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French

French Trip 2012

Read about the 2012 trip to Normandy

Bristol - Bordeaux Exchange 2013

Bristol-Bordeaux Student Exchange Scheme 2013 Information

The 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.

Staff
Head of French:	Mr Alex Durkin BA PGCE
Teachers:	Mrs Helen Bradley BA (Hons) PGCE CELTA
	Mrs Elizabeth Mawson
	Mrs Helen Higham BA
	Mrs Chablis May BA PGCE
	Mrs Agathe Webb MA

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 Tests

They 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 Examinations

Year 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 2

Expo 1
Module 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 points

Irregular 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
French in Year 7
French in Year 8

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