Year 9 - French

AUTUMN

Revision module:

• Questions words ‘ key verbs including “to be”, “to have”, “to like”, “to go”.
• Basic verbs in the present tense

Where you live:

• Countries (masculine-Feminine-Plural).
• weather
• describing where you live.
• Things you can do where you live.
• Helping at home
• Daily routine
• Time

Festivities:

• Various festivities in France (culture)
• Birthdays
• Food
• Typical dish in France
• Opinions
• Description of a picture (GCSE)
• Christmas in France

Writing about where you live.

Description of a picture (GCSE skill) – Speaking in class.

Reading skill.

SPRING

Holidays :

• Extra verbs in the past tense
• Negative form in the past tense.
• Activities
• Compare different way of transport – positive and negative aspects.
• Speaking skills (conversation)

Free time:

• Pupils understand and discuss opinions of celebrities, giving reasons
• Pupils use personality adjectives in the masculine and feminine singular form
• Pupils understand statements about TV programmes including adjectives in masculine, feminine, singular and plural forms
• Pupils revise key sounds in French
• Pupils translate sentences on TV programmes into French

Written project on modes of transport in the IOM.




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Listening assessment on free time

“Entertainment and

Leisure”

SUMMER

Freetime (Continued)

• Pupils understand and do a survey on TV viewing habits
• Pupils ask questions using a range of question words
• Pupils read extracts on music and gaming habits, including adverbs of frequency
• Pupils listen and transcribe questions in French using question words
• Pupils do an interview with a partner on TV, music and gaming habits
• Pupils learn vocabulary for different types of film
• Pupils listen to identify types of film and when they are showing in the 24-hour clock
• Pupils understand a conversation agreeing to go to the cinema
• Pupils recognise phrases in the near future tense
• Pupils create their own dialogue using a variety of time expressions, phrases of agreement and disagreement

Sports

• Talking about sports
• Using jouer à and faire de
• Giving opinions about sports
• Using the comparative
• Asking the way and gving directions
• Using the imperative
• Using il faut to say “you must”
• Translating from French into English
• Talking about injuries and illness
• Taking part in a conversation with the doctor.

Allez, les champions!

Translation task from WJEC French writing exam.

End of year written project on a famous Sport person.

Role play on Health and fitness.