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Clifton College WebsiteFrenchThe aim is to provide a solid base and promote a lasting interest in French as a Modern Foreign Language, which will be a useful and marketable tool for our pupils in the future.
Pupils have three lessons on French per week and one prep. There are four Attainment Targets: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. All four skills are developed equally. The differentiated material in Expo is used according to the ability of the pupils. There are differentiated Expo 1 workbooks A and B and there are differentiated Expo 2 textbooks and workbooks "Rouge" and "Vert". The former progresses faster through the National Curriculum levels. Pupils who are beginners in French in Year 7 and 8 are given extra French sessions during School Activities. We prepare pupils for either the Upper School's entrance examination, which is similar to the Common Entrance, or the Upper School Scholarship Examination, or for the Common Entrance itself. Assessments:End of Unit TestsThey test the four Attainment Targets and are given systematically at the end of each Unit. We keep records of achievement in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing tests. School ExaminationsYear 8 pupils are examined in January and June as part of the School Examinations. They are tested in three Attainment targets: Reading, Writing and Listening. In May they also have an oral examination as part of their Upper School Entrance Examination. Linguistic objective of Expo 1 and 2Expo 1Module 1: C'est parti! Module 2: Famille et copains Module 3: Chez moi Module 4: On va en ville Module 5: Ma journée Module 6: On s'amuse Expo 2 Module 1: Famille et domicile Module 2: Temps libre Module 3: Les sorties Module 4: Manger et boire Module 5: Voyages et vacances Module 6: Les copains Major grammatical pointsIrregular verbs in the Present tense, Perfect tense with avoir and être, Perfect tense of reflexive verbs, Imperfect tense, near Future, negatives, prepositions of time (depuis, pendant), adverbs, expressions of degree (beaucoup, souvent, assez, très), relative pronoun qui. French in Year 6 © 2006-12 Clifton College | Prep School NewsPres Athletics Success Family fun at the UK's largest free nature festival | ||||||||||||||||