Term 3
____ Unit 9 Future holidays and
activities, future school trip,
Futuroscope, a story in French.
____ Unit 10 Visit to a safari park,
football match, visit to a friend,
ask for the right bus.
____ Unit 11 Food for a picnic, what you
eat and drink, buy tickets for a
museum, events in French
history, a trip someone else did.
____ Unit 12 Birthday presents, likes and
dislikes, exchange contact
details, chat at a party.
Summer
Skills - Now I am able to…
revision Unit 9 Keep a conversation going.
Describe an event in separate
stages.
Unit 10 Predict how words are pronounced.
Prepare for a listening activity.
Use time markers.
Unit 11 Work out gender.
Learn a longer dialogue.
Unit 12 Deduce the meaning of new words
from context.
Answer in longer sentences.
What about exams and tests?
At the end of November / May, you will have an exam, which will test each of the 4 language skills
(Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Since a language is built up over time, it is important to revise and consolidate work previously
learned in Year 8. Read over the ‘stratégies’ in each unit to help you deal with unfamiliar language
and recycle language you already know.
Throughout the year, you will also have regular spelling tests! These are important as you cannot
learn a language in a few days before an exam!
What about homework?
You will have regular learning homework and written homework. Progress in a language depends
on thorough learning of new words! Refer to your checklists in your Learning Organiser for how to
learn vocabulary and how to set out written homework.
How can I raise the level of my French?
Speaking / Writing Make a list of cross-topic words e.g. parfois, parce que, mais, avec. Try to
make longer sentences with these – do more with the language you already know.
Reading / Listening Learn the common instructions on page 160. Be prepared to deal with
unfamiliar language using cognates (words that sound similar to English) and the situation to be
understood. See ‘stratégies’ for each unit listed on the contents page (p4-5)
How can I use computers to help me learn a language?
You will have the opportunity to use computers during the year. Your teacher will also give you
some useful websites with lots of fun activities.
E.g. www.linguascope.com (Your teacher can tell you the user name and password)
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french
www.channel4learning.net
www.mflgames.co.uk
www.languagesforall.co.uk
www.zut.org.uk (free after 4pm, Year 8 England = Year 9 N.I.)
The Big Picture – La Grande Image!
Year 9
What is involved in learning French in Year 9?
In Year 9 you will build on the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in French
through a wide range of activities.
You will be given the text book Voilà 2 and an activity booklet. In addition, you will need 3 lined
exercise books and a small notebook for tests.
It is a good idea to keep all your French books in a plastic folder to protect them.
The topics for each term are:
Term 1
Winter
revision
____ Unit 1 Countries, languages,
classroom French, making
comparisons.
Skills - Now I am able to…
Unit 1 Apply a grammar rule one step at a time.
Use a pattern to work out meaning.
Unit 2 Compare present and past tenses.
____ Unit 2 Say what you did
recently, describe a visit in
the past.
Use linking words e.g. parce que, mais.
____ Unit 3 Foods you love and
hate, quantities, buying food.
Find words in a dictionary.
Predict how words are pronounced.
Unit 3 Recycle words learnt before.
____ Unit 4 Places in town,
directions, describe your
town.
Use new words with correct gender.
Practise thinking skills.
Unit 4 Recycle words I know already
Term 2
____ Unit 5 Describe friends and
stars, talk about a day in the
past.
____ Unit 6 Weather, say what you
do as a family, Frenchspeaking countries.
____ Unit 7 Ask permission to do
things, make suggestions,
make excuses, thank-you
letter.
____ Unit 8 Say what you did
yesterday, clothes, colours,
argue about designer clothes.
Summer
revision
Skills - Now I am able to…
Unit 5 Be precise, e.g. use très, assez.
Link sentences with et, mais.
Learn ways of remembering words.
Adapt model sentences.
Unit 6 Add information with mais parfois…
Choose the right word in a dictionary.
Prepare and give a presentation.
Unit 7
Bring in words you’ve learnt before.
Unit 8
Change parts of sentences.
Use four ways to work out meaning.