Year 10 Curriculum Information - French

Examination Board

Edexcel

Topics covered in the Autumn term

• All about me
• Holidays
• Town
• Family relationships
• Going out
• Describing a night out with friends
• Life when you were younger
• Talking about role models
• Cultural life – sport / music
• Life online
• Books / reading
• Television programmes
• Actors / films / media
• Technology / film

Autumn Term Grammar

• Present tense regular / irregular verbs
• Reflexive verbs
• Near future tense
• Perfect tense
• Imperfect tense
• Depuis + present tense
• Comparatives / superlatives
• Direct object pronouns

Topics Covered in the Spring Term

• Daily life
• Food / meals
• Clothing
• Traditions / special occasions
• Polite / formal language
• Family celebrations
• Festivals
• Holidays – weather / travel
• Town / region / country
• What to see and do
• Making plans
• Community projects

Spring Term Grammar

• Modal verbs (pouvoir / devoir / vouloir)
• Pronoun “en”
• Tu vs vous
• Venir de
• Pronoun “y”
• Future tense
• Question words
• Negatives

Topics Covered in the Summer Term

• Local area / holiday and travel
• Where you normally go
• Holidays in the past / future
• Ideal holiday
• Travel and tourist transaction
• Buying souvenirs
• Disastrous holidays
• School – compare with France / French speaking countries
• School rules
• Accomplishments / achievements at school
• School exchange / trips abroad

Summer Term Grammar

• Conditional tense
• Reflexive verbs in perfect tense
• En + present participle
• Avant de + infinitive
• Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
• Pluperfect tense
• Il / elle vs ils / elles
• Il faut / il est interdit de
• Imperative
• Past / present / future timeframes

Assessment

• Translation
• Extended writing
• Grammar tests
• Spelling tests
• Vocabulary tests
• Reading comprehension
• Listening assessment
• Role plays (speaking)

Special Requirements/Equipment

• Whiteboard pen
• French dictionary
• French revision guide (Edexcel)
• Studio Edexcel GCSE French (9-1) Grammar workbook

Home Learning

• This will be set twice a week and will reflect the work covered in lessons
• A large proportion will include preparing speaking notes / translation / background reading / research

Reading List

Mary Glasgow magazines

Useful Websites

• 1Jour 1Actu
• Linguascope
• Ados