KS3 & KS4 French curriculum

In this unit, pupils embed their knowledge of present and past tenses whilst revisiting subject and object pronouns.The contraction of pronouns (for example me to m') before a vowel or h muet is practised. Pupils apply this knowledge in varying contexts including reading habits and life at school. Direct objects and numbers 70-99 are practised in the context of shopping.

1. Reading habits: pronouns 'il(s)' and 'elle(s)' meaning it and they, faire
2. Reading habits: verbs like 'prendre' and 'lire', direct objects
3. Helping others at school: direct object pronouns 'me' and 'te'
4. At school and university: direct object pronouns 'me' and 'te'
5. Shopping: direct object pronouns 'le' and 'la', numbers 70-99
6. Shopping: direct object pronoun contraction 'l''

• Pupils know all subject pronouns, including the use of ‘il/elle’ meaning ‘it’ and ‘ils/elles’ meaning ‘they’.
• Pupils can use all persons of verbs like 'prendre' and ‘lire’, and ‘faire’, in the present tense.
• Pupils can use all persons of regular -er verbs.
• Pupils can use intonation, inversion and est-ce que questions in the present tense.
• Pupils know a range of vocabulary for describing activities in everyday life.
• Pupils know the numbers 1-59.
• Pupils are confident with Silent Final Consonants [SFC] and Silent Final ‘e’ [SFe].