S1 French

UNIT / LANGUAGE / CULTURE / ASSESSMENT / TASK
Unit 1
Aug - Nov / Personal Information / Why learn a language?
Geography of France / Cultural board game
Unit 2
Nov - Jan / Climate / Climate of France / Reading & Speaking
Unit 3
Jan – March / Family / Rivers, mountains & lakes / Listening & Writing
Unit 4
March - May / Health / Paris / Speaking & Reading
Unit 5
May - July / Shopping / Produce of France

S2 French

UNIT / LANGUAGE / CULTURE / ASSESSMENT / TASK
Unit 1
Aug - Oct / Food & Drink / Book a weekend in Paris
Unit 2
Oct - Dec / In town / Cities in France / Listening & Speaking / Writing
Unit 3
Jan – Feb / Free time / Leisure, cinema & sport
Reading for enjoyment / Reading & Writing
Unit 4
March - April / School / Famous people
Listening for enjoyment / Reading / Listening & Writing
Unit 5
May - July / Travel & Transport / Inventions / Speaking
Grammar/Dictionary Skills

S3 French (STANDARD GRADE)

UNIT / LANGUAGE / ASSESSMENTS
Unit 1 Aug - Oct / Home town / Speaking: Prepared talk
Writing
Unit 2 Nov - Jan / Free time / Speaking: Role play
Writing
Unit 3 Jan - March / Holidays / Speaking: Conversation
Writing
April / Revision / S3 Exams
Unit 4 May - July / Shopping

S4 French (STANDARD GRADE)

UNIT / LANGUAGE / ASSESSMENTS
Unit 1 Aug - Oct / Pocket money / Speaking: Conversation
Writing
Unit 2 Nov - Jan / School / Speaking: Prepared talk
Writing
1st Prelim
Unit 3 Feb - March / Jobs / Speaking: Roleplay
Writing
2nd Prelim
Unit 4 April - May / Healthy living/daily routine
Environment
Directions / Final exam – reading & listening

Int 2 French

Required entry level:

While entry to the course will be at the discretion of the Principal Teacher, students will normally be expected to have attained Standard Grade award grades 3 or 4 in French or German or equivalent qualification

There are 2 units in this course

Language—is divided into three themes: lifestyles, education & work and the wider world

Extended Reading/Viewing—in this unit students are required to study either a book or a film

Int 2 Assesments

Internal

1 reading test

1 listening test

1 writing test

1 speaking test (assessed internally but will count as an external assessment)

External

1 reading paper

1 listening paper

1 writing paper

Higher French

Required entry level:

While entry to the course will be at the discretion of the Principal Teacher, students will normally be expected to have attained

Standard Grade award grades 1 or 2 (including Writing award grades 1 or 2)

Intermediate 2 Modern Languages or equivalent qualification

There are 2 units in this course

Language—is divided into three themes: lifestyles, education & work and the wider world

Extended Reading/Viewing—in this unit students are required to study either a book or a film

Higher Assessments

Internal

1 reading test

1 listening test

1 writing test

1 speaking test (assessed internally but will count as an external assessment)

External

1 reading/writing paper

1 listening/writing paper

Advanced Higher French

Required entry level:

Higher pass at A or B in French

There are 2 units in this course

Language – is divided into three themes:

Personal, social and cultural issues

Topical and cultural issues -

Environmental issues

Extended Reading and Viewing – In this unit students are required to study two (French or German) books. You may also have the opportunity to watch a video of the book, if one is available.

Advanced Higher Assessments

Internal

To complete the two units students are required to pass a series of internal assessments, five in the Language unit and two in the Extended Reading and Viewing unit.

External

A speaking exam worth 25% of the marks

A listening exam (15%)

A reading exam (25%)

A writing exam (20%)

A folio containing two pieces of writing, 1 essay in English or 1 research or report (15%)