Key Stage 3
Year 7
We shall be using the course book Métro 1.
Term 1
- Introduction to language and cultural awareness
- Introduction to French and cultural awareness
- French alphabet
- Greetings
- Yourself (name, age and birthday)
- Classroom instructions / classroom objects
- Colours
- Assessment: speaking (name; spelling; age; school items)
Black History Month: cross-curricular project on African music based on ‘Kirikou’, learning about African drums e.g. the Djembe as well as learning about different types of African music.
Term 2
- Countries and nationalities
- Family
- Descriptions (hair / eyes) & personality
- Pets
- Assessment: writing (countries & nationalities; family; descriptions; animals)
Term 3
- School day, subjects
- Time and timetable
- Describing your school uniform
- Assessment: listening (school: subjects; timetable; uniform & opinions)
Term 4
- Sports and activities
- Weather
- Assessment: reading (sports- activities & opinions; weather)
Term 5
- Describing where you live and your home
- Revision sessions
- Assessment: speaking (describing where you live & opinions)
Term 6
- Revision sessions
- Assessment: end of year exam
- Project work: revision based on the film ‘Ratatouille’
Year 8
We shall be using the course book Métro 2.
Term 1
- Cultural awareness
- Yourself, family and friends (descriptions)
- After school activities
- Assessment: reading (describing people; activities)
Black History Month: La Guadeloupe. Focus on cultural awareness looking at geography, history, languages spoken (French & Creole) & Zouk music.
Term 2
- Revising time
- Morning routine
- School clubs
- Assessment: writing (morning routine; arranging to go out; activities using past tense)
Term 3
- Family
- Body
- Illnesses
- Assessment: listening (family; body; illnesses)
Term 4
- Meals
- Shopping
- Eating out
- Assessment: speaking (meals; shopping for food / ordering food)
Term 5
- Paris & its landmarks
- Going on holidays (places and activities)
- Revision sessions
- Assessment: reading (holidays and activities)
Term 6
- Revision sessions
- Assessment: end of year exam
- Project work: revision based on the film ‘Astérix et les Vikings’
Year 9
We shall be using the course book Métro 3.
Term 1
- The geography of France
- What you can do in your own town
- What you have done and your opinions
- Assessment: reading (geography of France, types of towns, activities in town)
Black History Month: La Côte D’Ivoire. Focus on Didier Drogba through reading comprehension exercise & questions.
Term 2
- Family and home life
- Helping at home
- Assessment: writing (describing home, household chores)
Term 3
- Activities during a visit to France & learning about Paris and its landmarks
- Giving directions
- Shopping
- Assessment: listening (a visit to France: directions, places of interests, shopping)
Term 4
- Healthy living
- Giving and receiving advice on healthy living
- Assessment: reading (healthy living and giving advice)
Term 5
- Shopping for clothes
- Revision sessions
- Assessment: speaking (shopping and clothes)
Term 6
- Revision sessions
- Assessment: end of year exam
- Project work: revision based on the film ‘Les Choristes’
Recommended Websites
www.linguascope.com
www.atantot.com (Click on “Bonjour” or click on the blue tab at the top of the screen called “Linguastars” [same username & password] for more challenging games!)
www.languagesonline.org.uk (Click on “Français” [menu on the left])
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/ (Use Talk French or Ma France)
www.mflgames.co.uk (Click on Metro 2)
www.wildfrench.co.uk
www.ltscotland.org.uk (Chez Mimi)
www.quia.com (Go to shared activities [at the bottom of the screen] and click on “French”)
www.zut.org.uk
More advanced (reading):
www.momes.com
www.lesclesjunior.com
www.infojunior.com