Modern Languages plans 2013-2014
Subject:
French
Year Group: 6 th year
Teachers: Breda Fallon, Aisling Mooney
General Aims
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To develop the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
 To develop learner autonomy
 To encourage cultural awareness
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Learning Outcomes
To promoteFrench as a living language
Topic
Grammar
Methodology and
Assessment
Resources
September – October
Outcomes
Students will be able to:
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Speak about and discuss
holidays.
Describe methods of
transport and their
advantages/ disadvantages
Verbs that take a
preposition.( à or de)
Holidays
Transport
Weather
Pollution / Environment
Revision of passé
compose, etre and
avoir
Methodologies
 Co-operative
learning (pair
work/group work)
 Use of the
communicative
method
 Teaching and
learning through
technology
Textbooks:
Tout va bien,
Accent Francais.
Français Plus internet magazine
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Extract information about
environment (weather ,
pollution, energy)
Introduce opinion phrases
and vocabulary
Incorporate environment
topics into their written
opinions.
Use the conditional tense
in both oral and written
opinions/ journal intime.
Extract and discuss
information on health
issuesand recite key
phrases( Mots Clés).
Speak about personal
health regime.
Express an opinion and
incorporate key phrases on
keeping healthy/ Abuse of
alcohol /, drugs and
smoking. ( about 75 /90
words )
Write a formal letter of
complaint.
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Using the si clause.
The conditional tense
Body
Health
Drugs
Alcohol
Tobacco
Exam Paper work
Pronouns,
Direct , Indirect object
relative pronouns.
Position in the passé
compose and negative.
Music – simple
songs etc
Role play
Whole class
teaching
Assessment
 Regular written ,
aural and oral
exercises in class
and in homework.
 Higher and lower
order questioning
 Self and peer
assessment
through the
correction of work
 Show me boards
 Regular class
tests, oral, aural
and written
 October Exam –
aural,
comprehensions
and written
expression
A L’attaque
Panache
Language Websites:
www.linguascope.com
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/languages
www.onlinelanguageresources.com
etc.
Worksheets
Exam papers
Realia
Various Music CDs
Show-me Boards
Data-projector
Language magazines
November-December
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 Describe the different
medias orally and mots clés
in sentences and
paragraphs .
 Speak about television and
use of new technologies.
 Express their opinion on
importance of technologies
and social networking sites.
 Extract information aurally
on these medias.
 Intensify oral
presentations on these
topics and all previous
topics in 6 th year and 5th
year.
 Read comprehensions and
answer questions .
 Use grammar points
accurately sentences and
opinion paragraphs
Technology
Internet
Medias
Topics from Francais
Plus
Use and identification
of the passé simple, le
plus que parfait, le
sobjonctif.
Methodologies
 Co-operative
learning (pair
work/group work)
 Use of the
communicative
method
 Teaching and
learning through
technology
 Music – simple
songs etc
 Role play
 Whole class
teaching
Textbooks:
Tout va bien,
Accent Francais.
Français Plus internet magazine
A L’attaque
Panache
Exam papers
Assessment
 Regular written ,
aural and oral
exercises in class
and in homework.
 Higher and lower
order questioning
 Self and peer
assessment
through the
correction of work
 Show me boards
 Regular class
test,
Language Websites:
www.linguascope.com
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/languages
www.onlinelanguageresources.com
etc.
Worksheets
Exam papers
Realia
Various Music CDs
Show-me Boards
Data-projector
Language magazines
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January - March
Students will be able to
 Complete a leaving
cert oral French
exam.
 Write an opinion on
all topics , general
and abstract.
 Use grammar
constructions in
journal intime /
opinion and oral
presentations.
Methodologies
 Co-operative
learning (pair
work/group work)
 Use of the
communicative
method
 Teaching and
learning through
technology
 Music – simple
songs etc
 Role play
 Whole class
teaching
Exam Papers
Oral preparation
Le Document
Oral Exam in April
April - May
Students will be able to
 Write an opinion on
all topics , general
and abstract.
 Use grammar
constructions in
journal intime /
opinion / reaction
pieces
All general topics, (5th
year and 6th year)
oral, aural and
written.
In house
examinations.
Complete revision of
all
grammar points.(5 th
year and 6th year)
Assessment
 Regular written ,
aural and oral
exercises in class
and in homework.
 Higher and lower
order questioning
 Self and peer
assessment
through the
correction of work
Textbooks:
Tout va bien,
Accent Francais.
Français Plus internet magazine
A L’attaque
Panache
Language Websites:
www.linguascope.com
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/languages
www.onlinelanguageresources.com
etc.
Worksheets
Exam papers
Realia
Various Music CDs
Show-me Boards
Data-projector
Language magazines
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Mock exams
written and oral.
 Regular class
test, oral, aural
and written
Methodologies
 Co-operative
learning (pair
work/group work)
 Use of the
communicative
method
 Teaching and
learning through
technology
 Music – simple
songs etc
 Role play
 Whole class
teaching