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KS3
Year 7
Students start their study of French through listening, speaking, reading and writing the language. The emphasis throughout is on oral communication underpinned by a clear grammatical progression. All students follow the course book ‘Equipe Nouvelle 1'. Topics covered include: Self, family, animals, school, free-time, house and home and food and drink. Students are given a vocabulary book to accompany the course and are grouped in sets according to ability and aptitude for languages.
All students receive one homework each week of about 30 minutes duration. Usually, this involves a mixture of types of task (typically, some vocabulary learning and some written work). All four language skills are tested termly in a formal assessment test. Continuous assessment is an integral part of teaching. Students track their own progress by using a grid in their exercise book. Students are taught in mixed ability groups with one fast-track group and will receive one homework each week of about 30 minutes duration. Usually, this involves a mixture of types of task (typically, some vocabulary learning and some written work). All four language skills are tested in a termly assessment test, pupils keep track of their progress using their progress grids. We strongly advise that students purchase a French-Chinese dictionary and recommend the Collins ‘Easy Learning Dictionary Plus Grammar' which we use in lessons. Students are responsible for bringing both exercise book and vocabulary book to each lesson. We ask that students pay £1 if vocabulary books are lost in order to cover the cost of a replacement.
Year 8
In Year 8 the aim is for students to build on their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French. The emphasis throughout is on oral communication underpinned by a clear grammatical progression. All students follow the course book ‘Equipe Nouvelle 2'. This follows on naturally from ‘Equipe Nouvelle 1' which is studied in Year 7. Topics covered include: clothes, going out, festivals and holidays. Students start to learn the perfect (past) tense and are provided with a vocabulary book and are grouped in sets according to ability and aptitude for languages.
All students receive one homework each week of about 30 minutes duration. Usually, this involves a mixture of types of task (typically, some vocabulary learning and some written work). All four language skills are tested termly in a formal assessment test. Continuous assessment is an integral part of teaching. Students track their own progress by using a grid in their exercise book.
Year 9
All students follow the coursebook ‘Equipe Nouvelle 3'. Topics covered include: personal identification and interests,house and home, health, Routine, food & drink. Students are following a new ASSET LANGUAGES COURSE which focuses on skills and creativity.Years 10/11
Year 10/11
The aim is for students to continue their study of French through listening, speaking, reading and writing the language. The emphasis throughout is on communication underpinned by clear grammatical progression. Each skill is worth 125% of the total GCSE marks. The writing skill is assessed by written coursework, which is done throughout the GCSE course.
All students of French follow the course book Equipe 4. These are supplemented by other materials as appropriate. They study a wide range of topic areas, all of which are included in the GCSE examination.
Students are taught in groups according to their options and have two or three hours a week of teaching time.
All students receive homework each week. Usually, this involves a combination of tasks (typically, some vocabulary learning and some written work).
All four language skills are tested in regular assessments. Additionally, students must complete written coursework tasks, for which they are prepared in class. The preparation and writing of coursework starts at the end of the Autumn Term in Year 10. At the end of Year 11, all students take the Edexcel GCSE examination in their chosen language(s).
We advise that students purchase a French-English dictionary and recommend the Collins ‘Easy Learning Dictionary Plus Grammar', which we use in lessons. Students are responsible for bringing both exercise book and course book to each lesson. At the end of Year 11, course books are returned. We ask that students pay £141 if books are lost, in order to cover the cost of a replacement.
Examination board: French Edexcel 1226
