Curricula – Modern Foreign Languages

Vision

To develop confident and competent language learners who are able to manipulate language and communicate effectively.

Year 7 Curriculum Intent

By the end of Year 7 students are able to recognise simple language and talk about themselves, family members, school and hobbies. They will be able to use basic opinions, often with simple justifications. As well as working in the present tense, students are exposed to two types of future time frame, and many will be able to use at least one of these.

Year 7 Topics

• Descriptions: C’est perso
• My school
• Hobbies
• My Area
• Revision for exams & Holiday plans & activities
• Holiday plans & activities & project work

Year 8 Curriculum Intent

By the end of Year 8 students are able to talk about their preferences relating to trends, Paris, our identity and their local area with growing confidence. Students will have been exposed to 3 time frames (past, present and future) and many will feel confident at using at least two together, if not all three, in their work.

Year 8 Topics

• T’es branché? (Latest trends)
• Paris: Je t’adore!
• Mon identité
• Chez moi, Chez toi
• Revision & Quel Talent!
• Quel Talent & project work

Year 9 Curriculum Intent

By the end of Year 9 students are able to communicate in greater depth about their own identity and culture in French. Students will have been exposed to 5 different tenses across the 3 time frames (past, present and future), and will be increasing in confidence at using these in their work. Students’ command of more sophisticated opinion phrases will be increasing.

Year 9 Topics

• Ma vie sociale d’ado
• Bien dans sa peau
• À l’horizon
• Spécial Vacances
• Moi dans le monde
• PPE Preparation & project work

Year 10 Curriculum Intent

By the end of 10 students are able to communicate more confidently across a range of topics , including town, local area, school and about their holiday preferences. Students confidence in speaking and writing is growing, and they will be able to use a greater variety of tenses, as well as time phrases, connectives, and a range of opinion sentence starters.

Year 10 Topics

• Qui suis-je?
• Le temps de loisirs
• Jours ordinaires, jours de fête
• De la ville à la campagne
• PPEs/ Le grand large
• Le grand large/ PPE speaking

Year 11 Curriculum Intent

By the end of Year 11 students are able to recognise and use language across all of the 5 GCSE themes with confidence. Students are able to talk about more challenging concepts, such as the world of work and the environment. They have also been exposed to a greater range of tenses and moods, such as the subjunctive and the passive tense.

Year 11 Topics

• Au collège
• Bon travail & PPE preparation
• Un oeil sur le monde
• Un oeil sur le monde/ Speaking preparation
• Revision, consolidation & exam preparation