French scheme of work YEAR 7
TERM 1
TOPICS
Baseline test in
Swedish
Phonics
Basic conversation
SUB TOPICS
Colours
Crayon de couleurs
poem
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
. Comment t’appelles-tu?
. Ça va?
. Où habites-tu?
Adjective agreements
Alphabet
Assessment about
basics
Powerpoint on staff shared. Rachel Hawkes
Role plays
Listening on BBC class clips KS3
YouTube videos
Cross-curricular links: spell out capital
cities/composers/historical figures
Chant the alphabet by staff saying first 4
letters to be repeated back by pupils whilst
marching like soldiers
Alain le lait Youtube
Kerboodle Allez 1 Module 1.1
Frenchteacher.net Primary/Y7 resources
Numbers up to 60
Dictionary skills
Days and months
Birthday
Resources/activities
J’ai + age
Bingo
Think of a number
Addition/subtraction/multiplication/division
Powerpoint on staff shared
Kerboodle Allez 1 Module 1.3
Kerboodle Allez 1 Module 1.3
Sing to the tune of twinkle twinkle little star
Family
Family poems
Pets
Physical description
Character
. accents: mère…
. un - une
. avoir in the present tense
Allez 1 kerboodle Module 2.2
Frenchteacher.net Primary/Y7 resourcesparallel reading exercise
. avoir in the present tense (2)
. un – une (2)
Invent a family for a new TV show and give
details of their names, ages, birthdays etc
Allez 1 kerboodle 3.3-3.5
Studio 1 module 6 unit 1
. adjective agreements (2)
. avoir (3) and être in the present tense
. le / la / les / l/ ( j’ai les yeux…)
Guided translation Frenchteacher.net
Primary Y7 resources
Allez kerboodle 2.1
Create and describe an alien
Describe a celebrity/guess who with
teaching staff
Allez 1 kerboodle 1.1
Studio 2 Module 3 unit 1
Monster poem
Describe a superhero/supervillain
Teachitlanguages.co.uk
Frenchteacher.net Primary/Y7 resources
Christmas in France
TERM 2
TOPICS
School subjects
SUB TOPICS
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
le / la / les (2)
Resources/suggested
activities
Allez 1 kerboodle 2.3
Studio 1 module 2
units 1-4
Match up the subject
to a picture
representing the
subject
Decide which
subjects you would
study at your ideal
school
Opinions about subjects
Clock
work towards complex opinions
Telling the time/24h clock
Routine
French education
Er verbs in the present tense (étudier)
Saying what time lessons start/finish
Reflexive verbs of daily routine:
Se lever, se laver, s’habiller, se brosser les dents, se
doucher
. length of the day
. holidays
. redoublement
. marking system
Role plays
Talking about
favourite subjects
School listening on
frenchteacher.net Y8
resources
Boxing game and
verb trainer on
www.languagegym.com
Give an account of a
typical school day
Studio 1 Module 2
En Plus 1
Comparisons
between school
system. Class
discussions around
positives and
negatives. Would
they rather go to
school in France?
TERM 3
TOPICS
Food and drinks
SUB TOPICS
. Cafes and restaurants
Preferences
Differences in French and British
food
LANGUAGE / GRAMMAR
. opinions + partitive articles
Regular ir and re verbs
Perfect tense with ‘manger’ and
‘boire’
Transactional vocab e.g Je
voudrais/avez-vous
C’est combien?
Resources/suggested activities
Language-gym.com grammar
actitivities
Role plays in cafes and
restaurants
Design a French menu
Giving preferences
Expressing likes and dislikes
Create an unusual sandwich
Allez 1 Kerboodle unit 4
Studio 1 Module 2 unit 5
Studio 2 Module 4 units 3 and 4
Frenchteacher.net Primary/Y7
resources
End of year revision (booklet)
Customs and festivals