Year 8
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Languages are part of the cultural richness of our society and the world in which we live and work. Learning languages contributes to mutual understanding, a sense of global citizenship and personal fulfilment. The ability to understand and communicate in another language is a lifelong skill for education, employment and leisure in this country and around the world. In Year 7, we aim to lay down good foundations for the GCSE course with a strong emphasis on grammar and key vocabulary. Above all, we would like our students to become confident speakers of French, to have fun, to work cooperatively with other members of the class and to develop a fascination to learn about other languages and cultures. Aimez apprendre! |
Modern Foreign Languages - French
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Autumn 1 |
Module 1 La rentrée Pronunciation of key words Introducing yourself/numbers /colours/months/ days/ classroom items and gender of words (definite/indefinite articles). Brothers and sisters/descriptions/avoir and etre
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Weekly vocabulary tests Weekly translation tests End of unit assessment in Reading and Translation |
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Autumn 2 |
Module 2 En classe The time/school subjects/likes dislikes/the school day/ comparing school in France and in the UK.
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Weekly vocabulary tests Weekly translation tests End of unit assessment in Listening, Reading and Writing |
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Spring 1 |
Module 3 Free time The weather and seasons sports and hobbies.
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Weekly vocabulary tests Weekly translation tests End of unit assessment in Listening and Reading |
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Spring 2 |
Module 3 Free time (continued) Activities with the verb “faire”/ aimer+infinitive Sports in la Francophonie Asking questions
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Weekly vocabulary tests Weekly translation tests End of unit assessment in Writing and Translation |
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Summer 1 |
Module 4 Family life Pets/family descriptions/possessive adjectives Describing where you live/er verbs Breakfast/ using du/de la/ de l’/des General revision in preparation for the end of year assessments.
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Weekly vocabulary tests Weekly translation tests End of unit assessment in Listening and Reading |
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Summer 2 |
Module 5 In town Places in town/using aller Saying what you are going to do.
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Speaking Assessment and/Oral Presentation |
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How will I know if my daughter is achieving this? Making Progress During the course of the academic year, you will be informed about your daughter’s progress. An attainment of Excellent, Secure and outstanding will be given to each of the girls. Please find below the description for each of them: Excellent – Excellent - In the skills of listening, reading, writing, speaking and / or translation I have produced very accurate and outstanding work and answers. Secure – solide - In the skills of listening, reading, writing, speaking and / or translation I have produced accurate work and answers which show a sound understanding of the topics and grammar taught. Developing – En progrès - In the skills of listening, reading, writing, speaking and / or translation I show some understanding of the topics and grammar taught. To progress further I need to work on my targets and regularly review my work. Support is provided through intervention strategies that we have as a Department. These include: Lunchtime Sessions, One to One Extra Support, Extra Work Given, Summer Work Given and Revision Sessions. |
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How can I help my daughter? Practising the Language There is a number of ways students can practise their language skills interactively. Have a look at the following websites: www.quizlet.com |
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Enrichment opportunities Annual European Week of Languages/ Cultural Project about France/French Speaking Countries (related to Customs, Festivals and Traditions)/ Trip to French Christmas markets. |