Curriculum OverviewLanguages
Our Languages curriculum
KS3 French curriculum
Intent: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart” Nelson Mandela
- High-quality and innovative lessons develop the pupils’ ability and confidence to use a wide variety of linguistic structures;
- Our ambition is that our pupils will communicate effectively in French on a range of key topics;
- We believe the learning of a language should be done in a context which develops and promotes cross-cultural communication as a key skill in a modern, changing world;
- We underpin our lessons with a strong tradition of vocabulary learning and grammatical instruction.
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half term 1 | Introduction: Name, age, where you live, likes and dislikes. | Preferences: TV programmes, films, online use, music | Basic information Personality; online life; food and what you eat |
| Half term 2 | Introduction 2: Descriptions of personality and physical descriptions. The verbs AVOIR and ETRE | Leisure and trips Activities in the perfect tense THE PERFECT TENSE | Health and lifestyle: What you eat; what sport you do How you are going to make improvements to your lifestyle in the future |
| Half term 3 | Free Time: What you do in your free time at home; how you use your phone and computer THE INFINITIVE -ER VERBS | Your profile What you are like; relationships with family ADJECTIVAL AGREEMENT REFLEXIVE VERBS | Jobs, career and ambitions for the future Talking about subject preferences and choices along with jobs family members do and what pupils would like to do Je voudrais + INF |
| Half term 4 | Free Time 2: Leisure activities ER verbs and using the INFINITIVE after verbs which introduce opinions | Your profile 2: Clothing and your style PORTER | Jobs, career and ambitions for the future 2 Why Languages? How your preferences have changed Ambitions for the future MODAL VERBS IMPERFECT TENSE FUTURE TENSE |
| Half term 5 | Town : What there is in your town and where you go IL Y A ALLER | Home 1: Where you live; description of house; domestic routines with food Prepositions Partitive article | Holidays 1: Where you normally go and what you normally do then what you did last year |
| Half term 6 | Holidays: What you are able to do and visit in different locations and what you are going to visit ON PEUT ALLER + INF | Home 2: How you help at home and what you did to celebrate a recent birthday PERFECT TENSE | Holidays 2: What you take on holiday and why What your ideal holidays would be CONDITIONAL |
KS4 GCSE French
Exam board: AQA
Course code: 8652
Examinations: Listening 25%; Reading 25%; Writing 25% and Speaking 25%
Progression routes: French is an excellent base from which to continue to all courses. The acquisition of language and the application of patterns helps with general academic development. GCSE leads nicely to A Level and beyond. Many people who study languages go on to work as Lawyers; Teachers; Translators; Journalists as well as a raft of other things.
| Year 10 | Year 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Half term 1 | Me and my family School and Lifestyle | School and Lifestyle |
| Half term 2 | Leisure | Jobs |
| Half term 3 | Celebrations | Global issues and the wider world |
| Half term 4 | Town and Country: Your environment Revision | Revision |
| Half term 5 | Holidays | Revision |
| Half term 6 | Revision and Review | Revision |
KS4 GCSE German
Exam board: AQA
Course code: 8668
Examinations: Listening 25%; Reading 25%; Writing 25% and Speaking 25%
Progression routes: German is an excellent base from which to continue to all courses. The acquisition of language and the application of patterns helps with general academic development. GCSE leads nicely to A Level and beyond. Many people who study languages go on to work as Lawyers; Teachers; Translators; Journalists as well as a raft of other things.
| Year 10 | Year 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Half term 1 | School | Holidays |
| Half term 2 | Leisure | Jobs |
| Half term 3 | Friends and Family | Global issues and the wider world |
| Half term 4 | House and Home | Revision |
| Half term 5 | Town | Revision |
| Half term 6 | Revision and Review | Revision |
KS5 courses
| Page Views | 497
Updated | 23rd January, 2024 |
Latest News
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is an exempt charity. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07890590. The registered office address is Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education HQ, Barmston Court, Turbine Business Park, Nissan Way, Washington, SR5 3NY.
