STUDY SKILLS
Programme of Study – Key Stage 3 – FRENCH
Summary
All boys at Isleworth & Syon learn either French or Spanish from Year 7. The most able students have the opportunity to
learn a second language (French or Spanish) in Year 8 and 9. The curriculum is fully differentiated to challenge and
support students of all abilities. In Key Stage 3 French we use the ‘Studio’ textbooks, interactive electronic resources,
games and songs to engage students in the language.
Year 7
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Personal information (physical description, age, birthday, describing other people);
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School (school subjects, opinions, telling the time, talking about food);
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Hobbies (technology, sports, opinions);
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Living environment (talking about a city, giving directions, saying where you go and asking how to go
somewhere, possible activities in the town)
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Holidays (talking about getting ready to go out, buying drinks and snacks, talking about holiday plans, talking
about a dream holiday);
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Cultural topics (music, cinema, poetry and literature).
Assessment: The students are assessed once per term in each of the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Year 8
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Free time (TV programs, movies, reading, the internet, what to do depending on the weather);
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Paris (saying what you can do in Paris, opinions, asking for tourists information, giving an opinion about a past
visit, the 14th of July in Paris);
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My identity (talking about personality, relationships, music, clothes, talking about last weekend);
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My home (saying where you would like to live, describing your home, talking about meals, discussing what food
to buy, talking about a forthcoming event);
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Talents (talking about talent and ambition, saying what you must and can do, telling someone what to do,
describing people’s personalities);
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Discovery (the Francophonie, sciences, the French Revolution).
Assessment: The students are assessed once per term in each of the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Year 9
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My social life as a teenager (describing yourself, talking about Facebook, inviting someone out, describing a date,
describing a music event);
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Healthy living (parts of the body, sport and fitness, healthy eating, making plans to get fit, describing levels of
fitness);
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My future (talking about your future, learning languages, talking about jobs, talking about ambitions);
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Holidays (adventure holidays, what you take on holiday, describing holiday disasters, visiting a tourist attraction);
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Me and the world (your rights, priorities, shopping, what is happiness?)
Assessment: The students are assessed once per term in each of the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Further Resources
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http://www.frenchflashcards.com/ - French Flash Cards
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http://www.wildfrench.co.uk/ - Wild French
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