French
Staff
Ms Labarbe - Head of Department
Ms Minter – 2i/c French Teacher
Ms C Martel – French Teacher
Mr T Saeed - Urdu Teacher
Norlington Reads in French
Curriculum Overview
KS3 Curriculum overview
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Cycle 1 |
Cycle 2 |
Cycle 3 |
Cycle 4 |
Cycle 5 |
Cycle 6 |
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Year 7
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-Greetings Classroom Objects - Age - Birthday |
Classroom -Colours -Siblings -Family -Animals |
-Description -Where I live -My House |
-My Bedroom -Evening Activities -The Time |
-Places in town -Directions -Where Are You Going? |
Invitations -At the café |
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Year 8
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-Morning Routine -School -After school routine |
-Sports and games - My Next Holiday |
- Recap -Jobs - Free Time using ‘we’ and ‘they’ |
-Weather - Where people live
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-TV -Last Weekend |
Invitations -Excuses -Clothes |
Key Stage 4
Overview of the New French GCSE
Pupils will be assessed in the four skills at the end of the course
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Skill |
Content of exam |
Weight |
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Listening 35min exam at Foundation level 45min at higher |
Exam testing pupils’ comprehension of the spoken language. |
25% |
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Speaking 7-9 min at Foundation level 10-12 min at higher |
1 roleplay 1 photocard General conversation |
25% |
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Reading 45min exam at Foundation level 1hr at higher |
Exam testing pupils’ comprehension of the written language |
25% |
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Writing 1hr exam at Foundation level 1hr15min at higher |
Exam including translation tasks and short and extensive writing. |
25% |
Year 9 Curriculum
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Content |
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| CYCLE 1 |
Food Restaurant Market :Dialogue + Quantities Tourism Office: Questions |
| CYCLE 2 |
Countries and places Holiday routine: Where/Who with/How long/ Activities Last Holiday |
| CYCLE 3 |
Last Holiday Future Plans |
| CYCLE 4 |
Pocket Money Future Plans |
| CYCLE 5 |
In the Future (Education/work/family) Healthy Living |
| CYCLE 6 |
Revision for end of year Exam Body Parts Not Feeling Well |
Year 10 Curriculum |
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| CYCLE | THEME | TOPICS |
| 1 | 1 |
Me , my family & Friend (Family members/physical support/personalities) Relationship (to get on + to argue with) Marriage and Partnership (Vocabulary specific to topic + personal opinion , Future plans e.g. Family life , children) |
| 2 | 2 |
Home , Town , Neighbourhood and Region (House + rooms + furniture + prepositions , shops & facilities + description of area / Now and before) |
| 3 | 1 |
Free Time Activities Music, cinema and Tv Sports + extreme sports Food preferences + eating out |
| 4 | 2 |
Travel and Tourism Holiday preferences (accommodation , destination , transport...) Hotel / Tourism office (Questions) Past holidays |
| 5 | 1 |
Customs and Festivals Vocabulary related to topic A festival/celebration with my family (narration in the past) Weather in the past (Perfect & imperfect) |
| 6 | 3 |
School Description of the building Uniform Future plans (college/uni/jobs) |
Year 10 Curriculum Overview
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Part of the Curriculum covered |
Focus |
Success Criteria |
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Cycle 1 |
Relationship and Choices |
Preparation to 1st Speaking Controlled Assessment Recording of Speaking CA1 |
Emphasis on Speaking in lessons Written work regularly marked to allow pupils to make corrections needed before producing their CA Contact parents for pupils who are a cause for concerns Focus on pronunciation in after school revision classes. |
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Cycle 2 week 1,2&3 End of cycle 2 |
Revision of past tense |
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Cycle 3 |
Health |
Preparation to Listening and Reading exam |
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Cycle 4
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Leisure and Free Time |
Preparation to 1st Writing Controlled Assessment |
Written work regularly marked to allow pupils to make corrections needed before producing their CA |
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Cycle 5 |
Regular testing in class to identify pupils that are not on track |
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Cycle 6 Start of cycle
Week 2-6 |
Holidays |
Production of Writing CA1 Preparation to Listening and Reading exam |
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Year 11 Curriculum |
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Cycle |
Theme |
Topics |
| 1 | 3 |
Life at School Rules (‘Il faut/ il ne faut pas’ /’ interdit’ /’avoir le droit’) Post -16 education Career paths (College/Uni/apprenticeship) Jobs |
| 2 | 2 |
Global and Social Issues Protecting the environment Poverty & Homelessness Charity & Voluntary work Healthy/Unhealthy Living |
| 3 | 1 |
Technology in Everyday Life Social Media Mobile Technology |
| 4 |
1 Exam Revision |
Technology in Everyday Life Healthy Living |
Year 11 Curriculum Overview
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Part of the Curriculum covered |
Focus |
Success Criteria |
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Cycle 1
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Home and Environment
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Preparation to Speaking Controlled Assessment 2 Recording of Speaking CA2 |
Emphasis on Speaking in lessons
Written work regularly marked to allow pupils to make corrections needed before producing their CA
Contact parents for pupils who are a cause for concerns
Regular testing in class to identify pupils that are not on track. |
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Cycle 2 week 1,2& 3
End of cycle 2 |
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Cycle 3
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Education
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Preparation to Writing Controlled Assessment 2
Production of Writing CA2
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Cycle 4 Week 1+2
Week 3
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Cycle 5
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Revisiting of all 4 contexts |
Preparation to Listening and Reading exam |
All sections identified on Vocabexpress completed by pupils Weekly vocabulary tests Contact with parents if needed |
