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Mon temps libre: subject pronouns, -er verbs and 'aimer' + infinitive

Qui fait quoi ? : -re verbs like 'prendre' and 'entendre'

Une personne intéressante : -re verbs like 'traduire' and 'écrire'

This unit revisits subject pronouns, -er and -re verbs in the present tense, and two-verb constructions with 'aimer' in the context of describing free time activities. It also consolidates silent final letters, and the sound-symbol correspondences [-er,-ez,-é], [on], [en,an] and hard [s].

My personal world: Mes intérêts

On part pour la France : -ir verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir', adjectives

Des endroits touristiques : -ir verbs like 'venir', position of adjectives

Au château de Versailles : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (singular)

Une visite scolaire : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (plural)

Des monuments historiques : 'il y a' and 'il n'y a pas'

Des monuments commémoratifs : contraction of definite article after 'à'

Un nouvel élève : yes/no questions with inversion, intonation and 'est-ce que'

Une nouvelle vie en France : liaison, questions, jouer à/de, negation

Une nouvelle vie en France : negation

On organise des visites : reflexive pronouns, direct object pronouns

Ça ne vous intéresse pas ? Direct object pronouns, negation

On va à un concert : direct object pronouns, reflexive pronouns and negation

In this unit, pupils re-examine verbs like choisir, partir and venir in the present, and add to this verbs like ouvrir. They revisit questions, pre-nominal adjectives, contraction of articles after à and de, and expand knowledge of negation. A further focus is the use of direct object pronouns.

Travel and tourism: La France est belle!

Ça t'intéresse ? Direct and indirect pronouns me and te

Les musées français : Indirect object pronouns 'me' and 'te'

Un musée décolonisé : Indirect object pronouns 'me' and 'te'

Une soirée chez amis : Direct object pronouns (le, la and l')

Une famille française : indirect object pronouns 'lui' and 'vous'

Une famille multiculturelle : direct and indirect object pronouns

This unit further explores the use of direct object pronouns and introduces pupils to indirect object pronouns and their pre-verbal positioning, within the context of cultural visits and social gatherings. In addition, there is a focus on the pronunciation of hard and soft consonants.

Lifestyle and wellbeing:Visites et rendez-vous

Qui a écrit ... ? Perfect tense with predictable and irregular past participles

Des auteurs francophones : perfect tense with 'être'

Une écrivaine francophone: perfect tense verbs like ouvrir, écrire & traduire

Qui a gagné ? Yes/no questions in the perfect tense

Les champions du monde: negation in the perfect tense

Le sport pour tous: negation in the perfect tense

This unit focuses on communicating in the perfect tense, revisiting regular and irregular past participle formation, verbs with être and past participle agreement. Pupils will meet the past participles of verbs like ouvrir, écrire and traduire, and revisit perfect tense questions and negation.

Lifestyle and wellbeing: Des personnalités francophones

Il m'a aidé : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense

Mon voyage dangereux : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense

Mon voyage dangereux : extended writing and speaking

Ils sont venus à Paris : Present perfect

Des histoires diverses : Present tense with 'depuis'

La journée d'un jeune migrant : Extended writing and speaking

Il faut agir : Infinitives as nouns

Notre planète est en crise : infinitives as nouns, 'en train de' and 'venir de'

Un problème écologique : Extended writing and speaking, photo description

This unit examines the use of direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense, infinitives used as nouns, and the perfect tense when used as the equivalent of the present perfect. Furthermore, pupils will meet the present tense with depuis, être en train de, and venir de + infinitive.

My neighbourhood: Mon nouveau pays

C'est de famille ! Gender and number agreement with nouns

L'arrivée d'un réfugié chez nous : articles and possessive adjectives

Un membre de la famille que j'admire : extended writing and speaking

La valeur de la famille : feminine adjective agreement

Un bon déjeuner familial : adjectives used as nouns and position of adjectives

Conflits et solutions en famille : extended writing and speaking

This unit revisits definite, indefinite and partitive articles, possessive adjectives, as well as adjective agreement and positioning rules. Pupils will learn one further adjective agreement rule. Lessons also further practise liaison and silent final letters.

My personal world: Ma famille

Les matières les plus utiles: comparative and superlative adjectives

C'est ma passion: comparative and superlative adjectives

Mes préférences au collège : extended writing and speaking

Forces et faiblesses au collège: comparative and superlative adverbs

Mieux et le mieux : comparative and superlative adverbs

L'école chez nous: extended writing and speaking

This unit secures understanding of both regular and irregular comparative adjectives and adverbs, and then introduces pupils to regular and irregular superlative adjectives and adverbs. Pupils learn to use these in the context of expressing preferences and strengths at school.

Studying and my future: Au collège

Un travail bien fait : modal verbs in present tense

Les orientations professionnelles : present modals, conditional with 'vouloir'

Une orientation qui m'attire : extended writing and speaking

On cherche un boulot : adjectives into adverbs

Comment se mettre au travail ? Word patterns

Les pour et les contre d'un travail : extended writing and speaking

This unit consolidates modal verbs in the present tense and introduces the conditional with vouloir in the context of career plans. There is also an extensive focus on word pattern rules, introducing new rules for the formation of adverbs from adjectives and adding in- or im- to mean 'opposite of'.

Studying and my future: Ma carrière

Quel boulot ? past tense questions; interrogative and demonstrative adjectives

Quelques difficultés au travail : past tense questions, indefinite adjectives

Au boulot : extended writing and speaking

Travailler en France: questions in present tense, relative clauses

Des industries françaises : relative clauses

Une industrie qui m'intéresse: extended writing and speaking

Le chef : voir, boire, croire and faire in present, the imperative

Collègues et amis : the imperative

Je voudrais postuler : extended speaking, role-play

In this unit pupils apply prior knowledge of irregular verbs, question-forming with question words, indefinite adjectives, interrogative adjectives and demonstrative adjectives. They will also deepen their understanding of relative clauses and learn how to form the imperative.

Studying and my future: Au boulot

Une rencontre : verbs like 'connaitre' in present tense

Avec mes amis: verbs like connaitre in present and perfect tense

Avec mes amis : extended writing and speaking

Ce week-end: impersonal verbs

On se retrouve : impersonal verbs

Projets pour le week-end: extended writing and speaking

Que faisais-tu quand ... ? The imperfect tense with regular verbs ('be' + ing)

Quand j'étais petit : the imperfect tense with regular verbs ('used to')

Activités avant et aujourd'hui: extended speaking, photo description

This unit introduces verbs that follow the pattern of connaître in the present and perfect tense and extends pupils' use of impersonal verbs. It also develops mastery of the imperfect tense of regular verbs, set in the context of past and present friendships and activities.

My personal world: Mes amis

Ma ville avant : imperfect of 'être', 'avoir' and 'faire'

La transformation des villes : imperfect of être, avoir and faire

La vie en ville : extended writing and speaking, photo description

Chez moi, chez toi : prepositions and emphatic pronouns 'moi', 'toi' ...

Ma ville, mon pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns lui, elle, eux, elles

La vie quotidienne ici et ailleurs : extended speaking and writing

Découvrir d'autres pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns 'nous' and 'vous'

Découvrir de grandes villes : prepositions and emphatic pronouns nous and vous

Où habiter : extended writing

This unit develops knowledge of the imperfect tense by focusing on the irregular verbs avoir, être and faire. The prepositions sans, pour and avant are also revisited, along with the use of emphatic pronouns (such as moi, toi, lui) after prepositions.

My neighbourhood: Là où j'habite

Au lycée : future plans with 'aller' + infinitive

Mes études : 'aller' + infinitive, future tense singular -er verbs

Étudier à Paris : 'aller' + infinitive, future tense -er verbs

Les événements culturels : 'aller' + infinitive, future tense plural -er verbs

Cet été à Paris : 'aller' + infinitive, future tense -er verbs

On va fêter : extended writing and speaking, picture task

On y va : present and future tense of 'aller' and 'faire'

J'aurai bientôt faim : present and future tense of 'avoir' and 'être'

Un tour en France : present and future tense of aller, avoir, faire and être

Recherches en ligne : negation with 'ne...pas', 'ne...jamais' and 'ne...rien'

Faire mes valises : negation with 'ne ... plus' and 'ne ... pas encore'

J'ai acheté : negation

This unit contrasts the near future (aller + infinitive) with the simple future of regular and common irregular verbs. In addition there is a focus on negation, introducing ne...plus and ne ...pas encore, and a revisit of the use of avoir + noun where the English equivalent is 'BE + adjective'.

Studying and my future/ Travel and Tourism: Mes projets

Une série addictive : negation with 'ne ... pas de' and 'ne ... ni ... ni ...'

J'ai vu un film : negation with 'ne...pas de', 'ne...ni...ni...' and 'ne...que'

Streaming ou cinéma ? Negation

La technologie informatique : extending vocabulary

Les célébrités et les réseaux sociaux : extending vocabulary (Edexcel)

This unit expands topic-specific vocabulary on a range of media topics, including TV and cinema, computer technology and social networks. It further develops pupil knowledge of negation, revisiting previously met negative structures and introducing ne...ni...ni... with all tenses.

Media and technology: les médias

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