Year 9 French 2018/2019
How will students be assessed? |
The Year 9 French curriculum follows on from the curriculum at Middle School and aims to develop the linguistic skills for GCSE French. The course focuses on listening, reading, writing and speaking skills with a cultural element through the study of a French film and other authentic French texts. The course will be assessed by class assessments on various topics and an examination at the end of Year 9. |
Half term | Key content |
1 (8 weeks) | Why French Project All about me Education and Future Plans |
2 (7 weeks) | Complete Education and Future plans Home and Area Christmas in France |
3 (6 weeks) | Complete Home and Area |
4 (6 weeks) | Free Time |
5 (5 weeks) | Holidays |
6 (7 weeks) | At the Restaurant |
Year 10 French 2018/2019
Course title: French GCSE | Exam board: | Specification code: |
How will students be assessed? | ||
Students will sit all of their formal examinations at the end of the course in Year 11. Students sit an examination in each skill (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and each skill has an equal weighting of the total GCSE in French.
At1: Listening. Foundation or Higher Tiers available. 25% GCSE French has a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9). Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series. |
Half term | Key content |
1 (8 weeks) | Me, my family and friends + Marriage/partnership |
2 (7 weeks) | Free time activities |
3 (6 weeks) | Technology in everyday life |
4 (6 weeks) | Celebrations and festivals |
5 (5 weeks) | Home, town, neighbourhood and region |
6 (7 weeks) | Charity and voluntary work |
Year 11 French 2018/2019
Course title: GCSE French | Exam board: AQA | Specification code: 8658 |
How will students be assessed? | ||
Students will sit all of their formal examinations at the end of the course in Year 11. Students sit an examination in each skill (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and each skill has an equal weighting of the total GCSE in French.
At1: Listening. Foundation or Higher Tiers available. 25% GCSE French has a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9). Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series. |
Half term | Key content |
1 (8 weeks) | Global issues – environment and homelessness |
2 (7 weeks) | Holidays and travel |
3 (6 weeks) | Life at school and college |
4 (6 weeks) | Jobs, careers and future ambitions |
5 (5 weeks) | Revision of the 2 years and exam techniques |
6 (7 weeks) |
Year 12 French 2018/2019
Course title: Year 12 French | Exam board: AQA | Specification code: 7652 |
How will students be assessed? | ||
Students will complete three external exams at the end of year 13. There is no coursework.
The first examination is Listening, Reading and Writing, it lasts 2 hours 30 and is worth 100 marks. Listening and reading passages will be drawn from a range of contexts and sources, covering different registers and types, contemporary and historical material and will cover non-fiction and literary fiction. Students will translate a passage of at least 100 words from French into English. The content of the passages will be based on the themes and sub-themes from this 2 year course. The second examination is Writing, a 2 hour exam worth 80 marks and during which students will write two essays in French on the film and piece of literature studied over the course. The third examination is Speaking and lasts 21–23 minutes (including 5 minutes supervised preparation time); with a total mark of 60. The test will be in two parts. Part 1 will be the discussion of one sub-theme from those in this 2 year course, lasting 5–6 minutes, and Part 2 will be the presentation and discussion of the student’s individual research project from Year 13. There will be internal assessments and mock examinations during the two year course. |
Half term | Key content – TLA | Key content – LH |
1 (8 weeks) | Introduction
The changing nature of family Grandparents, parents and children – concerns and problems (3 lessons ) Grammar: Use of the present, simple and near future, interrogative form ( 1 lesson each ) |
Introduction
The ‘cyber-society’ How important technology is in everyday life (2 lessons) Grammar: Definite and indefinite articles, reflexive verbs, position and agreements of adjectives, perfect tense (1 lesson each) |
2 (7 weeks) | Contemporary francophone music
How to protect contemporary French music (2 lessons) Grammar: imperatives, past historic, imperfect, present and part participles (1 lesson each) |
The place of voluntary work
Why people want to become volunteers ( 3 lessons) Grammar: comparative and superlative, imperfect and pluperfect, direct and indirect pronouns.(1 lesson each)
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3 (6 weeks) | Cinema: the 7th art form
When cinema was invented and its place in France (2 lessons) Grammar: subjunctive, the conditional, adverbs ( 1 lesson each) Start the cultural movie topic: La Haine |
A culture proud of its heritage
How heritage is a cultural and physical phenomenon (3 lessons) Grammar: irregular verbs in the perfect tense, negative forms, passive voice, infinitive constructions ( 2 lessons) |
4 (6 weeks) | Film – La Haine
Work of the director, social issues raised in the movie, themes, techniques
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Aspects of political life in the French speaking world
Young people and politics ( 4 lessons) |
5 (5 weeks) | Revision of Exam Skills/topics | Revisions of Exam skills/topics |
6 (7 weeks) | Preparation for mock examination/ Start A Level course | Preparation for mock examination/ Start A Level course |
Year 13 French 2018/2019
Course title: A Level French | Exam board: AQA | Specification code: 7652 |
How will students be assessed? | ||
Students will complete three external exams at the end of year 13. There is no coursework.
The first examination is Listening, Reading and Writing, it lasts 2 hours 30 and is worth 100 marks. Listening and reading passages will be drawn from a range of contexts and sources, covering different registers and types, contemporary and historical material and will cover non-fiction and literary fiction. Students will translate a passage of at least 100 words from Spanish into English. The content of the passages will be based on the themes and sub-themes from this 2 year course. The second examination is Writing, a 2 hour exam worth 80 marks and during which students will write two essays in Spanish on the film and piece of literature studied over the course. The third examination is Speaking and lasts 21–23 minutes (including 5 minutes supervised preparation time); with a total mark of 60. The test will be in two parts. Part 1 will be the discussion of one sub-theme from those in this 2 year course, lasting 5–6 minutes, and Part 2 will be the presentation and discussion of the student’s individual research project from Year 13. There will be internal assessments and mock examinations during the two year course. |
Half term | Key content – TLA | Key content – LH |
1 (8 weeks) | Current issues – positive aspects of a multicultural society
– How we welcome immigrants (3 lessons) 4 grammar points covered revisited – 1 lesson each |
Current issues – homelessness
– Social exclusion (3 lessons)
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2 (7 weeks) | Social issues – criminals
– How we treat criminals (3 lessons) 2 grammar lessons Time left with focus on IRP (students to pick their own ) 5/6 lessons |
Aspects of political life
– politics engagement among young people (3 lessons) Politics and immigration – evolution of immigration (3 lessons) |
3 (6 weeks) | Time spent preparing on the IRP
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Protests and strikes – syndicalism (3 lessons) – strikes and protests (3 lessons) – strikes : reactions |
4 (6 weeks) | Revision of Y12 topics. – aspects of family life (3 lessons) – use of social networks for criminal ends (3 lessons) |
Revisions of Y12 topics – Volunteering work (3 lessons) – La Belle epoque (3 lessons) |
5 (5 weeks) | Revisions of topics from the 2 years | Revision of topics from the 2 years |
6 (7 weeks) | Preparation for exams | Preparation for exams |