YEAR 8 FRENCH AUTUMN 2021 SCHEME OF WORK

YEAR 8 FRENCH AUTUMN 2021 SCHEME OF WORK - Module 1 - Hobbies TEXTBOOK MAIN TOPICS: GRAMMAR • Describing your hobbies • Talking about sports, films, television, music, internet habits • Revise weather • • • SKILLS • • Writing in the present tense Using ‘quand’ clauses Adding opinion expressions Adding interest when writing revising pronouns (je-tu-il-elle-on-nous-vous-il) Practice the present tense of -er verbs (-ir/-re verbs) Learn the verb faire and aller Using jouer à and faire de using definite and indefinite articles le/la/les; un/une to use the perfect tense (some) RELEVANT LIFE SKILLS ASSESSMENTS/PREPARATION TOWARDS FINAL EXAMS • Knowledge & understanding of how French people spend their leisure time • Self-assessment throughout the lessons • Writing piece on hobbies • Speaking practice in lessons • End of unit assessment

YEAR 8 FRENCH AUTUMN 2021 SCHEME OF WORK - Module 2 - Tourist activities TEXTBOOK pp 26 -44 MAIN TOPICS: • Describing a past holiday • Talking about what you can do on holidays in Paris • Understanding tourist information SKILLS • Writing in the present and past tense • asking and answering questions • Adding opinion expressions in the perfect tense • Adding interest when writing GRAMMAR • • Using verbs in the perfect tense Using on peut + infinitive Using j’aime + infinitive Using question words RELEVANT LIFE SKILLS • Learning how to ask tourist information • Knowledge & understanding of tourist attractions in Paris ASSESSMENTS/PREPARATION TOWARDS FINAL EXAMS • Self-assessment throughout the lessons • Writing piece on a holiday in Paris • Speaking practice in lessons • End of unit assessment

YEAR 8 FRENCH SPRING 2021 SCHEME OF WORK - Module 3 – My identity TEXTBOOK pp 46 -64 MAIN TOPICS: GRAMMAR • Describing yourself and other people • Talking about what you can do with your friends • Describing your clothes • • Using verbs in the 3 tenses Using quand il fait beau/ il pleut. . Using s’il fait beau/ s’il pleut Using adjectives SKILLS RELEVANT LIFE SKILLS • Writing in the present, the past and the future tense • Understanding adjective agreements • Using quand si clauses • Adding interest when writing • Understanding our personalities • Seeing the similarities between young people in France and in the UK • talking about different regions in France ASSESSMENTS/PREPARATION TOWARDS FINAL EXAMS • Self-assessment throughout the lessons • Writing piece on self • Speaking practice in lessons • End of unit assessment

YEAR 8 FRENCH SUMMER 2021 SCHEME OF WORK - MODULE 4 - Where I live TEXTBOOK GRAMMAR MAIN TOPICS: • Describe where you live • Food & drink • Customs/traditions/ festivals pp 66 -87 pp 66 - 85 SKILLS • • • Writing with the past, present and future tenses Using quantity expressions Working out the meaning of new words Spotting irregular verb patterns (present tense) Adding interest when narrating a story • Practice the present, perfect and near future • Practice the negative mode • Using preposition • Using the comparative • Using il faut + infinitive RELEVANT LIFE SKILLS • Learning how to follow a recipe • Knowledge & understanding of some customs/festivals in France ASSESSMENTS/PREPARATION TOWARDS FINAL EXAMS • • • Self-assessment throughout the lessons Writing piece on where you live Writing piece on your eating habits/ favourite recipe Writing piece on a festival/a party Grammar assessment