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French KS3 | Years 7 to 8

Subject Content

In Years 7 and 8, students will be able to talk confidently about themselves, their friends and families as well as learning about significant cultural aspects of everyday French life, such as food and education.

Year 7 topics are:
  • Personal identity
  • School
  • Hobbies
  • Food and drink
Year 8 topics are:
  • Clothes and fashion
  • Food and restaurants
  • Holidays
  • The perfect tense

Course content is supported by the “Allez 1” series of publications.

Assessment Details

Students are assessed at various end points throughout the course. Their speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies are evaluated.

Students should ultimately be able to:

  • Recognise phrases which have been taught in lessons when read or heard
  • Respond in French to simple questions asked in French
  • Give personal opinions on a range of topics
  • Accurately copy out French words and phrases
  • Understand the concept of genders of nouns
  • Produce short passages of written work from memory or with a model text
  • Infer meaning from extended texts or unfamiliar vocabulary

Additional Equipment Recommended

  • A French/English dictionary (we recommend the Collins dictionaries, or any with verb tables and a glossary of key terms included)

What can I do to support my child at home?

Take an interest and get them to teach you what they have learned in their French lessons: 

  • Ensure they have packed their exercise book, and read through the last lesson’s vocabulary the night before
  • Encourage practice with any French-speaking friends or family
  • Put the French audio/subtitles on a favourite family film
  • Encourage and be positive about the value of learning another language – it directly improves literacy in English!
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Teaching Staff

Head of MFL

Misss Goddard -rgoddard@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Teachers of MFL 

Mrs McMinn - emcminn@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Miss Mesnil - lmesnil@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Mrs Rudge - lrudge@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

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