Modern Foreign Languages

Students will follow the Studio Course books. They will have 2 lessons a week in either French or Spanish in years 7, 8 and 9. At the end of each unit of work they will undertake an assessment across a selection of the 4 skill areas - speaking, listening, reading, writing. (S,L,R,W)

In terms 1 & 2 students will have an introduction to French and learn simple classroom commands and instructions. They will be able to talk about themselves, their likes and dislikes and learn all about school life.

In terms 3 & 4 students will be learning about their hobbies and free time activities, including use of computers and mobile phones. They will also learn about towns and villages, giving directions, and inviting someone out.

In terms 5 & 6 students will talk about holiday plans and activities and experience some cultural awareness projects.

In terms 1 & 2 students will give a description about their life with simple facts and will be able to talk about what they like doing in their free time.

In terms 3 & 4 students will give a description about their life in school and will be able to talk about their families and home

In terms 5 & 6 students will be able to describe their town, local area and what plan they have for the weekend

In terms 1 & 2 students will learn about TV, film and books. They will be able to talk about internet use and activities they have undertaken in the past. They will have an introduction to regular present tense verbs as well as the verbs aller and faire. Students will find out all about Paris and be able to use the perfect tense.

In terms 3 & 4 students will have an introduction to reflexive verbs and the future tense. They will be able to talk about themselves and the things they like to do. They will be able to describe where they live and discuss food. They will also have an introduction to events.

In terms 5 & 6 students will use language to talk about talent and ambition. They will work on a variety of grammatical concepts - infinitives, imperatives, superlatives and the language of persuasion.

In terms 1 & 2 students will be able to give a description of their last holidays. Also, they will talk about what thing they do with their phones and music/tv interests

In terms 3 & 4 students will give opinions about food and order in a restaurant. They will discuss and arrange plans too.

In terms 5 & 6 students will describe and discuss summer holiday homes, activities, destinations.

In terms 1 & 2 students will discuss their social lives and going out, as well as healthy living. They will be able to use 3 tenses.

In terms 3 & 4 students will talk about jobs and future plans, followed by holidays.

In terms 5 & 6 students will study the language relating to themselves in today’s world.

In terms 1 & 2 students will be able to give a description of the things they like, talk about a special event, films and celebrities. Also, they will learn about the world of work and future careers

In terms 3 & 4 students will talk about healthy lifestyle, food and meals, getting fit and daily routines. They will continue working on the topic of recycling, fair trade, children’s rights and world issues

In terms 5 & 6 students will be able to talk about an adventure abroad, greet people, design a treasure hunt. Also they will organise future plans

At KS4 (years 10 & 11) students will have 3 lessons a week

They will be working towards the:

AQA French Exam

AQA Spanish Exam

In terms 1 & 2 students will have an introduction to GCSE Theme 1 - Identity and Culture. Qui suis-je?

In terms 3 & 4 students will continue with Theme 1 - Identity and Culture. Le temps des loisirs et Jours ordinaires, jours de fête

In terms 5 & 6 students will have an introduction to Theme 2 - Local, National and International areas of interest. De la ville à la campagne

In terms 1&2 students will work on GCSE Theme 1: Identity and culture. Intereses e influencias

In terms 3&4 students will continue with Theme 3: Current and future study and employment. Mi vida en el insti and Theme 1: Identity and culture. Mi gente

In terms 5&6 will work on Theme 1: Identity and culture. Intereses e influencias

In terms 1 & 2 students will continue with Theme 2 - Local, National and International areas of interest. Le grand large…(Les vacances). Students will start Theme 3 - Current and Future study and employment. Au collège.

In terms 3 & 4 students will complete Theme 3 - Current and Future study and employment. Bon Travail and complete Theme 2 -  Local, National and International areas of interest. Un oeil sur le monde.

In terms 5 & 6 They will revise over all topics covered, prepare for and complete the GCSE exam.

In terms 1&2 students will work on GCSE Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest. Ciudades. They will continue with Theme 1: Identity and culture. De costumbre

In terms 3&4 students will cover Theme 3: Current and future study and employment.  ¡A currar!. Also, they will work on

In term 5&6 students will do revision of the GCSE content, complete mock exams and do their GCSE exams.

Homework is set once a fortnight in years 7, 8 & 9 and once a week in years 10 & 11. Students are encouraged to use their independent skills when completing homework tasks. Examples of tasks are: ‘To teach someone at home a language structure or vocabulary, completion of worksheets relating to previous lessons work to consolidate learning, creation of a resource to support in class learning or the revision of vocab for low stakes quizzes. KS4 homework tasks are related to GCSE tasks. There is also an expectation that students will learn new vocabulary independently for regular class testing.

All homework will be set on Google Classroom.

Text books

KS3 French Studio 1, 2, 3
KS3 Spanish Viva 1,2,3
KS4 French Studio AQA
KS4 Spanish Viva AQA

Are available to purchase £5.00 for a guide and a workbook. The workbook is extremely useful as it has GCSE graded questions and is self-marking as well as having lots of listening activities - an area the students still find very difficult, but they can work through them at their own pace. They can redo these as many times as they need to.