Secondary French
Jacqueline King
Welcome to our French studies web page. Please check here to see an overview of our planned language studies for this year.
We have an exciting year for us in French- Year 7 are commencing their studies in the language and Year 8 are gearing up a gear, having made their foreign language choice at the end of Year 7, while Year 9 is working on consolidating their knowledge of all three tenses and expressing a variety of opinions in French on different topics. At the end of Year 9, students have the option of continuing their studies into Year 10 and beyond and may opt to take a GCSE in the subject.
What's going on in Secondary French?
This term's studies will include:
Year 7
Students focus on communicative ability. The objective of the course this academic year is for students to be able to understand and respond to simple phrases in French, hold a short conversation in French, write 4-5 simple sentences in French and read and understand a short simple passage. This term, students learn about different French festivals such as Saints' Days and Mardi Gras. We had fun making Mardi Gras festival masks! They will learn how to give the date in French, discussing our DBIS school uniform and our ideal school uniform, the weather and temperature in different seasons and sports, family and weekend activities. At the end of the unit, students will prepare and present their second oral presentation in French. Bonne chance!
Year 8
Students are studying the topic of School Life, and will be contrasting the life of an international school student versus that of a French secondary school student in France.They will be discussing the pros and cons of school uniform, school clubs, school rules and facilities, the role of technology and the internet at school, and school subjects and options choices-all issues that are close to their hearts! We will also cover Reflexive verbs so that they will be able to give an account of a typical day, during the week and at the weekend! Students should aim to be at a Level 5, provided thayt they can use 2 different verb tenses actively, as well as expressing personal opinions and seeking information from others.
Year 9
Students are revising how to give information about themselves and their families and pets, as well as discussing their relationships with their families and friends, and their many hobbies and interests outside school. They will learn to discuss TV, cinema and books and to write a review of their own. They are learning how to recognise different temporal expressions, and to understand and recognise the Imperfect Tense in addition to the Perfect tense, the Regular & Irregular Present Tense and the Near & Proper Future Tenses. They are learning to increase their range of expression using the Comparative and Superlative, and to compare and contrast their present lives with their past lives!
