Barnsley Academy – Year 7 French Curriculum Overview 2023-24
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Autumn Term
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Spring Term
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Summer Term
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Class Focus
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Phonics
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Homework
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Class Focus
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Phonics
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Homework
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Class Focus
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Phonics
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Homework
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Week 1
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Starting Point: The Basics
The alphabet
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Vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
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Setting up and checking pupils can access the information.
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Week 1
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Likes and Dislikes
Sports and hobbies
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Ch
Ou
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Opinions
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Week 1
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School
What you are going to do after school
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An
En
In
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Lunch / break activities
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Week 2
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Starting Point: The Basics
Greeting people and saying how you are
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Week 2
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Likes and Dislikes
What you like to do
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Sports and hobbies
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Week 2
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Where I live
Saying where you live and your opinion
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Near future tense
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Week 3
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Starting Point: The Basics
Name and age
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Name and age
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Week 3
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Likes and Dislikes
What others like to do
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What you like to do
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Week 3
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Where I live
Describing your house
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Where I live
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Week 4
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Starting Point: The Basics
Saying when your birthday is
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Greetings and how you are
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Week 4
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Likes and Dislikes
What you do when it is sunny
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Weather
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Week 4
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Where I live
Describing your bedroom
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Describing a house
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Week 5
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Starting Point: The Basics
What is in your school bag?
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Birthday
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Week 5
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Likes and Dislikes
Weekend plans
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Review
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Week 5
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Where I live
What is in your town
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Describing your bedroom
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Week 6
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Starting Point: The Basics
Where you live and your nationality
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What is in your school bag
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Week 6
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Assessment – writing
Phonics and key verb quiz
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The basics review
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Week 6
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Where I live
What you can do in town
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What is in town
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Week 7
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Starting Point: The Basics
The weather
Phonics and key verb quiz
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Where you live and nationalities
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Week 7
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School
When you have subjects
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My family review
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Week 7
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Where I live
Where you are going to live
Phonics and key verb quiz
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What you can do in town
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Week 8
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Starting Point: The Basics
Review and IP Writing
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Weather
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Week 8
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School
Opinions of subjects and teachers
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School subjects
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Week 8
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Review – with photo card
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Review of all this year
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Where you are going to live
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Week 9
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Assessment – Listening and Reading
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É
èê
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Name, age and birthday
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Week 9
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School
Describing your school
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Opinions
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Week 9
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Review – with photo card
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The basics review
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Week 10
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My Family
Family members
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School bag and nationality
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Week 10
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School
What you do at break and lunch
Phonics and key verb quiz
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Describing your school
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Week 10
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UL Assessment – Listening, Reading and writing
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My family review
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Week 11
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My Family
Describing appearance
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Family members
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Week 11
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Speaking preparation – reading aloud and photo card
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School review
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Week 12
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My Family
Describing others
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Appearance
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Week 12
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Assessment – Speaking
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Where I live review
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Week 13
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My Family
Pets
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Other appearance
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Week 13
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Bastille Day
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Week 14
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Likes and Dislikes
Opinions
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Pets
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Week 14
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French Festivals - present tense and future wishes
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Week 15
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Review - Christmas in France
Phonics and key verb quiz
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Review
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Assessment
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In class white board checks
Two phonic and key verb quizzes
Listening and reading assessment
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Assessment
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In class white board checks
Two phonic and key verb quizzes
Writing assessment
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Assessment
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In class white board checks
One phonic and key verb quizzes
EoY assessment – Listening, reading and writing
Speaking assessment
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