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Programme of Study – Year 12
| Dates | No of weeks | Topics (3 periods p week) | No. of lessons | Topics (3 periods p week) | No of lessons | Assessment tasks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September Ð October | 7 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Unit 1 Oral and Unit 2 Reading, Writing and Listening. Module de Transition Ð bridging the gap between GCSE and A-Level Module 1 - Culture Jeunes Ð youth culture and concerns | 21 | Grammar Definite Article Present tense Ð regular and irregular verbs Verbs followed by an infinitive/Interrogative forms Perfect tense of regular and irregular verbs Perfect tense with tre Noun plurals and possessive adjectives Reflexive verbs/Near future tense Relative pronouns/The future tense/Negation Direct object pronouns/The imperfect tense Emphatic pronouns /Demonstrative pronouns The comparative and the superlative/Adverbs Revision of the perfect and imperfect tenses | 21 | Weekly grammar and vocab tests Weekly essay Ð creative / discursive 2 x speaking assessments based on Unit 1 exam, two per unit |
| OctoberÐ December | 7 | Unit 1 Oral and Unit 2 Reading, Writing and Listening. Module 2 - Styles de vie Ð lifestyle and health | 21 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Grammar The conditional tense Ë or de + infinitive/Pronouns y and en Revision of the imperfect tense Making hypothetical statements with si Present participle/The imperative/The passive | 21 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Weekly grammar and vocab tests Weekly essay Ð creative / discursive 2 x speaking assessments based on Unit 1 exam, two per unit |
| JanuaryÐ February | 5 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Unit 1 Oral and Unit 2 Reading, Writing and Listening. Module 3 Ð Education et avenir Ð talking about education and the future | 15 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Grammar Revision of the present tense The subjunctive/Revision of si constructions Prepositions of time /The perfect infinitive Combining tenses/The pluperfect | 15 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Weekly grammar and vocab tests Weekly essay Ð creative / discursive 2 x speaking assessments based on Unit 1 exam, two per unit |
| FebruaryÐ March | 6 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Unit 1 Oral and Unit 2 Reading, Writing and Listening. Module 4 Ð Autour de Nous Ð the world around Us Preparation for Unit 1 AS Oral Exam Ð deciding topic and compiling language dossier. | 18 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Grammar Indirect speech/Building complex sentences The past historic/Indefinite pronouns Verbs followed by or de + infinitive Future perfect/Conditional perfect Impersonal verb/Faire + infinitive | 6 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Weekly grammar and vocab tests Weekly essay Ð creative / discursive 2 x speaking assessments based on Unit 1 exam, two per unit |
| AprilÐ April | 2 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Unit 1 Oral Preparation Revision of AS material Mock Unit 1 Examination Pronunciation and fluency workshops | 6 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Revision of AS material Mock Unit 2 Reading, Writing and Listening examination/Revision of grammar | 6 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Mock exam unit 1 & unit 2 Mega grammar test Weekly past paper from each unit. Feedback from mock exams and reassessment on weak areas |
| AprilÐ May | 1 | Examination Week Ð Unit 1 Oral Final preparations and run-through before examination | 3 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Examination Week Ð Unit 1 Oral Final examination preparations and run-through | 3 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AS Unit 1 Examination |
| May | 3 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Examination Week Ð Unit 2 Reading, Writing and Listening Final preparations and run-through before examination. Authentic Listening Task | 9 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Examination Week Ð Unit 2 Reading, Writing and Listening Final preparations and run-through before examination. Authentic Listening Tasks | 9 | áÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ AS Unit 2 Examination |
Programme of Study – Year 13
| Dates,No of weeks,"Topics | |||||||||||||||
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| (3 periods p week)",No. of lessons,"Topics | |||||||||||||||
| (3 periods p week)",No of lessons,Assessment tasks | |||||||||||||||
| September 5th October 21st ",7,"· Unit 3 Oral and Unit 4 Reading, Writing and Research | |||||||||||||||
| Module 1 Histoire, arts et littérature | |||||||||||||||
| Introduction to research based essay and decision upon area of study",21,"· Grammar | |||||||||||||||
| Present | tense | ||||||||||||||
| Pronouns | | demonstrative | and | possessive | |||||||||||
| Perfect, pluperfect and imperfect tenses | |||||||||||||||
| Relative | and | interrogative | pronouns | ||||||||||||
| The future tense; Ce, ceci, cela, ça",21,"· Weekly grammar and vocab tests | |||||||||||||||
| Weekly | essay | | creative | / | discursive | ||||||||||
| 2 x speaking assessments based on Unit 1 exam, two per unit " | |||||||||||||||
| October 31st December 16th ",7," | |||||||||||||||
| Unit 3 Oral and Unit 4 Reading, Writing and Research | |||||||||||||||
| Module 2 Questions de société, questions dactualité | |||||||||||||||
| Watch | film | / | read | novel | etc | of | research | based | essay | and | make | detailed | analysis | of | topic. |
| Complete | first | two | research | based | essays | ||||||||||
| ,21,"· Grammar | |||||||||||||||
| Negation; | The | infinitive | |||||||||||||
| Adjectival | and | verbal | agreements | ||||||||||||
| Past | participle | agreements | |||||||||||||
| Inversion | | direct | speech | ||||||||||||
| Future | perfect | The | conditional | ||||||||||||
| Mal or mauvais",21,"· Weekly grammar and vocab tests | |||||||||||||||
| Weekly | essay | | creative | / | discursive | ||||||||||
| 2 x speaking assessments based on Unit 1 exam, two per unit | |||||||||||||||
| 2 x research based essays" | |||||||||||||||
| January 9th February 10th ",5,"· Unit 3 Oral and Unit 4 Reading, Writing and Research | |||||||||||||||
| Module | 3 | | Questions | Mondiales | |||||||||||
| Complete questions three and four for research based essay",15,"· Grammar | |||||||||||||||
| Impersonal | verbs | /Indefinite | pronouns | ||||||||||||
| Indirect | speech | ||||||||||||||
| Devoir; | Expressions | with | avoir | ||||||||||||
| Perfect | conditional; | Passive | voice | ||||||||||||
| The position of adjectives",15,"· Weekly grammar and vocab tests | |||||||||||||||
| Weekly | essay | | creative | / | discursive | ||||||||||
| 2 x speaking assessments based on Unit 1 exam, two per unit | |||||||||||||||
| 2 x research based essays" | |||||||||||||||
| February 20th March 30th ",6,"· Unit 3 Oral and Unit 4 Reading, Writing and Research | |||||||||||||||
| Module 4 Traditions, croyances et convictions | |||||||||||||||
| Complete | question | five | and | six | for | research | based | essay | |||||||
| Identify | and | create | language | dossier | for | Unit | 3 | oral | examination. | ||||||
| Prepare one minute presentation for unit 3 oral ",18,"· Grammar | |||||||||||||||
| The subjunctive present, past, imperfect | |||||||||||||||
| Verbs | followed | by | an | infinitive | |||||||||||
| Perfect | infinitive | ||||||||||||||
| Avoiding | use | of | the | subjunctive | |||||||||||
| Si constructions",6,"· Weekly grammar and vocab tests | |||||||||||||||
| Weekly | essay | | creative | / | discursive | ||||||||||
| 2 x speaking assessments based on Unit 1 exam, two per unit | |||||||||||||||
| 2 x research based essays" | |||||||||||||||
| April 16th April 27th ",2,"· Unit 3 Oral Preparation | |||||||||||||||
| Revision | of | A2 | material | ||||||||||||
| Mock | Unit | 3 | Examination | ||||||||||||
| Pronunciation and fluency workshops",6,"· Unit 4 Reading, Writing and Research Preparation. | |||||||||||||||
| Revision | of | A2 | material | ||||||||||||
| Mock | Unit | 4 | examination | ||||||||||||
| Revision of grammar",6,"Mock unit 3 exam | |||||||||||||||
| Mock | unit | 4 | exam | ||||||||||||
| Mega | grammar | test | |||||||||||||
| Weekly | past | paper | from | each | unit. | ||||||||||
| Feedback | from | mock | exams | and | reassessment | on | weak | areas | |||||||
| April | 30th | | May | 4th | |||||||||||
| ,1,"· Examination Week Unit 3 Oral | |||||||||||||||
| Final preparations and run-through before examination.",3,"· Examination Week Unit 3 Oral | |||||||||||||||
| Final preparations and run-through before examination.",3,· A2 Unit 3 Examination | |||||||||||||||
| May 8th May 25th ,3,"· Examination Week Unit 4 Reading, Writing and Research | |||||||||||||||
| Final preparations and run-through before examination.",9,"· Examination Week Unit 4 Reading, Writing and Research | |||||||||||||||
| Final preparations before examination.",9,"A2 Unit 4 Examination |