Access French 2
Scheme of work
Year 1
29 x 90-minute sessions
Week Content
Access
French 2
1
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Introduction
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Course presentation
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Ice-breaking activity
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List adjectives suggested by learners
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Ask learners to write their opposites
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Tutor to introduce himself/herself giving basic
p1
(fictitious) personal details in French; learners to
jot down as many details as possible in English

Ask learners to write maximum details about
themselves in French

Start revising basics (to be, to have, numbers,
etc)
2
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More revision of basics
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Look at picture on page 2; learners to make a
p2
list of items they see in French
3
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Describing people
pp2-3
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Negatives
pp4-5
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Personal details
pp5-6
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Linking words
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Learners to write a short paragraph about
themselves
4
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Start revising present tense
pp7-8
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Present tense
pp8-9
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The use of ‘on’
pp9-10
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Asking questions
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Check of what learners have done so far
pp10-12
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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Adjectives (vocabulary)
pp13-14
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Adjectives (agreement)
pp15-16
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Position of adjectives
p17
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Adjectives (consolidation)
pp18-19
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
p20
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End-of-unit check
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Revision of Unit 1
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Revision of ‘time’
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Introduction to reflexive verbs – daily routine
pp27-29
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Reflexive verbs – further practice
pp29-30
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Reflexive verbs – imperative form
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Consolidation of reflexive verbs
p31
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Perfect tense (with ‘avoir’)
pp32-34
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Perfect tense (with ‘être’)
pp35-36
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Revision of perfect tense
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Talking about your origins
p37
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Revision of ‘in’ and ‘to’
p37
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Describing the place where you live
pp38-39
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Talking about the place where you live (cont.)
pp40-41
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Talking about what there is to see or do where
pp25-26
you live
12
13
14
15
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
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End-of-unit check
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Revision of Unit 2
pp47-49
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Money matters
p50
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Money matters
pp50-51
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Possessive adjectives
pp50-53
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Opening a bank account
pp54-56
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‘Depuis’ and ‘il y a’
pp57-58 +
pp42-44
website
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Expressing consequences
p59
16
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At the post office
pp60-63
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Comparisons
pp61-62 +
website
17
18
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Money matters (cont.)
pp64-65
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Discussion
p66
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
pp67-69
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Revision of Unit 3
pp71-72
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Describing your house/flat
p73
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‘Qui, que, dont’
pp74-75 +
website
19
20
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Describing your house/flat (cont.)
pp75-76
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Finding properties – adverts
p77
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Renting/buying properties
p78
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‘Ce qui, ce que’
p79 +
website
21
22
23
24
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The ideal house
p80
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Moving house
p81
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DIY
pp82-83
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DIY (cont.)
p84
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
pp85-86
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Revision of Unit 4
pp89-90
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Describing a computer
p90
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Internet vocabulary
pp91-92
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Expression ‘être en train de…’
p92
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Direct object pronouns
pp93-94 +
website
25
26
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Internet vocabulary practice
p94
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Telephone services
pp95-96
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Making phone calls
p97
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Indirect object pronouns
pp98-99

Indirect object pronouns (consolidation)
website

Making phone calls (cont.)
pp100-101
27
28
29
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Understanding formal correspondence
p102
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Writing formal correspondence
p103
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Writing formal correspondence
pp104-105
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
pp106-108
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Revision of Unit 5
pp111-112
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Check of what has been learnt so far
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End-of-year assessment

Progress review
Access French 2
Scheme of work
Year 2
28 x 90-minute sessions
Week Content
Access
French 2
1

Introduction

Course presentation

Ice-breaking activity: repeat activity 1A, p25
Unit 2
Unit 2
pp25-26

Tutor to introduce himself/herself giving
(fictitious) personal details in French; learners to
jot down as many details as possible in English

Ask learners to write a maximum of details
about themselves in French

Start revising basics (present tense, perfect
tense, etc)
2

More revision of basics (‘depuis, il y a, pour’,
etc, perfect tense)

More personal details
Reference to

Describing people
Unit 2
3

Revision of possessive adjectives
Reference to
pp51-52
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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Possessive pronouns
pp112-115

Revision of possessive pronouns
Website

Imperfect tense
p116-118

Imperfect tense (consolidation)
Website

Talking about dreams
p119-121
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Imperfect tense (cont.)
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Talking about memories
pp122-123
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Talking about the way people used to live
pp124-125
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Imperfect tense – game
pp126-127
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
pp128-131

Revision of Unit 6
pp133-134
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Health matters
p135
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More reflexive verbs
pp136-137

Health – reflexive verbs
Website

Les accidents domestiques
pp138-140
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Pets’ health – discussion
p141
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Pets’ health – text
pp142-143
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At the vet’s – perfect vs. imperfect
pp144-146
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Perfect vs. imperfect (consolidation)
Website
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Healthy lifestyle
pp147-149
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Mobile phones and health
pp150-151
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
pp152-154
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Revision of present/perfect/imperfect tenses
pp157-158
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Free time and leisure activities
pp159-161
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Pronouns ‘y’ and ‘en’
pp162-164

Pronouns ‘y’ and ‘en’ (consolidation)
Website
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Holidays – discussion
p165
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Talking about holiday plans and activities
p165
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Future tense
pp166-167
15

Future tense (consolidation)
pp168-169 +
website
16
17
18
19
20
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Talking about future plans
pp170-171
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Weather
pp172-173
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Weather (cont.)
p174
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
pp175-177
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Revision of Unit 8
pp179-180
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Talking about shopping – buying presents
pp181-183
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Describing objects – measurements
pp183-185
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Describing objects (consolidation)
Website

Buying/receiving presents
p186
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Talking about fashion
pp187-189
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Describing clothes + colours
pp190-191
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Adjectives of colour (revision)
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Dealing with orders and delivery problems
pp192-194

Dealing with orders and delivery problems
pp195 + web
activity
21
22
23
24
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Francophonie (vocabulary + activities)
pp196-198
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Revision of Unit 9
pp201-202
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Talking about jobs
pp203-205
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Talking about jobs (cont.)
pp206-207
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Writing a CV
pp208-209
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Talking about professional experience
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Agreement of past participles with ‘avoir’
pp210-211

Agreement of past participles with ‘avoir’
Website
(consolidation)
25
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Professional experience (cont.)
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Job adverts

Talking about professional qualities and skills

Writing a letter of application
pp212-214
pp215-217
pp218-219
26
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The conditional
pp220-221
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If + imperfect, conditional
p222 +
website
27
28

Writing a letter of application

Check of what has been done so far

Game

End-of-year assessment

Progress review
p222
p223