Modern Foreign Languages
(French)
KS3 Curriculum Breakdown
2016/17
Year 7
HT1 Introductions (Part 1)
(7 weeks)
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Base line test
Phonics
Classroom Talk
Name & Alphabet (Spelling Bee?)
Age – No’s up to 100
Birthday – months & days
Family – verb to have
Halloween
Verbs
regarder
écouter
lire
parler
Year 8
Food
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Breakfast
More food
Eating out
Buying food
Healthy eating
What I ate yesterday
Past tense poem/story (TL literature e.g. Le Déjeuner du
Matin for French)
Verbs
manger
boire
prendre
vouloir
écrire
s’appeler
avoir
HT2 Introductions (Part 2)
(7 weeks)
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falloir
Holidays
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Character – verb to be
Hair colour
Eye colour
Physical descriptions
Other people
Pets
Christmas
Verbs
être
avoir
Countries
Transport
Accommodation
Activities
Making reservations
Complaining
Place in town
Directions
Past holiday
A story or song about holidays in TL
Verbs
aller
voyager
rester / séjourner
visiter
jouer / faire
tourner
continuer
HT3 School
(6 weeks)
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School subjects
Opinions likes dislikes
Compare school subjects
Time
School day – connectives & time phrases.
School in other countries
Valentine’s Day
Jobs and Future Plans
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New Years’ Resolutions
Jobs
Future plans
Helping around the house
Pocket Money
Literature piece in TL to study on topic.
My Dream: house, job, family
Verbs
avoir
étudier
commencer
finir
adorer
aimer
détester
HT4 Where I live
(4 weeks)
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Types of house
Rooms in a house
My bedroom
Prepositions of place
Easter
Verbs
habiter
partager
HT5 Free Time
(7 weeks)
Verbs
aller
être
travailler
aider
passer
sortir
vider
mettre
débarrasser
gagner
acheter
dépenser
TV and Technology
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Types of TV programme and how often
Likes and dislike with reasons
Mobile phones, Internet & social networking
Advantages and disadvantages of technology
Reading material from suitable sources e.g. Mary
Glasgow
Verbs
regarder
adorer
aimer
détester
envoyer
lire
jouer
surfer
recevoir
Clothes
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Ball sports
Non-Ball sports
Free time activities
Er verbs
Expressions of frequency
Weather
Weather & activities
The body/it hurts
Staying healthy
Verbs
jouer
faire
regarder
écouter
aller
tchatter
trainer
rencontrer
HT6 Secret Agent
(7 weeks)
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Verbs
être
avoir
Adjectives
Alphabet & number revision
Problem solving
Physical descriptions
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Clothes
Colours, patterns material and adjectival agreements
This and these
Comparisons
Shopping
Future tense
Literature piece perhaps ‘Man of Colour’ poem
Verbs
porter
mettre
préférer
vouloir
chercher
Global Issue
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Verbs
Improving my Town
Giving opinion on environmental issues
What you must/must not do
Problems and priorities
Current issues: war, conservation, poverty, etc.
Reading material from suitable sources e.g. Mary
Glasgow
il faut
on doit
combattre
protéger
recycler
respecter