FRENCH Key Stage 3 Curriculum Map 2015 - 2016
Term
Year 7
Topics
Autumn 1
France & its major
towns. Numbers to
30. Introducing
yourself, giving your
age & saying where
Year 8
Grammar
Gender of nouns
Topics
Clothes
Forming the plural
Physical descriptions
How to say ‘in’
Weather,
temperature, seasons
you live.
Year 9
Grammar
Topics
Grammar
Extend plural forms of
Shops and their
How to say ‘Some’
nouns & adjectives
products. Shopping
Use of ‘des’
Present tense of Faire
Recap present tense of
avoir – all parts
Classroom language &
for food and other
items.
Money and prices,
Expressions of
Recap present tense
of regular –er, -re, ir verbs.
Recap and extend
quantity
negatives
Countries in Europe /
Prepositions with
world. Transport
towns, countries and
items.
Autumn 2
Days of the week
Alphabet
Family including
opinions
Christmas in France
Present tense of
Avoir & Être & key
er verbs (1st – 3rd
person for lower
sets)
Possessive adjectives
Sport
Jouer à
Family activities &
Recap Aller +
weekend activities
infinitive
Describing a recent
Accents
weekend & weekend
in 1st-3rd person
plans
Adjective agreement
Christmas vocab and
Negation.
activities
Holiday plans. Saying
continents.
what you can and
Present tense of
can’t do and asking
partir, sortir, dormir,
Comparative
permission.
venir, pouvoir
The pronoun ‘On’
Holiday postcards.
Recap Aller +
Describing a holiday
infinitve and
in 3 tenses.
negative. Full future
Question words
Passé composé with
avoir – regular and key
irregulars. Writing &
tense (some groups).
Asking questions.
speaking in 3 tenses.
Spring 1
Houses & rooms of
Recap gender of
Places in town and
the house
nouns
describing your town
Bedroom
Basic prepositions
Practice of tenses
Numbers to 70
Il y a / voici / voilà
Il y a / il n’y a pas de
Irregular adjectives
The preposition à
French school
Present tense of
system, school day,
prendre, apprendre,
school buildings,
comprendre.
subjects & opinions,
clubs
Comparative
Staying with a family
Extending sentences
Helping at home
Formal / informal
Other prepositions
Je voudrais to say
(plus/moins…que)
Extend connectives
what you would like
in your house / room
Practice passé
compose with avoir.
Je suis allé(e)
Spring 2
Animals
Describing size,
colour, personality
Giving preferences &
opinions
Adjective agreement
Asking for and giving
Present tense of
& position
directions
Aller
Extension of
Saying where you are
Recap & extend Aller
negative
going / stating
+ infinitive
Extension of plurals
future plans
Extension of
Saying what you have
done
Expressions of time
Understanding
question words and
tourist information
forms
(present and past)
Tu/Vous
The imperative
Describing a visit
Je voudrais to say
Ordinal numbers
Forming questions
which pet you would
like
questions
Recap Perfect tense
with avoir. Teach
perfect with être
inc. reflexives for
more able
Imperfect tense
expressions
This /these (top set)
Summer 1
Months and dates
Birthdays, festivals,
Recap/extend
present tense.
events. Presents.
Accents. Cognates.
Birthday plans using
Future Conditional
future time frames.
phrases. Aller and
Telling the time
Arranging to meet
Daily routine
Present tense of
Complete from
Complete from
reflexive verbs
Spring 2
Spring
Negative form of
French café food /
2
reflexive verbs
drink preferences.
Present tense of
boire
Aller + infinitve
The imperative.(top
set)
Summer 2
Numbers to 100 &
prices in Euros.
All about me project
in 2 tenses
Use of ‘des’
Extend range of
adjectives
Recap present and
future time frames
and all grammar
points.
School
subjects/facilities
Qualifiers
opinions
Possessives / quel
Telling the time –
Recap tenses.
school timetables.
Questions
Café & Restaurant
Revise & extend
role plays
perfect tense
Describing past
meals Asking
questions in the past.
Create a tenses
Describing school
revision guide for use
life in 3 tenses
next year.
(regular & irregular
verbs)
Questions &
negatives in the
perfect tense
Recap all tenses