Curriculum Mapping - Key Stage 3 MFL Subject: French Year 7 (see below for Year 9 German and Year 8 Spanish) Year 7
Term 1
Topics addressed
Skills acquired Throughout the year listening for main points and details speaking in sentences, conversations and short sequences of sentences understanding the main points and details in written texts writing phrases, sentences and a short paragraph
Cross-curricular links
Progression links to future years
Likes and dislikes Your school survival kit Describing yourself Describing others applying verb endings avoir adjectival agreement singular adjectival agreement plural
categorising dictionary skills identifying patterns identifying cognates listen for gist pronunciation and intonation
Citizenship
verbs in all tenses controlled assessments in speaking and writing descriptive language
Giving opinions and reasons Describing your timetable Describing your school day Talking about food agreeing and disagreeing using the 12 hour clock using ‘on’ to say we using the partitive article er verbs using jouer and faire
acquiring new vocabulary logical answers deducing meaning forming questions skimming and scanning texts initiate and sustain conversations writing clear texts linking text to sound
Intercultural education
French around the world Winter celebrations Computers and mobiles Sports Pastimes
comparing cultural differences
Knowledge of the wider world Cultural and religious traditions
Talking about yourself topic at KS4
Talking about school subjects
Term 2
high frequency words applying verb endings
School topic at KS4
Healthy eating
Free time topic at KS4
What you like doing Saying what others do Extreme sports opinions of verbs - aimer + infinitive the plural form of verbs
Term 3
Preparation for the Le Touquet trip Cafes and souvenirs Describing where you live Giving directions Saying what you want and can do using ‘il y a’ register – tu and vous vouloir, pouvoir and the infinitive
responding appropriately adapting language dealing with unfamiliar language
Modal verbs + infinitive Register – tu and vous in controlled assessments
Speaking to French speakers in authentic situations.
Engineering
recognising sound patterns using context to work out meaning
Environment
redrafting
Environment topic at KS4
Curriculum Mapping - Key Stage 3 Subject : French Year 8 (Studio 2 Vert) Year 8
Term 1
Topics addressed
Skills acquired
Television Cinema Reading The internet Weather and related activities question forms negatives adjectival agreement intensifiers articles key verbs avoir and être faire and aller
pronunciation equal stress on syllables listening to understand first time unscripted talk constructing paragraphs reading aloud evaluating writing
Tourism in Paris Likes and dislikes Asking for tourist information Describing a visit Describing an event – Bastille Day modal verb – you can likes + infinitives register tu and vous the perfect tense with -er verbs
using context to deduce meaning adding variety to opinions formulating questions improving writing through sequencers and qualifiers pronunciation of e and é
Cross-curricular links
Progression links to future years KS4 Media topic.
ICT
KS4 Holiday topic KS4 trip to Paris
Term 2 Valentine’s poems Personality Friendships adjectival agreement using ‘on’ to mean ‘we’ possessive articles Music Fashion Talking about the weekend the near future tense the perfect tense
Term 3
Where you live / you would like to live Describing your home Mealtimes Buying food A forthcoming event modal verb – je voudrais prepositions the partitive article il faut + infinitive
developing writing skills
Citizenship
KS4 Personal relationships topic
extending sentences checking written work for errors
KS4 Media topic KS4 Free time topic
pronunciation –ieu and ieil reading skills – cognates using a dictionary to improve writng
KS4 My home topic Food Technology
KS4 Healthy eating topic
Curriculum Mapping - Key Stage 3 Subject: French Year 8 (Studio 2 Rouge) Year 8
Term 1
Term 2
Topics addressed
Skills acquired
Television Cinema Reading The internet Talking about yesterday negatives adjectival agreement intensifiers articles key verbs avoir and être faire and aller the present tense of ir and re verbs the perfect tense
pronunciation equal stress on syllables listening to understand first time unscripted talk constructing paragraphs reading aloud reading longer texts evaluating writing adding details combining 2 tenses
Cross-curricular links
Progression links to future years
Tourism in Paris Saying when you did things Asking for tourist information Describing where you went and how Asking questions in the perfect tense modal verb – you can register tu and vous the perfect tense with regular and irregular verbs
using context to deduce meaning skim and scan texts writing personal responses formulating questions reusing / adapting language in a text reading authentic materials using reference materials memorising language initiating and sustaining speech
KS4 Holiday topic KS4 trip to Paris
pronunciation –ieu and ieil initiate and sustain speech
KS4 My home topic
KS4 Media topic.
ICT
Valentine’s poems Where you live / you would like to live Describing your home modal verb – je voudrais prepositions Mealtimes Buying food A forthcoming event the partitive article il faut + infinitive verbs - boire and prendre Term 3
Talent and ambition Encouragement Preparing for a contest Who is the best modal verbs – vouloir, pouvoir and devoir the imperative superlative adjectives three tenses
skim and scan texts using a dictionary to improve writing using three tenses in a text memorising dealing with unfamiliar language
using researched language encouraging / persuading functional language using simple idioms understanding emotive texts unscripted speech
Food Technology
KS4 Healthy eating topic
KS4 Free time topic
Curriculum Mapping - Key Stage 3 Subject: French Year 9 (Studio 3 Vert) Year 9
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Topics addressed Self-description Facebook Arranging to go out Describing a date Describing music event avoir and être present tense of aller the perfect tense
Skills acquired strategies to work out meaning developing writing skills - linking checking for accuracy understanding register memorising sounds inferring points of view using reference materials evaluating and improving a text
Cross-curricular links ICT / online safety
Progression links to future years .KS4 Free time topic
Parts of the body Sport à + the definite article il faut Healthy eating Making plans to get fit Describing levels of fitness the near future tense the negative
extending sentences
KS4 Healthy Eating topic
adapting text for a different audience
Controlled assessment speaking
Controlled assessment writing
adapting previously learnt language switching between two tenses listening across a range of contexts complex inflections
PSHE Healthy living
Learning languages modal verbs
developing global awareness summarising evidence planning and preparing
Careers education
Holidays Adventure holidays je voudrais + infinitive question forms Packing for a holiday Describing a holiday disaster Visiting a tourist attraction reflexive verbs combining different tenses using emphatic pronouns
using question words answering questions developing writing skills developing speaking skills using reference materials developing extended sentences understanding register summarising evidence dealing with unfamiliar language adapting a text for different audiences
Curriculum Mapping - Key Stage 3 Subject: French Year 9 (Studio 3 Rouge) Year 9
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Topics addressed Facebook Giving opinions of people Arranging to go out Describing a date Describing music event present tense preceding direct object pronouns the near future the perfect tense
Skills acquired reading skills – identifying patterns strategies to work out meaning developing writing skills extending sentences understanding register memorising sounds inferring points of view using 3 tenses together in a text using reference materials evaluating and improving a text
Cross-curricular links ICT / online safety
Progression links to future years .KS4 Free time topic
Parts of the body Sport à + the definite article il faut Resolutions about healthy eating Making plans to get fit Describing levels of fitness the future tense
preparing for a conversation adapting text for a different audience summarising evidence adapting previously learnt language using negatives switching between three tenses listening across a range of contexts
PSHE Healthy living
Learning languages modal verbs
developing global awareness summarising evidence planning and preparing
Careers education
Holidays Adventure holidays the pronoun ‘y’ question forms Packing for a holiday Describing a recent holiday Visiting a tourist attraction the conditional reflexive verbs combining different tenses using emphatic pronouns
Formulating questions with inversion ask and answer questions listening to longer sequences
KS4 Holidays topic
using reference materials writing coherently evaluating and improving a text initiating and sustaining a conversation dealing with unexpected responses inferring points of view
Curriculum Mapping - Key Stage 3 Subject: German Year 9 (Echo 2) Year 9
Term 1
Term 2
Topics addressed Holidays Describing the weather and seasons Names of countries Past tense - perfect and simple past Regular verbs Irregular verbs Haben and sein Using the present tense to describe the future Adverbial phrases of time Describing a holiday
Christmas in Germany Shopping At the market Higher numbers In a café Ordering food and drink Direct objects – accusative case Describing a visit to a café Perfect tense of irregular verbs Using the perfect tense in the third person Buying food and drink Forming negatives In + accusative or dative Pocket money Verbs with prepositions Languages in the workplace
Skills acquired listening for details extending sentences using conjunctions speaking in short sequences of sentences understanding the details in written texts writing sentences and paragraphs from memory manipulating word order recognising time frames constructing paragraphs using more than one time frame Working out meaning from context Transactional language Memorising vocabulary
Cross-curricular links
Progression links to future years Die Ferien topic in KS4
Geography – names and location of countries
Use of tenses Examination skills - Practice in controlled assessment writing
Freizeit topic in KS4 Numeracy – higher numbers Weights and measures
Use of tenses
Register – formal / informal Examination skills - Practice in controlled assessment speaking
Writing in the past tense listening for details understanding the details in written texts Forming questions in the present tense Dictionary skills Identifying different time frames Solving a logic puzzle Applying language in different contexts
Careers education
Option choices
Term 3
Free time TV programmes TV schedule Expressing preferences Hobbies The plural form of verbs An interview with a famous sport star Modal verbs Word order in the perfect tense Using the perfect tense in the third person plural Adverbs of time, manner, place Changing pronouns in the perfect tense with haben and sein Cinema in Germany Watching a film in German Writing a film review
Freizeit topic at KS4 Constructing a convincing paragraph Forming questions in the perfect tense Listening for details in a spoken text
Understanding a personal profile Deducing meaning from context Understanding the details in written texts Reading for gist
Listening for gist Writing in detail in three tenses
English – writing for different purposes and audiences
Examination skills - Practice in controlled assessment writing
Curriculum Mapping - Key Stage 3 Subject: Spanish Year 8 (Mira Express 2) Year 8
Term 1
Topics addressed “My life” What we do in our free time Opinions Descriptions of personality Descriptions of appearance Countries and nationalities The Near Future tense Doing an extended interview Using the present and future tenses together.
Christmas in Spain
Skills acquired listening for details extending sentences using connectives speaking in short sequences of sentences understanding the details in written texts writing sentences and paragraphs from memory recognising time frames constructing sentences and paragraphs using more than one time frame Working out meaning from context
Cross-curricular links
Progression links to future years Mi Tiempo Libre topic in KS4
Geography – names and location of countries
Use of tenses Examination skills - Practice in controlled assessment writing
Term 2
Term 3
Television Opinions Film types Comparisons Inviting someone to go out Making excuses Using stem changing verbs Saying what someone else likes/dislikes Using phrases with infinitives
Holidays Describing the weather and seasons Names of countries Past tense (preterite) Regular verbs Irregular verbs Describing what you did on holiday Give a presentation about holidays Learning about a variety of Spanishspeaking countries
Memorising vocabulary
Mi Tiempo Libre topic in KS4
Using adjectives to give opinions
Use of tenses
Comparing things listening for details
Examination skills - Practice in controlled assessment speaking
understanding the details in written texts Adding expression to spoken Spanish Using ‘querer’ and ‘poder’ Forming sentences using infinitives Dictionary skills Using possessive adjectives Applying language in different contexts Forming questions and answers in the preterite tense Listening for details in a spoken text Expressing opinions about past events Using the present and preterite tenses together Deducing meaning from context
Geography – names and locations of Spanish-speaking countries
De Vacaciones topic at KS4
Understanding the details in written texts Reading for gist
Listening for gist Writing in detail in two tenses
Examination skills - Practice in controlled assessment writing
