KS3 Modern Languages
French and Spanish Overview
Year 7 Units
Term 1
People
Greetings, alphabet, family members, physical description, basic opinions.
Assessment: Listening.
Term 2
Identity
Alphabet, places, where you live, numbers, birthday, likes/dislikes/justifications, revisiting of previous context.
Assessment: Reading.
Term 3
The Natural World
Pets, colours, farm/wild animals, colours, environmental surroundings, weather.
Assessment: Speaking.
Term 4
Education
Subjects, opinions, time, comparisons, revisiting of previous contexts.
Assessment: Writing.
Term 5
Life
Uniform, rules, daily routines, revisiting of previous contexts.
Assessment: End of Y7 exam (reading, writing and grammar).
Term 6
Places
My town, countries, compass points, directions, nationalities, languages, music, typical cuisine, festivals, revisiting of previous contexts.
Year 8 Units
Term 1
Rest and Relaxation
Recap of descriptions, sports and free time activities, present tense, future plans using the near future tense, frequency phrases.
Assessment: Speaking.
Term 2
Holidays
Countries, destinations, weather.
Assessment: Writing.
Term 3
Pocket Money and Chores
Family, daily routines, time, numbers.
Assessment: Reading.
Term 4
Eating and Drinking
National food, restaurants, buying food, comparisons with Britain.
Assessment: Listening.
Term 5
Shopping
Shops, colours, clothing.
Assessment: Grammar and vocabularly.
Term 6
Broadening your Horizons
Film studies, celebrations, fiestas, cultural events.
Year 9 Units
Term 1
Jobs and Future Plans
School subjects, post-16 jobs.
Assessment: Reading.
Term 2
Film and TV
TV programme.
Assessment: Speaking.
Term 3
Music and Technology
Musical instructions, types of music, opinions.
Assessment: Writing.
Term 4
Healthy Living
Food & drink, smoking and drinking, exercise.
Assessment: Listening.
Term 5
Relationships
Family members, social plans.
Assessment: Grammar.
Term 6
Environmental and Global Issues
Problems and solutions, revisiting all grammar points.