French

Head of Department: Mme O. Scouarnec | oscouarnec@scissett.com

At Scissett Middle School, French is taught once a week in Year 6 and twice a week in Year 7 and 8. Pupils are taught in mixed ability classes in all 3 years.

During their first year at Scissett, pupils build on and reinforce the knowledge already acquired in their feeder schools. We tend to concentrate on the Speaking, Listening and Reading skills gradually increasing the written input.

In Years 7 and 8, the grammar element increases dramatically, pupils are expected to write and speak more accurately and by the end of Year 7 to be able to use the future tense.

By the end of Year 8, pupils should be able to use both the past and the future tenses and be able to write extended pieces in the target language.

The most able of our Year 8 pupils will be given the opportunity to start Spanish as well as carry on with French in Year 9 at Shelley College. Most pupils will carry on with French only.We work very closely with our Shelley College and Kirkburton Middle school colleagues. It is crucial for us to keep up to date with the changes with GCSE requirements in order to best prepare our pupils for the challenges they will meet when leaving us.

We are for example, starting to practice translation, dictation and picture commentary which are skills our pupils will now need to be familiar with when taking their Modern Foreign Language GCSE.

Click here to see how British Moral Values are taught in French.

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Scheme of Work

Year 6

Term	Topics
1st half term	Introduction (revision) Greeting/names Alphabet/numbers French things Places in town
2nd half term	Ici on parle Français Countries/nationalities Languages/colours
January half term	Places in town Numbers up to 30 Place in town Colours - flags
March half term	Celebrations Birthday (days/months) Numbers up to 40
Spring half term	Pets Likes/dislikes Leisure activities
Last half term	My ideal friend Using the 3rd person Talking about someone else's likes/dislikes

 

Year 7

Term	Topics
1st half term	Au college - Unit 3 School subjects School equipment Timetable/time
2nd half term	Mon coin du monde - Unit 4 My area My house
January half term	Mon coin du monde Furniture Prepositions Weather
March half term	Ma famille - Unit 5 Family members Morning routine Describing appearance Descrbing personality
Spring half term	On mange - Unit 6 Food and meals Ordering drinks
Last half term	Recipes Quantities Healthy eating Introduction of future tense

 

Year 8

Term	Topics
1st half term	TV/Film Types of TV programmes/films Times - 24 hour clock TV channels Invitation/cinema Revision of future tense
2nd half term	Le look de A a Z (Clothes) Describing what you wear on various occasions + adjectives Opinions Introductions to past tense
January half term	Transport and Holidays Means of transport Countries Holiday Activities Tenses revision
March half term	Outings/invitations Meeting up - places/times Agreeing/giving excuses Food/drink Tenses revision
Spring half term	Dates (special events) Greetings - celebrations Favourite ones - describing past celebrations Tenses revision
Last half term	Daily routine, Teenagers Household chores Events in the past Tenses revision

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Careers in this subject

A qualification in a French can open many doors and create opportunities for the future both personally and professionally.  Careers can include:

 

Interpreting, teaching, translating, marketing, buying and sales, advertising, working for airlines, foreign civil service, tourist industry and hotel management, editing and publishing, event management, imports and exports, logistics

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