French Department – YEAR 9 course, scheme of work 2019-2020:

Resources: Tricolore 3 5e édition + Audio materials + Grammar in Action workbook 3 + Kerboodle Tricolore 3
Guided learning hours: 60 minutes (JH) + 60 minutes + 60 minutes (EW) per week

Time-line Subject topics Resources / activities (including ICT) Assessment & skills (including ICT) SEN / EHC / EAL / Gifted &
talented
Year 9, Term 1:
Weeks 1 to 7 TOPICS: Tricolore 3 5e édition Units1-2E Throughout the year: Stretch more able in more
The French speaking world demanding questions in class
Kerboodle 2 x 30min prep per week oral work.
Internet (writing/reading/learning tasks/oral
Grammar in Action 3 workbook activities presentations). Some key tasks C’est extra!/ Au choix/ Presse
Family life listed below. Jeunesse/ Tricolore 3 Grammar
workbook set as differentiated
Describing friends etc. ICT used for prep and classwork: work for prep and classwork
Kerboodle
Young people’s lives http://www.zut.org.uk In small classes, various kinds of
www.linguascope.com support can be given to those
Discovering Paris who find language learning more
Regular written / oral vocabulary tests challenging
Paris Métro
Ongoing monitoring of oral work in Classroom activities are varied
class (e.g. formal teaching, group and
GRAMMAR: pair work, independent reading)
Regular –er, -re, -ir verb revision Interim and full reports as required to cater for a variety of learning
by school schedule styles.
Common irregular verb revision

Adjectives + this term ICT work on Francophone

countries
Reflexive verbs + research a Paris tourist attraction and
produce a poster about it
Perfect tense with avoir and être

‘British values’ Awareness that French is a worldwide

evidence? language, not just used in France
Numeracy? Learn about other cultures and respect
Communication skills? them
Knowledge across diff. Compare the Paris and London
areas of learning? metro/underground systems
Week 8-13 TOPICS: Tricolore 3 5e édition Units 2F- 3G As above + As above +
More Paris tourist sights
Kerboodle and own produced materials (e.g. Read a page of a Harry Potter novel and Differentiated classroom readers
Leisure activities power points, worksheets) read about Harry Potter in French as an Vu et Lu. Pupils new to the
example of how to write a book review. school with less French can be
Talk about when you were younger Grammar in Action 3 workbook activities given another series.
 Write own book / film review using past Encourage more able to do extra
More French speaking countries and present tenses exercises from Grammar
workbook
How life has changed - comparing the
past and the present With the perfect and imperfect
tenses, stronger pupils can be
Talk about TV, films, books more creative with their
language and are encouraged to
Some famous French people broaden their vocabulary with
dictionary use.
Le Petit Prince

GRAMMAR:
Questions in the perfect tense

Imperfect tense

Comparative adjectives

Using the perfect and imperfect

together

‘British values’ Be open to more Francophone cultures

evidence? Learn about famous French people –
Numeracy? scientists, writers etc.
Communication skills? Be open to foreign literature
Knowledge across diff. Increasing awareness of the nature of
areas of learning? language – that a word for word
equivalent is not always possible /
desirable from one language to
another (e.g. Hogwarts / Poudlard)

Year 9, term 2:
Weeks 1 to 6 TOPICS: Tricolore 3 5e édition Units 4A- 5C As above + As above +
School life in France
Kerboodle and own produced materials (e.g. ICT research on Futuroscope and where More open-ended ICT work
Discuss school subjects power points, worksheets) to stay during a visit encourages pupils to stretch
themselves to work to the best
Plans for the next school year Grammar in Action 3 workbook activities of their ability

As more language is acquired,

Discuss further aspects of school life extension work is given to the
more able and dictionaries may
Jobs and careers be used to look up more
advanced vocabulary
Two famous French people from the
past

Le Petit Nicolas

Futuroscope
 Discussing future plans

Hotels

GRAMMAR:
Aller + infinitive

Using two verbs together

Il faut / il ne faut pas

Negative expressions

Using different tenses

Pronoun y

Future tense (regular verbs)

‘British values’ Learning more about another Ongoing encouragement to keep up

evidence? education system with vocabulary learning and take
Numeracy? Discussing GCSE options and careers responsibility for own progress
Communication skills? Learn about more famous French through some independent study
Knowledge across diff. people and children’s literature
areas of learning? The merits of theme parks

Weeks 7 to 11 TOPICS: Tricolore 3 5e édition Units 5D – 6B As above + As above +

Talking more about the future
Kerboodle and own produced materials (e.g. Research on Quebec province, producing Further open-ended ICT work
Weather power points, worksheets) a poster about a town in Quebec. encourages pupils to stretch
themselves and to acquire
Talking about other theme parks Grammar in Action 3 workbook activities cultural and linguistic knowledge
suited to their ability
Quebec

Montreal

Talking about your own town/region

GRAMMAR:
Irregular future stems

Time expressions

Using all four tenses leant to discuss

the weather

Practising all four tenses in other

contexts
 Superlative adjectives

Object pronouns me, te, nous, vous

‘British values’ Learning more about the French Further ICT research skills - how to
evidence? speaking world outside France research efficiently and how to
Numeracy? adapt material from online sources.
Communication skills? Avoid copy and paste.
Knowledge across diff.
areas of learning?
Year 7, term 3:
Weeks 1 to 5 TOPICS: Tricolore 3 5e édition Units 6C – 8C As above As above
Tourist information
Kerboodle and own produced materials (e.g.
Protecting the environment power points, worksheets)

Health and fitness Grammar in Action 3 workbook activities

Healthy eating

Talk about problems

Parts of the body

At the chemist’s

Goingto the doctor’s

Holidays in France

Holiday plans

Holiday accommodation, campsites and youth

hostels

GRAMMAR:
Devoir

Revise il faut/ il ne faut pas

Adverbs

Imperative

Reflexive verbs – perfect tense

Expressions formed with avoir

Depuis + present tense

Relative pronouns qui/que

 Revise countries

‘British values’ Awareness of the environment

evidence? Awareness of healthy eating habits
Numeracy?
Communication skills?
Knowledge across diff.
areas of learning?
Week 6-10 Weeks 6 and 7 Revision programme Various materials to practise for exam-style Formal final examination with Structured revision programme
questions listening, speaking, reading and to help all - some time given in
Week 8 School exam week writing papers class for private revision but
Tricolore 3 5e édition Units 8D-8E more guided help for those who
Final review of year’s work need it
Weeks 9 and 10:
Examination varied in task types
TOPICS: and targets different levels of
More about holidays – what to pack, ability. Some extension
preferred kind of holiday questions set to stretch those
intending to take French for
GRAMMAR:
GCSE
Object pronouns le/la/les; lui/leur

‘British values’ Taking stock - recognising individual Revision techniques to encourage

evidence? achievements and academic success independent study
Numeracy?
Communication skills?
Knowledge across diff.
areas of learning?