Overall Curriculum Goals

1.    To accurately recall a range of vocabulary

2.    To develop confidence in our pronunciation and speaking skills.

3.    To improve accuracy the near future tense and start to use the perfect past tense

4.    To consolidate our ability to give a range of opinions with justifications.

5.    To start to be able to create a developed response using opinions and a range of tenses.

Enrichment Module 1

Michel Thomas Module 3

Enrichment Module 2

Enrichment Module 3

Cultural Project

Chez moi, Chez toi  

Topic Title: 

Paris, je t’adore!

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MT5

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Mon tour de France

Topic Intent:

We study Michel Thomas method at KPHS as it has proven to build linguistic confidence. It highlights links between French and English, building literacy in both languages. It also develops recall of key verbs and expressions and translation skills.

This module will teach students to talk and write about where they live and an introduction to food and recipes. These are topics that are accessible to all students, and they will feel comfortable talking about them. Student will learn basic vocabulary to talk/write about themselves. Teachers will build students’ confidence in working out the meaning of new words and pronunciation building on previous modules. Students have already seen the near future tense at the end of Y7. This module also links to theme 2 at GCSE.

Topic Intent: 

We study Michel Thomas method at KPHS as it has proven to build linguistic confidence. It highlights links between French and English, building literacy in both languages. It also develops recall of key verbs and expressions and translation skills.

Topic Intent: 

In this module students will learn about the capital of France and build their cultural capital. They will be introduced to the perfect past tense for the first time – a core tense when communicating in a foreign language.  They will also learn some basic questions and answers that they could use in planning a trip to a French tourist attraction. As with all modules, teachers will build students’ confidence in working out the meaning of new words and pronunciation building on previous modules. This topic links to Theme 2 at GCSE and role-plays.

Topic Intent:

We study Michel Thomas method at KPHS as it has proven to build linguistic confidence. It highlights links between French and English, building literacy in both languages. It also develops recall of key verbs and expressions and translation skills.

Topic Intent:

The France project aims to inspire learners of the places that learning French can take them and to expand their global view. Students will continue to build their ability to give and justify their opinions in French on cultural aspects such as music and food.  They will build on their ability to work out the meaning of new words through understanding tourist information. This project also links to theme 2 at GCSE.

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Assessment:

Listening and Reading assessment

Percentage grade awarded.

Completed Autumn 1

Assessment:

Dictation, listening and translation assessment of MT vocab.

Percentage grade awarded.

Completed end of Autumn 2

Assessment:

Writing assessment

Percentage grade awarded.

Completed Spring 1

Assessment:

Dictation, listening and translation assessment of MT vocab.

Percentage grade awarded.

Completed end of Spring 2

Assessment:

This module will be assessed as part of the End of Year assessment which covers all vocab studied so far at KPHS.

There will be three assessments: Listening, Reading and Writing

Percentage grade awarded.

Completed start of Summer 2

Assessment: 

This module is not formally assessed

Home Learning:

Each week students will receive a crossword to complete in French of some core high frequency vocab. Students who do not complete their homework on time will receive a catch up from their teacher to complete the homework on the same day. Teachers will award classchart points to those who consistently complete homework on time. Each half term there is an extended cultural homework which is optional but for those students who wish to go the extra mile with their learning.

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