Theme1 Unit 1 “Changes in family structures”
Students understand and give information about the different family structures in France, marriage and family relationships. They revise the present tense of regular and irregular verbs, the simple and near futures, and interrogative forms. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme1 Unit 1 “Changes in family structures”, students have been assessed in listening, reading and writing (preparation of task 1 speaking questions).
Theme1 Unit 2 “Education”
Students understand and give information about schools in France, the impact of education on mental health, higher education and the transition into the workplace. They practise using definite and indefinite articles, the perfect tense (regular/irregular verbs) and using direct and indirect object pronouns in French. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme1 Unit 2 “Education”, students have been assessed in listening, reading and speaking (task 1 speaking question).
Theme1 Unit 3 “The world of work“.
Students understand and give information about work-life balance, the right of strike in France and equality between men and women at the work place. They practise using comparative and superlative adjectives, how to use the imperfect and pluperfect tenses, and learn about the passive mood. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme1 Unit 3 “The world of work“, students have been assessed in listening, reading and Writing (task 1 speaking questions preparation).
Theme2 Unit 4 “Music”
Students understand and give information about Francophone music, popular musical genres and the influence of Francophone music. They practise using reflexive verbs, the past historic and how to use adverbs in extended sentences.
Theme 2 Unit 5 “Media”
Students understand and give information about freedom of speech in Media, print and online media in francophone countries, and the effect of media on politics and society. They practise using present and past participles, the negative form and how to use irregular verbs in the past historic. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme2 Unit 5 “Media“, students have been assessed in listening, reading and Writing (task 1 speaking questions preparation).
Theme 2 Unit 6 “Festivals and traditions “
Students understand and give information about celebrations in French-speaking countries, francophone festivals and examples of customs and traditions in francophone countries. They practise using the imperative, extended sentences with the future tense and learn some verbs in the present subjunctive. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme2 Unit 6 “Festivals and traditions “, students have been assessed in listening, reading and speaking (task 1 speaking questions preparation).
Film Study
Students develop a range of critical and analytical skills used in relation to a film. They prepare for the 300-word essay on their studied film, by exploring the film’s context, its form and the meanings and responses created. They analyse the importance of language registers, representations and film techniques when answering typical essay questions. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. By the end of the module “Film Study”, students have been practising three 300-words essays. They will have received constructive feedback and redrafted their passages, ready for their final examination.