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This page will help you check what you need to know for each Module/Theme.
Modules/Themes 1 & 2 are studied in Year 10.
Modules/Themes 3 & 4 are studied in Year 11.
Module/Theme 4 covers much of earlier modules and is mainly for students taking the Higher papers.
Theme/Module 1 – My World
1A Self, Family and Friends
• Exchange information about self, family, friends and pets:
name, age & birthday, nationality, likes and dislikes, physical appearance, jobs
• Spell out own name, street and town
• Greet someone and respond to greetings
• Ask how someone is and respond to similar enquiries
• Make and understand informal introductions
• Welcome and receive a visitor
• Thank someone for hospitality
• Exchange information about gender, marital status
• Exchange information about and feelings towards members of family
Further Practice
http://www.scool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=6&subject_id=24&ebt=407&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n10/qcm/a51e.htm
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links from the home page (left hand side) français > (left hand side)games > (top centre) French > la famille 1. Choose the game from the top (in the blue). Also la famille 2 and les animaux
1B Interests and Hobbies
• State weekend and evening activities
• Understand and respond to an invitation to participate
• Exchange information about hobbies and interests (when, where, with whom, how often), opinions and preferences
Further Practice
http://www.scool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=3&subject_id=24&ebt=404&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links from the home page (left hand side) français > (left hand side)games > (top centre) French > les loisirs. Choose the game from the top (in the blue). Also les sports and jouer + activité
1C Home and Local Environment
• State own address
• Exchange Information about own house or flat,
its location, details, garage, garden: location, colour, size, contents
• Exchange information about having own room or sharing
• Exchange information about travel into town and duration of journey
• Give and seek description of your/other’s town, neighbourhood and region:
location, character, amenities, features of interest
• Make comparisons between home country and French-speaking country or community:
towns, regions, climate and geographical features
• Exchange information and opinions about where you and others live,
advantages and disadvantages of the local environment
Further Practice
http://www.scool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=4&subject_id=24&ebt=405&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
http://www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/french/maison1.htm
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links (left hand side) français> (top centre) vocabulary units > ma chambre
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links (left hand side) français> (top centre) vocabulary units > la ville où j’habite
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links from the home page (left hand side) français > (left hand side)games > (top centre) French > les meubles. Choose the game from the top (in the blue). Also les mon domicile and en ville 1 & 2
http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n4/a51f.htm
http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n7/indexpieces.html
1D Daily Routine
• Exchange Information about daily routine on weekdays and at weekends
• Exchange information and opinions about meals at school and at home
Further Practice
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links from the home page (left hand side) français > (left hand side)games > (top centre) French > les tâches menagères. Choose the game from the top (in the blue). Also les petits déjeuner and la semaine
1E School and Future Plans
• Make requests and understand instructions in the classroom
• Exchange details about school routine, travel to and from school, extra-curricular activities
• Exchange information and opinions about your school (size, location, facilities etc)
• Exchange information and opinions about school subjects, school timetables, terms and holidays
• Exchange information about future plans in the coming months
Further Practice
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=7&subject_id=24&ebt=419&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links from the home page (left hand side) français > (left hand side)games > (top centre) French > les matières au collège. Choose the game from the top (in the blue). Also les batiments au collège and au collège
Theme/Module 2 – Holiday Time & Travel
2A Travel, Transport and Finding the Way
• Attract the attention of a passer-by
• Exchange information about the location of a place and of facilities such as bus stops, toilets, platforms
• Understand simple signs, announcements and notices in street, in shops, stores, supermarkets
• Obtain and understand information from maps, street plans and timetables
• Buy tickets, or a booklet of tickets, specifying details: destination, single or return, class, day of travel
• Exchange information about a journey including means of transport, directions,
times of departure and arrival, cost, travel conditions, problems
Further Practice
http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n5/a51f.htm
2B Tourism
• Ask for information about a region, town or area, including lists of hotels, restaurants
• Describe weather conditions and give simple predictions
• Exchange information about a holiday: where, with whom, how long, when
• Exchange information and opinions about a particular holiday region, town or area,
including what there is to do and see, excursions, visits
• State preferences for different types of holiday
• Exchange information about local customs, festivals, culinary specialities
Further Practice
http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n11/meteo.html
2C Accommodation
• Exchange information about the location of rooms in a house, hotel, etc
and where facilities are: restaurant, toilet, shower or bathroom, garage, lift
• Exchange information about accommodation including availability,
when, for how long, requirements, cost, acceptability, rules and regulations, mealtimes
• Make and understand complaints about inadequate accommodation, problems with accommodation
Further Practice
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=1&subject_id=24&ebt=402&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
2D Holiday Activities
• Accept and decline offers of food and drink
• Understand signs and announcements inside and outside restaurants and cafés
• Exchange information and opinions about food, drink, cafés and restaurants,
including reserving a table, ordering, paying
• Make a complaint, giving reasons
• Exchange information and opinions about holiday activities and interests,
including tourist attractions and entertainments
Further Practice
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/html/voc/05.html
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=9&subject_id=24&ebt=421&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/restaurant/index.shtml
http://www.languageguide.org/im/food/fr/index2.jsp
2E Services
• Exchange information about postal services, including sending and receiving letters,
faxes, e-mails, phone-calls
• Exchange information about money transactions, including changing money and cheques
• Exchange information about hiring things, such as bicycles, boats, sleeping bags: cost, conditions, location
• Exchange information about a loss or theft, saying what has been lost, when and where it was lost or stolen and describing the item: what it is made of, size, colour, make, contents
• Exchange information about how someone feels: well, ill better, cold, hot, tired
• Exchange information about consulting a doctor, dentist or chemist,
including questions about common ailments and treatment
• Exchange information about the location and basic details of an accident or breakdown,
including calling the emergency services or garage
Further Practice
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=8&subject_id=24&ebt=420&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
http://www.scool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=10&subject_id=24&ebt=422&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
Module 3 – Work and Lifestyle
3A Home Life
• Exchange information and opinions about meals, mealtimes and eating habits
• Exchange information about what you and others in the family do to help around the house
• Offer and ask for help to de something around the house
• Exchange information about important festivals
Further Practice
http://www.scool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=9&subject_id=24&ebt=421&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
3B Healthy Living
• Express preferences in food and drink
• Exchange information about eating habits
• Understand publicity and announcements about food
• Exchange information about healthy meals and how to prepare them
• Exchange information about healthy and unhealthy lifestyles
• Exchange information about radio and TV broadcasts about food and health
Further Practice
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links (left hand side) français> (top centre) vocabulary units > forme et santé
3C Part-time Jobs and Work Experience
• Exchange information about travel to place of work: times, means of transport, duration of journey
• Make a telephone call and ask to speak to someone
• Leave a simple telephone message: name, telephone number, time to call back
• Exchange information and opinions about weekend jobs and work experience
• Give information about the availability of suitable work
• Make arrangements to contact and be contacted by phone, fax or e-mail
Further Practice
http://www.scool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=2&subject_id=24&ebt=403&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
3D Leisure
• Exchange information and opinions about TV programmes, radio, music, performers, personalities
• Exchange information about leisure activities, including times and prices
• Make arrangements to go out, including invitation, location, time
• Understand publicity about leisure activities and public events
• Exchange opinions about leisure activities and opportunities
• Exchange information and preferences about events, such as theatre, films dances
• Exchange information and opinions about sporting events including watching and participating
• Narrate the main features of a book, newspaper, television or radio programme, film or play
3E Shopping
• Understand signs and announcements in and around shops and advertisements about shops and shopping including opening and closing times, special offers, discounts, sales
• Exchange information about particular goods, including description, price, quantity, size, availability, acceptability, payment
• Exchange information and opinions about shopping facilities in a town or area
• Exchange information and opinions about shopping experiences and preferences
• Say you will or will not buy something, giving the reason
• Make a complaint about unsatisfactory goods, giving reasons, and ask for a refund or replacement
Further Practice
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links from the home page (left hand side) français > (left hand side)games > (top centre) French > les magasins. Choose the game from the top (in the blue). Also les shopping – la quantité and les vêtements
http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n6/indexvet.html
Module 4 – The Young Person in Society
4A Character and Personal Relationships
• Exchange information and opinions about:
o Your and others’ character and personality
o Feelings and problems arising out of personal relationships with parents or friends or adults
o Personal feelings towards others
o The qualities of a good friend or relationship
o The character and personality of famous people
o Issues about marriage and children
o Why parents or friends hold different views
4B The Environment
• Exchange information and opinions about
o Types of housing in your area
o Transport issues in your area, traffic congestion, public transport
o Reasons for pollution such as lack of recycling, too much packaging, overuse of energy
o Issues concerning conservation such as recycling, wildlife, energy sources
o Factors which might lead to an ideal environment
o Simple ways to improve the environment
Further Practice
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=12&subject_id=24&ebt=476&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=4
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ follow links (left hand side) français> (top centre) vocabulary units > environnement
4C Education
• Exchange information and opinions about
o Types of school, further education and training
o Reasons for choices of study and training
o Issues at school or college such as rules, uniform, choice of subjects, teaching
o The benefits of school
o Difficulties encountered in study
o Ideas for improving study and social facilities at school
o The pressure for good results and completing work and its effects on relationships and social life
4D Careers and Future Plans (post age 18)
• Exchange information and opinions about
o Plans for the time after completion of formal education
o The advantages and disadvantages of different occupations: wages, working conditions, prospects
o Long-term career plans and intentions
o Working abroad
o Future plans relating to marriage, family, children, home, holidays
o Issues relating to pressures to earn money or to study
o The advantages and disadvantages of having a break before further study
o The pressure to follow expected career or study path versus own personal preference
4E Social Issues, Choices and Responsibilities
• Exchange information and opinions about
o Seeking a job
o Advertisements
o Problems relating to age, experience and interests
o Different family situations
o Issues associated with equal opportunities; gender or race, at school or work
o Issues associated with media pressure, peer pressure and parental pressure and expectations
o Unemployment and the difficulties in finding a job
o Problems arising from unemployment and/or financial difficulties
o Issues concerning smoking, alcohol and drugs
o Issues about the consequence of addictions
Further Practice
Links + Study Skills + Other sites
To obtain a copy of the AQA student guide
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/pdf/AQA3651WSG.pdf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/talk/
www.linguascope.co.uk
http://www.gcse.com/french/
http://www.quia.com/pages/isfrexamrev.html
http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/shared/vod_fr.htm - excellent listening practice
http://jeudeloie.free.fr/plateau.htm - try debutant and elementaire (mostly grammar practice)
http://phonetique.free.fr/alpha.htm - alphabet and sound/ spelling practice
Coursework
http://www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/french/interactive.htm
