Year 7

Barnsley Academy – Year 7 French Curriculum Overview 2023-24 

Autumn Term 

Spring Term 

Summer Term 

Class Focus 

Phonics 

Homework 

Class Focus 

Phonics 

Homework 

Class Focus 

Phonics 

Homework 

Week 1 

Starting Point: The Basics 

The alphabet  

Vowels (a,e,i,o,u)  

Setting up and checking pupils can access the information.  

Week 1 

Likes and Dislikes 

Sports and hobbies 

Ch 

 

Ou  

Opinions 

Week 1 

School 

What you are going to do after school 

An 

En 

In 

  

Lunch / break activities  

Week 2 

Starting Point: The Basics 

Greeting people and saying how you are  

Week 2 

Likes and Dislikes 

What you like to do 

Sports and hobbies 

Week 2 

Where I live 

Saying where you live and your opinion 

Near future tense 

Week 3 

Starting Point: The Basics 

Name and age 

Name and age 

Week 3 

Likes and Dislikes 

What others like to do 

What you like to do 

Week 3 

Where I live  

Describing your house 

Where I live 

Week 4 

Starting Point: The Basics 

Saying when your birthday is 

Greetings and how you are 

Week 4 

Likes and Dislikes 

What you do when it is sunny 

Weather  

Week 4 

Where I live 

Describing your bedroom 

Describing a house 

Week 5 

Starting Point: The Basics 

What is in your school bag? 

Birthday 

Week 5 

Likes and Dislikes 

Weekend plans 

Review 

Week 5 

Where I live 

What is in your town 

Describing your bedroom 

Week 6 

Starting Point: The Basics 

Where you live and your nationality  

What is in your school bag 

Week 6 

Assessment – writing  

Phonics and key verb quiz 

The basics review 

Week 6 

Where I live 

What you can do in town 

What is in town 

Week 7 

Starting Point: The Basics 

The weather  

Phonics and key verb quiz 

Where you live and nationalities  

Week 7 

School 

When you have subjects 

My family review 

Week 7 

Where I live 

Where you are going to live  

Phonics and key verb quiz 

What you can do in town 

Week 8 

Starting Point: The Basics 

Review and IP Writing 

 

Weather  

Week 8 

School 

Opinions of subjects and teachers 

School subjects 

Week 8 

Review – with photo card 

Review of all this year  

Where you are going to live 

Week 9 

Assessment – Listening and Reading 

É  

  

èê  

 

Name, age and birthday 

Week 9 

School 

Describing your school 

Opinions  

Week 9 

Review – with photo card 

The basics review 

Week 10 

My Family 

Family members 

School bag and nationality 

Week 10 

School 

What you do at break and lunch 

Phonics and key verb quiz 

Describing your school  

Week 10 

UL Assessment – Listening, Reading and writing  

 

My family review 

Week 11 

My Family 

Describing appearance 

Family members 

 

Week 11 

Speaking preparation – reading aloud and photo card 

School review 

Week 12 

My Family 

Describing others 

Appearance 

Week 12 

Assessment – Speaking 

Where I live review  

Week 13 

My Family 

Pets 

Other appearance 

Week 13 

Bastille Day 

 

Week 14 

 Likes and Dislikes 

Opinions 

Pets  

Week 14 

French Festivals - present tense and future wishes 

 

Week 15 

Review  - Christmas in France 

Phonics and key verb quiz 

Review  

 

Assessment 

In class white board checks 

Two phonic and key verb quizzes  

Listening and reading assessment  

Assessment 

In class white board checks 

Two phonic and key verb quizzes  

Writing assessment  

Assessment 

In class white board checks 

One phonic and key verb quizzes  

EoY assessment – Listening, reading and writing 

Speaking assessment