Autumn Term

I CAN DESCRIBE MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE
I CAN DEVELOP MY INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

TRANSITION-CONLIDATION AND REVISION:

• Revise routine of basic classroom greetings in target language
• Respond to sound patterns and words through song- How phonics work in French.
• Introduce using simple sentences myself and my immediate family.
• Revise numbers 1-20
• Talk about my age and someone else’s name and age ( focus brother/sister)
• Recognise and use months of the year to say when my birthday.

PORTRAITS AND ART

• Les peintres Francais : french artists- research
• Recognise and use vocabulary for colour.
  • Shapes and colour with Matisse
• Understand vocabulary for parts of the body and describe facial features.
  • Describe my imaginary creature

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS : Les fétes de Noel

• Explore Christmas traditions around the World.
• Understand French Christmas traditions and customs and compare/contrast to English traditions.
  • La Saint Nicolas- La Galette des roi- les Santons de Provence et la creche de Noel
• Christmas activities incl. making cards etc.

 You will revisit:

Spring Term

I CAN INDICATE LOCATIONS
I CAN DESCRIBE ANIMALS
I CAN ASK AND ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS

The world and me

• Learn the vocabulary for countries and nationalities- Recognise flags.
• Draw and describe my flag using simple sentences
• Say where I live / am from and what language I speak.
• Say if I live in an apartment or a house and where it is located in simple sentences.
• Name renowned cities and countries in the French speaking world.

Animals around me:

• Talk about what pets I have at home and the pets I would like to have. ( mention their names)
• Use some simple adjectives to describe animals.
• Start to understand masculine/feminine agreement and ask/understand simple questions.
• Explore animals from other habitats:“L’Arche de Noe” / a farm/a “Zoo” using same basic structures and creativity,

You will revisit:

Summer Term

STATE WHAT I HAVE AND DESCRIBE OBJECTS
EXPRESS OPINIONS AND EMOTIONS

At school objects

• I have in my school bag/ pencil case and classroom. Use simple negative sentences
• Use days of the week to fill my timetable.
• Express simple opinions about school subjects.
• Describe my uniform using simple sentences.
  • Write an simple email to a French pupil to talk about my school

Music

• Recognise instruments to convey what I play or like/would like to play.
• Explore French music to express emotions and simple opinions.
  • Learn a French nursery song and create a simple song in French with support to show my creativity in another language. ( Alouette/ Au Clair de la lune)
  • The planets ( linking to days of the week)

You will revisit

 

REVISION TIME:

Revisit and consolidate  what I learnt in Y5 to show more confidence/ autonomy and accuracy.

Autumn Term

Describe myself and others
Describe food /Express opinions
Describe routine behaviour in the present

CONSOLIDATION- revision

• Describe simply what my close family are like and use adjectives to describe them ( physical and personality)
• Use key verb “etre” and “avoir” with the 3rd person in the present.

My day as a pupil

• Revisit vocabulary for school subjects to describe my timetable in simple sentences using days of the week.
• Express simple opinions giving reasons about school subject and teachers.
• Talk about my day at school:
  • use “on”
  • Food at the canteen ( extension-I like/ dislike and simple reasons)
  • My routine and what I do at school.
  • Use the time.
• Understand the school system In France and the difference with England- Talk about “la rentrée” and differences with England.

I will revisit

• Days of the week
• Key verbs etre+avoir
• Numbers
• Hair and eye description
• School subjects
• Simple opinions

Spring Term

Describe routine in the present
Describe things
Indicate location

The sports I play in my town

• Learn simple sentences about the weather and understand temperatures in French, including moins
  • Present a weather forecast to a chose audience.
• Sports - using jouer and faire ( in different types of weather, who with )
• Recognise places in town and what I do in my town ( hobbies and sports). Use key verb aller with the 1st person
• Understand how to give simple directions. Use OS map symbols.
  • Explore “Marseille”
  • Learn about la pétanque / Le Tour de France
• Listen to the song “Sur le Pond D’Avignon”

My house

• Say where it is located
• Say what my house is like (simple opinions)- rooms in the house. Use ”il ya un/une…”

I will revisit

• Family members
• Adjectives
• Time
• Days of the week
• Negative sentences
• Gender of words

Summer Term

Indicate location
Describe routine behaviour in the present
Describe food

My holidays

• Recall countries and flags and form simple sentences to say where I go.
  • Explore Key landmarks.
• Mention activities I/ we do on holidays.
• Create and write a postcard
• Say where I would like to go for my holidays “ je voudrais aller..”- make a short presentation about my dream holidays and design a poster for a travel agent.
  • Learn about The DOM TOM countries

The café at the beach

• Use basic sentences to buy drinks and snacks “ je voudrais..”-  Use  a different currency- the Euro and  higher numbers.
  • Role-play at the café- design a simple menu in French
• Understand holiday habits in France and les “Les Grandes vacances”  linking to the geography of France ( mountains/ the coast/ rivers/places to visit).
• Watch “Les vacances du petit Nicolas”

I will revisit

• Numbers
• Aller in the present tense and word agreements- preposition
• Countries and Flags
• Free time
• Food

 

Autumn Term

Indicate routine behaviour in the present, frequency and location
Describe events in the present

What I do at home, how often and where:

CONSOLIDATION= Mention where I live ( review local area/ my house)

• Discuss TV programs, genre of films I watch and books I read - give opinions and justifications.
• Say what type of music/ singers I like to listen to and why.
• Say what I do on the internet.
• Explain what I can do/ my talents. Use a modal verb+ infinitive verbs (je peux+ infinitive)
• Extend my communication skills by adding where in the house I do those activities- rooms in the house.( add key daily routine structures to make it more detailed
• Take part in a talent show: La France a du Talent- prepare an audition- role play
• Explore films/ songs in French- creativity and authentic resources

I will revisit

• Present tense
• Daily routine verbs.
• Opinions Time markers and frequency markers
• Free time activities and sports.
• Music and instruments

Spring Term

Describe myself and other people, relationships and express opinions
Make plans, indicating details

CONSOLIDATION

• Introduce my close family members- main  physical features (retrieve)
• Discuss personality traits – compare family members/ people.

My relationships with family and friends:

• Talk about my relationships with close family members and friends to express my feelings.
• Make plans with friends = what I am going to wear and where and give opinions. ( introduction near future- ALLER)
• Use a range of tenses (present AND near future) in simple sentences and show some increasing autonomy manipulating structures learnt.

I will revisit

• Family Introduction.
• Description of people using key verbs (etre/ avoir)
• Places (town/ house)
• Free time and activities.
• Time markers /Frequency markers
• Colours
• Infinitive verbs

REVISION- to develop spontaneity and skills- grammar points and vocabulary ahead of Year 8, Reflection time and DIRT WORK- KPI  and targets

Summer Term

Describe events in the past
Develop my Intercultural understanding
Describe and indicate location

My week end in Paris

• Learn about the main Paris landmarks and the 14th of July in France.
  • Use Virtual tours
• Describe a week end away in Paris in the past: Introduction to the past tense.
  • What I did in Paris- when and how I went there- activities
  • How it was.
  • Where I stayed – extend giving opinions/ simple description
  • Mention where I usually go/ do on holidays to use a range of tenses
• Order food at a Parisian café/ restaurant using a modal verb+ infinitive- Compare structure with the near future (retrieve)
  • Take part in a role play- create a French menu
  • Give a Tripadvisor  review showing more autonomy and creativity.

I will revisit

Autumn Term

Describe myself and other people
Make plans for the future
Indicate location

My responsibilities, my aspirations and ambitions:

• Talk about what I must do to earn pocket money.
• Say what jobs my parents do, why they like/dislike their jobs.
• Use a variety of adjectives to describe  and mention places of work.
• Use the conjugation of “travailler”- ER verbs ending in the present tense
• My Ideal job and aspirations: What am going to be/do or would like to to/be in the near future.
• Look at authentic resources ( job search in the TL/ Cvs)
• Write a CV and script in French to take part in a role play: Reflect on my talents/ qualities and strengths to be persuasive.
  • Revisit near future/ modal verbs/ personality traits/ my talents) to convey my ideas.
  • Understand the importance of languages in the world of work- Research

I will revisit

• Present tense ER verbs
• Key verbs “etre”/ “faire”
• Places
• Description of people
• Talents- music/ sports/ other interests
• Simple modal verbs- Je dois+ infinitive
• Family members

Spring Term

Describe routine and behaviour in the present and near future.
Make plans for the future and express opinions.

My health and lifestyle;

• Use vocabulary for parts of the body to say where it hurts.
• Learn vocabulary for Illnesses; if I need to go to the Doctor’s or the pharmacy to get medication and remedies an say how I feel.
• Role play
• Show how active I am and mention sports/ hobbies.
• Talk about healthy/ unhealthy eating habits-
• New Year resolutions: Discuss my resolutions to stay healthy ( near future- modal verb”il faut”+ infinitive)

I will revisit and consolidate

• Parts of the body
• The verb avoir
• Sports and free time
• Time and frequency markers
• Food
• The near future and simple modal verbs
• Key verbs and infinitives

Summer Term

Describe events in different tenses
Indicate location
Develop my Intercultural understanding

Destination Holidays

• Revisit vocabulary for different countries and where I usually go adding opinions and what we can do.
• Discuss past holidays: destinations- means of transport – activities- who I went with and accommodation ( retrieve past tense)
• Answer and understand simple questions about holidays.
• Describe my holidays in a variety of tenses (present/ past/near future/ conditional)
• Use a range of opinions and structures to describe a holiday
• Road trip in France- create a tourism booklet (explore parts of France, and the geographical aspect of the country)

Francophone countries and diversity:

• Explore French speaking countries and locate them.
• Research different aspects of the culture and geographical details.

I will revisit

• Means of transport- family vocabulary.
• Key verbs avoir/ etre
• The present/ past/ near future and conditional tense
• Simple modal verbs and infinitives
• Time markers and frequency
• Simple questions in different tenses
• A variety of opinions and adjectives

TOTAL RECALL – Learning journey REVISION AND REFLECTION TIME

REVIEW my learning journey at St John’s. Develop my skills by taking part in  different  revision activities ( using creativity and metacognition/ ICT/independent/ group-pair work) and become more independent to consolidate my knowledge of structures and grammar