Key Stage 3
What will I learn Year KS3 ?
In Key Stage 3 students study Cultural Studies and Project and will study either Spanish or French. In each topic in KS3 French you will gain additional vocabulary, along with grammatical structures to enable you to understand and communication in the four skill areas of speaking, reading, listening and writing. You will also develop a range of transferable, cross-curricular skills through the study of French. These include but are not limited to; cultural awareness, literacy, phonics, numeracy, memorisation techniques, description, narration and inferring meaning.
What will I learn Year 7 ?
Over the course of year 7 you will cover several topics:
My World
Introducing yourself and talking about basic likes and dislikes
Friends and Family
Describing your family and using adjectives
School
Describing school, subjects and the school day and giving reasons for your opinions
Town and Hobbies
Saying what you can do in your town and what you do in your free time
Holidays
Describing what you do and will do on holiday and using present and future tenses
Cultural Studies Curriculum and Project*
You will look at culture and life in French and Spanish speaking countries
*Due to current following Government guidance and COVID-19 requirements all students in KS3 Languages are currently following the Cultural Studies and Project Curriculum from September 2020.
What will l learn Year 8 ?
In year 8 you will continue to build on the skills and vocabulary you have gained from year 7 and you will also develop expressing your opinions on topics with more detail and learn to use the past tense and combine past, present and future tenses to narrate events.
Over the course of Year 8 you will cover several topics:
Media
Expressing opinions on TV, reading, social media, film s
Past day trip
Using the past tense to describe a past day out including opinions
Identity and relationships
Describing yourself, relationships and hobbies
House and Home
Describing where you live and using reflexive verbs to describe your daily routine
Celebrations
Talking about clothes, food and parties
Cultural Studies and Project*
You will look at culture and life in French and Spanish speaking countries
*Due to current following Government guidance and COVID-19 requirements all students in KS3 Languages are currently following the Cultural Studies and Project Curriculum from September 2020.
What will I learn Year 9 ?
In Year 9 you may opt to study French at GCSE level. In Year 9 you will cover a range of topics to help you prepare for the GCSE course and to give you confidence in applying key grammar rules such as using past, present and future tenses and expressing opinions and reasons using adjectives. Topics in Year 9 include School and Work, Healthy Living, Holidays, Free Time and Media and GCSE Skills.
Key Stage 4
GCSE French
Exam Board: AQA
Course Title: AQA GCSE French
Course Code: 8658 Exam board information: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse/french-8658
In GCSE French you will be tested in listening, reading, speaking and writing and will develop transferable skills, relevant to further study and the world of work. The range of topics within the specification aims to inspire students who are interested in French culture and French speaking countries. GCSE French has a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9). You must take all four question papers at the same tier. In Years 10 and 11 you will cover the topics from the 3 main theme areas. As topics overlap you will study a range of topics from the 3 themes over the course of years 10 and 11 and complete revision of all topics in Spring Term of Year 11:
Theme 1: Identity and culture:
Topic 1: Me, my family and friends
Relationships with family and friends, Marriage/partnership
Topic 2: Technology in everyday life
Social media, Mobile technology
Topic 3: Free-time activities
Music, Cinema and TV, Food and eating out, Sport
Topic 4: Customs and festivals in French-speaking countries/communities
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region
Topic 2: Social issues
Charity/voluntary work and Healthy/unhealthy living
Topic 3: Global issues
The environment and Poverty/homelessness
Topic 4: Travel and tourism
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at school/college
Topic 3: Education post-16
Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions
KS5 French
Exam Board AQA
Course Title AQA A-Level French
Course Code: 7652
Exam Board Information: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/french-7652
Subject content
Core content
1. Social issues and trends
2. Political and artistic culture
3. Grammar
Options
4. Works: Literary texts and films
Assessments:
Paper 1 Listening Reading and Writing 50% of A-level
Paper 2 Writing 20% of A-level
Paper 3 Speaking 30% of A-level