Modern Foreign Languages
Studying Languages at Fram is all about young people developing fluency, gaining a skill for life and also learning about other cultures and countries in this ever-evolving world.
We follow the most up to date Pearson Scheme of Learning for both French and Spanish which has been written to reflect the world pupils live in using familiar contexts whilst giving them an insight into Spanish / French everyday life and culture.
Language and structures are recycled throughout the course to aid language retention. Each unit builds on the last logically, both grammatically and through the vocabulary used.
There is clear grammatical/linguistic/theme progression, equipping students with the skills necessary for future success at GCSE and beyond.
KS 3 Assessment
Students are assessed over the course of each year on a regular basis:
Formally at the end of each unit of work by means of a predetermined test according to the content and skills taught. All formal assessments cover Listening and Reading (understanding) as well as Speaking and Writing (communication). Reported Assessment Points are noted below. But there is also more frequent informal assessment by means of vocabulary tests following on from a learning homework, speaking tests using both peer and formal teacher assessment and by the class teacher using classwork activities.
Key Stage 3
French
Year 7
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Term |
Content |
Assessment |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Back to school All the basics. Numbers, dates, alphabet, correct pronunciation sounds, family, describing self and others with correct adjectival agreement. What is an infinitive? Regular -er verbs, avoir & être, use of the definite and indefinite articles. |
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Accents, pronunciation, indefinite and definite articles, gender of nouns, singular verb forms, connectives, cognates, basic qualifiers, infintives, possessive adjectives |
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Autumn Term 2 |
How to talk about life at school. Colours, subjects, clothes, the school day, agreeing and disagreeing using -er verbs. What is a typical French school like? Using adjectives after nouns, il y a / il n’y a pas de … |
End of unit assessments of Module 1 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. |
Cognates & context, more pronunciation, range of verbs to express opinions, with reason, more qualifiers, use of “on”, singular/plural nouns, mas/fem adjectives, Questions Sequencers Reading for gist and detail |
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Spring Term 1 |
What do I do in my free time? Weather and the seasons, sports & activities, French speaking countries, like and dislikes, using the verb faire, how to use cognates and context, the verb aimer + the infinitive, how to form and answer questions. |
End of unit 2 assessment Listening and Speaking |
Knowledge of cognates, pronunciation of “g” & unfamiliar vocab, & cognates, use of jouer à / de, faire de Aimer etc + infinitive, Questions – est-ce que |
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Spring Term 2 |
How to talk about my family life. Animals, people in my family, and where I live. What I eat for breakfast and French celebrations. The use of possessive adjectives, the partitive article and the nous form of verbs |
End of unit 3 assessment in Reading and Writing
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Plural of nouns, complex numbers, more possessive adjectives, agreement of adjectives, nous, ils + regular verbs Adaptation of texts |
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Summer Term 1 & 2 |
How to describe a town. Places we go to in a town or a village, café vocabulary, making future plans, how to invite someone out. Using the verbs aller and vouloir, and the difference between tu /vous. Using two tenses together.
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End of unit assessments of Module 4 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Use of il y a, aller + à Vouloir More prononciation Tu/vous – being polite More sequencers Present and near future tenses, Use of time phrases |
Year 8
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Term |
Content |
Assessment |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term 1 |
What I did during my holidays. Introduction of the past tense. Use of regular and irregular verbs and some which use être in the perfect tense. Negatives, questioning and using 2 tenses together. |
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Avoir / être – perfect tense intro, then irregular verbs C’était Pronunciation liaison Negatives in perfect tense -ir /-re verbs Increase interest in sentences |
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Autumn Term 2 |
How to talk about festivals and celebrations. Special days, buying food, a future trip, the New Year. |
End of unit assessments of Module 1 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Opinion phrases, pronunciation of silent consonants, higher numbers, quantities + de Vouloir, partitive article Near future, how to check for accuracy |
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Spring Term 1 |
Leisure time. TV programmes, digital technology, going to the cinema, using all 3 tenses. |
End of unit 2 assessment in Listening and Speaking
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Adjectival agreement, gender of nouns, questions, 24 hour clock, near future tense, negatives, possessive adjectives, perfect tense verbs |
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Spring Term 2 |
Where I live. Describing both your own and a new area, what you have to do at home, moving house. |
End of unit 3 assessment in Reading and Writing
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Saying “in” Pouvoir, devoir, reflexive verbs, Irregular adjectives, combining tenses |
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Summer Term 1 & 2 |
Sports & opinions. Sports and sporting events, matches and results, sporting experiences, illnesses and injuries, going to the doctor. |
End of unit assessments of Module 4 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Jouer/faire + definite article Years, comparative, pronunciation liaison, imperative, il faut, depuis, questions in present tense |
Year 9
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Term |
Content |
Assessment |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term 1 |
My place in the world. Revision as to how to use all 3 tenses together. |
End of unit assessments of Module 1 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Aimer etc + 2nd verb infinitive, connectives, negatives (in perfect tense), present tense verbs, 3rd person plural, perfect tense – questions, near future, parce que + reasons |
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Autumn Term 2 |
Plans for the future, how to use the future tense.My Life in |
GCSE past paper listening & reading, GCSE style speaking and writing. |
Pour + infinitive, modal verbs, jobs, future tense, questions with est-ce que |
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Spring Term 1 |
My life in music, and how to use the imperfect tense. |
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Direct object pronouns, adjectival agreement, imperfect tense – description in the past, comparative, Present + perfect + imperfect, Vouloir + infinitive |
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Spring Term 2 |
The world at its best. What can be done to help the environment? |
GCSE past paper listening & reading, GCSE style speaking and writing. |
Plus/moins que Negatives, superlative, Perfect tense, possessive adjectives Moins/plus de Conditional tense |
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Summer Term 1 & 2 |
The French speaking world. Bringing together all grammar ideas and verbs. |
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Indefinite and definite articles, adjectives – position, comparative, 2nd verb infinitives Superlatives, Research and writing skills Present tense verbs, 2 x future tenses Perfect & imperfect |
Spanish
Year 7
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Term |
Content |
Assessment |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Spring Term 1 |
Viva 1 textbook Module 1 - All about me. The basics: questions to introduce ourselves, adjectives about personality, family members, age, numbers, months and pets. |
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Definite & indefinite articles Basic adjectives and agreement with nouns Tener present tense, basic connectives Intro to pronunciation |
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Spring Term 2 |
Finish all about me then module 2 - Free time Colours · Describing personality · Spanish-speaking countries · Describing your routine · Saying what sports you do |
End of unit assessments of Module 1 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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As above |
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Summer Term 1 |
Module 2 continued - My free time. Expressing opinions, activities we do, combining the weather and sports/activities.
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End of unit assessments of Module 2 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Infinitives, Me gusta + infinitive Frequency expressions Hacer and jugar Using cuando |
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Summer Term 2
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Module 3 - School · School subjects · Explaining favourite days and reasons · Opinions and reasons · Describing school facilities · Describing teachers · Talking about your timetable |
End of unit assessments of Module 3 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Ar verbs with we Using er and ir verbs Using a, some and the |
Year 8
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Term |
Content |
Assessment |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Module 4 - Family and friends. · Describing family members and relationships · Talking about friends and friendships · Describing physical appearance · Describing personality traits · Saying what you and others do together · Giving and justifying opinions about people
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End of unit assessments of Module 4 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Ser and tener Possessive adjectives Ester
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Autumn Term 2 |
Finish module 4 above +assessments
Then
Module 5 - Where I live Describing your town/city · Saying what there is / isn’t in your area · Talking about places in town · Giving opinions about your town |
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Spring Term 1 |
Module 5 - Where I live. Talking about where you go and what you do there · Using directions and locations (basic) · Developing extended answers with reasons
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End of unit assessments of Module 5 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Ir and querer Near future tense, More sequencers, Use of 2 tenses, More connectives, intensifiers and time expressions |
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Spring Term 2 |
VIVA 2 textbook – start Module 1 - holidays Talking about past holidays · Describing where you went and what you did .Talking about the weather · Saying where you stayed · Describing holiday experiences |
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Past preterite, ir and ser, regular -ar -er and -ir verbs,
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Summer Term 1 |
Holidays continued Understanding/giving a presentation on holidays
End of unit assessments |
End of unit assessments of Module 1 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Using 2 tenses together Enhancing description |
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Summer Term 2 |
Module 2 - Everything about my life· Daily routine · TV and films · Talking about what you did yesterday · Comparing past and present habits |
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Revision of all present tense Range of opinions Comparative Present + preterite He/she forms of verbs |
Year 9
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Term |
Content |
Assessment |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term 1 |
Module 2 - Everything about my life· TV and social media. |
End of unit assessments of Module 1 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Present tense regular verbs review, Me gusta + def article Comparisons Preterite – hacer, Use of present and past together, More time markers |
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Autumn Term 2 |
Module 3 - Food and drink. Ordering a meal & giving an account of a party. |
GCSE past paper listening & reading, GCSE style speaking and writing. |
More me gusta + Cognates and near cognates, negatives, familiar / polite you More near future Using 3 tenses together |
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Spring Term 1 |
Module 4 - Arranging to go out. Using three different tenses together. |
End of unit assessments of Module 1 in: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
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Full stem changing verb paradigms Tener /tener que + Inf Questions + quieres Te gustaria Reflexive verbs Demonstrative adjectives More 3 tenses together More adj agreement |
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Spring Term 2 |
Module 5 – holidays holiday home & talking about holiday activities. |
GCSE past paper listening & reading, GCSE style speaking and writing. |
Superlative Imperative Present and preterite tense revision Verbs of opinion Imperfect tense – reg and irreg verbs Present + preterite + imperfect Positive/negative opinions
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Summer Term 1 and 2 |
GCSE textbook Module 1 - Online life and technology, TV, active lifestyle and weekend activities.
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Introduction to GCSE requirements Adjectives Present tense revision Expressions of frequency Near future tense revision Preterite Pronouncing c Using 3 tenses together
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Key Stage 4
French
Year 10
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Term |
Content |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term |
Leisure activities and Family and relationships. Module 1 - Online life and technology, Tv, active lifestyle and weekend activities. Module 2 – friendships, family, idols and heros and celebrations. |
Revising and consolidating the present, near future, perfect and imperfect tenses. Adjectives, pronouns, recognising adverbs. Pronouncing er, ez and é
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Spring Term |
School life, Healthy lifestyles Module 3 - School subjects, rules, progress at school, memories of primary school and languages in the future. Module 4 – food, mental health, illness, how to improve lifestyles and future plans. |
Comparatives, giving opinions with reasons. The imperfect tense & negatives. The imperative and partative articles. Modal verbs, the perfect tense of reflexives. Translation Identifying tenses when listening |
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Summer Term |
Holidays and travel. Module 5 – How you like to travel, ideal holidays, festivals |
The conditional tense and different types of questions. How to give advice, and mixing up the tenses. Perfect tense of modal verbs, positive and negative opinions. |
Year 11
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Term |
Content |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term |
Holidays and travel, where I live, the planet, the environment. Module 5 – holiday accommodation, talking about holidays in the past, present and future tense Module 6 – the environment: problems and protection, green technologies
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Use of comparatives and superlatives, the passive voice & environmental issues. EN + present participle, imperfect + perfect tenses. Être en train de / venir de Creating complex sentences |
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Spring Term |
Where I live and future projects, and career paths. Module 7 – describing my town, understanding directions, shopping and interactional language, my house of dreams, visiting Paris (past tense). Module 8 – future plans for work, school and life |
Demonstrative adjectives, pronoun “Y”, showing possession, the use of “si” clauses. depuis Future plans and hopes. Role plays Translation
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Summer Term |
Revision and exam preparation. |
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Spanish
Year 10
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Term |
Content |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term |
Module 2 – Travel and tourism Describing a photo, talking about festivals, what you DID on holiday, describing holidays using different tenses.
Module 3 – My people, my world Describing different families, more picture description, talk about who you admire, friendships and relationships, your identity. |
Opinion verbs, superlatives / comparatives More negatives Review of imperfect and present tense Verbs + infinitive structures Questions Review of near future desde hacer + present tense Possessive adj, synonyms/antonyms. Para + inf Present continuous, more connectives, more reflexive verbs, Skills: Using strategies to work out meaning, listening for gist |
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Spring Term |
Module 4 – Lifestyle and wellbeing Foods in Spanish speaking countries, daily routine, mealtimes, old and new habits, illness and injuries, future health and wellbeing
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More stem changing verbs, definite plural articles and opinions, Soler + inf, ya no/ todovia, Perfect tense, reg + irreg, acabar de + inf Useful adjectives, tener ganas de +ínf, More negatives/ connectives, More reflexive verbs, estar / tener + illness D.O.P Skills: listening skills |
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Summer Term |
Module 5 – studying and my future Schools in Spain, typical day at school, studies, describing school and teachers, a school trip in the past. |
A + el / de + el, polite forms of address, se puede + inf Future tense, Si + present / + future Demonstrative adj, conditional, tan/tanto 4 tenses together, Skills: translation |
Year 11
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Term |
Content |
Evaluate the ways in which this unit has built upon previous learning and works towards future learning? Consider knowledge, concepts, vocabulary and skills. |
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Autumn Term |
Complete Module 5 – studying and my future
Then Module 6 – my neighbourhood Finding out about Colombia, describing cities and how they have changed, shopping, talking about your area |
Passive voice, avoiding the passive, Question words, preterite of reflexives, Adjectives Using lo que Relative pronouns Absolute superlatives Indefinite articles / jobs, soler, review of preterite v imperfect, Present / present continuous Saber / cononcer Indirect objective pronouns, Present subjunctive Skills: key sounds |
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Spring Term |
Module 7 – A better world for all Wonders of Spanish speaking countries, how you help in your community, climate change, the environment, solutions to environmental problems
Module 8 – The future is for you Latino trailblazers, future plans, getting a job, careers, the importance of learning languages, the impact of AI |
Se deberia +inf, more present subjunctive, subjunctive in commands, pluperfect tense, imperfect continuous, use of 4 tenses + extended reasons passive Possessive pronouns, seguir/continuar +pres part Modal verbs Para que +subj Skills: translation, complex texts, transcribing |
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Summer Term |
Revision and exam preparation. |
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