French

Reception - I like and I don't like

Reception has been learning how to give their opinions on the vocabulary that they have already learnt, 
namely animals and fruit, and they have also been introduced to new food vocabulary. 
They have practised using what they’ve learnt in real-life, role-play situations.

Year 1 - Family, stories and conversation

Year 1 have been learning about the family and how to introduce members of their 
family, they have also watched several French stories. The pupils have also listened
to native speakers and work in pairs to ask each other questions, thus practising 
having conversations in French.

Year 3 - Family, stories and conversation

Pupils will be introduced to vocabulary on different family members and how to describe 
them. Pupils will then build on what they have learnt in previous units by learning larger 
numbers and new questions, before using new vocabulary to hold longer and more 
complex conversations. Pupils will also learn how to conjugate the verbs ‘to be’ and ‘to 
have’ in the present tense.

Year 4 and 5 - Weather and Transport

Year 4/5 have been learning the vocabulary for the weather and different items of clothing. They have been  
building written sentences and presenting their work on what clothing is appropriate for different 
types of weather. Year 4/5 have also been introduced to different methods of transport. They have
played a range of games and work through reading and writing tasks to consolidate their 
learning.

Year 6 - Leisure, sport and time

Year 6 have been learning the vocabulary for a range of sports and free time through crafts, games and 
reading activities. They have learnt the correct verb to use for which sports they play, and which 
sports they like or dislike. Also they have practised this new vocabulary by writing about what 
sports and leisure activities they like and dislike, the reasons for their opinions, and what 
time the activity starts and finishes.

Reception - My Body

Pupils have learned the names of some body parts. They have played games such as 
memory and bingo to practise these words and reinforce their learning. They have also
also begun to combine the use of body parts and colours.

Year 1 - Cultural diversity and revision

Pupils have learned about French culture and life in France. They have 
also continued to practise numbers and colours, whilst revising everything that 
they’ve learnt so far this year. 

Year 3 - Cultural diversity and revision

Pupils have learned about French/Spanish culture, school in France and the 
French speaking world. They have also revised all the vocabulary that they have 
covered in previous units such as animals, colours and numbers. Pupils have practised asking 
and answering all the questions that they have been introduced to in the previous units. 
Pupils have used these questions to practice speaking in full sentences.

Year 4 and 5 - Clothing and shops

Pupils have learned more items of clothing and how to conjugate the verb ‘to wear’ for 
different pronouns in the present tense. Pupils have written whilst describing what they are wearing, 
as well as talking and asking about what other people are wearing. Pupils have also learned the 
names for different shops and practised asking how much something costs in role-play 
activities.

Year 6 - Friendship and Personalities

Pupils have learned how to describe physical and non-physical characteristics such as hair, eye 
colour, height, weight, clothing and personalities. Pupils have practised conjugating familiar 
verbs in the present tense in order to describe themselves, someone they are talking to, 
and someone they are talking about. Pupils have practiced what they learned in this unit 
through writing tasks and a big, active game.

 

Year 3

Topic this half term has been “All about me!” The children have been learning how to greet others, how to say who they are and their ages.They have been also practising their counting up to 10 and even been doing some simple maths calculations in french. WE have been using songs, games and simple role-plays with our talk partners

Year 4

The children have been learning how to say how they travel to school. To do this we have been learning the days of the week, modes of transport and how to describe the weather on each day.

Year 5 and 6

The topic this half term has been healthy eating. The children have been learning the French words  for different foods and drinks and whether they are healthy or not. They have also been making and performing role-plays, asking for different fillings and flavours in either a baguette, pizza or ice-cream shop.

Year 3

The topic this half term has been “Games and songs” and the children have learnt how to express which games they prefer playing. They have also played some games involving their knowledge of numbers up to 20 and animal names. Singing songs about greetings and numbers have also been great hit.

Year 4

The topic this half term has been “pocket money” and the children have learnt about Euros and how to express an opinion about things they would like to spend their money on. They have enjoyed making role-plays and singing songs to help with their learning.

Year 5 and 6

The topic this half term has been “Music” and the children have learnt the names of different musical instruments and musical genres. The class has created some fun roleplays when they expressed their opinions about different music styles and they have worked hard on their French pronunciation.

 

Year 3

This half term Year 3  have been learning about the different celebrations throughout the year. We have learnt about how they celebrate Epiphany in France by eating a special cake with a tiny king hidden inside. If you find the figure of the king you get to wear the crown! The class have also been learning the months of the year and how to sing happy birthday to one another.

Year 4

Year 4 have been learning all different commands such as “sit down”, “stand up” and “repeat” as part of the topic on telling stories. The children have been particularly enjoying playing “Jacques dit” which is the French version of “Simon says” with all their newly learnt commands.

Year 5 and 6

This half term the class have been learning how to ask directions to different places in a town and have learnt the names of some shops and landmarks. They are now able to direct someone using directions, as well as know how to respond, even when they do not know!

 

Year 3

Year 3 have been learning about how to describe a face and as a result have become experts at knowing their colours as well as the words for head, eyes, ears, nose and mouth. They have loved playing the game “Jacques dit” which is the french version of “Simon Says” and have become much quicker at pointing to the different parts of the face. They have continued to enjoy using games and songs to learn their french and their French accents are coming on brilliantly!

Year 4

Year 4 have been thinking about foods and sports this half term and in particular which foods are good for your health. They have been able to work on some simple role plays when they have discussed in pairs their food preferences and if it is healthy or not.

Year 5 and 6

Year 5 and 6 have been learning the vocabulary for a beach scene. In order to describe it they have also been learning some adjectives and reviewing their knowledge of colours. They have been thinking about how adjectives in French, such as colours, are often said after the noun and have different endings depending on whether the noun is feminine or masculine.