French scheme of work YEAR 8
TERM 1 (Media)
TOPICS
SUB TOPICS
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
TV programmes
Genres, Discover French
channels, famous
programmes
Perfect tense with avoir
Present tense of regarder
Types of music
French artists
Recap of immediate future/future proper ( some
classes did in Y7 term 3)
Resources/suggested
activities
Role plays
Giving preferences
using comparatives
Describing TV
programmes watched
in the past
Look at the
differences between
TV in France and the
UK
Allez 2 kerboodle 2.1
Studio 2 module 1
unit 1
Allez 2 kerboodle 2.2
or Allez 1 6.5
Listen to excerpts of
music and give
opinions in present
and past tenses
Listen to French
versions of English
songs and do
comparisons
Write about a
Films
concert/gig you are
going to see
Write a profile of
your favourite
singer/group
Complete Petit
Nicolas workbook
Allez 2 kerboodle 2.3
Studio 2 module 1
unit 2
Le petit Nicolas
Film review
Past tense account of
a trip to the cinema
TERM 2 (House, local area and environment)
TOPICS
Home area
SUB TOPICS
House
Buildings in town
Directions
Leaflet about local area
tourist attractions
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
Adjective agreements
Adjective agreements
Imperative
Imperfect
Resources/suggested activities
Studio 1 module 4
Allez 1 kerboodle 3.1 units 1 and
2
Studio 2 module
Write a tourist information
brochure for your local area
Write a description of your
house for an estate agent
Describe what your dream house
would be
Book the hall to have pupils
direct each other blindfolded
Environment
pollution
recycling
Conditional ( je pourrais/je
devrais)
Produce an information leaflet
about environmental problems
and how they could be solved
TERM 3 (Health)
TOPICS
SUB TOPICS
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
Sport and leisure
Hobbies
Sports
Consolidation of tenses covered so far within new
topic
Resources/suggested
activities
Role plays about
hobbies and sport
Leaflet for a leisure
centre
Letter to a friend re
hobbies
Recap of opinion
phrases about sport
Reading
comprehensions on
new/extreme sports
Healthy living
Parts of the body
Ailments
Food and diet
Smoking
Alcohol
Studio 1 module 3
unit 2 and 3
Studio 3 module 2
unit 2
Allez 1 kerboodle unit
8
BBC class clips KS3
listening
Heads shoulders
knees and toes
Role plays in
hospital/doctor’s
surgery
Presentations on
eating healthily
Design an antismoking campaign
Comprehension texts
on drinking/smoking
Studio 3 Module 2 all
units
Allez 1 kerboodle unit
4
Allez 2 kerboodle unit
5
Cultural awareness
History: 14th july
Geography: Paris
Literature: ?