At Key Stage 3 pupils follow the Equipe course. Each pupil is given a workbook which is used for reference, class work and homework. If it is lost a new workbook costs £2.50 to replace.
Pupils cover the following areas of language development:
Year 7
Learning by heart
Developing spoken fluency through dialogue
Developing accuracy
Coping with unknown words
Using a dictionary
Describing themselves, other people and places
Understanding gender
Using the present tense
Using negatives
Year 8
Developing the use of questions
Negotiating
Giving opinions
Extracting key words and detail
Developing dictionary skills
Developing the use of negatives
Using adjectives
Using prepositions
Using pronouns
Using imperatives
Using regular and irregular verbs in the present tense
Year 9
Developing language skills from Year 7 & 8
Using reflexive verbs
Using the immediate future tense
Using the perfect and imperfect past tenses
Pupils also explore cultural aspects of France and other francophone countries.
Pupils can enjoy practicing and improving their French by exploring the websites below:
www.linguascope.co.uk
www.oup.co.uk/equipe
www.francais-extra.co.uk
www.languagesonline.co.uk
www.mflgames.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/
www.momes.net/
www.quia.com/shared/french/
www.atantot.com
If a password is needed that they do not already know, they should ask their language teacher at Bradfield School.