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MFL Teacher Guide (PDF)
Overview of French units 1-12 (PDF)
Overview of French units 13-24 (PDF)
Scheme of Work Summary |
Useful SUMS Vocabulary Units |
| Unit 1 Moi (All about me) | |
| • Simple greetings • Making simple statements (about name and age) • Asking simple questions (about name and age) • Numbers 1–10 |
The following unit gives practice with simple greetings and introduing family members: The following unit practises numbers 1-20 in the context of groups of animals |
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| Unit 2 Jeux et chansons (Games and songs) | |
| • Numbers 11–20 • Simple instructions • Expressing preference |
The following unit practises numbers 1-20 in the context of groups of animals: |
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| Unit 3 On fait la fête (Celebrations) | |
| • Making simple statements (about activities) • Expressing praise • Months of the year • Writing an invitation • Asking permission |
The following units contains useful phrases about simple activities such as sports: The following unit practises the days of the week and the months of the year: |
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| Unit 4 Portraits (Portraits) | |
| • Making simple statements (about appearance) • Giving a simple description (of a person) |
The following unit contains useful words about characteristics like height, eye colour etc. Vingt Mots 3.Les Yeux Bleus |
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| Unit 5 Les quatre amis (The four friends) | |
| • Giving a simple description (of an animal) • Making simple statements (about movement) |
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| Unit 6 Ça pousse! (Growing things) | |
| • Expressing likes and dislikes (about food) • Saying what you would like |
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| Unit 7 On y va (All aboard) | |
| • Making statements (about travel) • Describing the weather • Days of the week |
The following unit contains vocabulary relating to methods of transport and travel arrangements: This unit practises the phrases needed when travelling by train: The following unit includes practice with the days of the week (and months) The next unit practises describing the weather:
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| Unit 8 L’argent de poche (Pocket money) | |
| • Expressing likes and dislikes (about food and toys) • Justification of opinions • Numbers 21–39 • Simple prices |
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| Unit 9 Raconte-moi une histoire! (Tell me a story!) | |
| • Instructions • Numbers in multiples of 10 up to 100 |
The following unit contains useful words relating to fairy tales and numbers 10- 100: Vingt mots 25 |
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| Unit 10 Vive le sport! (Our sporting lives) | |
| • Making simple statements (about activities and diet) |
The following unit gives practice with simple pastime activities such as sports: |
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| Unit 11 Le Carnaval des animaux (‘Carnival of the Animals’) | |
| • Giving a simple description (of animals and habitats) • Telling the time on the hour • Asking and answering simple questions |
The following unit practises the names of animals in the context of counting to 20: The following unit helps practise the time |
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| Unit 12 Quel temps fait-il? (What’s the weather like?) | |
| • Describing the weather • Revision of numbers up to 40 • Saying the temperature (plus and minus) • Saying the date |
The following unit practises describing the weather and the seasons: This unit contains useful words for clothes in cold weather |
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| Unit 13 Bon appétit! (Enjoy your meal!) | |
| • Talking about what has been eaten and drunk • Expressing likes, dislikes and preferences (about food and drink) • Following and writing instructions (as in a recipe) |
The units below practise words for utensils, meals and popular foods: |
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| Unit 14 Je suis le musicien (‘I am the Music Man’) | |
| • Expressing and qualifying opinions (about musical preferences) • Expressing future intentions (about playing a musical instrument) |
The following unit contains words for musical instruments and phrases relating to playing music: Vingt mots 26 |
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| Unit 15 En route pour l’école (On the way to school) | |
| • Describing a journey (to school) • Simple directions • Using repair strategies to keep a conversation going |
The following unit practises places in town and finding your way around: |
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| Unit 16 Scène de plage (Beach scene) | |
| • Giving a simple description (of a scene or place) • Using adjectives to add interest and detail to a description • Writing instructions |
The following unit offers useful phrases when on a seaside holiday: Additonally, these two units are useful: Vingt mots 21: L'hôtel |
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| Unit 17 Les quatre saisons (The four seasons) | |
| • Making simple statements (about seasons) • Describing the weather (with reference to the present and the past) • Using adjectives as antonyms |
The following unit offers practice describing the weather and seasons: This unit contains useful words for clothes worn in cold weather: |
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| Unit 18 Les planètes (The planets) | |
| • Giving a description (of a planet) • Making statements (about the position of a planet) • Classifying nouns, adjectives and verbs |
The following unit contains useful vocabulary and phrases relating to our solar system, and vocabulary relating to position.: |
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| Unit 19 Notre école (Our school) | |
| • Making statements (about the school environment and everyday school routines) • Making statements about breaktime activities, with reference to the past • Telling the time using half-hours, quarter-hours and 24-hour clock notation |
The unit below contains words for lessons,classrooms and school routines: Vingt mots 27 The following unit practises basic times |
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| Unit 20 Notre monde (Our world) | |
| • Understanding and naming continents • Making statements (about rivers and their geographical features) • Making a weather forecast |
The following unit contains vocabulary relating to continents, rivers and other geographical features: Vingt mots 28 The unit below practises weather terms:
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| Unit 21 Monter un café (Creating a café) | |
| • Quantities (of food and drink) • Transactional language for a café • Seeking clarification of meaning |
The following unit practises ordering food in a café : The units below additionally offer vocabulary practice with utensils, mealtimes and popular foods:
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| Unit 22 Le passé et le présent (Then and now) | |
| • Making statements (about places in a town) • Asking questions (about places in a town) • Giving a description (of a town) • Saying the year (eg mille neuf cent quarante-huit) |
The unit below contains useful words relating to places in a town and finding your way around. Additionally,these units practice travel vocabulary |
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| Unit 23 Au parc d’attractions (At the theme park) | |
| • Making statements about a visit to a theme park, referring to the past • Expressing an opinion about what a theme park ride was like • Using adjectives to add interest and detail to a description |
The following unit practises phrases relating to a visit to a theme park: Vingt mots 22: Le train fantômeThis unit practises adjectives and adverbs that should enhance descriptions. |
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| Unit 24 Quoi de neuf? (What’s in the news?) | |
| • Making statements (about columns in a newspaper) • Expressing and justifying opinions (using car) |
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Units 25-28 are in preparation, as are various verb and phrase based activities.