Year 7 – Autumn term- First half
Number of
Topics/key questions to
weeks/lessons be covered
Skills to be learnt
Assessment
How can parents help at home?
11 lessons
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Greeting people.
School objects and
the alphabet.
Numbers and age.
Saying when your
birthday is using
months.
Days of the week.
Classroom objects
Colours.
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Using subject pronouns ‘je ‘
and ‘tu’
The indefinite article
‘un/une’
Masc and fem nouns.
Using the verb ‘avoir’ to say
your age.
The definite article ‘le/la’
Adjectival agreements
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Formative
assessments in
class.
Summative
assessments:
-Writing
- Speaking
- Regular
- Vocabulary
tests
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Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak
in the target language.
Ensure that students keep on
top of their homework.
Encourage use of suggested
websites to support language
learning.
o For example:
o www.languagesonline.
org.uk
o www.linguascope.com
Year 7 – Autumn term- Second half
Number
Topics/key questions
of lessons to be covered
11 lessons
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Brothers and
sisters.
Talking about
your family.
Learning animals
and talking about
what pets you
have/ don’t have.
Physical
appearanceseye/hair and
build
Describing
personalities
Skills to be learnt
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Consolidation of the
verb ‘avoir’
Using possessive
adjectives
‘mon/ma/mes’
Looking at patterns
with plural nouns.
Learn the verb ‘être’
to go with
descriptions
Understanding
singular and plural
adjectival
agreements
Assessment
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Formative
assessments in
class.
How can parents help at home?
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Summative
assessments :
- Listening
- Reading
- Regular vocabulary
tests
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Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak in the target
language.
Ensure that students keep on top of their
homework.
Encourage use of suggested websites to support
language learning.
o For example:
o www.languagesonline.org.uk
o www.linguascope.com
Year 7 – Spring term- First half
Number of
Topics/key questions to be
weeks/lessons covered
10 lessons
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Talking about where
people live- different types
of houses and locations.
Describing your home and
the different rooms in it.
Describing your bedroom
Activities you can do in the
evening
Telling the time.
Skills to be learnt
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-er verb endings with
different subject
pronouns
Using propositions
Using the pronoun ‘on’
Assessment
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Formative
assessments in
class.
How can parents help at home?
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Summative
assessments :
- Writing
- Speaking
- Regular
vocabulary tests

Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak
in the target language.
Ensure that students keep on
top of their homework.
Encourage use of suggested
websites to support language
learning.
For example:
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.linguascope.com
Year 7 – Spring term- Second half
Number of
lessons
10 lessons
Topics/key questions
to be covered
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Places in a town
Asking for and
giving directions
Describe where
you are and
where you are
going
Expressing
opinions.
Ordering drinks
and snacks
Skills to be learnt
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Ask questions
using ‘est-ce
qu’il y a?’
Consolidating
the difference
between ‘tu’
and ‘vous’
Using the
preposition ‘à’
and changing it
to à la/à
l’/au/aux
Practising
numbers for
prices
Assessment
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Formative
assessments in
class.
How can parents help at home?
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Summative
assessments :
- Listening
- Reading
- Regular vocabulary
tests

Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak in the target
language.
Ensure that students keep on top of their
homework.
Encourage use of suggested websites to
support language learning.
- For example:
- www.languagesonline.org.uk
- www.linguascope.com
Year 7 – Summer term- First half
Number of
Topics/key questions to be
weeks/lessons covered
10 lessons
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Daily routine
School subjects
Giving opinions and
reasons
Talking about your
timetable
Talking about what you do
after school
Skills to be learnt
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Using simple reflexive
verbs
Using intensifiers and
connectives.
Understanding and
composing a longer text
Using the verb ‘faire’
Assessment
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Formative
assessments in
class.
How can parents help at home?
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Summative
assessments :
- Writing
- Speaking
- Regular
vocabulary tests

Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak
in the target language.
Ensure that students keep on
top of their homework.
Encourage use of suggested
websites to support language
learning.
For example:
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.linguascope.com
Year 7 – Summer term- Second half
Number of
lessons
12 lessons
Topics/key
questions to be
covered
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Talking about
sports and
games
Musical
instruments
Saying what
you like to do
At the leisure
centre
Going on
holiday.
Skills to be learnt
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Using ‘jouer +
à’
Using ‘jouer +
de’
Using ‘aimer’
and the
infinitive
Using ‘on
peut’ and the
infinitive
Using ‘aller’
plus the
infinitive.
Assessment
How can parents help at home?
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Formative assessments in
class.
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Summative assessments :
- Listening
- Reading
- -Regular
vocabulary tests


Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak in the target
language.
Ensure that students keep on top of their
homework.
Encourage use of suggested websites to
support language learning.
- For example:
- www.languagesonline.org.uk
- www.linguascope.com