Modern Foreign Languages
Mrs J Brown (Head of Department and Head of the Faculty of Languages)
Web Based Resources
- Zut French website (free after 4pm and on weekends)
- Gut German website (free after 4pm and on weekends)
- BBC Bitesize (French and German)
KS3 Years 7-9
Quizlet Live whole year group games: All Games will begin at 10am. Vocabulary lists to be revised will be posted via Google Classroom beforehand and then the code to join will be posted shortly before 10am. Games will last 20-30 minutes.
- Monday
- Year 7 German
- Year 8 French
- Year 9 French
- Tuesday
- Year 7 French
- Year 8 German
- Wednesday
- Year 7 German
- Year 8 French
- Year 9 German
- Thursday
- Year 7 French
- Year 8 German
- Year 9 French
- Friday
- Year 9 German
Modern Foreign Languages consists of French and German
READING MATERIAL RELATING TO MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
- Why Choose MFL at PCS? – Download
- An Article from the Guardian – Download
- Year 9 Options Information – Download
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Key Stage 3
Year 7
Term 1 – French
Introductions / Greetings
Alphabet / Phonics
Numbers 0-20
Age
School subjects
Opinions
Use of un/une and le/la/l’/les (masculine & feminine)
Use of infinitivesTerm 1 – German
Name
Greetings
Age / Months and Birthdays
Family
Numbers 0-100
Alphabet and Phonics
Descriptions and Characteristics
Grammar including: words for ‘the’ and ‘a’, gender of words, the use of capital letters for all nouns
Grammatical terminology
The verbs “to have” and “to be”Term 2 – French
Family and animals
Descriptions and characteristics
“avoir” & “être” and present tenseTerm 2 – German
Sports / Hobbies
My favourite things
Opinions
Time phrases
Present tense and other grammar itemsTerm 3 – French
Hobbies / Sports
Opinions
Time phrases
Present tense and other grammar itemsTerm 3 – German
Area
House and home / Rooms in the house / Activities in the house
Regular and irregular verbs
Prepositions and extended writing
Year 8
Term 1 – French
Holidays: accommodation, activities, weather
Recap of present tense, introduction of future and past tenseTerm 1 – German
School subjects /School uniform / Ideal school
Opinions
Daily routine
Recap of present tense / Conditional tenseTerm 2 – French
House and home: types of house, rooms, furniture, ideal house
Il y a / c’est / conditional tenseTerm 2 – German
Countries
Area / Describing where you live
Transport
German speaking areasTerm 3 – French
Town and area: places in town, directions, ideal town
Il y a / c’est / conditional tenseTerm 3 – German
Countries
Holidays: accommodation, activities, weather
Recap of present, future and conditional tenses / Past tense
Year 9
Term 1 – French
Hobbies
Holidays in the past tense
T.V. programmes and opinions
CinemaTerm 1 – German
Holiday recap (Past Tense)
The German speaking world (research project)Term 2 – French
Shopping
Clothes
Chores
Pocket money
Healthy & unhealthy lifestylesTerm 2 – German
Hobbies
T.V. and cinemaTerm 3 – French
Holidays
Weather
Tenses
The French speaking worldTerm 3 – German
Pocket money
Shops and ShoppingWays in which parents can help:
- By checking homework has been completed.
- Assisting pupils with learning new vocabulary and revision for assessments.
- By checking pupil’s book is up to date after absence/copying up completed.
- Ensuring that all homework tasks are completed.
Useful websites:
- quizlet.com (search: ‘pcsmfldept’ or ‘porthcawlfrench’)
- Collins French Dictionary
- Leo German Dictionary
Useful books/magazines/publications:
- A small pocket dictionary (any make/brand) – these are much more useful than on-line translation websites
- Beginners’ reading books/magazines (available in School Library)
