KS2 French curriculum

This unit introduces the gateway concept of grammatical gender so pupils can use indefinite articles and nouns to identify them, using prior knowledge of 'est' in the new phrase 'c'est', it is. Liaison with -t is important complementary phonics, together with nasal sounds un, on, and ch, eau/au, u and ou. Pupils then apply noun knowledge, including favourite animals sought in reference resources, with singular persons of new verb 'avoir', to have, learning questions with interrogative 'quoi' to ask what others have. In another unit pupils will extend singular noun knowledge to plural nouns.

1. What is it? Naming belongings with 'un' and 'une'
2. What is it? C'est and liaison
3. What is it? Intonation questions and 'quoi'
4. What I and others have: 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a'
5. An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions
6. Who has what? Singular 'avoir' and intonation questions
7. Who has what? Singular 'avoir' and 'être'
8. A strange dream: practice with key sounds
9. Story: Lulu, la tortue
10. Packing a bag: singular 'avoir

• Pupil know French vowel sounds [a] [e] [i] [o] [u], [eu], and nasal sound [an/en].
• Pupils know that word-final consonants are often silent in French.
• Pupils know the French pronouns 'je', 'tu', 'il', and 'elle'.
• Pupils know singular persons of the verb 'être', to be, being.