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Bienvenue! Students of French at Lampton will develop their understanding of spoken and written French, and communicate in French through their own speech and writing. We focus on acquiring and applying key grammar and vocabulary across a range of topics and contexts, so that students are prepared for all Key Stages and maybe even a French-speaking career.

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Y7	Introductions, age, dates, birthdays and siblings	Personality, likes and dislikes, freetime activities	School, school subjects, school days and clothes	Weather, sports and more freetime activities	Family, pets, appearance and opinions about on-line activities	Countries, house and home, breakfast items
Y8	Places in town, invitations, ordering in a cafe, plans for future trips	Festivals, foods and specialities, plans for trips overseas	Places in town, transport, past holidays	TV and film, viewing habits, invitations to the cinema	Local area and activities, household tasks, daily routine, times of day	Sports, giving directions, health, fitness and injuries
Y9	Leisure and extracurricular activities; best friends and birthdays	Part-time jobs; professions; talking about the future; musical tastes and instruments	Talking about a concert in the past; describing dietary habits; animal conservation and protecting the environment	Holidays; the French-speaking world; tourist sites	Looking ahead to GCSE: family, friendship and marriage	Looking ahead to GCSE: holidays and tourism
Y10	Leisure, sporting and cultural activities	Leisure, sporting and cultural activities, food and drink	Home and local area, home and local activities	School and education in the UK and francophone countries	School and education in the UK and francophone countries	Technology and on-line media
Y11	Jobs and careers	Volunteering and charity work, healthy living, the environment and social issues	Festivals, traditions and celebrations	Revision and exam practice	Revision and exam practice
Y12	Heritage and culture in the French-speaking world Changing family structures; the responsibilities of citizenship in French-speaking society		Festivals, customs and traditions in the French-speaking world Youth trends and issues, including the impact of modern technology, in French-speaking society		Artistic culture in the French-speaking world Educational and employment issues in French-speaking society
Y12	LITERARY WORK STUDIED: No et Moi by Delphine de Vigan
Y13	Multiculturalism and immigration in French-speaking society France from 1940-1950: The Occupation and post-war years		Integration and discrimination in French-speaking society France from 1940-1950: culture in occupied France; post-war rebuilding and reconstruction		Revision and exam practice
Y13	FILM STUDIED: Au Revoir les Enfants (Louis Malle) Independent Research Project on a chosen topic to present and debate

EXAMS and RESOURCES:

Years 7-9

Textbook: Dynamo

GCSE

Exam board and specification: AQA
Textbook: Free access to Kerboodle French 9-1 online

A-Level

Exam board and specification: Eduqas
Textbook: Free access to Kerboodle online
Literature: No et Moi by Delphine de Vigan
Film: Au Revoir les Enfants, written, produced and directed by Louis Malle
Recommended study guides: Modern Languages Study Guides - No et Moi by Karine Harrington and Au Revoir Les Enfants by Karine Harrington

How to help your child:

1. Take interest in news stories about francophone culture and take advantage of any opportunities to visit a French-speaking country

2. Give your child regular, mini vocabulary and grammar quizzes on the topic they are learning: it’s important to learn as many phrases and structures as possible

3. Ensure your child regularly logs into Dynamo (for Years 7-9), Quizlet (all Years) and Kerboodle (KS4 and KS5 only), using the account details they receive for Dynamo and Kerboodle and the username / password that they create for Quizlet.

For further information, contact Mr Batten (mbatten@lampton.org.uk)

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