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STEWARDS SCHOOL MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT 2004 – 2005
CURRICULUM
* Pupils in Year 7 begin either French or German, Year 8 French, Year 9 French, Year 10 French or Spanish, Year 11 French.
* French, German and Italian are taught in the department.
* Able linguists follow an after school course to gain a GCSE in Spanish.
* Students are encouraged to choose to study a language to GCSE when it becomes an Option at the end of Year 9.
STAFF
Mrs Smith
Head of Modern Languages |
French/German/Italian
Additional language spoken: Greek |
| Mrs Greene |
French/Spanish
Additional language spoken: Irish |
| Miss Stevenson |
French/German
Additional Language spoken: Welsh |
TEXTBOOKS
French:
KEY STAGE 3: Equipe books 1 – 3; Metro 3
KEY STAGE 4: Equipe 4
German:
KEY STAGE 3: Gute Reise
Spanish:
Listos
The department is equipped with interactive whiteboards in each classroom (Smart Boards) giving access to a wide range of ICT resources. In addition to main textbooks, we have an extensive resource bank including many video and DVD resources to support a wide variety of learning activities and teaching methods.
We are a team of enthusiastic, energetic teachers with a commitment to working to develop pupils’ literacy and language skills and their perceptions of language use in the modern world.
SETTING ARRANGEMENTS
Pupils in Year 7 are taught in mixed ability teaching
Pupils in Years 8 & 9 are taught in sets
Years 10 and 11 French and Spanish: Mixed Ability Option Groups
ACCOMMODATION
The Modern Languages department has its own suite of rooms on the first floor. Each member of the department has their own teaching room each with overhead projectors, CD players and audio recording equipment.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The department organises a variety of clubs and trips. We offer a revision study club for GCSE pupils.
Pupils are encouraged to take part in day trips, short residential trips.
YEAR 7 FRENCH TOPICS |
7/1
BIENVENUE |
- Greeting; name, age, live
- 1-20, 21 - 31
- Brothers, sisters, pets
- Months, birthdays
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7/2
C’ EST LA RENTREE |
- School subjects; 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
- Likes, dislikes, reasons why
- Classroom objects and common phrases
- Time (whole hours only)
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7/3
J’ AIME CA |
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7/4
MA FAMILLE |
- Extended family; descriptions
- Numbers 1 – 100
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7/5
CHEZ MOI |
- Info about France / French-speaking places
- Where you live
- House and contents
- What you do/are doing COMMON VERBS!!
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7/6
BON APPETIT |
- Food and drink
- Meals
- Picnic shopping
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7/7
EN FORME |
- Body; feeling ill
- Fitness advice
- Sports; PE at school
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7/8
WEEKEND A DIEPPE
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- Plans for the weekend
- Time phrases
- Tourist info and excursions
- Finding the way
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7/9
BON VOYAGE |
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YEAR 7 GERMAN TOPICS |
7/1
HALLO! |
- Guten Tag: Greetings, asking a friend's name, giving your name, counting to 12
- Wo wohnst du?: Naming countries, asking where someone lives and saying where you live
- Alphabet
- Meine Tasche: Asking what someone has in their bag and saying what you have. Colours
- In der Klasse: Understanding classroom commands, counting to 31, days of the week.
- Mein Gerburtstag: Asking how old someone is and saying how old you are.
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7/2
DIE SCHULE |
- Mein Stundeplan: Saying what school subjects you have and asking about someone's timetable
- Deutsch ist toll!: Asking for and giving opinions about school subjects. Asking and saying what your favourite school subject is
- In der Klass: Asking for help in the classroom
- Das Pausenbrot: Asking and saying what you eat and drink at break
- Wie Spät Ist Es?: Counting to 60, asking and giving time, asking and saying when things begin
- Wast Trägst du zur Schule?: Saying what you wear to school, asking someone what they wear to school
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7/3
MEINE FAMILIE |
- Geschwister: Saying how many brothers and sisters you have and asking a friend about theirs
- Haustiere: asking if someone has any pets and which animals they like/dislike. Speaking about your pets.
- Beschreibungen: Describing and asking what people look like
- Stefans Familie: Speaking and asking about family members
- Bist du kreativ?: Describing people's characteristics
- Briefe: Consolidation/revision and extended writing. Revision for assessments
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7/4
FREIZEIT |
- Sport: Asking about and saying which sports you like
- Hobbys: Asking about and talking about your hobbies
- Familienfreizeit: Asking what people like/dislike doing in freetime
- Brieffreunde: Understanding short texts about others
- Treffpunkt: Arranging to meet a friend
- Meine Lieblingssachen: Asking and talking about your favourite things
- Club 11-16: Extension and consolidation tasks
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7/5
ZU HOUSE |
- Heir Wohne Ich: Asking where someone lives and saying where you live, swapping phone numbers
- Mein Haus: Asking and saying where things are in the house. Saying what you do in your house
- So Helfe Ich: Saying what you do to help around the house. Asking what someone does around the house
- Mein Zimmer: Saying what you have in your room, asking a friend about theirs
- Meine Arbeitsecke: Describing and asking where things are
- Besser Schreiben: Giving a longer description of your home
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7/6
IN DER STADT |
- Meine Stadt: Asking and talking about your town
- Man Kann Vieles Machen: Asking and saying what you can do in town
- Im Eiscafe: Counting to 100, ordering food and drink at an ice-cream café
- An der Imbissstube: Asking and saying what snack food you like/dislike
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YEAR 8 TOPICS |
8/1
LE LOOK DE A a Z |
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8/2
TELE OU CINE? |
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8/3
ON SORT |
- Arranging to meet
- Last weekend
- Cafe
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8/4
BONNE JOURNEE |
- Daily routine
- Helping at home
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8/5
JOURS DE FETE |
- Festivals & celebrations
- Reading skills
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8/6
VOYAGES ET VACANCES |
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8/7
BUDGET LOISIRS |
- Pocket Money
- Jobs
- A recent party
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8/8
LA COMMUNICATION |
- Phoning
- Using ICT
- Formal / informal letters
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8/9
UNE VISITE EN FRANCE |
- A Visit to France
- Role plays
- Describe recent visit to France
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YEAR 9 TOPICS |
9/1
CA C’EST MOI! |
- Paris
- Personal information
- Describe character
- Jobs / Free Time
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9/2
PLANETE MUSIQUE |
- Guadeloupe
- Music
- Future ambitions
- Describe an event attended
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9/3
EN ECHANGE |
- Strasbourg
- Food & Drink
- French Exchange visit
- Role plays: French family
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9/4
LE MONDE EST A TOI |
- Provence
- Weather
- Describe home
- Describe town
- Environment
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9/5
MES ANNEES D’ECOLE |
- French Alps
- School & Plans for the future
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9/6
MAGAZINE |
- Brittany
- Class Magazine
- Media & Advertising
- International communications
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YEAR 10 FRENCH TOPICS |
GCSE AREAS |
Unit 1
Personnellement |
- Personal Information
- Family & Friends
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C |
Unit 2
Tous les jours |
- Meals
- Food & Drink
- Typical Routine
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C |
Unit 3
La superforme |
- Health & Fitness
- Role Play: being ill
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E |
Unit 4
Rendezvous sympa |
- Reading tourist information
- Role play arranging to meet
- Sport
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E |
Unit 5
On y va? |
- Travel
- Saying where you have been (perfect tense)
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A |
Unit 6
Vacances
(Do in Year 11) |
- Comparing, giving opinion
- Describing holidays in past (imperfect tense)
- Role play: accommodation
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A |
Unit 7
A l’écran |
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D |
Unit 8
J’achète |
- Buying clothes
- Shopping for food
- Department store
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A |
Unit 9
Collège et collégiens |
- Detailed description of school
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B |
Unit 10
Au travail |
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B |
YEAR 10 SPANISH TOPICS |
10.1b |
- (U.1) Te presento a mi familla: SER&ESTAR, Family vocab, Animals, Cumpleaños
- (U.2) Mi Casa: Vivo en el campo/grande, pequeño, lejos. Cerca/Hay dormitorios/En mi dormitorio...
- (U.3) El pueblo donde vivo: Es un pueblo comercial, hay.../no hay...desempleo/lo malo es/lo bueno es...
- (U.4) Lo bueno/Lo malo es: Opionions about where you live
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10.2a
En el Cole |
- (R.1) School subjects, days of the week(R.2) School uniform – names of clothes, colours
- (U.1) Mi Colegio: School buildings & facilities (afortunadamente and desafortunadamente)¿Cómo es tu colegio? ¿Qué hay en el colegio? ¿Qué asignaturas estudias? Me encanta/n/Odio, destesto
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10.2b
En el Cole |
- (U.2) Mi Rutina Diaria: ¿A qué hora te despiertas / tomas el desayuno / llegas / comes? ¿Cómo vas al colegio? TRANSPORT vocab.
- (U.3) Actividades Extraescolares: (se puede, se necesita, se debe + infinitive), El + day / Los + plural dayNegativesCuando llego, charlo con mis amigos / estudio en la biblioteca.
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10.3
De Vacciones |
- (R.1) Holidays (R.2) revising food and restaurant language
- (U.1) En el restaurante: booking table, ordering a meal
- (U.2) Infórmate: asking for tourist information
- (U.3) Mis Vacaciones pasadas: describing what you did on holiday (past)
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10.4
En Ruta |
- (R.1) Revise directions and places in town
- (U.1) En Camino: Getting travel information
- (U.2) En la estación: Ways around & buying bus tickets
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10.4
En Ruta |
- (U.3) En la carretera: Dealing with accidents and breakdowns
- (U.4) ¿Qué pasó?: Describing what happened
- YEAR 10 EXAMS
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10.5
¿Qué te ha pasado? |
- (R.1) Revise parts of the body
- (U.1) Me siento mal: Say why you feel ill and take advice
- (U.2) Al medico: Describing what has happened
- (U.3) Reservas y llegadas: Booking hotel accommodation & arriving at campsite
- (U.4) Al llegar: Finding out information and complaining
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10.6
En Casa y el trabajo
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- (R.1) Revising films, meals and numbers
- (U.1) Ayudando en casa: Saying what you do to help at home and why
- (U.2) El dinero y el trabajo: Spending your Money, part-time jobs & work experience
- (U.3) La vida sana: Describing your lifestyle
- (U.4) Los medios de comunicación: TV programmes and films
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- (R.1) Revise Shopping transactions
- (R.2) Revise clothes vocabulary
- (U.1) Comprar Comida: Buying food in the market
- (U.2) Comprar Ropa: Buying clothes
- (U.3) En los grandes almacenes: Shopping in department store
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YEAR 11 TOPICS |
GCSE AREAS |
Unit 11
Spécial loisirs |
- Hobbies
Weather
- Pocket money
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E |
Unit 12
Projets d’ avenir |
- French education system
Careers and future plans
Summer jobs
- Answering phone in workplace
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B |
Unit 13
A la maison |
- Bedroom
House and home town
- Housework
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C |
Unit 14
Autour de nous |
- Home town
- French-speaking regions
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A |
Unit 15
Infos Pratiques |
- Bank and post office
Changing money
Tourist Information
- Expressing your opinions
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A |
Unit 16
Bon appétit! |
- Café
Restaurant
Exam technique
- REVISION / PRACTICE
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C |
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