Modern Foreign Languages
Curriculum Intent
At Challney High School For Girls we study languages to enhance our comprehension of the world around us. Learning languages fosters curiosity and understanding of other cultures. We aim to develop a love of language learning and a feeling of success in our learners, enabling them to communicate effectively. Our curriculum is developed around the three pillars of language learning (phonics, vocabulary and grammar) and enables learners to master key concepts and structures and confidently recall and adapt language for different purposes through a range of fun, engaging activities.
Key Stage 3
KS3 French Curriculum overview
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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Unit 1: My world Broken into 4 modules: Introductions, names, nationalities, age, birthdays, where they live, types of houses, physical descriptions of others. Unit 2: My family Family members, physical description, names and ages, jobs and what parents do for a living (links to careers ed) places of work, personality description, pets and opinions. Unit 3: My day Describing your school, talking about your school day, sports and activities that you do after school and at weekends and where you do them (town) |
Unit 1:Mon Quartier Town, activities, asking for and giving directions, making arrangements to go out Unit 2: ça c’est mon truc Clothing and style, weather, talking about what you wear according to the activity/weather, past time activities and when/how often you do them, describing your weekend (time, routine), talking about music, giving preferences Unit 3: Destination vacances Usual holidays, preferred holidays, describing ideal holidays, describing a past holiday, festivals Unit 4: Bouger c’est important Sports and leisure, active holidays, parts of the body, sports injuries, describing others (sports personalities) and sporting events |
Unit 1: Le monde des médias Television, music, film, reading Unit 2: Accro à la technologie Old and new technology, using technology for leisure activities, risks of social networking sites, pros and cons of new technology, favourite technology and gadgets Unit 3: Être ado, c’est quoi? Relationships with parents, pocket money and helping at home, pressures of teenage life, life in the past, life of homeless children Unit 4: En pleine forme Healthy eating, healthy lifestyles, diet and health, resolutions to be healthier, life in the future |
Key Stage 3
KS3 Spanish Curriculum overview
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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Unit 1: My world Broken into 4 modules: Introductions, names, nationalities, age, birthdays, where they live, types of houses, physical descriptions of others. Unit 2: My family Family members, physical description, names and ages, jobs and what parents do for a living (links to careers ed) places of work, personality description, pets and opinions. Unit 3: My day Describing your school, talking about your school day, sports and activities that you do after school and at weekends and where you do them (town) |
Unit 1: Mi casa Where you live, types of houses, describing rooms in the house, describing bedroom, dream house, household tasks Unit 2: en mi ciudad Places in town, where you go in town, giving and understanding directions, plans for the weekend, comparing rural and urban environments, describing how areas have changed over time. Unit 3: Mi insti School subjects, detailed opinions, timetables, school environment, extracurricular activities, future plans Unit 4: Dieta y salud Food and drink, ordering in a restaurant, healthy diet, parts of the body and illness, health problems and treatments |
Unit 1: Por fin de vacaciones Transport and holiday travel, holiday activities, descriptions, past holidays, complex travel descriptions, future holiday plans Unit 2: Aquí mando yo Internet and social media, tv, films, musical taste, describing yourself online, jobs and careers Unit 3: Adict@s a la moda Clothes, fashion, shopping on the high street, visiting a shopping centre, problems when shopping, discussing hypothetical situations Unit 4: Yo y mi mundo Describing morning routines, afternoon and evening routines, relationships with family and friends, comparing routines, global issues and their solutions. |
Key Stage 4
Exam Board: AQA
Paper 1: Listening Paper (25% of the final grade) - Listening and responding to spoken texts of different lengths and complexity.
Paper 2: Speaking (25% of the final grade)- Oral examination comprising of three tasks: A role play, describing a picture and a general conversation
Paper 3: Reading paper (25% of the final grade) - Reading and responding to written texts of varying length and complexity, including literary texts.
Paper 4: Writing paper (25% of the final grade) - A range of writing tasks and a translation task.
Exam board website: AQA | Subjects | Languages
KS4 Curriculum overview for French and Spanish as well as Urdu (2022-2024)
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Year 10 |
Year 11 |
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Theme 1: Identity and culture Topic 1: Me, My family and friends Relationships with family and friends Marriage and partnership Topic 2: Technology in everyday life Social media Mobile technology Topic 3:Free time activities Music Tv and cinema Food and eating out Sport Topic 4: customs and festivals in french speaking countries and communities Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region |
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region Topic 4: Travel and tourism Theme 3 Current and future study and employment Topic 1: My studies Topic 2: Life at school/college Topic 3: Education post 16 Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Theme 2 Topic 2 social issues Charity/voluntary work Healthy/unhealthy living Topic 3: Global Issues The environment Poverty and homelessness
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