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Year 10 French

Course topics / grammar / cultural and intercultural awareness

Term 1:

Unit 1: Les jeunes Francophones (Young Francophones)

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What is it and why should I do it?

Year 10 French is all about continuing on your great journey to becoming a proficient French speaker! Along the way you will also further explore French culture, lifestyle, traditions and learn more about the Francophone world.

What will I do in class?

Through a variety of text types you will explore the following topics:

The French speaking world
Technology and the Internet
Friends and family, discuss
Find out about the French speaking world, exchange personal information
Revise the present tense of regular verbs
Talk about technology and the Internet
Cognates
Use of some irregular verbs
Talk about/describe friends and family
Use adjectives with the correct agreement
Discuss relationships, talk about aspects of daily life
Use of reflexive verbs

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Find out about some Paris sights, describe places if interestFind out about places to visit in Parisof interest, understand tourist information
Talk about what you have done
Use the perfect tense of avoir
Say what has happened and what you have done
Use the perfect tense with Etre
Find out about the Paris metro, understand information about travel
Describe a recent events, give opinions

Term 2:

Unit 3: Ca me passione (My passions)

, arranging holidays
Paris metro system
Changes in lifestyle (leisure activities)
Talk about leisure activities, use some expressions of time
Talk about when you were younger
Recognise and use the Imperfect tense
Use the imperfect to compare past and present
Say how life has changed
Use comparitives of adjectives
Talk about TV, cinema and books
Learn about some famous Famous French people

Unit 6: Bonjour le Quebec (Hello Quebec!)

Find out about Quebec in Canada
Use superlative adjectives
Find out about Montreal, talk about your town and region
Object pronouns me, te, nous, vous
Asking for information at a tourist office, recommend places to see and things to do
Use of the verb devoir
Say what can and should be done to protect the environment
Use il faut and il ne faut pas

Unit 4 : Au travail (At work)

Understand information about school life in France, describe your school and typical school day
Discuss school subjects, say what is (not) going to happen
Use aller + infinitive
Discuss plans for the next school year
Discuss aspects of school life
Use different forms of the negative
Talk about different careers
Talk about jobs (masculine/feminine versions)
Talk about the past, the present and the future

Term 3:

Unit 7: En Forme (Fitness)

Discuss healthy lifestyles and fitness
Use adverbs
Talk about healthy eating
Use the imperative
Talk about problems
Use reflexives in the perfect tense
Identify parts of the body, discuss problems
Use expressions with avoir
Use depuis in the present tense
Asking for advice at the Chemist, talk about going to the Doctor
Working out the gender of a noun

Unit 8: Vive les vacances (Long live the holidays!)

Understand holiday information
Use relative pronouns qui and que
Talk about holiday plans, revise countries
Talk about holiday accommodation, enquire about campsites and youth hostels
Discuss what to take on holiday
Direct and indirect object pronouns

Course books and Description :

Canada (Quebec and Montreal)
How to protect the environment
School life
Careers
Healthy lifestyles (fitness)

How will I be assessed?

Classroom participation, completion of classroom activities and satisfactory completion of unit assessment tasks (listening, speaking, reading and writing skills)

PHSC Wiki Space:

Yr10 French

Course books and subscription

Tricolore 3 (5^th Ed) and Tricolore 3 (5th Ed) Grammar in Action 3 Oxford University Press purchased through Campion booksellers (PHSC booklistingTricolore 3 (5^th Ed) through Oxford University Press (PHSC booklist suppliers) purchased through Campion booksellers (PHSC booklist suppliers) prior to the beginning of the school year.
A renewed subscription to the online educational platform Education Perfect, purchased through Campion booksellers (PHSC booklist suppliersbooklisting) prior to the beginning of the school year.