Teacher: Juliet Farmer Room: 405
Contact:
HW Website:
jfarmer@scischina.org
http://students.scisdragons.net/jfarmer/
Course Description:
This course is designed for students entering their second year of study of the French language and aims to further proficiency in the four skills of language learning; speaking, listening, reading and writing using a wide range of authentic materials. Students will build on prior knowledge and through a large variety of exercises produce longer, more innovative exchanges with increasing grammatical accuracy.
Learning Resources:
Text Book: Adosphère 2 (Digital Copy)
Workbook: Adosphère 2 (Digital Copy)
Websites: www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland/ www.francais-extra.co.uk/ www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources/ www.hellomylo.com/
Expectations:
 Lesson material
All students must ensure that they have their notebooks with them in the lessons and a binder in which to keep their quizzes and tests.
 Participation
Full participation is expected as part of your learning experience and evaluation. To avoid distractions, laptops should only be open when requested by the teacher.
 Homework
Homework is given as a means to support and extend classroom-based learning. The amount of homework given will vary depending on the unit of study as well as each student’s ability to utilise class time efficiently. All homework will be posted on my website so that in the case of absence, a student will still be able to complete the homework. Parents are encouraged to check the website regularly in order to be aware of what is expected of the students. If homework is not handed in on time it will be held as missing and at zero until the work is received. Any student who plagiarises work or is strongly suspected to have used a translator, will be given zero for an assignment.
 Extra help
Students requiring extra help are encouraged to make an appointment with me during break or after school.
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Course Weighting:
 Speaking 15%
 Listening 15%
 Reading 20%
 Writing 20%
 Tests 20%
 Quizzes 10%
Course Outline:
Module 1: Au collège (August/September)
 Describe school and school subjects.
 Describe school friends.
 Learn about the French school system.
Module 2: Chez moi (September/October)
 Learn furniture items.
 Describe their home and bedroom.
 Describe their ideal home.
Module 3: Aux magasins (October/November)
 Learn shops names.
 Shopping items and presents.
 Revise numbers 1-100.
 Discuss pocket money.
Grammar
Adjectives
Interrogatives
Conditional
Adverbs of frequency
Prepositions
Irregular present
Direct Object pronouns
Demonstrative adjectives
Questions with combien
Module 4: Faire des courses (November/December)
 Foods and quantities
 Understand recipes.
 Discuss healthy diets.
 Restaurant dialogues.
Partitive article.
Negatives
Adverbs of quantity.
Module 5: Le passé (January-March)
 Narrate an event in the past. Perfect Tense
 Discuss celebrities and biographical information. Time expressions
 French television shows. Adverbs déjà & jamais.
Module 6: Organiser une collecte (March/April)
 Identify local and global issues.
 Organising community work.
 Participation in humanitarian projects.
Module 7: À l’avenir (April/May)
 Jobs, workplaces and interviews.
 Discuss personal qualities.
 Express future plans.
Module 8: Sciences et fiction (May/June)
 Climates and weather forecasts.
 Imagine life in the future.
 Investigate other planets.
Indirect Object pronouns
Indefinite pronouns
Negatives
Formal questions
Future & Conditional Tense
Impersonal il faut & infinitive
Future Tense
Comparatives & supelatives.
The use of où
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SCIS Internal assessment
The course will be assessed in the following fashion according to category weights.
Listening and Speaking
Writing
20%
30%
Reading
Unit Tests/Quizzes/Finals
30%
20%
Assessment:
Tasks set in the classroom will assess all four primary skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Participation during the task will be assessed as well as the final submitted piece. Tasks will be assessed according to a rubric with descriptors based on the Ab Initio IB assessment criteria for language, message and format. Assessment tasks include, but are not limited to:
LISTENING: Listening to and responding to a song/ poem/ speech/ film extract/interview etc.
SPEAKING: Description of a picture, oral debate, question/answer, presentation, survey, interview, speech, discussion, role-play.
READING: Comprehension and analysis of a variety of texts.
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WRITING: Writing in different styles and registers for a variety of purposes including articles, blogs, letters (formal and informal), speeches and diary entries.
Homework :
Homework tasks will assess all four primary skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Tasks set will include several of the kind listed above and all will be posted on my website http://students.scisdragons.net/jfarmer/ . Students should expect to be assigned homework for every class in addition to the long-term written assessment project. These assignments and projects must be handed in the day they are due and must be written legibly. Students are automatically expected to study all new vocabulary and grammar the day it is introduced and may be quizzed on it the following class.
Extra Help:
If you have any questions or need any extra help, come as soon as possible before or afterschool or during lunch time. Contact me at jfarmer@scischina.org
or come to my room 405.
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