French

KS3  

Year 7  

  • Half-Term 1: First Half-Term Essentials: Cognates, Near Cognates, Greetings and Feelings, Names, Numbers 1-31, Months, Birthdays, Conjunctions, Asking for and Giving Opinions  
  • Half-Term 2: Classroom Items, Pets and Animals, Family and Friends, Where We Live
  • Half-Term 3: Describing People and Personalities  
  • Half-Term 4: Life at School 
  • Half-Term 5: Sports and Hobbies  
  • Half-Term 6: Holidays (including France as Holiday Destination)    

Year 8  

  • Half-Term 1: Where would you like to be in the future, Our Home
  • Half-Term 2: Town and Area
  • Half-Term 3: TV, Film, Social Media and Technology 
  • Half-Term 4: Food and Meal Choices  
  • Half-Term 5: Healthy Lifestyle    
  • Half-Term 6: A Trip to Paris      

Year 9  

  • Half-Term 1: Giving Personal Information, Celebrity Culture
  • Half-Term 2: Friends, Family and Role Models         
  • Half-Term 3: Life at School and Describing our School      
  • Half-Term 4: Plans for Education and Work        
  • Half-Term 5: Summer Holidays        
  • Half-Term 6: Our Environment  

KS4

AQA GCSE French (8652) is the course studied, where children opt for this subject as an option.  

Year 10  

  • Half-Term 1: Unit 1, Identity and Relationships with Others       
  • Half-Term 2: Unit 2, Media, Technology and Celebrity Culture    
  • Half-Term 3: Unit 3, Free Time Activities  
  • Half-Term 4: Unit 4, Customs, Festivals, Celebrations   
  • Half-Term 5: Unit 5, Healthy Living and Lifestyle    
  • Half-Term 6: Unit 6, Education and Work        

Year 11

  • Half-Term 1: Unit 7, Where People Live  
  • Half-Term 2: Unit 8, Travel and Tourism (including places of interest)    
  • Half-Term 3: Unit 9, The Environment      
  • Half-Term 4: Speaking Exam Preparation  
  • Half-Term 5: Ongoing exam preparation and revision

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