What does the course cover? The programme of study and National Curriculum links

The Wolsey Hall Year 7 French course follows the National Curriculum for England at Key Stage 3.

We have ensured that all of the National Curriculum outcomes are covered in the course and the table below provides an overview of how the Wolsey Hall course can be mapped to the course textbooks and to the National Curriculum for England.

You may want to print out this overview of the course Download this overview of the course

and refer to it as you progress through the course. Do also bear in mind that:

Before Module One, there is an introductory Skype call with your tutor.
At the end of Module Four, there is a mid-course review.
At the end of Module Six, there is an end-of-course review.

Course introduction

Read the Course Guide and Skype with your tutor

Module One: Tout sur moi	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (1.1): Le monde et moi Introduce yourself Say where you live Say what languages you speak Nationalities	Pages 4 to 5
Topic Two (1.2): Quelle est la date? Learn numbers 1-31 Months of the year How to say dates	Pages 6 to 7
Topic Three (1.3): Mon autoportrait Describe your appearance Describe another person’s appearance Present tense singular form of avoir Adjective agreement	Pages 8 to 9
Topic Four (1.4): Mon objet préféré Name and describe your favourite object High frequency structures Indefinite article	Pages 10 to 11
Topic Five (1.5): Le monde francophone French speaking countries Sound patterns in French	Pages 12 to 13
Topic Six (1.6): Revision and practice Review and practise your knowledge from Module 1	Pages 16 to 20
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Module One: Tout sur moi

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (1.1): Le monde et moi

Introduce yourself
Say where you live
Say what languages you speak
Nationalities

Pages 4 to 5

Topic Two (1.2): Quelle est la date?

Learn numbers 1-31
Months of the year
How to say dates

Pages 6 to 7

Topic Three (1.3): Mon autoportrait

Describe your appearance
Describe another person’s appearance
Present tense singular form of avoir
Adjective agreement

Pages 8 to 9

Topic Four (1.4): Mon objet préféré

Name and describe your favourite object
High frequency structures
Indefinite article

Pages 10 to 11

Topic Five (1.5): Le monde francophone

French speaking countries
Sound patterns in French

Pages 12 to 13

Topic Six (1.6): Revision and practice

Review and practise your knowledge from Module 1

Pages 16 to 20

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Module Two: Mon monde perso	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (2.1): Je suis quelqu’un de bien Describe your personality Present tense singular form of être Adjective agreement	Pages 22 to 23
Topic Two (2.2): C’est quoi une famille? Describe your family Possessive adjectives	Pages 24 to 25
Topic Three (2.3): L’école, tu aimes? School subjects Giving opinions Connectives Comparisons	Pages 26 to 27
Topic Four (2.4): Les copains d’abord Talk about your friends Say how long you have known them Direct object pronouns Depuis + present tense	Pages 28 to 29
Topic Five (2.5): Avant et maintenant Talk in detail about your family and yourself Compare what you were like in the past and what you are like now Analyse differences in your personality	Pages 30 to 31
Topic Six (2.6): Revision and practice Review and practise your knowledge from Module 2	Pages 34 to 38
ASSIGNMENT TWO

Module Two: Mon monde perso

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (2.1): Je suis quelqu’un de bien

Describe your personality
Present tense singular form of être
Adjective agreement

Pages 22 to 23

Topic Two (2.2): C’est quoi une famille?

Describe your family
Possessive adjectives

Pages 24 to 25

Topic Three (2.3): L’école, tu aimes?

School subjects
Giving opinions
Connectives
Comparisons

Pages 26 to 27

Topic Four (2.4): Les copains d’abord

Talk about your friends
Say how long you have known them
Direct object pronouns
Depuis + present tense

Pages 28 to 29

Topic Five (2.5): Avant et maintenant

Talk in detail about your family and yourself
Compare what you were like in the past and what you are like now
Analyse differences in your personality

Pages 30 to 31

Topic Six (2.6): Revision and practice

Review and practise your knowledge from Module 2

Pages 34 to 38

ASSIGNMENT TWO

Module Three: Autour de moi	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (3.1): Chez moi Talk about school Talk about where you live Talk about different places to live Use j’ with verbs beginning with a vowel False friends	Pages 40 to 41
Topic Two (3.2): À la maison des jeunes Talk about leisure activities Talk about personal possessions Present tense of regular ‑er verbs (1st/2nd/3rd person singular) Irregular verbs (je vais, je fais)	Pages 42 to 43
Topic Three (3.3): Les animaux chez moi Talk about animals Use colours Adjective agreement (masculine, feminine, plural) Present tense of avoir Recognise and use phrases in different tenses (je voudrais, j’avais, j’étais)	Pages 44 to 45
Topic Four (3.4): Au parc safari Describe wild animals Perfect tense: j’ai visité, j’ai vu Imperfect tense: c’était	Pages 46 to 47
Topic Five (3.5): Au parc safari Recognise farm animals Describe favourite animals Plurals of nouns and adjectives Present tense of être	Pages 48 to 49
Topic Six (3.6): Revision and practice Review and practise your knowledge from Module 3	Pages 52 to 56
ASSIGNMENT THREE ASSIGNMENT THREE S

Module Three: Autour de moi

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (3.1): Chez moi

Talk about school
Talk about where you live
Talk about different places to live
Use j’ with verbs beginning with a vowel
False friends

Pages 40 to 41

Topic Two (3.2): À la maison des jeunes

Talk about leisure activities
Talk about personal possessions
Present tense of regular ‑er verbs (1st/2nd/3rd person singular)
Irregular verbs (je vais, je fais)

Pages 42 to 43

Topic Three (3.3): Les animaux chez moi

Talk about animals
Use colours
Adjective agreement (masculine, feminine, plural)
Present tense of avoir
Recognise and use phrases in different tenses (je voudrais, j’avais, j’étais)

Pages 44 to 45

Topic Four (3.4): Au parc safari

Describe wild animals
Perfect tense: j’ai visité, j’ai vu
Imperfect tense: c’était

Pages 46 to 47

Topic Five (3.5): Au parc safari

Recognise farm animals
Describe favourite animals
Plurals of nouns and adjectives
Present tense of être

Pages 48 to 49

Topic Six (3.6): Revision and practice

Review and practise your knowledge from Module 3

Pages 52 to 56

ASSIGNMENT THREE

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Module Four: À table	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (4.1): Boire et manger Talk about food The partitive: du/de la/de l’/des Present tense of manger and boire (1st/2nd/3rd person singular)	Pages 58 to 59
Topic Two (4.2): Tu aimes ça? Give opinions of food and drink Negative forms: ne … pas/jamais Pouvoir + infinitive	Pages 60 to 61
Topic Three (4.3): Glace ou crêpe? To talk about your favourite restaurant To order food Je voudrais + noun/verb	Pages 62 to 63
Topic Four (4.4): On cuisine Understand quantities Understand recipes Il faut + noun/verb	Pages 64 to 65
Topic Five (4.5): La cuisine et l’art Talk about food Talk about art Express opinions	Pages 66 to 67
Topic Six (4.6): Revision and practice Review and practise your knowledge from Module 4	Pages 70 to 74
ASSIGNMENT FOUR

Module Four: À table

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (4.1): Boire et manger

Talk about food
The partitive: du/de la/de l’/des
Present tense of manger and boire (1st/2nd/3rd person singular)

Pages 58 to 59

Topic Two (4.2): Tu aimes ça?

Give opinions of food and drink
Negative forms: ne … pas/jamais
Pouvoir + infinitive

Pages 60 to 61

Topic Three (4.3): Glace ou crêpe?

To talk about your favourite restaurant
To order food
Je voudrais + noun/verb

Pages 62 to 63

Topic Four (4.4): On cuisine

Understand quantities
Understand recipes
Il faut + noun/verb

Pages 64 to 65

Topic Five (4.5): La cuisine et l’art

Talk about food
Talk about art
Express opinions

Pages 66 to 67

Topic Six (4.6): Revision and practice

Review and practise your knowledge from Module 4

Pages 70 to 74

ASSIGNMENT FOUR

Module Five: Mon quartier	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (5.1): Deux îles Understand places in town Describe a town Il y a un/une/des …, il n’y a pas de/d’… Word order (position of adjectives) Use mais and par contre to create contrasting sentences	Pages 76 to 77
Topic Two (5.2): Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire? Say what you can do in different places Au/à la/à l’/aux (‘to the’, ‘at the’) On peut + infinitive	Pages 78 to 79
Topic Three (5.3): Trouve le chemin! Ask for directions Give directions The imperative Au/à la/à l’/aux Use sequencing connectives	Pages 80 to 81
Topic Four (5.4): Tu veux sortir? Discuss meeting places Invite someone to meet up The verb pouvoir	Pages 82 to 83
Topic Five (5.5): La chasse au trésor Identify different places on a map Prepositions of place + du/de la/de l’/des	Pages 84 to 85
Topic Six (5.6): Revision and practice Review and practise your knowledge from Module 5	Pages 88 to 92
ASSIGNMENT FIVE

Module Five: Mon quartier

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (5.1): Deux îles

Understand places in town
Describe a town
Il y a un/une/des …, il n’y a pas de/d’…
Word order (position of adjectives)
Use mais and par contre to create contrasting sentences

Pages 76 to 77

Topic Two (5.2): Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire?

Say what you can do in different places
Au/à la/à l’/aux (‘to the’, ‘at the’)
On peut + infinitive

Pages 78 to 79

Topic Three (5.3): Trouve le chemin!

Ask for directions
Give directions
The imperative
Au/à la/à l’/aux
Use sequencing connectives

Pages 80 to 81

Topic Four (5.4): Tu veux sortir?

Discuss meeting places
Invite someone to meet up
The verb pouvoir

Pages 82 to 83

Topic Five (5.5): La chasse au trésor

Identify different places on a map
Prepositions of place + du/de la/de l’/des

Pages 84 to 85

Topic Six (5.6): Revision and practice

Review and practise your knowledge from Module 5

Pages 88 to 92

ASSIGNMENT FIVE

Module Six: Ça, c’est mon truc	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (6.1): Mon look Talk about clothes Say what style you like Present tense of regular ‑er verbs (porter)	Pages 94 to 95
Topic Two (6.2): Qu’est-ce que tu portes? Talk about what you wear on different occasions Talk about the weather Possessive adjectives (son/sa/ses)	Pages 96 to 97
Topic Three (6.3): Tu en fais souvent? Say how often you do an activity Present tense of jouer and faire	Pages 98 to 99
Topic Four (6.4): Mon week-end Talk about weekend activities Reflexive verbs (se lever, se coucher) Use the 12 hour clock	Pages 100 to 101
Topic Five (6.5): La musique, j’adore! Talk about music Talk about national events Express opinions	Pages 102 to 103
Topic Six (6.6): Revision and practice Review and practise your knowledge from Module 6	Pages 106 to 110
ASSIGNMENT SIX ASSIGNMENT SIX S ASSIGNMENT SIX S2

Module Six: Ça, c’est mon truc

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (6.1): Mon look

Talk about clothes
Say what style you like
Present tense of regular ‑er verbs (porter)

Pages 94 to 95

Topic Two (6.2): Qu’est-ce que tu portes?

Talk about what you wear on different occasions
Talk about the weather
Possessive adjectives (son/sa/ses)

Pages 96 to 97

Topic Three (6.3): Tu en fais souvent?

Say how often you do an activity
Present tense of jouer and faire

Pages 98 to 99

Topic Four (6.4): Mon week-end

Talk about weekend activities
Reflexive verbs (se lever, se coucher)
Use the 12 hour clock

Pages 100 to 101

Topic Five (6.5): La musique, j’adore!

Talk about music
Talk about national events
Express opinions

Pages 102 to 103

Topic Six (6.6): Revision and practice

Review and practise your knowledge from Module 6

Pages 106 to 110

ASSIGNMENT SIX

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ASSIGNMENT SIX S2