French (up to GCSE)
Subject Vision
Our MFL curriculum intent is that all pupils have the opportunity to learn a language from KS2 through to KS4, fostering an awareness and appreciation of other cultures and developing a key life skill which they can use in their future careers.
Our intent is to go beyond simply teaching pupils the language required to pass their exam, but also to enrich their cultural knowledge through learning opportunities beyond the classroom, such celebrating European Day of Languages, day trips and other fun events such as an Escape room.
Our rich curriculum allows pupils to develop their knowledge and language skills in fun and engaging lessons through which they will grow into confident linguists.
MFL incorporates these aspects of the whole school curriculum intent:
Broad – In MFL we offer the opportunity to learn both French and Spanish, developing skills and knowledge in listening, reading, speaking and writing.
Stimulating – In MFL we believe in offering lessons that will enable students to stimulate their intellectual curiosity about other languages and cultures.
Enjoyable – In MFL we use a variety of interactive activities to make learning fun and memorable.
Engaging – In MFL we use our passion for languages and other cultures to engage all students in their learning.
Motivating – In MFL we motivate students by sharing the benefits of learning a language and how it can help with future education and employment opportunities.
Challenging – In MFL we stretch and challenge students of all abilities to be the best linguists they can be.
Staff
Our Learning Journey
HOMEWORK
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Check the Curriculum Year information for the homework timetable.
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| Year 10 | Click Here |
| Year 11 | Click Here |
| Sixth Form | Click Here |
Subject Information - KS3
All Year 7 study French in Terms 4-6, covering the following topics:
- Term 4: Talking about myself and others
- Term 5: Hobbies
- Term 6: School
Year 8
- Term 1 Media
- Term 2 Tourism
- Term 3 My Identity
- Term 4 Where I live
- Term 5 My talents
- Term 6 French Speaking world
Year 9
- Term 1 Social Media
- Term 2 Healthy Living
- Term 3 Jobs
- Term 4 Holidays
- Term 5 Social Issues
- Term 6 Revision/Begin GCSE course
GCSE Subject information - KS4
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| Year 10 | Family /relationships | Free time | Customs and Festivals | Where I live | Holidays |
School EOY revision |
| Year 11 | My Career | Local and Global Issues | Exam Preparation /Practice | Exam Preparation /Practice | Exam |
How the course is assessed?
The GCSE consists of 4 units: Writing 25%, Speaking 25%, Reading 25% and Listening 25%. These components are all taken at the end of this linear course.
GCSE French - Course Information
GCSE Revision Information - KS4
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All MFL students have bought or been loaned a Pearson MFL GCSE 9-1 Revision Guide, this contains everything they need to know and be able to do for their exams. In addition to these, below are a number of useful websites that can be accessed by students for further revision help. There is also a wealth of French speaking resources on the Student Shared area on Sharepoint. GCSE French has a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9). Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series. We follow the AQA syllabus. The papers assess the following three themes, divided into sub-topics. THEME 1: IDENTITY AND CULTURETopic 1: Me, my family and friends
Topic 2: Technology in everyday life
Topic 3: Free-time activities
Topic 4: Customs and festivals in French-speaking countries/communitiesTHEME 2: LOCAL, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL AREAS OF INTERESTTopic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and regionTopic 2: Social issues
Topic 3: Global issues
Topic 4: Travel and tourismTHEME 3: CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDY AND EMPLOYMENTTopic 1: My studiesTopic 2: Life at school/collegeTopic 3: Education post-16Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitionsUseful revision websites -BBC Education - www.bbc.com/education/subjects/z9dqxnb www.vocabexpress.com - App available on Apple App Store/Google Play Store |
| Personal Learning Checklist = Paper 1 | Personal Learning Checklist = Paper 2 |
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Listening – Revision topics can be found in General Information Section What's assessedUnderstanding and responding to different types of spoken language How it's assessed
(Each exam includes 5 minutes’ reading time of the question paper before the listening stimulus is played.) Please practice the following types of question using revision guide and BBC Bitesize. QuestionsFoundation Tier and Higher Tier
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Speaking - Revision topics can be found in General Information Section What's assessedCommunicating and interacting effectively in speech for a variety of purposes How it's assessed
Please practice the following types of tasks using the questions you have prepared in class and using your revision guide.
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| Example Exam Questions/Model Answers = Paper 1 | Example Exam Questions/Model Answers = Paper 2 |
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Example listening questions can be found in the ‘test area’ of BBC Bitesize GCSE French. |
| Personal Learning Checklist = Paper 3 | Personal Learning Checklist = Paper 4 |
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Reading - Revision topics can be found in General Information Section What's assessedUnderstanding and responding to different types of written language How it's assessed
Please practice the following types of tasks using the practice paper below and using your revision guide. QuestionsFoundation Tier and Higher Tier Section A – questions in English, to be answered in English or non-verbally Section B – questions in French, to be answered in French or non-verbally Section C – translation from French into English (a minimum of 35 words for Foundation Tier and 50 words for Higher Tier) |
Writing - Revision topics can be found in General Information Section What's assessedCommunicating effectively in writing for a variety of purposes How it's assessed
Please practice the following types of tasks using the practice paper below and using your revision guide. QuestionsFoundation Tier Question 1 – message (student produces four sentences in response to a photo) – 8 marks Question 2 – short passage (student writes a piece of continuous text in response to four brief bullet points, approximately 40 words in total) – 16 marks Question 3 – translation from English into French (minimum 35 words) – 10 marks Question 4 – structured writing task (student responds to four compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 90 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 16 marks Higher Tier Question 1 – structured writing task (student responds to four compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 90 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 16 marks Question 2 – open-ended writing task (student responds to two compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 150 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 32 marks Question 3 – translation from English into French (minimum 50 words) – 12 marks |
| Example Exam Questions/Model Answers = Paper 3 | Example Exam Questions/Model Answers = Paper 4 |
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Example reading questions are in this specimen paper. |
Example writing questions are in this specimen paper. |
Revision Materials/Sharepoint
Pink revision guide, BBC Bitesize.
Job Opportunities / Careers
To learn a foreign language is to see the world anew. You are as many people as the languages you speak. The business world is in need of people who are multi-lingual because of the global economy. You will be an asset to any business with more than one language at your disposal. In today’s global economy such opportunities are constantly expanding.
Pearson Education and Skills Survey 2019, Education and Learning for the Modern World shows the major European languages most commonly in demand among businesses are Spanish (35%) and French (32%).
People who can speak another language earn on average 20% more than people who do not.
Some of the occupations involving languages are…
- Computer programmer
- Customer support adviser
- Executive search consultant
- Cultural briefing consultant
- Interpreter
- Teacher
- Language trainer
- Translator
- Engineering
- Banking
- Civil service
- Travel and tourism
- Secretary/PA
- Marketing
- Public relations
- Pharmaceutical work
- Journalism and media
- Transport and distribution
- Website localiser
