1 Introduction to the course and assessment of students’ knowledge through bridging material 2–9 Theme 1: Les changements dans la société française Theme 2: La culture politique et artistique dans les pays francophones (Theme 2 is set in the context of francophone countries and communities.) Les changements dans les structures familiales Les changements dans les attitudes envers le mariage Grammar: Nouns, genders and plurals of address – tu/vous Quantifiers/intensifiers Present tense of regular, irregular and modal verbs Subject pronouns (including on) Using the present tense Using depuis/ça fait Reflexive verbs Skills focus: Summarising a written text in speaking La musique Les changements et les développements Grammar: Adjectives, agreements and position Definite, indefinite and partitive articles Perfect tense with être and avoir Skills focus: Listening and responding Reading and responding Les changements dans les attitudes envers les couples Les changements dans les attitudes envers la famille Grammar: Numbers, fractions and expressions of time Ordinal and cardinal numbers Skills focus: Summarising a spoken text in writing L’impact de la musique sur la culture populaire Grammar: Future and conditional tenses Future perfect and conditional perfect tenses and the use of quand Skills focus: Translating into French 10–15 Literary text/film 2: La culture politique et artistique dans les pays francophones Work 1 Grammar: Les médias La liberté d’expression Grammar:
Imperfect and pluperfect tenses Depending on the work chosen, the past historic (R) may be presented here. Skills focus: Critically analysing the work Negation (and the use of ne with negative subjects) Coordinating conjunctions Skills focus: Expressing a point of view Grammar: Using prepositions Constructions with verbs: followed by a preposition Verbs followed directly by an infinitive Modal verbs Skills focus: Evaluating the form and techniques used in the work La presse écrite et en ligne Grammar: Direct and indirect object pronouns (position and order) Agreement of the past participle in compound tenses Using y and en Skills focus: Justifying a point of view Grammar: Present subjunctive with: verbs of possibility, necessity and obligation verbs of emotion impersonal expressions conjunctions of time Skills focus: Presenting and justifying viewpoints L’impact sur la société et la politique Grammar: Present subjunctive with: verbs of possibility, necessity and obligation of emotion impersonal expressions conjunctions of time Skills focus: Developing an argument 16–21 Literary text/film Theme 1: Les changements dans la société française Work 1 Grammar: Relative pronouns and subordination Skills focus: Evaluating the form and techniques used in the work L’éducation Le système éducatif Grammar: Present subjunctive with: verbs of possibility, necessity and obligation verbs of emotion impersonal expressions
conjunctions of time Questions and commands Skills Reaching a logical conclusion Grammar: Using the infinitive, present participle and past participle Perfect infinitive Skills focus: Relating the work to key concepts, issues and the social context Les questions estudiantines Grammar: Verbal structures Skills focus: Demonstrating knowledge and understanding about the culture and society where the language is spoken through discussion of a theme Grammar: Passive voice – present and other tenses (R) Skills focus: Writing a critical response Grammar: Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives Comparative and superlative of adverbs Skills focus: Developing logical arguments to persuade 22–28 Theme 2: La culture politique et artistique dans les pays francophones Theme 1: Les changements dans la société française Les festivals et les traditions Les festivals et les fêtes Grammar: Word order – inversion after speech Skills focus: Examination skills for Paper 1 – listening and reading Le monde du travail La vie active en France et les attitudes envers le travail Le droit à la grève Grammar: Demonstrative, possessive and indefinite pronouns Skills focus: Examination skills for Paper 1/2 – translation Les coutumes et traditions Grammar: Using mixed tenses Skills focus: Examination skills for Paper 2 – essay writing L’égalité des sexes Grammar: Revision Skills focus: Examination skills for 3 – speaking
29–32 Revision and examination preparation Revision and examination preparation 33–35 Internal examinations 36–39 Research project Literary text/film Skills: Conducting, organising and using research Planning, project management and time management Collecting data and evidence Work 2 Skills: Studying independently YEAR 2 Week Teacher 1 – Topic Area Teacher 1 – Grammar/Skills Teacher 2 – Topic Area Teacher 2 – Grammar/Skills 1–6 Theme 3: L’immigration et la société multiculturelle française (Theme 3 is set in the context of France only) Literary text/film L’impact positif de l’immigration sur la société française Les contributions des immigrés à l’économie Les contributions des immigrés à la culture Grammar: Revision of all tenses Using mixed tense sentences and si clauses Skills focus: Reading and responding Work 2 Skills focus: Critically analysing the form and techniques used in the work Critically analysing themes and the cultural and social context Writing a critical response Manipulating language accurately 7 Research project – Review 1 Review of progress Focusing the question/statement Requirements of the RP3 form
Critical analysis as a skill 8–15 3: L’immigration et la société multiculturelle française Theme 4: L’Occupation et la Résistance (Theme 4 is set in the context of France only.) Literary text/film – Work 2 Répondre aux défis de l’immigration et l’intégration en France Les activités des communautés Grammar: Revision of the subjunctive – present, perfect and imperfect tenses (R) Skills focus: Listening and responding La France occupée La collaboration Grammar: Revision of modal verbs in all tenses Skills focus: Summarising spoken text in writing La marginalisation et l’aliénation du point de vue des immigrés Grammar: Passive voice in all tenses L’antisémitisme Grammar: Subordination – simple and complex Using dont Skills focus: Translating into English 15 Research project – Review 2 Review of progress Refining the question/statement Completion of the RP3 form Presentation skills Work 2 Grammar: Word order: Inversion after speech Inversion after adverbs Skills focus: Expressing viewpoints and justifying opinions 16–21 Theme 3: L’immigration et la société multiculturelle française Theme 4: L’Occupation et la Résistance
L’extrême droite La montée du Front National Grammar: Revision of indirect and direct pronouns: Position Verbs with two pronouns Skills focus: Analysing the cultural context in speaking Le régime de Maréchal Pétain La Révolution nationale Grammar: Using depuis/quand (and other time conjunctions) with different tenses Les leaders du Front National Grammar: The ‘on structure’ with verbs followed by an indirect object L’opinion publique Grammar: Revision of compound tenses with direct and indirect objects and agreement of the past participle (plus negation) Work 2 Grammar: Revision of indefinite, demonstrative and possessive pronouns Skills focus: Developing a persuasive argument 22–28 Revision and review Theme 4: L’Occupation et la Résistance Revision and review of research project Review of IRP Completion of the RP3 form La Résistance Jean Moulin Charles de Gaulle Grammar: Verbal structures Skills focus: arguments to reach a logical conclusion Revision of Y12 literary text/film Skills: Critically analysing issues and themes Critically analysing the social and cultural context Les femmes de la Résistance La résistance des français Grammar: Revision Revision of Y12 topics Skills Listening and reading Work 2 Grammar: Revision