Year 8 French Curriculum Plan

From 2009 students will study French and either German or Spanish for 3½ hours per fortnight. They continue with the introductory courses taught as part of the 3 language carousel in Y7, but in Y8 students will also have the relevant textbook as well as the workbook. Extensive use continues to be made of Boardworks, together with OUP multi-media materials and other software.
 

Students should thus complete Equipe Nouvelle 1 and will then start Equipe Nouvelle 2. The 2 higher sets will obviously make more rapid progress than the lower set(s). Assessment tests in Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, and Writing will be held towards the end of the Autumn Term and again in the Summer Term. There will be a Speaking Test conducted in March. All test results will then be collated in June to enable an accurate appraisal of all students' progress.
The following links can be used to practise at home. Just look for the relevant topic.

 TOPICS COVERED (EQUIPE NOUVELLE 1 & EQUIPE NOUVELLE 2)

Les Passe-temps
 
• Sports and leisure activities
• Introduction to perfect tense
• Places to visit in town
 

Bon appétit!

• Food and Drink.
• Meals.
• Larger numbers
• Quantities of food and packaging

Chez moi

• Weather
• Town buildings
• Houses and rooms
• Bedroom furniture

EQUIPE NOUVELLE 2 STARTS HERE

Mode ado

• Personal information
• Clothes and colours
• Types and styles of clothes
• Clothes for different occasions/weather

En Forme!

• Parts of the body
• Feeling ill
• Healthy living

On se relaxe!

• TV programmes
• Likes and dislikes
• Types of film and 24-hour clock
• Arranging to go out
• Making a telephone call and giving excuses

Tous les jours

• Sports and musical instruments
• Daily routine
• Household chores
• What you have/haven't done to help at home

Voyages et vacances

• Countries and capital cities
• Means of transport
• Describing a holiday

Une visite en France

• What is available to do in to town
• Directions
• Paris monuments
• Describing a visit to France