KS3 & KS4 French curriculum

In this unit, pupils anchor their knowledge of the present tense and extend their knowledge of the perfect tense with 'avoir' in all singular forms for -er verbs. Revisiting the key verb patterns with new verbs is essential to securing the knowledge and its applicability in a new context. The cultural background of Belgium and Switzerland adds context and awareness. Communicative competence is enhanced as pupils ask and answer questions in the present and past tenses and extend descriptions of places in the present and past with 'il y a' and 'il y avait' and

1. Brussels: perfect tense -er verbs 1st and 2nd persons singular
2. Brussels: perfect tense intonation questions
3. Switzerland: perfect tense singular -er verbs
4. Geneva: 'il y a' and 'il y avait'
5. Geneva: perfect tense intonation and 'est-ce' que questions
6. Switzerland: perfect tense negation
7. Astronauts and French cuisine: extended reading
8. Astronauts and French cuisine: writing an article

• Pupils know the 'je' form of some -er verbs using avoir in the perfect tense.
• Pupils can recognise actions in the 'je' form as being past or present.
• Pupils can translate the perfect tense using the simple past in English.
• Pupils know how to use 'il y a' to say what 'there is' or 'there are'.
• Pupils can use ne...pas to negate a sentence in the present tense.
• Pupils know how to ask questions using intonation and est-ce que...