In this course, students are prepared for AQA GCSE French (8658). The following units are studied sequentially over Years 10 and 11.
Year 10
| Unit | Content |
|---|---|
| Jours ordinaires, jours de fête | Students learn how to understand, express ideas and give information about food and mealtimes, food for special occasions, shopping for clothes, daily life, using formal and informal forms of address, describing family celebrations, and festivals and traditions. Key knowledge developed:
Key skills developed:
Assessment: Informal assessment takes place throughout the unit, through interactive tasks and practice questions in all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). |
| De la ville à la campagne | Students learn how to understand, express ideas and give descriptions about where they live, weather, transport, region, town, village and district, what to see and do, and community projects. Key knowledge developed:
Key skills developed:
Assessment: Students are assessed formally in Term 3. The assessment ranges across all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), and includes an extended piece of writing and a conversation task. Informal assessment takes place throughout the unit, through interactive tasks and practice questions involving all four skills. |
| Le grand large | Students learn how to understand, express ideas and give descriptions about ideal holidays, booking and reviewing hotels, restaurants, travelling, buying souvenirs, and holiday disasters. Key knowledge developed:
Key skills developed:
Assessment: Informal assessment takes place throughout the unit, through interactive tasks and practice questions in all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). |
Year 11
| Unit | Content |
|---|---|
| Au collège
| Students learn how to understand, express ideas and give descriptions about school experiences and timetables. They learn to make cultural comparisons between schooling in the UK and in Francophone countries, including details about school rules, health and wellbeing, and views on smoking, drugs and alcohol. Key knowledge developed:
Key skills developed:
Assessment: Formal Assessment takes place at the start of Term 6 and includes all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), including an extended piece of writing and a conversation task. Informal assessment takes place throughout the unit, through interactive tasks and practice questions in all four skills. |
| Bon travail | Students learn how to understand, express ideas and give descriptions about career choices, plans, hopes and wishes, and applying for jobs. Key knowledge developed:
Key skills developed:
Assessment: Students' speaking is assessed formally in Term 3 of Year 11. The assessment covers all three elements: a role play, photocard activity and general conversation. Informal assessment takes place throughout the unit, through interactive tasks and practice questions in listening, speaking, reading and writing. |
| Un oeil sur le monde | Students learn how to understand and to express ideas about a range of problems and issues facing the world, including the environment and fair trade. They also learn to understand more about the benefits of volunteering and the advantages and disadvantages of large-scale events. Key knowledge developed:
Key skills developed:
Assessment: Informal assessment takes place throughout the unit, through interactive tasks and practice questions in listening, speaking, reading and writing. |
| Speaking exam & exam practice
| In order to build on the detailed revision guidance given each week, students engage in the following, in the few weeks prior to formal examination:
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