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Year 8

Autumn Term

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AUTUMN HALF TERM 1/2
Topic: Destination vacances
Key knowledge: To be able to which countries you go to/went to and would like to go to To be able to describe how you travelled To be able to compare two means of transport or places To be able to say where you stayed To be able to say which activities you can do/did. To be able to say what you would do for a dream holiday in the future	Key skills: To recognize and use different prepositions when referring to different countries To recognize and use the comparative To begin to use the past tense and give basic opinions in the past tense To recognize and begin to use the immediate future/conditional phrases Develop and reinforce familiarity with a range of French phonics
Key specialist terminology: Phonics Present tense Preposition Past tense Verb conjugation Auxiliary Past participle Future tense Conditional Tense Infinitive Gender	Beyond the Classroom: Proof reading work to check for spelling and grammar errors Practicing vocabulary on the Sentence Builder/Quizlet websites See if you can put your favourite cartoons, TV shows or films into French with English subtitles Look up additional, more unusual vocabulary to use Go onto https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zgdqxnb and practice the vocabulary and grammar you have been learning
How will we assess the knowledge, understanding and skills taught in this topic? Students will be assessed across the term on the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will have fortnightly vocabulary/verb mini tests.

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SPRING HALF TERM 1/2
Topic: Manger et boire
Key knowledge: Talking about different foods you eat and drink Talking about what you eat at different mealtimes Giving opinions with a range of reasons Using the past tense to talk about what you ate and drank Describing what different people eat and drink	Key skills: Use of the verbs manger and boire Using the negative form to say what you do not eat and drink The near future Reflexive verbs The perfect tense with avoir and être Identify and use different tenses
Key specialist terminology: Phonics Genders Comparative Future tense Infinitive Past tense Verb conjugation Auxiliary Past participle Time indicators	Beyond the Classroom: Proof reading work to check for spelling and grammar errors Research the French speaking countries in the world – how are they similar/different to France? Practicing vocabulary on the Quizlet website Look up additional more unusual vocabulary to use Go onto https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zgdqxnb and practice the vocabulary and grammar you have been learning
How will we assess the knowledge, understanding and skills taught in this topic? Students will be assessed across the term on the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will have fortnightly vocabulary/verb mini tests.

Year 8

Spring Term

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SUMMER HALF TERM 1
Topic: Le monde des médias
Key knowledge: Talk about TV and film types Musical genres and give opinions on them Review a film	Key skills: Developing opinions and justifications Recognising informative and persuasive language in a film review Applying and developing knowledge of phonics
Key specialist terminology: Phonics Infinitive Past tense Auxiliary Past participle Future tense Verb conjugation Time indicators Opinion Justification	Beyond the Classroom: Proof reading work to check for spelling and grammar errors Research some French speaking artists and listen to some French music. See if you can put your favourite cartoons, TV shows or films into French with English subtitles Practicing vocabulary on the Quizlet website Look up additional more unusual vocabulary to use Go onto https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zgdqxnb and practice the vocabulary and grammar you have been learning
How will we assess the knowledge, understanding and skills taught in this topic? Students will be assessed across the term on the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will have fortnightly vocabulary/verb mini tests.

Year 8

Summer Term

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SUMMER HALF TERM 2
Topic: La France et un film
Key knowledge: To be able to produce a film review Discuss Francophone cartoon characters To be able to produce a film review using varied tenses To identify and employ informative and persuasive language to produce a film review	Key skills: Cultural awareness Develop strategies for extending sentences Using informative and persuasive language
Key specialist terminology: Phonics Past tense Future tense Gender Plural Verb conjugation Adjectives Adjectival agreement Opinions and reasons Connectives Negatives	Beyond the Classroom: Proof reading work to check for spelling and grammar errors Watch another film/series in French – make a presentation on it and tell your French teacher! Practicing vocabulary on the Quizlet website Look up additional more unusual vocabulary to use Go onto https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zgdqxnb and practice the vocabulary and grammar you have been learning
How will we assess the knowledge, understanding and skills taught in this topic? Students will be assessed across the term on the four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Students will have fortnightly vocabulary/verb mini tests.

Year 8

Summer Term

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