KS3 & KS4 French curriculum

In this unit, pupils embed and secure knowledge of common irregular verbs. They refresh their knowledge of adjectival agreement and learn irregular feminine forms of some high frequency adjectives. Word order variations are introduced with the pre-nominal position of certain common adjectives. Revisiting high frequency vocabulary, high-frequency irregular verbs, two verb structures and sound-symbol correspondences, this unit anchors core knowledge, providing practice in listening, speaking, reading, translation and writing as pupils develop comprehension skills and communicative competence.

1. Describe places: common irregular and pre-nominal adjectives
2. Describe people and places: using correct adjectival position
3. Trip preparations
4. Paris

• Pupils know that many adjectives come after the noun.
• Pupils know that many adjectives can be made feminine by adding an 'e'.
• Pupils know how to use regular -er verbs in the present tense.
• Pupils know how to use some common irregular -ir and -re verbs in the present tense.
• Pupils can use irregular verbs avoir, être, faire and aller in the present tense.
• Pupils can use ne...pas to negate a sentence.