French
French Subject Champion: Mr. Stammers
How do we Teach French? Policy Document
There has been a long history of teaching French at Little Hoole, and through our links with our local High Schools we are pleased that it is a subject that children can continue when they leave our school. We use the excellent CGP scheme of work for French which is in line with the National Curriculum for Modern Foreign Languages. Children get an excellent opportunity to learn words and phrases from many different contexts and combined with playing games and singing songs in French, children build up an excellent foundation which prepares them for further learning at High School.
French is taught from Yr 3 - Yr 6 and takes place during at least 3 half terms across the school year.
Our French Overview
| Year Group |
Aut |
Spr |
Sum |
| Year 3 |
Core Unit 1
- Greeting each other
- Introducing themselves
- Counting up to 10
- Introducing their immediate family
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Core Unit 2
- Saying the days of the week
- Naming colours
- Counting between 11 and 20
- Naming countries
- Expressing likes and dislikes
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Core Unit 3
- Identifying body parts
- Counting up to 31
- Identifying items of clothing
- Naming the months of the year
- Talking about birthdays
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| Year 4 |
Animals
- Saying animal vocabulary
- Asking about pets
- Describing animals using adjectives
- Using prepositions
- Naming animal homes
|
Food
- Naming common foods
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Saying what they are eating
- Naming cutlery
- Saying what they would like to have
- Understanding cooking instructions
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At School
- Saying how they travel to school
- Naming places in school
- List the contents of their pencil case
- Telling the time
- Naming school subjects
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| Year 5 |
Playtime
- Basic commands (imperatives)
- Saying what’s in the playground
- How to say a variety of playground games
- Using “j’aime” with another verb
- Saying what and where they like to play
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My Home
- Saying where they live
- Identifying a variety of rooms and types of furniture
- Saying what there is in the kitchen
- Describing their daily routine
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My Town
- Asking how much something costs and saying prices
- Talking about what is in their town
- Giving directions
- Saying names of shops
- Saying the names of items you might buy in a shop
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| Year 6 |
Describing People
- Saying colours that are useful for describing hair and eyes
- Describing physical features
- Describing a person’s personality
- Saying what they are wearing
- Using “il” and “elle” with “être” and “avoir”
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The Body
- Naming parts of the face
- Saying basic verbs in the first person
- Saying that something hurts
- Naming and saying fairy tale characters and settings
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Sport
- Talking about the sports they play
- Expressing likes
- Detailed vocabulary for football and tennis matches
- The use of the verb “savoir”
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