonics
Assessment opportunities:
After Unit 4: Reading; Listening; Speaking; Writing.
After Unit 5: Reading; Listening.
After Unit 6: Writing; Speaking.
EXPO 2 Module 1 :All 4 ATs
Useful resources:
Collins Easy Learning or School Dictionary
French Overview - Year 9
Outline of course content:
Module 1 Ça m’intéresse?
Unité 1 - À la télé ce soir
Talking about what you watch on TV / Using present tense verbs
Unité 2 - On va au cinéma
Talking about going to the cinema / Using the verb aller
Unité 3 - Je suis comme ça
Describing yourself and others / Using the verb avoir and être
Unité 4 - Tu aimes la lecture?
Talking about what you like reading / Using the perfect tense of -er verbs
Unité 5 - Le week-end dernier
Talking about what you did last weekend / Learning about the perfect tense
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus On regarde la télé? - French TV programmes
En plus J’adore le cinéma! - Profiles of Jean Reno and Virginie Ledoyen
Mots - stratégie 1
Module 2 L’avenir
Unité 1 - Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire demain?
Planning what you are going to do / Using on va + infinitive
Unité 2 - Les prédictions
Talking about what is going to happen in the future
Using the near future tense
Unité 3 - Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire dans la vie?
Talking about career choices / Practising the near future tense
Unité 4 - Pourquoi apprendre les langues?
Learning about the importance of languages / Using modal verbs
Unité 5 - Étude de cas: Luke Smith
Using some more connectives
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus Les vacances de Noël - Christmas holidays
En plus Jeu-concours sur l’avenir - Quiz about the future
Mots - Stratégie 2 - Module 3 Je suis malade
Module 3
Unité 1 - En bonne santé? - Talking about illness
Using avoir mal à
Unité 2 - Ça ne va pas! - Saying what’s wrong
Using expressions with avoir and être
Unité 3 - Es-tu en forme? - Talking about healthy living
Using negatives
Unité 4 - Santé!
Understanding and giving advice / Using imperatives
Unité 5 - C’est ma vie!
Talking about keep-fit activities / More practice using the perfect tense
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus Mots et maladie - Colloquialisms
En plus Il ne faut pas faire ça! - Healthy living
Mots - Stratégie 3
Module 4 Les gens comme nous
Unité 1- Les champions sportifs
Learning about French-speaking sportspeople
Using son, sa, ses
Unité 2 - Copains et copines
Describing other people / Using correct adjective endings
Unité 3 - Les invités au château
Understanding information about people / Saying what you think of someone
Unité 4 - Crime au château - A whodunit!
Using the perfect tense of avoir and être verbs
Unité 5 - L’histoire continue! - Who did it?
Using the perfect tense to talk about other people
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus Tout sur «Juju» - Profile of Justine Henin-Hardenne
En plus Crime au mariage! - Crime story
Mots - Stratégie 4 - Module 5 On y va!
Unité 1- On va en Normandie
Learning about a region in France / More on using imperatives
Unité 2 - Attention au départ!Discussing travel arrangements / The pronoun y
Unité 3 - Je voudrais une chambre
Arranging hotel accomodation / Using Je voudrais…
Unité 4 - C’était comment?
Describing a visit to an attraction / More on the perfect tense
Unité 5 - Les 24 heures du Mans
Describing a visit to a motor race
Understanding a report in the perfect tense
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus On cherche un hôtel - Booking a hotel
En plus Qu’est-ce que tu voudrais visiter? - Sightseeing trips
Mots - Stratégie
Module 6 Les droits des jeunes
Unité 1 - Apprendre c’est vivre - Using possessive adjectives
Unité 2 - Au travail, les jeunes! - Talking about young people and work - Using singular reflexive verbs
Unité 3 - Combattre la faim - Talking about tackling hunger in the world - Using on peut + infinitive
Unité 4 - Les droits et la religion - Learning about religion in France- Giving opinions about a topical issue
Unité 5 - Les grands défenseurs des droits - Understanding about more difficult texts - Talking about human rights activities
Bilan et Contrôle révision
En plus L’argent et moi - Talking about pocket money
En plus Nos droits, nos responsabilités | Human rights game
French Overview - Year 10
EDEXCEL LINEAR
Sept.-Dec.
1. Personal details
incl. likes, dislikes, personal appearance and job / Spell out details.
2. Family
Gender, marital status./ Family relationships.
thanking people and welcoming visitors.
3. House and Home
Describe home and area / Travelling into town./ Comparisons with foreign homes/towns./ Opinions/advantages/disadvantages.
4. Free Time
Including invitations to participate; opinions/preferences.
5.School & the Future
Describe school buildings / school routine / school subjects / school year. / Future plans (up to age 18) / Classroom instructions.
Feb.-July
Directions/Transport/Places | Holidays & Weather | Holiday Area Accommodation | Restaurants | Accidents/breakdowns/illness | Holiday Services | Hiring things | Bank Post Office | Lost Property
Assessment opportunities:
September baseline assessment :(2004 AQA Mod 1 Listening and Reading Foundation)
October: Foundation Writing Coursework
November:Speaking assessment
April: Higher coursework Writing (En vacances)
Useful resources:
Lonsdale GCSE Revision Guide.
Collins School dictionary.
Scheme of work - Spring term: Contents
Local area
Saying what buildings are in the town, further details about the area and what you like/don't like about it, what there is to do
Tourist office
Asking for information, finding out what there is to do and see in the area, hiring equipment, opening hours and entrance fees
Weather
Describing the weather in present, past and future tenses
Transport
Travel by bus, train, plane, making reservations, buying tickets, understanding timetables, parts of a station, airport etc
Directions
Asking for and giving directions, saying where places are located
Accommodation
Booking into hostels, camp-sites. Asking about facilities and any rules. Choosing a hotel,booking a room, finding out about facilities
Scheme of work - Summer Term: Contents
Holidays
Holiday plans : types of accommodation, transport, activities, reasons for choosing holidays, problems and complaints. Talking about a holiday in the past and plans for the futureating out, ordering food etc
Activities
Likes and dislikes, day and night activities, reasons and opinions. Equipment needed; weather dependency; future hobbies.
Keeping Fit
Describing what sort of activities you do; Saying wether or not you are healthy / fit and why; Describing the last time you did some exercise.
Smoking, alcohol and drugs.
Saying whether or not you smoke / drink alcohol. Reasons for smoking / drinking alcohol / taking drugs. Opinions about (un) healthy lifestyles.
Outline of course content:
Media, entertainment and youth culture:
Sport | Fashion | Entertainment | Famous personalities | Media | Current affairs | Social issues | Environmental issues
Education, training and employment | School life and routine | Jobs | Job advertisements | Job applications | Interviews | Future plans | Work experience
Assessment opportunities:
Writing
coursework is done in controlled conditions in class.
Mock examination in Dec.,followed by Listening and Reading exams in April to ensure best tier of entry for individual candidates in each skill.
Speaking (25%)
End of April or early in May. Candidates have 2 role-plays and 2 conversation topics
Listening (25%) Reading (25%)
Take place during the main examination season (usually in late May).
Candidates are entered for the appropriate tier (Higher or Foundation) in February. One candidate could be entered for Higher Tier in one paper (e.g. Reading) and Foundation in another (e.g. Speaking).
German
Guten Tag! Wilkommen! German is taught to two forms (in each year group) across three sets in Key Stage 3. Some pupils also study German as a second Foreign Language in Year 9.
From September 2008 all Year 7 pupils will follow a 4-week course of language awareness, which builds upon experience of language in Junior School before commencing their specific language course.
German has been a compulsory subject at Key Stage 4 and over 70% of our pupils have consistently gained grades A* - C in the past .German has now become an option subject in Key Stage 4.
Overview - Year 10 - Outline of course content
- Personal Information (name, age, birthdays, where I live, where I come from)
- The alphabet/numbers Classroom language Family and pets
- Descriptions of people and their personalities
- School subjects and my opinions
- Telling the time
- My daily routine
- My favourite things
Assessment Opportunities
3 speaking assessments (personal information/descriptions/school subjects - likes and dislikes)
- 1 listening assessment (descriptions)
- 1 writing assessment (descriptions)
- 1 listening assessment (personal information)
- 4 grammar assessments (verb endings/genders/plurals/personal pronouns)
Listening, reading and writing examinations during May.
Useful Resources
Collins 'Easy Learning ' or 'School' German dictionary.
Overview - Year 11 - Outline of course content - Edexcel GCSE course
Media, entertainment and youth culture | Sport | Fashion | Entertainment | Famous personalities | The media | Current affairs | Social issues | Environmental issues | Education, training and employment | School life and routine | Different kinds of jobs | Job advertisements | Job applications | Interviews | Future plans | Work experience
Spanish
¡HOLA! Spanish is the world's third most widely-spoken language (after English and Mandarin Chinese). Its popularity has risen steadily as more and more people choose to spend their holidays - and buy homes and businesses - in Spain and as the countries of South and Central America increase in prosperity and importance.
From September 2008 all Year 7 pupils will follow a four week course of language awareness, which builds upon their experience of language in Junior School before commencing their specific language course.
In Key Stage 3 two forms in every year group study Spanish. In Key Stage 4, Spanish is a very popular option and it has a very impressive track record at GCSE, with many students going on to study the subject at A level and beyond.
Spanish Overview - Year 7
Outline of course content:
AUTUMN TERM
Listos módulo 1 Classroom objects / Personal details.
Listos módulo 2 Nationality / Where you live / Pets / Personal descriptions
SPRING TERM
Listos módulo 2 (as above)
Listos módulo 3 School subjects and opinions / Times & timetable / Food / School routine / Describe school buildings
SUMMER TERM
Listos módulo 4 Local area / Your house / Describe your room
Assessment opportunities:
Pruebas 1, 2 & 3 / Baseline assessment based on Listos Mods 1-3
Spanish Overview - Year 8
Outline of course content:
AUTUMN TERM
Listos módulo 4 Houses / Furniture / Daily Routine
Listos módulo 5 Directions / Local area / Weather
SPRING TERM
Listos módulo 6 Sports / Hobbies / /Household chores / Arranging to meet / Near future
Listos 2 módulo 1 Description / Staying with a family / Presents
SUMMER TERM
Listos 2 módulo 2 Food and drink /Restaurants / Shopping
Listos 2 módulo 2 Clothes
Assessment opportunities:
PRUEBAS -Units 4 and 5 - SUMMATIVE TEST: Listos 1 & 2 assessments
Useful resources:
Collins Easy Learning Spanish dictionary.
Spanish Overview - Year 9
Outline of course content:
LISTOS 2 - MIRA 3.1
LISTOS 2 - MIRA 3.3
School (GCSE topic) Listos 3 Mod 2
Assessment opportunities:
A set of 8 - 10 assessments between October and June will build up an overview of each student's National Curriculum in each of the attainment targetse
- Attainment Target One: Listening
- Attainment Target Two: Speaking
- Attainment Target Three: Reading
- Attainment Target Four: Writing
- A final level for each attainment target will be communicated to parents in the Year 9 report and one overall level will be sent to the DFES in June.
Useful resources:
Collins 'Easy Learning' Spanish dictionary
Spanish Overview - Year 10
Outline of course content:
OVERVIEW OF SPANISH SCHEME OF WORK / KEY STAGE 4 Edexcel
TERM ONE
- Life in the town, countryside, seaside (Term 1)
- School life and routine (Term 1/Year 9)
- Free time activities in three time frames
- Types of home, rooms, furniture and garden (Term 1)
- Information about self, family and friends (Term 1/Year 9)
- Helping around the house(Term 1)
- Future plans (Term 1)
- WRITING ASSESS:1. Introduce self, family to new pen pal and discuss free time activities
TERM TWO
- Things to see and do (Term 2)
- Weather and climate (Term 2)
- Travel, transport and directions(Term 2)
- Holidays, tourist information and accommodation (Term 2)
- WRITING ASSESS:1 Account of a holiday (A* -B)
- Conversation Topic 2A: De Vacacione
- Tourist requirements (R.P. A+B)
- Accommodation (including staying with a family) (RP A, B +C)
- Travel arrangements (R. P. B +C)
- Asking for information (R. P. B +C)
- Reporting and dealing with problems (R.P. C)
TERM THREE
- Food and drink (Term 3)
- Services and shopping abroad ( Term 3)
- Customs, everyday life and traditions in target-language countries and communities (Term 3)
- Shopping and money matters (Term 3)
- Shopping and services (R.P. A+B)
- Café/restaurant (R.P. A+B)
- Telephone calls – social and workplace (may include arranging meetings) (R. P. B +C)
Assessment opportunities:
Mock GCSE exam:Listening Reading Speaking June 2006
Useful resources:
Revision guide for GCSE (Lonsdale's Revision guide for Spanish)
Spanish Overview - Year 11
Outline of course content:
SEPT-DEC.
WRITING TASK 1: The World of Work
Job application. | Work experience | Part-time job | C.V. /references | Future career plans
WRITING TASK 2: Health & Exercise | The importance of exercise | Healthy living | A day at the leisure centre | Future resolutions re: health.
PREPARATION FOR MOCK SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION (DEC.)
This exam determines tier of entry
Foundation and Higher (Listening / Speaking / Reading)
Speaking Topics :- Las Vacaciones / El Trabajo / La Salud
JAN-MAY
SCHOOL + THE FUTURE | LOCAL AREA, HOME AND THE ENVIRONMENT
YOUTH CULTURE, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
ROLE -PLAYS - Accidents illness and robbery; travel problems ; giving reasons/opinions ; making plans and arrangements; phone calls ;staying with a family ;asking for information.
Assessment opportunities:
Writing coursework is done in controlled conditions in class. Mock examination in Dec, followed by Listening and Reading exams in April to ensure best tier of entry for individual candidates in each skill.
Speaking (25%) Takes place at the end of April/early May. Candidates have to do two role-plays and two conversation topics
Listening (25%)
Reading (25%) Take place during the main examination season (usually in late May).
Candidates are entered for the appropriate tier (Higher or Foundation) in February. One candidate could be entered for Higher Tier in one paper (e.g. Reading) and Foundation in another (e.g. Speaking).
Useful resources:
Lonsdale Revision Guide is very goo
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