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’