French
Our intent is that all pupils develop a genuine interest and a positive curiosity about French, finding it enjoyable and stimulating, and learn in an enjoyable, positive and inclusive environment. Pupils will have the opportunity to explore and develop a deeper understanding of other cultures and the World around them with a better awareness of self, others and cultural differences. The intention is that they will be working towards becoming life-long language learners and well-rounded citizens.
The focus of our curriculum is designed for the development of pupils’ communication skills, self-efficacy, strong and durable retention of language, independence and autonomy. Through the three pillars of progression- phonology, vocabulary and grammar- pupils will also develop through their learning journey phonetic knowledge that will enable them to converse confidently, providing a reinforcement of many literacy skills from their first language. Pupils will learn how to manipulate grammar to enable them to personalise information and retain core structures that can be recycled in a variety of real-life situations. Through their increasing confidence, they will become resilient and competent linguists who are open minded and adaptable communicators.
They will have a better understanding of how languages are interconnected and will deepen their knowledge of core vocabulary and grammatical structures learnt which will be practised and retrieved so that pupils are confident communicators in all four languages skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing.
Our curriculum will help them to go and achieve their potential, not only on an academic level but also as global citizens living in an ever changing multicultural and interdependent World. Opportunities at KS3 provide pupils with real world contexts to apply their knowledge such as our trip to France as well as drawing on the wealth of material online to support cultural and social awareness.
With a knowledge rich curriculum, pupils will acquire and expand communication skills and creativity and a deeper understanding and appreciation of other cultures on a local, national and international stage. We also offer a weekly French club and celebrate languages with our Year 7 French ambassadors.
Using a range of strategies, we develop pupils’ positive mindset, sense of perseverance, confidence and soft skills. Wanting to succeed, through hard work and achievement, pupils want to learn more and will be willing to overcome their own boundaries to aim higher.
Curriculum
Year 5
Autumn Term
I CAN DESCRIBE MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE
I CAN DEVELOP MY INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
About me
I can:
- Revise basic classroom instructions + phonics.
- Introduce myself and talk about my age.
- Learn the alphabet and develop decoding skills.
- Learn greetings and express how I am.
- Say when my birthday is. Numbers up to 31
- Talk about family members.
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS : Les fétes de Noel
I can:
- Understand French Christmas traditions and customs and compare/contrast to English traditions.
- La Galette des Rois- les Santons de Provence et la crèche de Noël
- Christmas activities and French Christmas songs.
I will revisit:
- Common French names
- The verb “avoir” in the 1st and 3rd person singular
- Numbers from 1 to 20
- Colours
Spring Term
I CAN INDICATE LOCATIONS
I CAN DESCRIBE ANIMALS
I CAN ASK AND ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS
The world around me:
I can:
- Say where I am from (countries) and what languages I speak. Use connectives.
- Talk about where I live (cities) . Add opinions.
- The French speaking world and la Francophonie.
Animals around me
I can:
- Talk about pets
- Use some simple adjectives and colours to describe animals.
- Understand masculine/feminine agreements
- Explore animals from other habitats: “a farm /a “Zoo” - creativity.
I will revisit:
- Introduce myself
- Telling age and birthday
- Describing people
- The verb avoir in the present
Summer Term
STATE WHAT I HAVE AND DESCRIBE OBJECTS
EXPRESS OPINIONS AND EMOTIONS
At school
I can:
- Say what objects I have in my school bag.
- Use simple negative sentences.
- Express simple opinions about school subjects.
- Use days of the week to fill my timetable.
- Explore planets in French ( linking to days of the week)
- Describe my uniform using simple sentences.
- Write a simple email to a French pupil to talk about my school and introduce myself.
I will revisit:
- Colours
- How adjectives agree in gender and number
- Introduce myself ( name, age, where I am from and live)
Year 6
Autumn Term
Describe myself and others
Describe food /Express opinions
Describe routine behaviour in the present
CONSOLIDATION- Me and my family
I can:
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Describe simply what my close family are like and understand adjectives agreements.
What I like at school
I can:
- Consolidate vocabulary for school subjects to describe my timetable in simple sentences using days of the week and the time.
- Understand the school system In France and the difference with England- Talk about “la rentrée”.
- Give opinions about my school subjects and teachers.
I will revisit
- Days of the week
- Key verbs être+ avoir
- Numbers
- Hair and eyes description
- School subjects
- Simple opinions
- Talk about food I like/ dislike.
- La cantine en France
Spring Term
Describe routine in the present
Describe things
Indicate location
My town and my house
I can:
- Introduce simple sentences about the weather.
- Locate main French cities
- Present a weather forecast.
- Talk about my town and what is in my town . Add opinions
- Explore French cities: Marseille and Avignon (Listen to the song “Sur le Pont d’Avignon”)
- Understand how to give simple directions.
- Talk about my house and rooms in my house.
I will revisit:
- Family members
- Adjectives
- Time
- Days of the week
- Negative sentences
- Gender of words
Summer Term
Indicate location
Describe routine behaviour in the present
My holidays in France
I can
- Explore places in France/ geography of France.
- Form simple sentences to say where I go on holidays- location
- Understand holiday habits in France and “Les Grandes vacances”
- Talk about activities I / we do on holidays.
- Write a holiday postcard
- Watch “Les vacances du petit Nicolas”
Year 7
Autumn Term
Indicate routine behaviour in the present, frequency and location
Describe events in the present
My interests
I can:
- Introduce myself and mention where I live- Recap
- Talk about TV programs, genre of films I watch and books I read. opinions
- Say what type of music/ singers I like to listen to and why.
- Talk about my hobbies and sports I play/ do.
- Explore French Music/ films
I will revisit
- Present tense
- Opinions
- Time markers and frequency markers
- Free time activities and sports.
Spring Term
Describe myself and other people, relationships and express opinions
Make plans, indicating details
My Identity
I can:
- Introduce my family members and describe them- appearance and personality.
- Develop my skills by comparing family members/ people around me.
- Talk about my relationships to express feelings and say how I get on.
- Describe my fashion style and clothes and when I wear them - mention future plans/ the weather.
- Le carnaval de Nice
- Develop a range of tenses (present and near future) in simple sentences and show increasing autonomy.
I will revisit:
- Family Introduction.
- Opinions
- Description of people using key verbs (être/ avoir)
- Places (town/ house)
- Free time and activities.
- Time markers /Frequency markers
- Colours
- Infinitive verbs
Summer Term
Describe events in the past
Develop my Intercultural understanding
Describe and indicate location
My trip to Paris
I can:
- Develop cultural awareness about the main Paris landmarks and the 14th of July In France.
- Describe a past trip to Paris. Add opinions.
- Mention future plans for holidays - Review
- Order food at a café in Paris. Use bigger numbers
- Role play/ create a French menu
I will revisit:
- Key verbs ( aller/ avoir/ être)- Irregular verbs
- modal verb in the present (vouloir)
- activities
- Previously seen adjectives
- Food
Year 8
Autumn Term
Describe myself and other people
Make plans for the future
Indicate location
My aspirations and ambitions
I can:
- Say what jobs my parents/ family members do, why they like/dislike their jobs. Mention places of work.
- Talk about my ideal job and aspirations: What am going to be/do or would like to to/be in the near future.
- Write a simple job interview script in French : Reflect on my talents/ qualities and strengths to be persuasive.
- Look at some authentic resources ( job search in the TL/ Cvs)
- Review the near future/ modal verb/ personality traits) to convey my ideas.
- Understand the importance of languages in the world of work.
I will revisit:
- Present tense ER verbs
- Key verbs “être”/ “faire”
- Places
- Description of people
- Talents- music/ sports/ other interests
- Simple modal verbs
- Family members
Spring Term
Describe routine and behaviour in the present and near future.
Make plans for the future and express opinions.
My health and lifestyle
I can:
- Use vocabulary for parts of the body to say where it hurts.
- Talk about Illnesses/ remedies and say how I feel.
- Take part in a role play
- Show how active I am and mention sports/ hobbies I do and play.
- Talk about healthy/ unhealthy eating habits.
I will revisit and consolidate:
- Parts of the body
- The verb avoir
- Sports and free time
- Time and frequency markers
- Food
- The near future and simple modal verbs
- Key verbs and infinitives
Summer Term
Describe events in different tenses
Indicate location
Develop my Intercultural understanding
Destination Holidays
I can:
- Say where I usually go- countries: who I go with and how I go there.
- Describe past holidays: what I did and where I stayed- add opinions.
- Talk about holidays in a variety of tenses (present/ past/near future- conditional) adding a range of opinions and structures.
Francophone countries and diversity
I can:
- Explore French speaking countries.
- Research different aspects of the culture and geographical features.
I will revisit:
- Means of transport- family vocabulary.
- Key verbs avoir/ être
- The present/ past/ near future and conditional tense
- Simple modal verbs and infinitives
- Time markers and frequency
- Simple questions in different tenses
- A variety of opinions and adjectives
Knowledge Organisers
Year 5
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Key Performance Indicators