CLASS 6
RESOURCES : EDEXCEL AS FRENCH TEXTBOOK, HANDOUTS WITH VOCABULARY AND QUESTIONS BASED ON THE TOPIC AREAS (A.YOUTH MATTERS, B.LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND FITNESS, C.ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL, D.EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT) NEEDED FOR THE SPEAKING TEST, PAST PAPERS
| TOPIC | EDEXCEL AS FRENCH TEXTBOOK | 52 PERIODS (26 TEACHING WEEKS) |
| Chapter 0 : Module de Transition
1.talk about what is important in life – use the different definite articles (le, la,…) – use the infinitive 2.talk about computers – form the Present Tense of regular verbs 3.talk about fashion – use adjectives 4.talk about sports courses – form the Present Tense of irregular verbs 5.talk about health risks for teenagers – use verbs followed by an infinitive – use the partitive (du, de la,…) 6.talk about the French school system – form questions 7.explain why you have chosen a particular career – form the perfect tense (Passé Composé) of regular and irregular verbs 8.describe a journey – form the perfect tense Passé Composé) of verbs that take être – form plurals of nouns – use possessive adjectives 9.talk about holidays – use reflexive verbs (se reposer) – form the near Future Tense (Futur Proche) 10.talk about pollution – use relative pronouns (qui, que,…) |
Pages 6 – 7
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12 periods |
| Chapter 1 : Culture Jeunes
1.talk about the future – form the Future Tense (Futur Simple) 2.talk about love and marriage – use negatives 3.talk about peer pressure – use direct object pronouns (me, te, le,…) 4.talk about family relationships – use indirect object pronouns (me, te, lui,…) 5.tell a story about addiction – form and use the imperfect tense (Imparfait) 6.express an opinion on reality TV programmes – use emphatic pronouns (moi, toi,…) 7.talk about the Internet – use comparative and superlative adjectives – use demonstrative adjectives (ce, cette,…) 8.talk about mobile phones and video games – use adverbs – use demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle,…) 9.talk about music – revise the perfect and imperfect tenses (Passé Composé / Imparfait) |
Pages 32 – 33
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10 periods
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| Chapter 2 : Styles de vie
1.choose a sport to match your personality – form the conditional tense (Conditionnel Présent) 2.discuss extreme sports – use ‘’ à ‘’ or ‘’ de ‘’ plus infinitive – use indefinite adjectives (certain, chaque…) 3.talk about leisure activities – use the pronouns ‘’ y ‘’ and ‘’ en ‘’ 4.talk about changing lifestyles – revise the imperfect tense (Imparfait) 5.talk about different eating habits – express suppositions with ‘’ si ‘’ 6.discuss weight loss – use the present participle (participe présent) 7.talk about smoking – use the imperative 8.talk about prevention campaigns – form the passive (la voix passive) |
Pages 60 – 61
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10 periods |
| Chapter 3 : Education et avenir
1.talk about the French school system – talk about different options at 16+ – revise the present tense 2.discuss the concerns students have about their schools – form the subjunctive (Subjonctif) 3.discuss the daily routine of French students – know when to use the subjunctive (Subjonctif) 4.learn about the history of French education and consider its future – revise ‘’ si ‘’ clauses 5.talk about higher education in France – use temporal prepositions 6.justify one’s choice of career – use a range of tenses 7.talk about new and different ways of working – form the pluperfect tense (Plus-que-parfait) 8.discuss problems in the world of work – use perfect infinitives |
Pages 86 – 87
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8 periods |
| Chapter 4 : Autour de nous
1.talk about French-speaking countries – form reported speech (discours indirect) 2.discuss reasons for going on holiday – use constructions to create complex sentences 3.describe a journey – recognise the past historic tense (Passé Simple) 4.debate the best means of transport – use indefinite pronouns (on, plusieurs…) 5.look at ways of reducing CO2 emissions – use verbs followed by ‘’ à ‘’ or ‘’ de ‘’ + infinitive 6.understand the causes of global warming – form the future perfect tense (Futur Antérieur) 7.talk about natural disasters – combine present, past and future tenses 8.talk about sustainable development and individual and collective initiatives – form the conditional perfect (Conditionnel Passé) 9.consider possible ways of saving the planet – use impersonal verbs (Faire + infinitive) |
Pages 112 – 113
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12 periods |
Plus : 3 tests and 3 quizzes per term and working on past papers
CLASS 7
RESOURCES : EDEXCEL A2 FRENCH TEXTBOOK, HANDOUTS WITH VOCABULARY AND QUESTIONS BASED ON THE TOPIC AREAS (A.YOUTH MATTERS, B.LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND FITNESS, C.ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL, D.EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT, E.TECHNOLOGY IN THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD, F.SOCIETY IN THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD, G.ETHICS IN THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD) NEEDED FOR THE SPEAKING TEST, HANDOUTS ON HISTORY(THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE FRENCH RESISTANCE), PAST PAPERS
| TOPIC | EDEXCEL A2 FRENCH TEXTBOOK | 52 PERIODS (26 TEACHING WEEKS) |
| Chapter 1 : Histoire, arts et littérature
1.connections between history, the arts and literature – the present tense (1) 2.the quest for freedom and justice in the 20th century – the present tense (2) 3.analyse a film – demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle,…) 4.analyse a film director’s work – possessive pronouns (le mien, la nôtre,…) 5.talk about reading and literature – past tenses 6.talk about the theatre – relative pronouns (lequel, auquel,…) 7.talk about artists and their work – interrogative pronouns (lequel,laquelle,…) 8.talk about a town – the future tense (Futur Simple) 9.talk about architecture – this and that (ce, ceci, cela, ça) |
Pages 8 – 9
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17 periods |
| Chapter 2 : Questions de société, questions d’actualité
1.talk about people’s attitudes to money – negatives 2.job insecurity and voluntary work – adjectival agreements with verbs 3.talk about juvenile delinquency and crime – the infinitive 4.understand riots in city suburbs – agreement of the past participle (with avoir and être) 5.talk about multicultural France and discrimination – inversion in direct speech (discours direct) and after certain adverbs 6.act/work against racism – the future perfect tense (Futur Antérieur) 7.talk about immigration and integration – mal or mauvais? (adverbs or adjectives?) 8.talk about drugs and drug trafficking – the pluperfect tense (Plus-que-parfait) 9.examine prisons and alternative forms of penalty – the conditional tense (Conditionnel Présent) |
Pages 36 – 37
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10 periods |
| Chapter 3 : Questions mondiales
1.examine poverty in the world – impersonal verbs 2.talk about the spread of Aids and campaigns to prevent Aids – reported speech (discours indirect) 3.talk about a world conflict – the verb devoir 4.understand the French Resistance – idiomatic expressions with avoir 5.talk about genocide – the conditional perfect tense (Conditionnel Passé) 6.talk about immigration and illegal immigrants – the passive tense (la voix passive) 7.discuss the use of drugs in sport – the position of adjectives 8.talk about technology and the future – indefinite pronouns (n’importe qui, d’autres,…) |
Pages 64 – 65
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12 periods |
| Chapter 4 : Traditions, croyances et convictions
1.cloning-a moral issue – the subjunctive (1) (Subjonctif) 2.genetic modification-a moral issue – the subjunctive (2) (Subjonctif) 3.euthanasia-a moral issue – the perfect subjunctive (Subjonctif Passé) – the imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif Imparfait) 4.talk about spirituality and religion – verbs followed by the infinitive 5.talk about festivals, public holidays and traditions – the perfect infinitive (infinitif passé) 6.examine women’s status and rights in society – avoid the subjunctive (Subjonctif) 7.examine the motivations of humanitarian workers – ‘’ si ‘’ clauses (1) 8.join the anti-globalisation movement – ‘’ si ‘’ clauses (2) |
Pages 90 – 91
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13 periods |
Plus : 3 tests and 3 quizzes per term and working on past papers
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