French
MFL Key Stage 3 French
Year 7
In Year 7 pupils have 5 hours of French lessons over the fortnight. Through careful adaptation of the Dynamo 1 course, we aim to ensure that all pupils make the best possible progress in French given their varied starting points from Key Stage 2.
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Year 7 Curriculum Overview |
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Term 1 |
Dynamo 1, Module 1 – La rentrée |
Introducing yourself, describing siblings, describing a classroom, our likes & dislikes, describe yourself & others, free time activities |
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Dynamo 1, Module 2 – En classe |
School environment, subjects, uniform, typical school day, learning about a typical French school |
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Term 2 |
Dynamo 1, Module 3 – Mon temps libre |
Free time activities & sports, weather & seasons, sport in French speaking countries, our likes & dislikes |
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Dynamo 1, Module 4 – Ma vie de famille |
Animals, numbers, describing family and where you live, breakfast preferences, learning about Bastille Day |
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Term 3 |
Dynamo 1, Module 5 – En ville |
Places in a town, where you go at the week-end, inviting someone out, ordering food & drink, making plans, learning about Paris |
Year 8
In Year 8 pupils have 5 hours of French lessons over the fortnight. The course along with careful differentiation ensures that all pupils are ready to start the Foundation GCSE French course in Year 9.
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Year 8 Curriculum Overview |
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Term 1 |
Dynamo 2, Module 2 – J’adore les fetes |
Festivals, celebrations, special days, buying items at a market, talking about New Year and future plans |
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Dynamo 2, Module 1 – Vive les vacances |
Holidays and school holiday activities, visiting a theme park, where did you go and how, answering questions |
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Term 2 |
Dynamo 2, Module 3 – A loisir |
Celebrity, TV programmes, technology, cinema, leisure activities |
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Dynamo 2, Module 4 – Le monde est petit |
Where you live, weather, daily routine, chores at home, moving house |
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Term 3 |
Dynamo 2, Module 5 – Le sport en direct |
Sports and sporting events, opinions on sports, giving direction to sporting events, illness and injury, interviewing a sports person |
Year 9
In Year 9 pupils start the Foundation French GCSE course so that all students can experience French at Key Stage 4 level so that they can make a fully informed choice for their options later in the year. We follow the Studio AQA GCSE Foundation course.
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Year 9 Curriculum Overview |
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Module content |
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Term 1 |
Module 1 – Family & relationships |
Revising family and describing people Revising places in town, activities and times Talking about friends and what makes a good friend Using regular -er verbs in the present tense Talking about family relationships Using reflexive verbs in the present tense Making arrangements to go out Using the near future tense |
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Module 1 – Family & relationships |
Describing a day out Using the perfect tense Discussing role models Using the present and perfect tenses together Consolidation of listening and reading exam skills on identity and culture Consolidation of speaking exam skills on identity and culture Consolidation of writing exam skills on identity and culture |
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Term 2 |
Module 2 – Leisure time, technology, music & TV, festivals |
Revising films and going to the cinema Talking about sport Using depuis + the present tense Talking about using technology Using irregular verbs in the present tense Discussing reading habits and music Using negatives Talking about television programs |
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Module 2 – Leisure time, technology, music & TV, festivals |
Using the comparative Talking about a night out with friends More on the perfect tense Consolidation of listening and reading exam skills on leisure activities Consolidation of speaking exam skills on leisure activities Consolidation of writing exam skills on leisure activities |
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Term 3 |
Module 3 – Daily life, shopping, festivals & traditions |
Talking about food and meals Discussing clothes and what to wear Describing your daily life Using devoir and pouvoir Shopping for clothes Using quel(s) / quelle(s) and ce / cet / cette / ces Describing festivals and traditions Asking questions using est-ce que …? and qu’est-ce que …? Talking about shopping for a special meal Using the present and near future tenses
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Module 3 – Daily life, shopping, festivals & traditions |
Describing family celebrations Using past, present and future tenses Consolidation of listening and reading exam skills on daily life, shopping, festivals and traditions leisure activities Consolidation of speaking exam skills on daily life, shopping, festivals and traditions Consolidation of writing exam skills on daily life, shopping, festivals and traditions |