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Module1
Introducing themselves, saying what they have and have not got, alphabet, age, birthdays, colours and numbers 0-31.

Module 2
Saying where you live, family, pets, description of themselves and others, physically and as a person.

Module 3
Talking about school, school time, time table, telling the time, the school day, and clothes.

Module 4
Learning about different sports, saying which sports they like and don’t like, talking about activities in their free time, saying what they do at the week-end and talking about the weather.

Module 5
Learning about how to use the verb « Habiter » in the present tense. Explaining where they live and describing their house/ their flat/ their bedroom etc…
Talking about what they do in different rooms.
Using Preparer = to prepare/
prendre = to take
dormir = to sleep
faire=to do/tomake.

Module 6
Les vacances. The main task of this module is to teach the Futur proche = The Nearest Future. Careful learning of the present tense « ALLER » = TO GO followed by an infinitive takes place. Learning of holiday based activities is learnt. Asking directions and giving directions

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Metro 2:
Module1
Personalidentification. Activities in the past. Places(related to activities in the past).

Module2
Morning routine. Times of getting up and going out. Going to the cinema.
GRAMMAR:
Avoir and Etre in present tense.
ER verbs in present tense (revision). Introduction to perfect tense with avoir. Du/De la/De l’/Des becomes De after negative.
Irregular past participles in perfect tense. Perfect tense with Etre. Reflexive verbs in present tense(all forms).
24-hour clock.
Irregular verbs in present tense (FAIRE, POUVOIR).
ALLER +infinitive.

Module 3
Family and friends. Favourite things. Parts of the head. Parts of the body. Illnesses + at the chemist’s.

Module4
Breakfast food and drink. Shops and shopping for food. Quantities of items. Ordering food and drink in a snack bar. Describing a day in the past.
GRAMMAR:
Possessive adjectives. Direct object pronouns(le/la/l’/les). Comparatives/Superlatives. Agreement of Adjectives. Pour + Infinitive, Regular and irregular plurals of nouns. Imperative(vous form). Partitive article (revision) Quantities. Possession using de. Pronoun en. Perfect tense with Avoir and Etre.

Module 5
Arranging a visit. Transport. Sightseeing in Paris. Using the metro (finding the way). Talking in the past about a trip.

Module 6
Choosing a holiday. Youth hostel facilities. Booking a youth hostel. Instructions/signs. Talking about a past holiday.
GRAMMAR:
Vouloir in present tense. Aller + infinitive (revision). Y.POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (REVISION). NUMBERS above100. Perfect tense with avoir and etre (revision). Je voudrais/ pourrais/ preferais + infinitive. Comparatives(revision). Defense de/interdit de/ne pas + infinitive. Perfect tense (revision)

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Module 1
Getting to know their own town and what you can do there, activities you do and have done (Past Tense).

Module 2
Learning how to speak about your family, Describing your home. Helping at home. Relationships. French speaking communities.The immediate future(aller+infinitive). Depuis+present tense. Ordinal numbers. Direct object pronoun(le,la,l’,les). Indirect object pronoun (en). Present tense of devoir.

Module 3
focuses on the context of discussing and arranging future visits. Places and directions in town. Describing life in the past. The grammar focus is on learning to understand and manipulate past, present and future tense. Imperfect for descriptions and opinions. PERFECT TENSE + PERFECT TENSE.

Module4
focuses on the context of fitness,with information about sport and exercise and healthy eating. Manipulating the different tenses (presenbt, immediate future, perfect and imperfect) continues to be the main grammar theme.

Module 5
focuses on understanding and giving opinions about clothes and fashion,friendship and music. The grammar focus on using different cxonjunctions and stuctures. Skills being developed at this stage include:
asking questions,
expressing feelings and opinions,
and using the target language for real purposes.

Module 6
focusses on understanding and discussing the news and a TV programme. The context of weather is revisited in the form of forecasts. The future events are also discussed,both in the context of horoscopes and in that of planning a trip. Further work with imperfect tense and perfect tense. The future is introduced to the pupils.

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Using metro 4
Rouge work through modules 1-College, dealing with Topic area 2 - Education, training and employment:
School life and routine
Different types of job
job advertisements/applications and interviews
Future plans and work experience.

Module 8 –
House and Home
to cover topic area 2-House, Home and Daily Routine: Types of home, rooms, furniture and gardens/
Information about self, family and friends/
Helping around the house/
Food and Drink.

Module6
deals with area 3-
Social activities, fitness and health
Pocket money, Shopping and Clothes.

Module 5
deals with topic area4- At home and abroad:
Things to see and do. Life in the town, countryside, seaside/
Weather and climate/
Travel, transport and directions
Holidays, tourist information and accommodation/
Services and shopping abroad/
Customs, everyday life and traditions in France.

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Modules 9 and 10
covering Topic Areas 4 and 5.
Media, entertainment and youth culture.
Sport, fashion and entertainment/
Famous personalities/
The media/
Current affairs, social and environmental issue
Social activities, fitness and health.
Free time
Special occasions
Hobbies, interests, sports and exercise/
Shopping and money matters/
Accidents/Injuries, common aliments and health issues (smoking, drugs).
By Christmas the syllabus for Speaking will have been covered.
The mock exams in January will be full G.C.S.E Higher level style papers.

This term will be devoted to exman technique in listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing and revision of the Topic Areas already covered.

This term will be equally devoted for revision.
There will be a two days course during the Easter vaccation.

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FOOD, HEALTH AND DIET

TRANSPORT, TRAVEL AND TOURISM/

CURRENT AFFAIRS AND MEDIA.

RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY, THE GENERATIONS/

YOUTH CONCERNS, SOCIAL ISSUES
LAW AND JUSTICE
LEISURE AND THE ARTS.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT/
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

Autumn

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Summer

As for the AS exam plus:
ENERGY, POLLUTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

POLITICS AND CITIZENSHIP.

CAMPAGNING ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES/

CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, BELIEFS AND RELIGIONS.

THE EUROPEAN UNION, WORLD-WIDE PROBLEMS.