French

Half Term 1: Bienvenue

Half Term 2: Qui est?

Vocab

• Greetings / Dates / Alphabet / Family members / jungle animals / adjectives 

Phonics 

• oi / eau / eu 

Grammar 

• Question word – qui?  Verb être – 1st, 2nd, 3rd person 
• Masc & fem nouns – un/une // le/la/les // mon/ma/mes 
• Masc & fem adjective agreements & comparatives / superlatives 

Listening

• Transcribe words, understand and respond to short, spoken language including simple opinions.

Speaking

• Develop pronunciation and intonation. Asking and responding to key questions. 

Reading

• Decode words and understand short written texts. 

Writing

• Write familiar words from memory; write short phrases with support, translate familiar words and short phrases into the target language.

• KS2 Languages – establishing start points

• Basic grounding in key sounds and grammatical concepts – present tense verb conjugation être; definite & indefinite articles (gender of nouns)

Half Term 3: Qui a?

Half Term 4: Quel est

Vocab

• Family / personality adjectives / hair and eyes descriptions / pets / favourite things / school subjects / describing teachers 

Phonics 

• é / è 

Grammar

• Avoir / word order / possessive pronouns / opinions / comparatives & superlatives 

Listening

• Transcribe words, understand and respond to short, spoken language including simple opinions. 

Speaking

• Develop pronunciation and intonation. Asking and responding to key questions. 

Reading

• Decode words and understand short written texts. 

Writing

• Write familiar words from memory; write short phrases with support, translate familiar words and short phrases into the target language.  

• Qui? Family members /adjectives to describe personality.

• Genders and present tense verb conjugations revisited and developed with adj agreements; possessive pronouns; key auxiliary verb avoir; question word Qui 

Half Term 5: Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?

Half Term 6: Qu’est-ce que tu aimes?

Vocab

• Rooms in the house / bedroom furniture / prepositions / dream house 

Phonics

• in 

Grammar

• genders / conditional verb phrases 

Listening

• Transcribe words, understand and respond to short, spoken language including simple opinions. 

Speaking

• Develop pronunciation and intonation. Asking and responding to key questions. 

Reading

• Decode words and understand short written texts. 

Writing

• Write familiar words from memory; write short phrases with support, translate familiar words and short phrases into the target language.

• Opinion phrases.

• Gender of nouns – articles & adjective agreements / position of adjectives;
• Changing present tense avoir / être into conditional – 1st and 3rd person.

Half Term 1: Point de depart/Révision

Half Term 2: Une vie active et saine

Vocab

• Family / house / favourite things / sport & leisure / food & drink

Phonics

• Silent -e / -ent

Grammar

• Nouns & genders; present tense verbs -er verbs & high frequency irregular verbs

Listening

• Understand short passages in 3 tenses. Transcribe longer phrases.

Speaking

• Take part in simple conversations, referring to the present or the future, using familiar vocabulary and a range of common grammatical structures. Exchange opinions and give simple reasons.

Reading

• Understand main points, opinions with reasons and details in short written texts, which include reference to the present or the future. Translate longer familiar phrases into English.

Writing

• Write short texts using mainly memorised language, referring to two tenses. Express opinions and give simple reasons. Translate into the target language simple sentences containing familiar words and structures.

• Articles a/the/my; house & furniture; family incl descriptions; favourite things; sport & leisure activities; healthy lifestyle.

• Revision of key vocab and grammar after 6 week holiday – Family, house Present tense verbs + leisure activities from Y7 HT6.

Half Term 3: Qu’est-ce que tu as fait récemment?

Half Term 4: Ma routine quotidienne

Vocab

• Places in town/ shopping / food & drink / cinema & films / daily routine

Phonics

• ai & é / ll

Grammar

• Perfect tense – auxiliary verbs + pp
• Reflexive verbs

Listening

• Understand short passages in 3 tenses. Transcribe longer phrases.

Speaking

• Take part in simple conversations, referring to the present or the future, using familiar vocabulary and a range of common grammatical structures. Exchange opinions and give simple reasons.

Reading

• Understand main points, opinions with reasons and details in short written texts, which include reference to the present or the future. Translate longer familiar phrases into English.

Writing

• Write short texts using mainly memorised language, referring to two tenses. Express opinions and give simple reasons. Translate into the target language simple sentences containing familiar words and structures.

• Leisure activities
• Telling the time

• Leisure activities from Y8 HT2 + Regular –er verbs and high frequency irregular verbs – change present to perfect tense

Half Term 5: Où vas-tu passer les vacances?

Half Term 6: Comment seraient tes vacances de rêves?

Vocab

• birthday & special occasions / Holiday activities / Paris

Phonics

• eu / i / ais

Grammar

• Near future & conditional verb forms

Listening

• Understand short passages in 3 tenses. Transcribe longer phrases.

Speaking

• Take part in simple conversations, referring to the present or the future, using familiar vocabulary and a range of common grammatical structures. Exchange opinions and give simple reasons.

Reading

• Understand main points, opinions with reasons and details in short written texts, which include reference to the present or the future. Translate longer familiar phrases into English.

Writing

• Write short texts using mainly memorised language, referring to two tenses. Express opinions and give simple reasons. Translate into the target language simple sentences containing familiar words and structures.

• Leisure activities
• Food & drink

• Further revision of leisure activities changing verbs into near future and conditional

Half Term 1: Révision de l’année 8

Half Term 2: Au collège

Vocab

• What you did on holiday
• What you used to be like
• Primary school description
• School subjects
• Adjectives to describe teachers

Phonics

• é / ai

Grammar

• Perfect & imperfect verb forms
• Comparatives & superlatives

Listening

• Understand a range of short & longer passages in 3 tenses. Transcribe sentences.

Speaking

• Take part in conversations, using a range of common vocabulary and grammatical structures, referring to the present, the past and the future. Use increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation.

Reading

• Understand a range of short and longer texts which include justified opinions and refer to the present, the past and the future. Translate longer sentences into English, showing awareness of familiar grammar, especially tenses.

Writing

• Write short texts, giving and seeking information and opinions and referring to the present, the past and the future. Translate longer sentences into the target language. Mostly accurate and meaning is clear, but with some minor errors (e.g. spellings, genders, agreements) and an occasional major error (e.g. with verbs and tenses).

• Holidays
• Leisure
• Physical descriptions
• School subjects
• Opinions
• Telling the time

• Holiday/leisure activities from Y7 & Y8
• School subjects & opinions
• Character from Y7 – developed in new context

Half Term 3: Mes projets d’avenir

Half Term 4: Là où j’habite

Vocab

• Opinions and justifications for choosing subjects
• Future plans beyond GCSE
• Why learn a language
• Nouns & adjectives about town/region/local Activities

Phonics

• ai

Grammar

• Perfect & imperfect verb forms
• Comparatives & superlatives

Listening

• Understand a range of short & longer passages in 3 tenses. Transcribe sentences.

Speaking

• Take part in conversations, using a range of common vocabulary and grammatical structures, referring to the present, the past and the future. Use increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation.

Reading

• Understand a range of short and longer texts which include justified opinions and refer to the present, the past and the future. Translate longer sentences into English, showing awareness of familiar grammar, especially tenses.

Writing

• Write short texts, giving and seeking information and opinions and referring to the present, the past and the future. Translate longer sentences into the target language. Mostly accurate and meaning is clear, but with some minor errors (e.g. spellings, genders, agreements) and an occasional major error (e.g. with verbs and tenses).

• School subjects & opinions
• Physical descriptions

• Near future
• Conditional from Y8 – change in to future simple

Half Term 5: Notre Planète

Half Term 6: Préparation pour le Brevet

Vocab

• Environment & Voluntary work
• Family and friends; Leisure activities
• Places in town and directions
• Holidays

Phonics

• Silent consonants

Grammar

• Adjectives
• High frequency verbs in 3 tenses

Listening

• Understand a range of short & longer passages in 3 tenses. Transcribe sentences.

Speaking

• Take part in conversations, using a range of common vocabulary and grammatical structures, referring to the present, the past and the future. Use increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation.

Reading

• Understand a range of short and longer texts which include justified opinions and refer to the present, the past and the future. Translate longer sentences into English, showing awareness of familiar grammar, especially tenses.

Writing

• Write short texts, giving and seeking information and opinions and referring to the present, the past and the future. Translate longer sentences into the target language. Mostly accurate and meaning is clear, but with some minor errors (e.g. spellings, genders, agreements) and an occasional major error (e.g. with verbs and tenses).

• Telling the time
• Family
• Leisure
• In town

• Key topics from KS3 in preparation for GCSE course

Half Term 1: Famille et amis

Half Term 2: édias et technologie

Listening

• Deduce meaning and overall message of longer passages from authentic sources which include at least 3 tenses, justified opinions and more complex grammatical structures.

Speaking

• Initiate and develop discussions on a wide variety of topics, using appropriate register. Narrate events coherently. Use some less common vocabulary, more complex grammatical structures and at least three tenses. Use pronunciation and intonation which are mostly accurate.

Reading

• Deduce meaning in longer texts, which include a combination of different tenses, opinions, some more complex grammatical structures and less common vocabulary. Translate short passages containing more complex language and grammar, accurately into English with occasional errors.

Writing

• Write extended texts on a variety of topics, containing detailed descriptions, narrations and well-justified personal opinions, using at least three tenses. Use a variety of grammatical structures accurately, including some more complex forms. Use familiar language creatively. Translate a short passage containing more complex language structures into the target language.

• Knowledge Revisited
• Family; descriptions
• Family occasions
• Daily routine
• Friendships
• Role models
• Life online

Family

• Build in more complex relationship phrases and develop into friendship
• Role models

Leisure

• Develop a wider range of vocabulary, tenses and extend to internet
• Social media
• Reading habits

Half Term 3: Une vie saine

Half Term 4: Ma région

Vocab

• Food & drink
• Leisure
• Body parts & ailments
• Transactional language
• Geographical features
• Places to visit & why
• Directions & shopping
• Transactional language.

Phonics

• a / ï

Grammar

• Present tense
• Avoir mal
• Imperatives

Listening

• Deduce meaning and overall message of longer passages from authentic sources which include at least 3 tenses, justified opinions and more complex grammatical structures.

Speaking

• Initiate and develop discussions on a wide variety of topics, using appropriate register. Narrate events coherently. Use some less common vocabulary, more complex grammatical structures and at least three tenses. Use pronunciation and intonation which are mostly accurate.

Reading

• Deduce meaning in longer texts, which include a combination of different tenses, opinions, some more complex grammatical structures and less common vocabulary. Translate short passages containing more complex language and grammar, accurately into English with occasional errors.

Writing

• Write extended texts on a variety of topics, containing detailed descriptions, narrations and well-justified personal opinions, using at least three tenses. Use a variety of grammatical structures accurately, including some more complex forms. Use familiar language creatively. Translate a short passage containing more complex language structures into the target language.

• Healthy eating
• sport & exercise
• illnesses.
• Local area; places in town; directions & shopping

Routine

• Present and perfect tense verbs (Y8) – develop into routines in Francophone counties

Town/Region

• Revise nouns – develop negative structures / conditional / comparatives

Half Term 5: Les vacances

Half Term 6: Les vacances

Vocab

• Holiday destinations
• Weather
• Holiday accommodation
• Travel
• Holiday activities
• Past holiday
• Dream holiday

Phonics

• eu

Grammar

• Pronoun y
• Modal verbs
• Weather verbs
• Perfect tense
• Conditional tense

Listening

• Deduce meaning and overall message of longer passages from authentic sources which include at least 3 tenses, justified opinions and more complex grammatical structures.

Speaking

• Initiate and develop discussions on a wide variety of topics, using appropriate register. Narrate events coherently. Use some less common vocabulary, more complex grammatical structures and at least three tenses. Use pronunciation and intonation which are mostly accurate.

Reading

• Deduce meaning in longer texts, which include a combination of different tenses, opinions, some more complex grammatical structures and less common vocabulary. Translate short passages containing more complex language and grammar, accurately into English with occasional errors.

Writing

• Write extended texts on a variety of topics, containing detailed descriptions, narrations and well-justified personal opinions, using at least three tenses. Use a variety of grammatical structures accurately, including some more complex forms. Use familiar language creatively. Translate a short passage containing more complex language structures into the target language.

• Tourist attractions
• Holiday activities
• Dream holidays

Holidays

• Y8 destinations and holiday activities – extend to more complex language / opinions

Perfect tense

• Develop into problems on holiday

Half Term 1: Mock exam preparation

Half Term 2: Module 8 Global issues

Vocab

• Revision of Module 5 Holidays
• Photo card
• Writing practice
• Environmental issues
• Voluntary work

Phonics

• ais

Grammar

• Future & conditional verb forms
• Pluperfect

Listening

• Draw conclusions and interpret meaning in a range of longer passages covering a wide range of contemporary and cultural themes. Multiple tenses, complex grammatical structures and a range of uncommon vocabulary.

Speaking

• Consistently initiate, develop, sustain & expand long conversations and discussions independently. Consistently use language creatively to exchange & fully justify a wide range of thoughts and opinions. Use a very wide range of uncommon vocabulary, complex grammatical structures and a range of tenses including less common tenses such as the conditional &pluperfect. Interact naturally, with minimal hesitation. Use pronunciation & intonation which would be understood by a native speaker.

Reading

• Recognise implicit meaning in a wide range of longer texts. Respond to key information, themes and ideas and scan for meaning in a wide range of texts containing multiple, complex tenses, complex structures and unfamiliar material. Translate long passages, containing a wide range of complex grammatical structures and uncommon vocabulary, accurately into English with isolated errors.

• Knowledge Revisited
• Holiday activities
• School subjects & opinions
• Daily routine

Holiday

• Destinations and activities / conditional – link the two
• Revision of daily routine (Y8) – extend with more complex structures eg. If clauses

Half Term 3: Module 6 School life

Half Term 4: Module 7 Future Plans

Vocab

• School subjects
• Uniform
• School rules
• Higher education & Jobs
• Family/personal plans

Grammar

• Near & simple future
• Avant de & après avoir +pp
• Il faut & modals pouvoir/devoir

Listening

• Draw conclusions and interpret meaning in a range of longer passages covering a wide range of contemporary and cultural themes. Multiple tenses, complex grammatical structures and a range of uncommon vocabulary.

Speaking

• Consistently initiate, develop, sustain & expand long conversations and discussions independently. Consistently use language creatively to exchange & fully justify a wide range of thoughts and opinions. Use a very wide range of uncommon vocabulary, complex grammatical structures and a range of tenses including less common tenses such as the conditional &pluperfect. Interact naturally, with minimal hesitation. Use pronunciation & intonation which would be understood by a native speaker.

Reading

• Recognise implicit meaning in a wide range of longer texts. Respond to key information, themes and ideas and scan for meaning in a wide range of texts containing multiple, complex tenses, complex structures and unfamiliar material. Translate long passages, containing a wide range of complex grammatical structures and uncommon vocabulary, accurately into English with isolated errors.

• Beyond GCSE & jobs
• Environment

• School subjects/jobs – (Y9) – develop near future and simple future for more detailed info on future plans above and beyond world of work
• Environment – (Y9) – develop arguments / tenses

Half Term 5: Exam preparation

Revision of Key Stage 4 content

• Focus on speaking exam role plays and picture-based tasks

Listening

• Draw conclusions and interpret meaning in a range of longer passages covering a wide range of contemporary and cultural themes. Multiple tenses, complex grammatical structures and a range of uncommon vocabulary.

Speaking

• Consistently initiate, develop, sustain & expand long conversations and discussions independently. Consistently use language creatively to exchange & fully justify a wide range of thoughts and opinions. Use a very wide range of uncommon vocabulary, complex grammatical structures and a range of tenses including less common tenses such as the conditional &pluperfect. Interact naturally, with minimal hesitation. Use pronunciation & intonation which would be understood by a native speaker.

Reading

• Recognise implicit meaning in a wide range of longer texts. Respond to key information, themes and ideas and scan for meaning in a wide range of texts containing multiple, complex tenses, complex structures and unfamiliar material. Translate long passages, containing a wide range of complex grammatical structures and uncommon vocabulary, accurately into English with isolated errors.

• Revision of Key Stage 4 content