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Summer Term 2012

Which booklets/ topics/ themes etc will be covered in the Summer term and roughly how long will each topic take?

Unit 5A, C
- Talk and write about which sports you can play  Use of the verb jouer au  + sports
- Present tense endings of ER verbs  
- Talk and write about what you do at the weekend
- Use of nous and vous form of ER verbs

Unit 8A, B, D 
 - Use of j’aime and je n’aime pas
- Talk and write about your favourite colours, group and film
- Use of mon and ma
- Use of son and sa
- Describe someone’s likes and dislikes

Unit 9A 
 - Use of jouer du and de la with musical instruments


Will there be an end of topic test or any formal homeworks/ assessed coursework for a particular topic?  If so, what will it entail and roughly when will it be set?

Learning homeworks each week as needed for Vocabulary tests, from the following topics (but not all):
- Sports you can play
- Present tense endings of ER verbs, e.g. jouer
- Weekend activities
- Things you like and dislike
- Favourite colours, group, book and film
- Musical instruments

Written homeworks will include exercises from the Grey Voilà workbook as needed throughout the topics. Exercises from the Voilà textbook as needed.
- Written description of what you do in your free time (sports I play, other activities, places I go at the weekend, who with, when, musical instruments).
- Written description of a friend.
- Learning the description of their friend for the Summer oral examination (at approximately the beginning of May).

Are there any resources on Learning NI that parents should be aware of concerning any of the topics/ booklets that will be covered this term?  

There is a Form 1 French section on LNI that all pupils are enrolled in.  In this pupils and parents can find support, resources, practice exercises, WebPages and instructions for each topic and Unit we do.  There is also a support booklet for the summer oral examination. Examples of Good practice can be found on LNI.

Summer Examination 
 
The French Summer examination grade will be made of the following:
Listening (20%) - Done in class before the main examinations start (start of May approximately), 30 minutes long.
Speaking (30%) – 1 minute presentation about a friend recorded on the computer during class time before the main examinations start (start of May approximately).
Reading (20%) and Writing (30%) - Two-part examination paper done during timetabled examination week, approximately 50 minutes long.

 What to revise:
- Grammar patterns
- Verbs
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- The core topic areas in all units.
- Writing short sentences and paragraphs in French 
 

Note especially the topics below:

Unit 5A, C 
- Talk and write about which sports you can play
- Use of the verb jouer au  + sports
- Present tense endings of ER verbs  
- Talk and write about what you do at the weekend
- Use of nous and vous form of ER verbs

Unit 6A-C 
- Talk about places in town
- Talk about what there is and isn’t in your town
- Use times and arrange when to meet

Unit 8A, B, D
- Use of j’aime and je n’aime pas
- Talk and write about your favourite colours, group and film
- Use of mon and ma
- Use of son and sa
- Describe someone’s likes and dislikes

Unit 9A
- Use of jouer du and de la with musical instruments

Unit 10A - D
- Talk and write about rooms in your house
- Use of feminine adjectives
- Talk and write about things in your bedroom
- Use of avoir verb
- Talk and write about things in your living room
- Correct use of adjectives
- Ask what there is in your house


Spring Term 2012

1. Which booklets/ topics/ themes etc will be covered in the Spring term and roughly how long will each topic take?

Units 5A & 5C (First half of January 2012):

- Sports - Jouer au + sport
- -er verb endings (all forms for recognition; focus on je/tu/il/elle)
- Other Weekend activities with –er verbs
- Connectors (parfois, souvent, le weekend)
- Negatives (ne…pas)

Units 7A and B (Second half of January 2012):

- Aller + à, au etc. (all forms for recognition ; focus on je/tu/il/elle)
- connectors (parfois, souvent, le weekend)
- Revision of places in town + à, au etc (club de jeunes – patinoire)

Mid Feb to mid March - No French, classes stop for Second Language Taster sessions. 

Units 8A, B and D (end March 2012):

- Questions on likes and dislikes
- Colours and opinions
- Possessive adjectives (revision of mon, ma, mes etc)

2.  Will there be an end of topic test or any formal homeworks/ assessed coursework for a particular topic?  If so, what will it entail and roughly when will it be set?

Learning homeworks each week / fortnight for Vocabulary tests, from the following topics (but not all):

• Sports: jouer au p.51
• Weekend activities p.51
• Aller à + time connectors p.69
• Places to go + à, au etc. (club de jeunes – patinoire)
• Ta couleur préférée p.77
• Colours (+ gris, rose and violet) p.77

Formal homeworks:

Exercises from the Grey Voilà workbook as needed throughout the topics.

Written pieces on:
- favourite sports
- weekend activities 
- where you like to go
- favourite things

ICT exploration at home - to explore language learning sites and online exercises and to research websites on places in a town.

3.  Are there any resources on Learning NI that parents should be aware of concerning any of the topics/ booklets that will be covered this term?  If so please give brief details or the name of the revision sheet etc.

There is a F1 French section on LNI where pupils and parents can find support, resources, practice exercises, WebPages and instructions for each topic and Unit.

Examples of good practice can be found on LNI.


Autumn/Winter Term 2011

Which booklets/ topics/ themes etc will be covered in the Christmas term and roughly how long will each topic take?

  • Myself and my family (Voilà textbook units 1 and 2) - Approx 6 weeks (September and 1st half of October).
  • Where I live – my town (Voilà units 4C and D, unit 6) - approx 6 weeks (2nd half of October to November controlled assessments).
  • The house, rooms and colours (Voilà unit 10) - rest of December (this unit is needed for the summer exams).


Will there be an end of topic test or any formal homeworks/ assessed coursework for a particular topic?  If so, what will it entail and roughly when will it be set?

Learning homeworks each week as needed for Vocabulary tests, from the following topics (but not all):

  • Greetings
  • Nationalities
  • Instructions
  • Numbers and Dates
  • Family members
  • Pets
  • Places in a town
  • Time
  • Rooms in the house
  • Household items and furniture
  • Colours and adjectives

Formal homeworks:

  • Exercises from the Grey Voilà workbook as needed throughout the topic.
  • Written description of themselves and their family (approx mid October).
  • Learning the description of their family for an oral presentation (approx end October).
  • Written description of their town and house (start December).
  • Spelling bee.  Learning new words for a class spelling bee (approx end November).

Controlled assessments / Winter exams (all the below during Controlled assessment time):

  • Oral of 10 basic questions 
  • Listening paper
  • Writing paper
  • Reading paper

There is a F1 French section on Learning NI that all pupils will be enrolled in.  In this VLE pupils and parents can find support, resources, practice exercises, WebPages and instructions for each topic and Unit we do.

The information sheets below contain useful information and tips about the French language:

Tips for pronouncing French
Notes on French Pronunciation
How to type accents on a computer.